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Jarmer's Kitchen

3.5 (25 reviews)
Open 7:30 am - 9:30 pm

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What's the vibe?
Very loud
Good for groups
Good for kids
Outdoor seating

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Jarrod P.

I have been coming here for the last 2 years, Now for the review. Service has always been more then efficient, the whole restaurant is just on point. I love the atmosphere, the food for me is always just done perfect. Can say that you will not be disappointed with Jarmer's kitchen, if you are I'm sure there is room for improvement if you have any hassle.

Small Dining Area.
Sammi J.

Cute place. Very white "French chic" type picnic furniture while surrounded by even whiter tiles! Ordered at the counter so very little "service" experienced. The Cake & Dessert Cabinet was chocked full with so many tasty looking options. Coffee was great - not too hot or cold. There seemed to be a lot of staff on shift doing very little both front of house and in the open kitchen. A couple of the staff seemed to be planning out that nights reservations, the staffing roster or similar on a near by table which gave us a bit of an uncomfortable "staff room" type vibe but we did visit during a non peak service period, so the atmosphere was lacking. Fresh herbs growing on their windowsills which is a nice touch.

Grilled mushrooms is the only thing on the menu you can make vegan. Removed goats curd and added tomatoes. Tasty!
Grace L.

Much like Chloe's review, I was disappointed when I looked at the menu. Everything about this place screams that it caters for all but if you're vegetarian or vegan (like me) you're going to have a bad time. The decor itself is very chalkboards-and-minimalism. I think you know what I mean! I went for breakfast on a foggy Saturday morning and we were the first people there in an empty restaurant (aside from staff). I had been looking forward to this place for quite some time as I frequently drive past. Always looks busy and figured there must be something there worthwhile. I looked through the menu and to my horror, nothing vegan! Usually it's really quite easy to make a vegetarian dish vegan but I had one choice. The grilled mushrooms with goats curd on sourdough. "I'd like the grilled mushrooms without the goats curd but with tomatoes" and they gracefully fulfilled my request. I didn't check my bill but I imagine it was $2 extra for tomatoes and I doubt they balanced it out with my removal of curd. I neglected to ask for the mushrooms to not be cooked in butter or anything of the sort but thankfully, they weren't. (Hopefully!) All in all, a nice experience with good coffee and when I are the food, it was very nice. Just disappointed to not find any more veg options unfortunately. Probably won't hurry back - bit of an awkward spot to get out of with the roads around the place.

Portuguese eggs
Holly V.

I've been wanting to go to jarmers kitchen since it opened. It's very close to home and from the pictures the decor is my scene. So today we went for brunch. It was packed and we didn't have a booking but luckily a table became free just as we got there. As I expected the decor is great, white chairs timber tables, very chic. The service was quick even though it was busy. We ordered coffee and breakfast and they gave us the wrong coffees (my bf got mine and I got his) which isn't a big deal but the coffees were also luke warm, and I like my coffee hot so this was disappointing. I ordered waffles and my bf ordered the Portuguese eggs which we shared. Both dishes were nice but mine was a bit sweet and his very garlicky. Overall great service and atmosphere but food and drinks just ok. I would have given 3.5stars if I could.

Waffles. Chocolate sauce, vanilla bean ice cream.
Sandra M.

Jarmers Kitchen has the potential to be fantastic. However, after two visits for breakfast, have been slightly underwhelmed on each occasion. The coffee and vibe are perfect, however the meals ordered, which included Waffles, Eggs Benedict, Avocado and Eggs, and Mushrooms on Toast were okay on the whole, but all felt could have been more generous for the price. Really want to love this place, but need to see a little more generosity and care on the plate first.

Hungarian potato langos with sour cream, dill and smoked salmon
Joyce V.

