Nov 2000 Volume 81 Number 11 "serving the protectors"
Dining
Try A Ray Of Sunshine

My partner has in the recent past suffered from food intolerance. Anyone who has similarly suffered knows how difficult it can be to determine what to eat and in which restaurants to dine, without worrying about what’s in the food. With their Sunshine’s Organic Vegetarian Restaurant, Andrew Sullivan and Glenys Kimber provide an eatery in which one needn’t worry.

The restaurant is built on a foundation of organic and clean produce. No animal products are used, and the results are fantastic. The name of the restaurant is shared by their daughter and they have created permanent sunshine in the restaurant. Its vibrant blue and yellow colours create a relaxed and inviting atmosphere.

Andrew and Glenys have boldly stated their desire to have a restaurant which is true to its claim: clean and organic with a wide choice of food which appeals to non-vegetarians. This they have achieved. The menu is solid with offerings such as soup, pasta, bruschetta, curry, risotto, vegie burgers and an antipasto platter.

I started off with the soup of the day - potato and spinach and fresh bread. My partner decided to skip entrée and wait for dessert. The soup was a generous serve - and filling.

My main-course choice was the stuffed crumbed Swiss brown mushrooms served with a mango coulis and beetroot salsa. My partner had the penne pasta with roasted capsicum, artichoke hearts, olives, chilli and garlic in tomato-based sauce. Both of these were big meals and tasted great. We had a bottle of Hardy’s preservative-free Chardonnay which was fine. The wine has a slight musty finish but, otherwise, one wouldn’t know the difference.

My partner had eyed off the wicked hot choccy pudding from the outset and consumed this with great fervour. It was served with soy cream and a coffee liqueur sauce. My small, allowed taste was great. Other deserts on offer are poached pears, fruit salad and adult ice cream, described as ice cream with chocolate, kahlua and macadamia nut with coconut and malibu.

With the encouragement of the owners and their excellent staff, my partner and I looked around the restaurant and took in the wall-mounted art work and perused the literature on offer. It was a great way to finish off the meal and one got a sense of what the owners wanted to achieve with their hard work.

Sunshine’s Restaurant provides a ray of light for somewhere different to have lunch or dinner. The restaurant is excellent for those diners who need to watch their food, and for those who want to experience another angle to the dining experience. The owners are only too happy to accommodate any special dietary requirements and encourage a telephone call to organize the finer details in advance.

I can see my partner and I becoming frequent visitors to this gem. We want to return to have the vegie burger. We saw this arrive at a neighbouring table and it looked fantastic. Go beyond the square and try a little ray of Sunshine.

Where:	Sunshine’s Organic Vegetarian Restaurant, 39 Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide. Ph: 8232 6977.
When:	Lunch: Tues - Fri from 12pm.
	Dinner: Tues - Sat from 6pm.
Entrée:	$3.50 - $8.
Main course:	$9.90 - $12.90.
Dessert:	$1 - $6.20.
Light Meals:	$6 - $8.

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