Hidden on the Main Street in Narine was a lovely family run cafe. Only stopped in for coffee but…read morefood also looked amazing. Lots of pastries and take home meals to heat yourself. What a great find

From the owner: Our business specialising making our customers feel like superheroes, our friends, a safe space for…read moreall We provide great food, amazing varieties of coffee blends by Husky Coffee Co and everything else we love We laugh, we joke, we play and we will do our best to make you feel welcome no matter who you are, what you wear and how you choose to live your life

Very tidy country style cafe bakery, wooden floor, with a few tables inside. We ate outside while…read moresitting in the shade in a very nice alfresco area. We enjoyed our food choices, along with a good coffee, with excellent service. Also free papers are available to read, while you relax and unwind. Good call

I don't have kids but my sisters and other family/friends do, and the Olive Branch cafe is the…read moreperfect place to go if you're looking around the hills for an affordable, delicious brekky/coffee to enjoy/share with those with tinlids. the owner is a well known hills chef and is always around for a chat. Super friendly. The service has always been good when I've been there, quick, attentive and understanding esp. when there are kids around. The owner/head chef does catering too and although i couldn't be there she catered one of my good friend's weddings this January just gone and by all reports the food was amazing. It's nestled in on the corner of a well designed hills complex next to a newsagents, a great local butcher, a chemist, and a foodland supermarket. Super convenient for the locals. Not to mention it's tucked behind the Balhannah pub and bottle shop so you can always grab a cheeky drop of plonk if you're heading home to unwind after a day out with the younguns! There used to be a great little homewares shop a stone's throw away called Balhannah by Design in the same complex but it has recently moved down the road into a newly established complex next to Mitre10. It's now called Living by Design and is also well worth checking out. Olive Branch. A great way to spend a morning, kids or not!

So I may be biased as a former employee (about 3 years ago) of The Olive Branch but this place is…read moregreat! Owner and head chef, Nicole is an absolute delight who brings a real passion for food and hills produce to the small town of Balhannah. The menu hasn't changed drastically for about the past four years but there's a good reason for that- it's all delicious and there's something on there for whatever mood you're in! There are also always specials up on the board and I believe the dinner menu does have a little variation from week to week. The other great thing is the all day breakfast because going out for breakfast is one of those great pleasures that we don't always want to wake up early for! My top picks would have to include the club sandwich- a classic, the lamb wrap, the chicken tandoori wrap and the chips. I don't know how but these girls have the ability to make basic food so delicious. Curries, salads and an array of delicious foods feature regularly on the specials boards. There's always a delicious range of cakes and treats in the fridge- all made on site and all of which match fantastically with their amazing hot chocolates (with real chocolate!) The menu features gluten free and child friendly options while there's also a small kids play area inside as well. If you're driving through on a weekend in the hills, I would highly recommend stopping in for a local wine and some tasty treats- there's a delectable tasting plate on the menu- perfect for visitors to the region!

My favourite place in the hills, for coffee. A pleasant place to stop and relax, with friendly…read morestaff and great coffee. Food is great, the Eggs Benedict is always a reliable option, but they pride themselves on vegetarian and vegan options also. Well worth dropping by for a brew.

A fresh clean interior of predominately black and off white with a delightful black wrought iron…read morebike featuring, and a planter of pot plants near the door, with more on top of two book cases which add a welcome touch of greenery. The book cases contain a range of gourmet teas and some local produce for sale. Two walls display an astonishing array of awards for their pies, cakes,and breads, a mouth watering selection of which are displayed in three large display cabinets around the counter. Altogether charm and style create a pleasing, peaceful ambience that combined with the great food and coffee, will ensure a large, satisfied cliental. After enjoying our visit to their sister bakery in Mt Barker, we found again the food and service at the Littlehamton Bakery was excellent. Our lunch choices were a delightful, fresh cold turkey salad, and "the daily special", bread & butter pudding with coffee, $7.50, both serves were of a generous size, very well prepared and represented good value.

The Littlehampton Bakery. The only place I've been to where I have no hesitation giving it full…read moremarks. I discovered this place while taking a break from my studies and working as a sparky. A few visits here and every person I worked with agreed 'this is the best bakery we've ever been to.' My review will not do the place justice and my only gripe is that they seem to run out of food early. I travel to Victoria a bit, and so do many friends, and we're often left wanting when visiting. The pies here are incredible, and there's what 20+ flavours? Many of which you'll only find in grandma's secret cook books. Some of the one's I've tried: Lamb and mint, Beef and stout, Chicken, Chicken Korma, Cheese Cransky, Chilli Cransky, Vegetarian quiche. I also love how the soft drinks feature more than just a Coke or Pepsi range. Portello, Kola Beer and Creamy Soda are some of my favourites. The pies are so filling, and the chucks of meat within are huge! This place will make the Port Elliot Bakery taste like bin juice in comparison.

Another delightful country pub. It didn't seem like much at first, but then I not only discovered…read morethat they had a couple of nice beers on tap, but that they had a huge beer garden out the back as well. Not only that, but the bistro has an outdoor deck too. Also, the beer garden was done up quite well, so that it didn't look like one of those back yards with a few benches thrown into it. Yeah, it was really quite pleasant.

Only open once a year for the Winter Reds Festival (please correct me if I am wrong!) this little…read moregem out the back of Woodside has got everything you need for a brilliant winter arvo in the Adelaide Hills. The wine is top-notch. We started with a few bottles of the chardonnay, cos why not?! Refreshing, zingy with a little wooded flair but nothing like the chardys of old (think Kath and Kim. Blurgh! - nothing like that thankfully!). The pinot noir, while not always my favourite as it is a light bodied red was also delicious - complex and fruity but still quite light. We were spoilt for food on this glorious day as the guys from Africola had come up the hill to roast some treats on the open flame. Fantastic stuff. They had a coffee cart and beers from Prancing Pony also worth a look but we were there for the vino and we had a great time. I hope others get to enjoy the magnificence that is Murdoch Hill in the years to come because this little SA secret is sure to not remain that way for very long. Keep an eye out when Winter Reds 2017 is approaching in May/June next year and pop it in your calendar!