At 11.45am and no booking on a Saturday morning, well they managed to seat me down but my table is booked for 12.30pm. No time to linger and no all day breakfast?! The closest dish I can select as 'breakfast' would be the the potato langos, a Hungarian fried flat bread with smoked salmon, dill and sour cream, and more importantly the coffee came promptly soon after the order. Well done, I needed the coffee then more than food. The U shaped bench at one end of the dining room all painted white and the white tiled walls up to the ceiling gave the dining room the 'clean' look at that end of elongated dining room. There are the usual dining tables near the entrance and to the other side of the dining room near the cakes cabinet. Jars of preserved lemons and pickles on the shelf just above the big servery of the open kitchen gave that homely look to the restaurant. I was told the langos are light even though they are fried and worth the try. Unfortunately I find they are a tad greasy and some of the batter did not quite cooked through. Disappointing really but there were plenty of sour cream and dill to drown the grease. They were 'light' as told. Couldn't resist the temptation of a burger and asked if I could have that to take away. The attentive cheerful waitress promptly advised that everything on the menu can be packaged to take away, nice to know! The burger was sumptuous with thick lean juicy beef patty with just slices of pickles, relish, a leaf of lettuce and few strands of fried onions in a nice soft bun. Perfect to my liking. Not much carb but plenty of protein! The relish had a hint of spice, went well but would have liked another lettuce leaf. Chris Jarmer seems to do better here in Bowden than in DJ? The clientele is definitely different and with the up and coming development in the precinct, this is all about location location! Being right on a busy thoroughfare, and plenty of parking on Park Terrace, I would say there may be few drop ins for some quick take aways during the course of the day? The outer Bowden residents are now flocking to this popular restaurant, what will happen once the development is complete? It must be a big draw card for the sales of the development having this casual dining place right in the thick of it.

The turkey avo and poached pear salad
Carla S.

Posh nosh that you wouldn't expect in a suburb that was, up until recently, notoriously neglected. This place looks like pinterest personified (which is a great thing). Not being used to cuisine we found the menu pretty different which can be a really good thing. Definetly caters to the 'new' Bowden with most of the patrons being upper class businessmen, mums who lunch and wealthy retirees who I am so very jealous of (hanging for my days of doing coffee on my superannuation) but I digress... We shared a couple of meals to expand our gastronomic horizons. I had the poached pear, advocado and walnut salad with turkey which my partner nicked since there werent many vego options that tickled my fancy (lucky I can always palm it off) and he grabbed a plain burger. The dish was a bit of a weird suprise as I expected it all mixed but the turkey was in a mashed tower and whoa whoa whoa they need to hide the oil from the chef because it was swimming. The taste was prettttty out there but overall it worked so marks for creativity! My partner found the burger was okay but sometimes less isn't more and the quality just didn't speak as loudly as a cheap and grotty but tasty counterpart from a greasy diner. The main bummer was the cost, coffees especially set us back more than expected which was a pity since the vibe is very shabby chic and homestyle but the cuisine I would say is high end with matching markup. Since everything is so locally sourced and organic your wallet and conscience will both be pretty empty by the time you pay the bill haha. Great look to the place, heaps of space so you'll never be stuck tableless and the staff were absolutely wonderful! They were cheerful and great to chat to so this place is doing something right! Honestly this just wasn't our jam but to those with a bit of spare mullah who love the high quality and clean things in life you'll make this place your local. For us though it's back to finding filthy and fabulous low end cuisine haha.

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I feel like the menu must have changed since both Grace and Chloe dined, as my experience was a bit different to theirs.

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St Louis House of Fine Ice Cream & Dessert - classic affogato

St Louis House of Fine Ice Cream & Dessert

3.7(15 reviews)
3.2 kmAdelaide
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I have visited on a number of occasions in various sized groups and also 1:1 and I have loved it…read moreeach and every each time. The menu is large and interesting enough with not too many "generic" options except the ones you want such as Chocolate Fondu for 2 or 4. I had a Banana, Peanut Butter, Cookies, Vanilla Custard, Creamy concoction in a jar which was topped with icecream very very delish and beautifully presented. My companions had waffles, ice-cream and a yummy chocolate and berry mousse/pudding. All were very pleased with their orders and there was a lot of "would you mind if I had a fork full?" going on. Coffee and desserts came out all together and our table was cleared in an appropriate amount of time after we had finished our plates. Being a group of 6 is probably a little too large for the small outdoor space on the sidewalk with round tables and various chair heights, but we made it work. The only down side to this spot is that the coffee is "good" not "awesome"

