Harvest Kitchen is a contemporary restaurant located in the Barossa Valley, around one-hour North East of Adelaide. This restaurant provides great views of the sweeping vineyards in the Barossa Valley and is situated at the base of Mengler’s Hill. From the partnering winery, there is the option to wine pair with the meal. Harvest Kitchen isn’t the cheapest restaurant, but the prices are affordable and the food won’t disappoint. The menu changes seasonally to make the most of the local and seasonal produce in the Barossa Valley.
Harvest Kitchen is a rustic type of restaurant, browns/neutral earthy coloured and round shaped crockery is used to compliment the food and add to the rustic setting. There is a range of differently sized share dishes priced accordingly as there are no set courses. This menu setup allows the customer to taste what food the restaurant has to offer and mix around food selections according to preference.
The dishes ordered were Moroccan lamb mince, hummus garnishes with roasted chickpeas and parsley with flatbread; Chickpea tagine with flatbread, and chargrilled eggplant with red onion, mint leaves and toasted pine nuts. For two people, the recommend 1.5 plates each were ordered and it was a struggle to get through all of them as they were quite filling.
The Moroccan lamb was the stand out dish, as the zesty flavour of the hummus complemented the aromatic spices of the lamb and the crunch of the roasted chickpeas. It was a very visually appealing dish and had strong
aromatic spices. This was an amazing dish that could not be faulted.
The chickpea tagine had an explosion of spices, pairing perfectly with the flat bread and a squeeze of lemon. The flatbread completed this dish and
complemented the tagine perfectly. This dish too had a strong aroma of spices, which increased the appeal. Although it would not be recommend ordering the Moroccan lamb and tagine together as they have similar spices and both contain chickpeas.
The eggplant was refreshing and light to cleanse the pallet from the other dishes. All the flavours complemented one another and the pine nuts added in texture to the dish. Although the dish was slightly overcooked and overpriced for five slices of eggplant.
Overall, the restaurant had a friendly atmosphere with great service and the food was served within a reasonable time. The food was filling and provided a selection of complimenting flavours and textures. Returning to this restaurant is a must.
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