December 1999 Volume 80 Number 12 "serving the protectors"
Dining
By Jason Squire

Rennies

- a Future Landmark

y partner and I ventured to the beautiful Adelaide Hills township of Stirling on a crisp Sunday evening recently. Our destination was the recently acquired Rennies Café Restaurant. Rennies is establishing itself as a destination for good wine and traditional dishes.

With the café full of expectant diners we found a table next to the fire, which suited us nicely. On a crisp Adelaide Hills night, a bottle of red next to the fire was just what the doctor ordered.

The wine list at Rennies is extensive and shows the cafe’s intention to match good wine with good food. Our choice was the 1998 Annies Lane Shiraz. It was full of fruit and had the luscious vanilla finish of French oak, which is what I love about Annies Lane Shiraz. Bliss!

My choice of field mushrooms stuffed with fetta cheese served on a bed of spinach and roasted capsicum and drizzled with pesto was fantastic. The flavours worked well together, and the lift the fetta and pesto gave to the mushrooms tingled the taste buds. My partner’s prawn cocktail was big and filled the spot nicely. The Shiraz complemented these dishes superbly and set us looking for the next course.

I had ordered a main course of red curry from the specials board. I was looking forward to warming the insides with a good glass of red and an aromatic curry. The gravy, however, was a little watery and not quite flavoursome enough. My partner’s chicken and avocado pasta had a good combination of contrasting flavours. There were plenty of dishes to choose, and from viewing other diners selections they looked good.

We declined the offer of coffee and desert and decided to stick with the red. But there was a good selection of cakes and brewed coffee and tea on offer.

Rennies is an ideal place for a coffee and light meal on a Sunday afternoon after strolling around Stirling. The potential is there for Rennies Café Restaurant to become a Stirling landmark.

Where: Rennies Café Restaurant, 4 Mount Barker Road, Stirling. Ph 8339 7333. When: Open seven days for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Prices: Entrée/dessert $5 - $9. Main $11 - $17.50. Wine: $14.90 - $54. Children’s menu available. Presidential Card not accepted.

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