Upon entering here, they were very busy - despite being busy we were acknowledged by the friendly…read morestaff instantly, and seated within a few moments of waiting, without a booking. Luckily, a table had just left, with a quick clean of the table - we were seated. Decor - Candles! I love candlelit places at night, the chairs were also quite comfy, some places which have the same modern/sleek vibe to it like this place, have uncomfortable plastic or metal chairs, but we were seated in comfortable cushy bliss for your butt! We ordered - I had the Cherry Ripe Waffle and one of their 'house specialities' the St Louis Hot Chocolate' Waffles: I have to admit I was disappointed in the waffle, this is what pushed it down to 3 stars rather than 4. The waffle was warm, but it tasted like it had been reheated, or simply defrosted and stuck in a microwave. It wasn't crunchy or fresh, the texture was chewy and dry. I chose this dish because it mentioned white chocolate and almonds, it was presented on the plate, but the white chocolate tasted like melted white chocolate buttons from the local supermarket, too sugary and it hard almost hardened when I tried to scoop it up to put on my waffle. The 'French Vanilla Ice Cream' tasted distinctively like Bulla Vanilla ice cream. The cherries, and cherry glaze were delicious though. The Hot chocolate: Average more or less, it was a good hot chocolate, but I've had better in most other places, for a house special, again I was hoping for a bit more, but I might be a little harsh here, as my friend said he absolutely loved it. I'd order it again if I came here, and that is usually a good sign. They had free water available for patrons, in the water was such things as citrus; oranges, lemons, lychee, and strawberry, I thought that was a little fancy. It was a nice touch to the place. If I came here again, I'd avoid the waffles completely, as they were sub-par. But the venue is a nice place, with a positive atmosphere. Why no white hot chocolate? This makes me sad.

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The Coffee Bean Shop

The Coffee Bean Shop

4.0(8 reviews)
3.1 kmAdelaide
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The Coffee Bean Shop is where I purchase my Mexican Organic coffee when Ross the boss has it in…read morestock, which is most of the time. I've caught him out once or twice. When that has happened I do try other types of coffee from his available collection, but mostly it's the Mexican Organic I go for. Ross and his team have a very good range and even though it is an expensive item, some things in life just have to be right before I can deal with them. I do not like the effects of instant coffee on my system, I almost always end up with a stomach gripe if I drink instant coffee, and you simply don't want to know about that. So I usually drink plunger coffee, it is one of my special things in life I suppose. As far as The Coffee Bean Shop goes they stock a range of implements to create coffee in - mostly the little Italian stove-top espresso jugs, but I tend not to favour them because they are made from aluminium and I understand that too much aluminium heated and exposed to something you then drink can cause some brain function problems over time - just something I read that has stuck. That's why I plunge, but you know, the occasional aluminium jug espresso coffee is no big deal. They do the grinding for you if you need it done, and they use a range of coffee packets that are a nice plane brown bag, so its a pretty sustainable system. Their selection of products includes some pre-ground coffee beans in little plastic pails with a lid, a variety of fragrant and tasty teas, blends of the tea, and the coffee and tea making equipment I mentioned above plus other stuff and some specialty sweets that you'd have with a beverage, or give as a gift - try a chocolate coated coffee bean - wow!

I have been going to the Coffee Bean Shop for years now. The market stall only just recently had a…read moreface lift, and I am really happy for them! It looks amazing, they really did a great job. I am happy to see that this stall got updated as it is often one of the first stall you see when entering the Markets from the carpark escalators. The staff at this stall are always very friendly and happy to have a chat about the different varieties of coffee and what they taste like. You will find some amazing beans from all over the world. In particular my partner and I are quite fond of the Organic Mexican beans. Full flavour while being quite creamy and nutty. If you have a tighter budget, why not try their house blends. They are not too bad, the espresso blend is probably the best they offer in that range. If you need ground beans, they will grind them to the style that suits your brew equipment. We prefer to grind them at home to ensure that the coffee is fresh. If you are searching for a gift for a coffee lover, look no further! Purchase them an Aeropress which are sold here. They are a single cup air pressure plunger. They make the perfect brew away from home. My partner loves his and uses it at work every day!

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The Coffee Bean Shop - A wide range of chai tea

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