d'Arrys Verandah

DAYS OF BUSINESS

Mon - Sun:	12:00pm to 2:00pm

Most importantly we are proud of the wine and food that we produce at d’Arenberg and d’Arry’s Verandah Restaurant. None of this would have been possible without the bounty of this small part of South Australia, the Osborns' beloved McLaren Vale.

d’Arenberg has become a famous name in Australian wine by being strikingly individual. In fact, since its beginnings the winery has managed to turn individuality into an art form by doing a whole lot of little things differently.

Latest User Reviews

"Superb food with good portion sizes- wine list is surprisngly varied"

"a great dining experience - imaginative food and super service, made for a glorious long lunch" more reviews

Chefs	Nigel Rich Peter Reschke
Price Guide	Entrée $17 - $28, Main $29 - $33, Dessert $16 - $19
Payment Options	Cash, Amex, Visa, Mastercard, Diners, Eftpos
Features	BYO, Licensed, Outside dining area, Secure parking, Smoking area, Wheelchair access
Ambience	Contemporary, Romantic
Food	Gluten Free, Vegetarian option
Styles	Cocktail, Sit down
Suitable For	Birthday/Anniversary, Business lunch/dinner, Christmas party

Restaurant areas and private dining

Area name	Capacity seated	Capacity standing
Entire Restaurant	50	70

Awards

2008 - SA Restaurant and Catering Awards - Best Winery Restaurant

2006 - SA Restaurant and Catering Awards - Best Winery Restaurant

2008 - Restaurant & Catering SA Awards for Excellence - Best Restaurant in a Winery

Summer Menu

drink - $4 to $16 (pdf)

set menu - 3 courses - $50 to $65 (pdf)

Entrees

Snapper & Saffron Broth: with soy custard

17.00

Grilled Asparagus & Green Beans: with goat curd dumpling & ratatouille vinaigrette

20.00

Lobster Medallion: with blue swimmer crab, prawn ravioli & lobster bisque

28.00

Kangaroo Island Scallop Ceviche: with abalone tartare, white peach & wasabi F.F.R salad

24.00

Chilled Tomato Fattoush Salad: with tomato jelly & basil oil

20.00

Bruleed Cured Salmon: with sake jelly, Japanese mustard vegetable salad & ponzu dressing

23.00

Dukkah Crusted Dorper Lamb Brain: with cucumber, preserved lemon & caper salad

17.50

Bresola of Dorper Lamb: with white anchovy & parsley salad

19.00

Braised Brisket & Wok Fried Egg: with pickled red cabbage & beetroot salad

19.50

Salt & Pepper Fleurieu Squid: with watermelon & fetta salad

23.00

Extras & Sides

House Made Dukkah & Bread: with diana EV olive oil & Brian’s marinated olives

8.00

House Made Bread: with salt crusted house made butter

4.00

Hot Stuffed Spanish Queen Olives: with lime aioli

6.00

Lime & Lychee Sorbet: with a splash of the broken fish plate sauvignon blanc

5.00

Amuse Bouche of Duck Broth: with parmesan foam

5.00

Iceberg, Artichoke & Provolone Dolce Salad: with cabernet dressing

9.00

Smoky Paprika Potatoes

8.00

Freshly Podded Peas: with salsa verde, baby capers & crisp hamlets pancetta

9.00

Mains

Smoked Lamb Lolly Pops: with melanzana & tzatziki labne

33.00

Braised Roo Tail & Rabbit Lasagne: with parmesan foam

32.00

Beef Fillet Steak: with roasted shallot, onion roesti & Pete’s duck liver pate

33.00

Grain Fed Chicken Rolled with Fresh Grapes & Tarragon: with herb & pancetta crostini

29.00

Slow Roasted Pork Belly: with fennel, citrus & citrus jam

29.00

Confit Duck Leg & Seared Breast: with root vegetable cake, pickled cherries & feral fox jus

31.00

Roasted Pumpkin, Capsicum & Walnut Kataifi: with witlof & mustard fruit salad

29.50

Baked Fish Fillet

33.00

Dessert

The Mud Pie Noble Soused Berry Fool: with willunga almond bread

15.00

White Chocolate & Espresso Mirois

15.00

Mango & Coconut Ice Cream: with pineapple chips & pina colada foam

15.00

Passionfruit Soufflé: with pouring cream

16.00

Soft Centred Chocolate Pudding: with chocolate ice cream

16.00

Affogato: with orange & fennel biscotti & a glass of the nostalgia tawny

16.00

Spanish Hot Chocolate: with churritos with a shot of black sherry

16.00

Udder Delights: with fresh Siedel’s apples & lavosh

16.00

Cheese Selection

19.50

Our Own Orange & Fennel Biscotti or Baylies of Strathalbyn Panforte

4.00

d’Arenberg The Fortified Shiraz Chocolate Truffles

5.50

All efforts have been made by www.menulog.com.au to ensure the accuracy of this restaurant's menus at the time of publishing. However, we cannot guarantee that the menu or prices will be valid at the time of your visit.

