We first made a stop in town for breakfast at this lovely cafe called Market 190 along the main street. It was very crowded with families with toddlers, and the kids soon had a great time making friends at the playground (that was before the fighting started).
A promising start to the morning re: the quality of the coffees
Looking down the main street of McLaren Vale
Some of the local produce sold in the shop. They had bread, jams, olive oils and herbs for sale.
My cafe latte arrived steaming hot and strong. No questions as to why the barista would have been a state champion!
The cousin's Vintage Breakfast which had free range scrambled eggs, bacon, a slow-roasted tomato, chipolata sausage and a Kangaroo Island hash brown on ciabatta toast, with mushrooms for an additional $2.
Photos from 2 angles otherwise you can't see all the food from just 1. The mushrooms were just fried without any additional herbs, but they were absolutely delicious and juicy - nothing that I have tasted before in Singapore, which means they must have been just harvested. The hash brown was pretty good too.
My Eggs Florentine - 2 poached free range eggs on an english muffin topped with wilted spinach, smoked salmon, and hollandaise sauce. It was heavenly. The hollandaise sauce was tasty without being too heavy, complementing the smoked salmon perfectly.
After breakfast, I was most pleased to discover that we were heading to d'Arenberg winery, which was a place that I wanted to visit anyway. It's one of the most well known vineyards at McLaren Vale, and one of the few that has a restaurant on the premises as well.
Inside the cellar door - it was fairly busy with lots of people wanting to do some tastings.
I tried a couple....
..but didn't buy any of them. Not quite as exciting as I hoped.
The view from the cellar door...imagine working there and having this view from your workplace everyday!
I tried a couple....
..but didn't buy any of them. Not quite as exciting as I hoped.
The view from the cellar door...imagine working there and having this view from your workplace everyday!
We headed opposite to Lloyd Brothers, which sold olive oils, olives and wines as well.
The stuff for sale...how to bring back everything with a 20kg weight allowance?
The olives with chilli were most amazing!
The stuff for sale...how to bring back everything with a 20kg weight allowance?
The olives with chilli were most amazing!Olives on the tree
After the touring it was time for a sugar break. Off to Bracegirdles, which was a cafe-cum-dessert shop within the Oxenberry compound.
The ice cream was absolutely delicious....it came with hot chocolate sauce for pouring
Top quality hot chocolate
It was off to the cousin's beach house at a nearby beach for some rest, and an afternoon nap after all that food.
I am amazed that I never knew how wonderful Adelaide was as a holiday destination - with good food, wine, beautiful weather, amazing landscapes, and best of all, a laid-back stress free setting where you get to enjoy every moment of the day. It's possible that the South Australia tourism department hasn't done as much internationally as New South Wales or Victoria has, but that's not an entirely bad thing if you're in the know. One good website to refer to is http://www.fleurieufood.com.au/, which lists all the yummy destinations within an hour's drive south of Adelaide.
After the touring it was time for a sugar break. Off to Bracegirdles, which was a cafe-cum-dessert shop within the Oxenberry compound.
The view we had while waiting for our hot chocolates and ice cream to arrive
The ice cream was absolutely delicious....it came with hot chocolate sauce for pouring
Top quality hot chocolate
It was off to the cousin's beach house at a nearby beach for some rest, and an afternoon nap after all that food.
I am amazed that I never knew how wonderful Adelaide was as a holiday destination - with good food, wine, beautiful weather, amazing landscapes, and best of all, a laid-back stress free setting where you get to enjoy every moment of the day. It's possible that the South Australia tourism department hasn't done as much internationally as New South Wales or Victoria has, but that's not an entirely bad thing if you're in the know. One good website to refer to is http://www.fleurieufood.com.au/, which lists all the yummy destinations within an hour's drive south of Adelaide.
Market 190
190 Main Road McLaren Vale
Open 7 days 8am-5pm
Bracegirdles
Oxenberry Farm Cellar Door/Bracegirdles
26 Kangarilla Road McLaren Vale
Open 7 days 10am-5pm
Website: http://www.bracegirdles.com.au/
d'Arenberg
Osborn Road, McLaren Vale
Cellar door open 7 days 10am-5pm
Website: http://www.darenberg.com.au/
hey!!these bring back happy memories of Adelaide & SA! And Bracegirdles!! yumz...
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