Memory Lane

We didn’t want this blog to give restaurant or food reviews, but a review of the retail/service industry as a whole. The reason being is this gripe that we both had – the feeling that we Adelaideans always seem to get sub-standard products, including sub-standard service, in comparison with the other eastern states, and certainly with other comparable cities around the world.

I’ve decided to make exception today though, after Tristram took me to The Lane Vineyard cellar door in Hahndorf for lunch on my birthday about 10 days ago. The flavours that we were exposed to through our mains were incredible. Dessert? that was even better. And the wine? I had the best drop of red I’ve had in a while (in my admittedly limited wine experience). Exceptional food and wine aside, the service was impeccable. We were more assisted through our meal rather than waited upon, with friendly meal and wine suggestions and smiles all round, while managing not to be too overbearing for our gen y tastes. And rather than being too intrusive or hovering annoyingly above our plates, it was as if the waiter had slipped away altogether, while we could enjoy our lunch admiring the sloping, green vineyards in the watery, winter sunlight.

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Julie