All prices are in Australian Dollars (AUD$) unless otherwise specified.

This menu was last updated on 20/2/10.

User rating

(10 reviews)

Overall		8.5
Food		9.2
Ambience		8.4
Service		8.7
Value		7.7

Previous user experiences

Overall 8.5 - Food 10, Ambience 8, Value 8, Service 8

Superb food with good portion sizes- wine list is surprisngly varied (Merlot - See my reviews (15) - March, 2009)

Overall 9.5 - Food 10, Ambience 10, Value 8, Service 10

a great dining experience - imaginative food and super service, made for a glorious long lunch (The Tasters - See my reviews (8) - February, 2009)

Overall 8.5 - Food 9, Ambience 8, Value 8, Service 9

A really enjoyable experience (June, 2008)

Overall 8.5 - Food 9, Ambience 9, Value 8, Service 8

A wine tasting then a light Sunday lunch on the verandah over-looking the countryside. Moocho pleasant that will charm the socks off any fem. Menu with flair and attentive, friendly service. D'arrys wines superb. Nigh perfect and will definitely re-visit. (jorge - See my reviews (39) - June, 2008)

Overall 8.3 - Food 9, Ambience 9, Value 7, Service 8

always good food and great wine! (See my reviews (12) - June, 2008)

Overall 4.8 - Food 6, Ambience 4, Value 3, Service 6

Menu is Very dated, our mains came out before we had finished our entrees. the Wild Bore was over cooked and dry, Service not bad but a little Rude and blunt. Little John (john - See my reviews (2) - May, 2008)

Overall 8.8 - Food 9, Ambience 9, Value 8, Service 9

Great wine, great food a great finish to our time in the Mc Laren Vale region. (April, 2008)

Overall 9 - Food 10, Ambience 7, Value 9, Service 10

we had a very enjoyable meal with family and the food was well worth the cost! (January, 2008)

Overall 9.5 - Food 10, Ambience 10, Value 9, Service 9

A food quality that supasses any metropolitan restaurant I have experienced, service was attentive and relaxed. A memorable lunch. (Terry McCarthy - See my reviews (2) - November, 2007)

Overall 9.8 - Food 10, Ambience 10, Value 9, Service 10

The food was superb and unique. The service was excellent. The wine very tasty and a beautiful view. (May, 2007)

"The view over vineyards rolling towards the sea is breath-taking...It makes a big difference knowing you are serving fantastic food to happy diners. I hope they get big tips. This was simply one of the best meals I have had. Ever."

John McGrath, The Adelaide Review - April 2008

"Wrapped around the original d'Arenberg cottage, every table in this soulful country restaurant gazes out across the panorama of vineyards and eucalypts..."

Anthea Loucas, Gourmet Traveller 2008 Australian Restaurant Guide - November 2007

"Attached to one of McLaren Vale's best cellar doors, D'Arry's has views across valley vineyards to a range of mesmerising patchwork hills that put you in a wine-country mood very quickly. Do yourself a favour, stay over locally and order a cab."

Anthea Loucas, Gourmet Traveller 2007 Australian Restaurant Guide - October 2006

"The mood is relaxed and mature. The wine list consists of current d’Arenberg vintages at good bottle and glass prices..."

N/A, The Advertiser - July 2006

"Warmed in winter by an open fire, it's a good place to start your meal, tasting from the long list of d'Arenberg wines you might choose to accompany your lunch. If the dining space is a little chilly in winter, it's the warmer for friendly service and assured cooking."

Anthea Lucas, Gourmet Traveller 2006 Australian Restaurant Guide - January 2006

"d'Arry's Verandah has once more become destination dining. Clever dishes such as wok-fried duck egg with lup chong sausage and grilled asparagus and dukkah-crumbed lamb brains with baby capers, preserved lemon and cucumber sala compete for your entree choice while Normanville lamb loin with spiced cocoas pearls and eggplant cream or roasted suckling pig with marmalade, fennel bulb and blood orange salad are both main palate pleasers."

Elisabeth King, Winetaste Magazine - March 2005

In Menulog's opinion, reviews done by renowned food critics are a sign of a popular restaurant that is worth visiting. This restaurant has also been reviewed by the following sources:

John Lethlean and Necia Wilden, The Age Good Food Guide 2007 - September 2006

Simon Thomsen and Catherine Keenan, SMH Good Food Guide 2007 - January 2006

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