The service in this place turned out to be rather good, but then again this is sort of something…read morethat I have come to expect from a lot of these country pubs. The town itself is rather quiet, as was the pub, which was something that I certainly did appreciate. However, the beer selection was somewhat limited, but once again, this was one of those things that I have also sort of come to expect as well. However, as a pub, yeah. This place did happen to be rather nice.

I grew up in Mallala so the pub has fond memories for me but it wasn't until Dylan took over that…read morethe pub became the great social place it is now. There are quite often events or live music of some kind on weekends. The bar area is fairly small but it's cozy and fun. The outside area is big and great for events etc. We had boo's christening after party in the outside area. They set up big tables for us and we filled the area. While they are happy to change items on the menu to fit it would be great if they could work on adding more items to the menu that are vegetarian. Food and drink are reasonable priced. Some of my friends did complain that service was a bit grumpy and rude (but probably the large amount of people we had in our party contributed to that) which was a bit embarrassing for us as we had gone on about how friendly they are. On other times when we have gone for tea etc they are lovely and friendly.

A roadhouse in a 19th century buttery. Sounds like it should be in a quaint ye olde English…read morevillage, instead it's located at the entrance to the Clare Valley. And with a debonaire looking grasshopper as its namesake, it could be a place straight out of Wind In The Willows. The Grasshopper Roadhouse is one of those places that you feel has been there forever. I remember passing it many times travelling from Clare to Adelaide as a kid. And now I can show it off to my own daughter. Apparently it was named after it's sister business, The Grasshopper Inn, in the UK. And I suppose a roadhouse is the modern equivalent to those old English inns. Unfortunately you won't be able to order a pint of ale to go with your slab of stilton, but you are able to get a decent coffee and Pine-Lime Splice ice-cream (if that's your bag - and when you're 5 years old, it generally is). They also proclaim to have a big all day brekkie, hamburgers and the usual roadhouse fare. You can also fuel up while you're there. There is the option of sitting inside and taking in the general quaintness of the stone building, or you can sit outside at the hewn stone picnic table and chairs. Although on a particularly sunny day, with minimal shade, it may leave you feeling a little on the cooked side. Coming into the so-called 'silly season', it's important to stop, revive, survive. What better way to do that, than in true Ratty and Mole style at the Grasshopper Roadhouse.

Well, here is another pub that I can now mark off my list, though I can't say that it wasn't really…read moreall that great. Okay, they did have a nice beer garden, though a part of me suspects that it isn't really used all that much. However, yeah, I can't say that this pub particularly stood out all that well. Like, the beer selection wasn't particularly great, but it does happen to be a country pub. However, in the end, it really isn't that great.

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This is another one of those lovely pubs that you are likely to find scattered about the country…read more Mind you, since it isn't too far out of the city then it is actually still operational, which is good, because it does provide you with a nice option from all the modern places that are somewhat closer. Okay, I wouldn't be expecting a huge range of beers on tap, but that generally comes with the territory. However, I did find the service to be rather good, and they also had a rather nice beer garden out the front as well. Yeah, this pub was actually quite nice.

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.

This pub actually has a claim to fame. There is a show in Australia called Mcleod's Daughters, and…read morethis is the pub that was in the series. Well, my Dad had decided he wanted to check it out, not because he is in to the show, but because my Mum is. Anyway, this pub certainly does play that aspect of it up, so it is hard to miss the connection when you are inside. Look, it isn't a great pub, though it does have some charm, and also a pretty decent sized beer garden as well. While it isn't the greatest, it still has some charm.

This is one of those rather lovely pubs that happen to be out in the country. Well, I should…read moremention that when it comes to Owen, it is basically a really small town just outside of Adelaide, so you can basically expect the pub not to have a particularly huge range of beers available. Still, as a pub it was pretty good, and the service wasn't bad at all. In fact I found that he was really helpful. Like, yeah, it really isn't one of those pubs that I'd visit again in a hurry, but it was still pretty nice.