The Locavore
49 Mount Barker Road
Stirling
SA 5152
Hi guys! Last month we went on a drive to Stirling, in the Adelaide Hills. It's such a beautiful area, with lots of pretty flowers, gorgeous trees lining the roads and quaint little shops that just begged to be explored! I really love the relaxed vibe, and I guess it helped that we visited on a lazy Sunday. The only problem was, Sunday is the one day of the week the much-hyped Lobethal Bakery is closed. Oh damn! So that's still on my must-visit list (a great excuse to re-visit this lovely part of South Australia).
We had lunch at The Locavore, which is a family-run restaurant situated along Mount Barker Road. Given the option, I basically never choose to sit outside (wind being my mortal enemy and all) but it was such a lovely day, and to keep hubby on his toes (plus natural lighting, who are we kidding?), we sat out the front, which was the best decision ever. It was a super relaxed atmosphere and we were able to people and (more importantly) dog watch to our hearts content. So many dogs, you guys.
The Locavore specialises in locally sourced produce, and they strive to live by the 100 mile diet. This means that, as much as possible, they try to work with produce that is grown within a 100 mile radius of the restaurant. I love this idea. Talk about supporting local! Time to slip the #IChooseSA hashtag in.
Now onto the food. They do have a Kids Menu, but we did have to request it. Everything on the adult menu was a bit too fancy for our fussy son, who has only recently branched out to Fish and Chips as his restaurant order, after a good many years ordering Chicken Nuggets and Chips. Baby steps, right? He loved his meal, and happily, it was quite a generous size for a kids meal. The hand-cut chips were super chunky too!
Hubby and I ordered the Dips & Dukkah Starter and it was amazing! He said to me "you're ordering the dips platter no matter what, aren't you?" and he was right. Ain't no stopping me. This is one of my favourite things to get as a Starter, and this platter did not disappoint. There's just something about dipping various breads in oils, dips and dukkah that makes my heart sing. These flavours were delicious. It included two housemade dips, toasted rye bread, extra virgin olive oil, vincotto, house made dukkah and Fleurieu olives which hubby claimed because I'm that freak that dislikes olives.
My husband had the Murraylands Sirloin with Three Chips (lol, not the actual name of it) which he said was beautifully cooked. It was actually served with kipfler potato and red wine jus. Yum. Usually we let our son steal some of our chips, but hubby wasn't letting him eat Tom, Dick or Harry on this occasion, and rightly so. Haha.
I ordered the Gnocchi, which was accompanied by a creamy, delicious sauce and was absolutely to die for. I always gravitate towards pasta, what can I say? Sorry, not sorry. Except sorry to my clothes, I guess, which invariably fit a little tighter afterwards. Worth it though, when a dish tastes this good! Guys, I cannot find the menu I printed out at the time with this exact dish name on it (lol, I can't be the only one that prints out the menu and plans their entire meal beforehand? Like with highlighter and everything?) and now their online menu has changed so I have NFI what this gnocchi exactly was, just know that it was incredible and you should haul arse to Stirling and dine at The Locavore immediately.
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Do you have a favourite restaurant in the Adelaide Hills?
Sounds like a lovely place to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon!
ReplyDeleteYes, we absolutely loved dining there!
DeleteI love the philosophy and name of this restaurant, Di!
ReplyDeleteYup, you chose well with the gnocchi!
SSG xxx
It was so delicious! xxx
DeleteI always sit outside when I can - besides which it's much better light for photos lol. Love the philosophy of this place & the food looks (and sounds) yum.
ReplyDeleteyes it was definitely much better lighting. So beautiful in this area of the Hills too :)
DeleteI love dips platters - I'm a try lots of things person which is why I still love buffets (even though they seem to be uncool these days). The gnocchi looks AMAZING.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on the buffets! Yeah they are hard to find thesedays unfortunately. The gnocchi was so good!
DeleteThat looks amazing and I'm ashamed to say I've not been to South Australia at all. I often see pictures of cliffs overlooking the ocean off Adelaide and think I'd love to visit!
ReplyDeleteOh you should come, the wineries in particular are amazing!
DeleteOh yes i love dipping my bread on the dips whenever they're available in the menu! And that pasta you ordered look so yummy! :)
ReplyDelete- Hazel | https://hazywanders.com/
Yes the pasta was so delicious, loved the creamy sauce! :)
DeleteYum...and more yum. You get some great gigs!!
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This one wasn't a free event unfortunately!
Deletethe three chips with the steak is an interesting choice, haha! But the gnocchi looks amazing! :)
ReplyDeleteHope that you had a lovely weekend :) We had a quiet one at home.
Away From Blue
The gnocchi was delicious!
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