1918 Bistro & Grill - TANUNDA

3.5<br/ We chose 1918 as the restaurant to have our last meal of 2018. They had a special menu on with four courses and a glass of bubbles for $95 pp. this lovely 100 year old cottage with pleasant gardens took on the 1920’s with staff dressing for the period. <br/ <br/ The menu looked good with a range of canapés, selection of entrees, mains and desserts. Canapes were somewhat underwhelming with pork belly being quite dry and ceviche being quite bland. Moving into entrees though and most enjoyed their choice. I had the pressed lamb which came on a small wild rice salad. <br/ <br/ I couldn’t say no to the 300g Sirloin which came with a garlic mash. They didn’t offer any other choice other than having this cooked medium rare which I thought quite odd even though this is normally how I have my steak anyway. I liked the dish but would have liked the option to have greens for the table as this dish seemed to be lacking a green element when presented. My steak had a sizeable chunk of fat on the side which didn’t present well either. Taste wise and enjoyable dish although the capsicum sauce was just a thin smear on the plate and did little for flavour. The duck breast was well rendered but not crispy and the salmon steak was the one dish that we wouldn’t have changed a thing on.<br/ <br/ Desserts were good with mist opting for lemon tart.<br/ <br/ Staff seemed stressed tonight. Our wonderfully dressed waiting staff member seemed to not be coping with the number of people dining and in particular the questions on food being asked of her by the table beside us. I guess it was a non standard menu but staff should still be able to explain the content.<br/ <br/ Overall less than perfect but we still had a good night in a wonderful location. Would be interesting to compare to the regular menu as this New Year’s Eve limited menu didn’t give us the wows we were hoping for.

My partner would give it. 4.5 but for me it was a 3.The fire was on which was lovely, a bit heated for those seated close by however on a cold and windy night it was a blessing.No bread to start unless you paid for it.Prawn and shaved scallop, pork belly entree $22) was nice but very small with one prawn.The paella choice of veg, meat or seafood I had seafood) is listed an an entree but you can get it as a main. My main came with one or two prawns, two muscles and various fish. It was not great value for money and tasted more like seafood risotto.The lamb rump and pressed shoulder my partner loved this but as you can see from the pictures it was borderline raw. Each to their own; I'm aware lamb should be pink but you can make your own judgement.Wines $14 a glass with a very standard pour.Lovely service.

It has been some time since we have been here. Still just as beautiful as I remembered. The salmon on soba noodle salad was just beautiful. The asparagus salad was fantastic. The burnt broccoli salad such a surprise. The potato hash browns were fantastic. Such a lovely place with friendly staff and a great wine list.

The food here is remarkable. Steak, fish, kangaroo, desserts... they all have some quirky ingredients about them. They have wines and cocktails... all the perks. I enjoyed my kangaroo, a little bit too chargrilled on the outside but still rare and not too chewy. The quandong and onion purée made the dish though. The staff are somewhat friendly but I found them a little abrupt, so it might just be all put on for “show” since this is meant to be one of the fine dining places in Tanunda... I would return anyway for the food. Price wise on the expensive side.

Well this was a bit of a fancy dining experience. We went here for a date night and we were treated very well by the waiters. The food was very posh, but the open fireplace gives a nice cozy feel. The macaroon desert was plated well and had just the right balance of flavours to end a meal with. Just prepared to pay a bit extra than your average restaurant.