Really enjoyed being here in the country. . Very country…read more Service basic until conversation then so helpful from a tourist point of view. Great suggestions for where to go and what to see. . Food very good

My husband and I chanced upon the Vine Inn as a result of a 'South Aussie with Cossie' travel…read moreauction. We stayed for three nights in room 13. Our room was very clean and appeared to have been recently updated with a new bathroom, toilet and soft furnishings. The bed was so comfortable I found it quite difficult to rise in the mornings. Being at the back of the Inn proved to be a little noisy at times due to customers leaving the bottle-o at quite a speed and a generator kicking in from time to time. It was hot the afternoon we arrived, fortunately we remembered to pack our bathers and we went for a dip and a spa in the generously furnished and well-kept fenced pool area. Dinner in the bistro the first night was plentiful and delicious. We had the fried cheeses and arancini balls for entree followed by the seafood platter for two, all complimented by the Kellermiester Pinot Gris. Had we realised how large the platter would be we would have reconsidered entree as we were unable to finish it, leaving the chips and salt and pepper squid. Dinner on the second night was still delicious though the chicken in my chicken and prawn larb salad was very dry and I left it aside. The salad was very generous and despite leaving the chicken I still left feeling satisfied. My husband had the heidelberg chicken breast and thoroughly enjoyed it. All-in-all our stay at the Vine Inn was comfortable and enjoyable and I would recommend the Inn as an affordable base-camp for families looking to experience the Barossa Valley.

Okay, this place is probably more of a resort, which isn't too surprising considering that it is…read morelocated in the heart of Adelaide's wine region. However, like a lot of these places there is a bar attached to it, and that is basically what I visited. Honestly, it really isn't all that great, and while there were a couple of nice beers, the atmosphere really didn't grab me. In fact, it felt as if there were some much better places out there that I could get a drink at, and I really only stopped off here to pretty much mark it off as one of the places that I have visited.

Booked a meeting room here for a group of 10 for the day. Very reasonable prices, good room and…read morefriendly staff. Also had our lunch here. Good menu with some $9.90 lunch specials. Everyone enjoyed their meals. Great option for food or meeting/conference in the Barossa.

This is a pub that happens to be out in the middle of the country. Well, okay, it does happen to be…read morein a town, so I can't necessarily say that it is in the middle of the country, though this town does happen to be rather small. The pub itself was okay, and it was sort of what I would expect from a country pub. The service was good, and it was clear that a number of regulars happened to be there as well. Mind you, after having visiting numerous such pubs, I have come to the conclusion that being a rather chatty bartender is a compulsory requirement for running such a pub.

Well, we were on our way back from Burra, and the last couple of towns that we had passed through,…read morewhile they did have pubs in them, they weren't really open, so we arrived in Tarlee, which did have a pub, that was also open. Look, I wouldn't expect anything all that fancy from this place, but as a country pub it is pretty good. The staff were quite friendly, and yeah, the the beef schnitzel, yeah that was awesome.

Nice venue overall, was my main go to when living in Hewett, have not been there in 5+ years,…read morerevamp looks great, light and airy, my friend and I had a lovely afternoon there. Thankyou

We had my sons 19th birthday there last night, the food was amazing. The staff were even better…read more Super friendly and we all had a great time! Thanks guys for helping make Emmanuel's birthday such a good one.

Mintaro pub lunch We had a really enjoyable lunch at this…read moreheritage listed country pub. The lamb shank was delicious and the vegetable lasagne was good. The food on the other diners' plates also looked good! We did have to wait a while for our food though!

Right, so we were in the Clare Valley on a weeknight and desperately tried to find a restaurant…read more Our guide said that Mintaro is one of the most famous towns, not only for its historic buildings but also in terms of accommodation and restaurants. Well, whoever wrote that guide should consider rewriting it - at least in what concerns restaurants. The Magpie and Stump Hotel was the only place that was open in the whole town, it was probably also the only place where we saw lights or any sign of life. Walking in, you feel like you've been transferred back into time. Seriously. We walked in and my first thought was 'Where the hell am I here?'. The place looks old and outdated, yet somehow charming because it's very different to what you'd expect. They serve traditional pub food and the only other people in there had the same food as we did: pie. You can't go wrong with pie. It was good and they have a large selection of beer and wines. Would I go back? Well, it was truly a unique experience but, unless I'd be stuck in Mintaro, I don't really see a reason to drive into the middle of nowhere just to enjoy something I could have pretty much anywhere else.

This is one of those pubs that remains open simply because the current owner doesn't want to see it…read moreclosed down. This is not all that surprising since the town that it used to support has pretty much disappeared. Look, don't expect all that much from this place, and they don't have beers on tap, however the service is pretty good, namely because like a lot of these country pubs the bartender will simply sit there merrily chatting away with you. Yeah, it was nice, and apparently it does go off on a Friday night.

This was actually quite a lovely pub out in the country, and it really did have some charm about…read moreit. Okay, being a country pub I wouldn't expect a huge selection of beers on tap, and they certainly don't have that, however I found that the service was quite good, and that atmosphere quite relaxing as well. There was even a rather nice beer garden down the side, which also added to the atmosphere of the place. Sure, it wasn't too crowded, but that sort of did have something to do with it being mid-afternoon. Still, it was a nice pub nonetheless.

We eat here a lot and almost always have a great time…read more The owners are very active within the but and the chef, Derek, is the owners son so cares about quality and variety of food. They menu changes every now and again but they always make sure to have at least one vegetarian meal on there. Husband informs me that the schnitzels are almost always moist and yummy this time no difference. We love the beer battered fries which are moreish and delectable! I have the sweet potato fries and a haloumi stack. Some days they have salad and veg bar and some days you pick salad or veg with your meal. Dessert was a Belgian chocolate cup which for $5 was amazing! They do takeaway as well which we take advantage of too. We will continue coming back her for many more years to come.