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    The Barn

    4.6 (14 reviews)
    Open 12:00 pm - 3:00 PM, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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    Kelly E.

    We went here for my dad's 60th birthday lunch. There were about 15 of us. The cons: We had to choose a set menu and a minimum of two courses (we selected main and dessert). The pros: The beef and fish mains were delicious (though the vegetarian option wasn't and the chicken could've been better). The atmosphere is perfect. We dined in their interior courtyard which was decorated with plants and fairy lights. You browse their cellar and choose your wine from a good selection. Nice music. Friendly staff. Fireplace. I'd love to return with a smaller group so I can choose from their full menu rather than a limited selection.

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    11 years ago

    We had a wonderful experience at The Barm. A lovely restaurant, great service and excellent food. Try the kangaroo, it was amazing.

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    Great place, quality food and selection of wines! Plus friendly owners! we enjoyed the dinner and nicely cooked lean meat of kangaroo

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    Carmel's Cafe Bar & Grill

    Carmel's Cafe Bar & Grill

    3.9(7 reviews)
    0.0 kmMcLaren Vale
    $$

    Wow - all I can say is wow!…read more It took us a while to visit Carmel's Cafe Bar And Grill, mainly because I remember this place when it was the magnificent silver service restaurant Limeburners, then Awganix. I pine for those restaurants, especially the former ... but I digress ;) Carmel's is a more informal affair, but the food is magnificent - I'm not using that word lightly either! We started with warm house-made bread served with olive oil, olives and dukkah - absolutely delicious. For main I ordered the Kansas Style slow smoked red gum 'Pulled Pork' - here's the description: 'Smoked over red gum for hours, served with a fennel, apple & mixed nut slaw, cheese and spring onion potatoes and a fluffy buttered roll. A sure favourite!' Oh yes, I'm already dreaming of when I can have this again - the pork just fell apart when I skewered it with my fork, and had a spiciness which wasn't too overpowering, but gave it a bit of a kick. I'm not normally a coleslaw person, but this was delicious - the potatoes served under the pork were an unexpected treat! This meal was seriously mouth-watering - and only $26! The serves are enormous (I think they are competing with The Barn next door), and way too much for me ... but I made a valiant effort, and made sure I ate all that pork!! My partner had Dave's American Pork Ribs - dunno who Dave is, but he sure knows how to cook ribs - yummy!! This is definitely not a place to take vegetarians - there are a few token veg menu items, but the meat is definitely the star of this place. I would have given Carmel's 5 stars - but there was a very loud table of 12 seated right next to us, and they were so loud and obnoxious that we couldn't really have a conversation between ourselves. I noticed that there was a separate room nearby, and think that the staff should have moved them into there so the rest of us could enjoy our meals in peace. Apart from that, I am very much looking forward to coming here again and sampling more menu items ... that's if I can get away from that amazing pulled pork ... hmmmm ... ;)

    Today we were at Carmel's in McLaren Vale. A restaurant in the heart of South Australian wineland…read more Hubby and I have been here many times before although it had been at least a few years since our last visit. Although we arrived fairly early - 6pm - on a Thursday (steak specials night) I was surprised that there weren't many people there. Last time we came was on steak specials night too and it was packed! When I got the menu I understood why. While the steak specials are ok, they are not what they were last time I was here. Last time I'm sure they were under or around $20 each, this time they were about $5 - $7 off the regular price. Still, I knew the quality was going to be good so I didn't mind too much. I love the ambiance inside this place. Music playing softly, dim lighting, lots of wooden tables, an enclosed and added on paved outdoor area and a lovely fireplace going right behind us. I thought the menu had lots of great options even for non meat eaters. I was intending to eat steak tonight seeing as I was here so I had a look at the specials and noticed a 300 gram black onyx rump. I probably don't get out much but I hadn't heard of black onyx before so I asked the waiter. He was very lovely and said he'd go and check with the chef as he didn't want to misinform me. The waiter told us simply that it's a cross between Wagyu and Black Angus beef. That sold it for me so I decided to go for that. Now every time I've ordered steak I've asked for it medium-rare but always thought it was cooked too much. I was just a little afraid of what I'd get if I asked for it rare. I mentioned this to the waiter and he said they could always put it back on the grill if I thought it was too rare so I chose to have it cooked rare. Hubby went for the 350 gram scotch fillet which he chose to have cooked medium rare. We also ordered some bread with a trio of butters. The bread was really nice. Very toasty warm and crispy and those delicious butters just melted on it when we buttered it on. My only complaint was there was not enough bread to the butter! We were hungry and went through those few slices very quickly. The butters were seeded mustard, tuscan herb & garlic and bacon jam. I liked the herb and garlic one the best. The seeded mustard was ok but I didn't notice a strong taste. The bacon jam was also ok but it had a strange sweetness to it. It was a great starter though, accompanied by a delicious house cabernet sauvignon. The mains looked soooo good when they came out! The Black Onyx is on the left and the Scotch Fillet is on the right. I'm not going to review them separately as we both were in raptures with our meals. The meat was just so gorgeously tender and I definitely made the right choice in ordering it rare. The waitress who brought the food out to us came back a few minutes later to make sure it was ok but the original waiter who'd seen us at the door, also came back a little while after that to make sure it was ok for me and that I didn't want it cooked a little more. I thought that was really great service. I honestly wanted to go into that kitchen and shake the chef's hand. I don't have steak very often so I want it to be good when I do and this was really exceptional. I didn't try any of hubby's but gave him some of mine and he said they had similar seasoning but mine tasted "meatier". I'm not sure what that meant but he liked it. The fries and salad were really good too. You can tell they source quality ingredients and are proud of what comes out of their kitchen. As mentioned, this was not our first trip to Carmel's and I have to say we have been impressed every time we've gone, whether we've had steak, pasta or pizza. The food and service have always been great and I would definitely recommend this place if you are wanting a nice night out.

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    Salopian Inn - Well stocked bar offers creative cocktails

    Salopian Inn

    4.2(16 reviews)
    2.8 kmMcLaren Vale
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    Stunning location for sunset, sparkling service, and delicious food - put Salopian on your must…read morevisit list while in McLaren Vale. You can even pop in for bar snacks and a G&T from their constantly growing gin collection - well over 100 choices now. To narrow down the decision, there's a regularly updated list paired with a specific tonic and ingredients, such as Kangaroo Island Spirits gin with lime cheek and pink peppercorn, or the Botanist with Rosemary and green olive. The Salopian is a prominent historic building on Main Rd that has had many different uses over the years. The fit out is modern with a nod to history, recycling many details from the buildings past such as an old door converted to a table top. Service is friendly, chatty & welcoming throughout. We had an amazing meal of vege San Choy Bao which was spicy, tangy and featured sweet green beans and salt & pepper silken tofu plus crisp iceberg leaves to roll your own flavour bombs. The steak with chorizo & green olives was cooked perfectly rare & Mr Wino was most impressed. Dessert was wicked dark chocolate cake with pistachio praline and raspberries.

    This is a lovely building. If you are having a bottle of wine, I recommend visiting the cellar…read moredownstairs. We were unfortunate that they sold out of their famous kangaroo tail, but we had the pumpkin dumplings, the fish, lamb curry for dinner and it didn't disappoint. The wine and gin we chose were also really nice. For dessert we had a carrot and ginger pudding. Highly recommend if you are staying in McLaren Vale Only complaint was that I wasn't informed of the items that weren't available before ordering. I was stung twice on two things I ordered.

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    The Barn - modern_australian - Updated May 2026

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