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2022, January : Australian Good Food Guide
Produce Sourced from Across the Fleurieu
What a wonderful way to start the year! The Currant Shed has again been awarded a prestigious Chef Hat in the 2022 Australian Good Food Guide Chef Hat Awards! We thank everyone at the Australian Good Food Guide Awards for this exciting achievement.
2021, November : South Australia Tourism Awards
Silver award in category "Restaurant & Catering"
We are thrilled to of recieved runner-up in category "Restaurant & Catering" at the 2021 South Australian Tourism Awards. The South Australoian Tourism Awards aim to reward, promote and highlight the very best tourism businesses in South Australia. We would like to congratulate The Guardsman, who took out the Gold award in the "Restaurant & Catering" category.
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2021, January : Australian Good Food Guide
Produce Sourced from Across the Fleurieu
Starting the new year off on the right foot, The Currant Shed has again been awarded a Chef Hat in the prestigious 2021 Australian Good Food Guide Chef Hat Awards!
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2020, December: Australian Bridal Industry Academy (ABIA)
Winner of the 'Best Restaurant Reception' Venue
We are so proud to announce that we won the category of ‘Best Restaurant Reception’ venue at the SA ABIA Wedding Industry Awards!
The winners for each are determined solely on the testimonials of brides & grooms who have held their weddings at the venues, so we were humbled by the wonderful things our past couples have had to say about our venue & service.
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Vine Dining at The Currant Shed
Delve into your pantry and pull out a packet of corn chips and a jar of blackberry conserve. Load a few of the chips with jam and sprinkle over chilli. Tuck in a serviette to protect against splatter and crunch away.
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Certificate of Excellence Awards 2018
It's been a huge start to the year for The Currant Shed team, being awarded a Certificate of Excellent from well-regarded TripAdvisor. These certificates are awarded to businesses who have consistently achieved glowing traveler reviews on TripAdvisor over the past year, and accounts for the quality, quantity and recency of reviews submitted by travelers on TripAdvisor over a 12-month period.
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2018, February : South Australia Tourism
Guide to Adelaide's Ultimate Foodie Hotspots
South Australia holds a lot of titles. The festival state, the wine state, the park state, the innovation state… but it’s the state’s access to the coast and farming land that’s cooking up a new reputation: the foodie state.
South Australia’s diverse micro-climates and distinct growing regions give the state its unique ability to produce an extraordinary variety of food and wine.
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Certificate of Excellence Awards 2017
It's been a huge start to the year for The Currant Shed team, being awarded a Certificate of Excellent from well-regarded TripAdvisor. These certificates are awarded to businesses who have consistently achieved glowing traveler reviews on TripAdvisor over the past year, and accounts for the quality, quantity and recency of reviews submitted by travelers on TripAdvisor over a 12-month period.
2018, January : Australian Good Food & Travel Guide
The Australian Good Food & Travel Guide 2018 Chef Hat Awards
The Currant Shed has been awarded a Chef Hat in the prestigious Australian Good Food and Travel Guide Awards, plus a READERS CHOICE AWARD in the 'MODERN AUSTRALIAN' Category. These establishments have received the most votes in their region and for their respective categories.
Fancy A Long Lunch Amongst The Vines?
Truly a picturesque little slice of paradise in the heart of the McLaren Vale region, with a rustic charm, but fitted out with modern Scandi’ furniture, fresh flowers, and plenty of glass showing off the lush lawns, lime trees and vineyards.
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2017, October : Good Food Guide
The National Good Food Guide 2018 - Award Winner
The Currant Shed has been awarded a prestigious Chef's Hat at the inaugural National Good Food Guide Awards - the only establishment from McLaren Vale to do so.
"Relaxed country dining looking over a lush lawn and lime grove. "We have a small problem," says the waiter at this smart-casual diner hidden among McLaren Vale vines. "We have too many limes. When you leave today, it would be wonderful if you could pick as many from our trees as you can use at home." Fair enough. It would be selfish not to. The kitchen already makes delicious use of the citrus surplus in a lime tart fancied up with Italian meringue and toasted coconut - spruced comfort like this is the restaurant's modus operandi. Mussels fried in sourdough-starter batter join forces with bite-sized bits of leatherjacket cheek, parsnip chips and crisp onion, while confit pork jowl is roasted to order and given purpose in life with konbu emulsion, fennel fronds and fresh orange. For pure footy-socks-in-front-of-the-fire warmth, quail schnitzel is served in a broth of its bones and mushroom, topped with pickled daikon and fried curry leaves. Linger over a whisky in the light-filled dining room and don't forget your limes on the way out."
2017, January : The Adelaide Review
Food & Drink - Paul Wood
Seeped in history, The Currant Shed's 100-year-old McLaren Flat building houses one of the south's most intriguing restaurants.
2016, September : Restaurant & Catering Magazine
Recipe for success: Dioni Flanagan
Sharing good food is one of life’s greatest pleasures.
Restaurant review: The Currant Shed - Nigel Hopkins
The Currant Shed has positioned itself to become the region's new destination restaurant.
2016, June : Adelaide Food Central
The Currant Shed – New Winter Menu - Lauren Koopowitz
Tucked between an orchid, and a winery amongst the rolling hills, I had the absolute pleasure of visiting The Currant Shed; and I can’t wait to share my experiences with you all!
2016, June : Jacqui's Food Fetish
The Currant Shed, McLaren Vale, SA - Jacqui
The Currant Shed used to be just that – a shed used to prepare and dry currants for exporting to the UK.
Simon Wilkinson reviews The Currant Shed - Simon Wilkinson
IT’S one of the unfortunate vagaries of seasonality that limes are at their best and cheapest when the need for Thai salads and gin and tonics has started to taper off.
The Currant Shed - Jess
After the perfect place for a long lunch in the heart of the Fleurieu Peninsula? Somewhere that serves nothing but the freshest local produce in the most dreamiest of settings?
2016, April : My Adelaide Home
The Currant Shed, McLaren Flat - Sandra Winter-Dewhirst
On a beautiful autumn day in the wine region of McLaren Flat we had a great lunch at The Currant Shed.
2016, April : The Chopping Board
The Currant Shed - Menu Tasting - Amanda
Arriving at The Currant Shed (TCS) on a glorious sunny Sunday for lunch, we immediately have a sense of joy, sophisticated simplicity and tranquillity observing the stunning location.
2016, March : Adelaide Food Central
The Currant Shed - Olga Winter
The Currant Shed - Lisa
The Currant Shed has been on my to-do list for some time now…
