Bloom Cafe & Function Space

Bloom Cafe & Function Space

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Posted 2020-11-24 by Happy Sundayfollow

[SECTION]Holland Street Tramway Bridge[/SECTION]
The Municipal Tramway Trust was formed in 1906 to take over the existing Adelaide metropolitan horse tram network and electrify the system. The original Adelaide-Hindmarsh Tramway ran along Port Road. Since Thebarton was a more populated area, the new electrified service was meant to move further west from Port Road. By March 1908, the Trust determined that the Hindmarsh line would cross the Torrens at the end of Holland Street. Hence, the Holland Street Tramway Bridge was built within 6 months and regular electric tram services began on 26 June 1909.


[SECTION]Tram Barn[/SECTION]
When there was a tram line, there was a tram barn. The long-forgotten tram barn on Holland Street has now been transformed into a restaurant as well as a venue for a wedding, birthday or even corporate hire. Bloom has a mission for this location. "Drifting smells of malt and barley, dappled shadows of ghostly gums, trickling sounds of the Karrawirra Parri. Bloom is an old tram barn, a cafe and function space, a garden playground.", an extract from the Bloom website. What's Karrawirra Parri? In the Kaurna language, "karra" means "red gum"; "wirra" means "forest"; "parri" means "river". Karrawirra Parri is the Kaurna name of the Torrens River. Look around you will spot some red gum trees.



[SECTION]Inside and Outside[/SECTION]
Located at the end of Holland Street, there is plenty of parking space by the restaurant since the site is 4 hectares in size. Bloom is located along the Torrens River bike trail. Another reason to visit when you go for a bike ride next time. On the outside, there is an alfresco dining area. The inside of Bloom is the gem of the space. The transformation has made us feel like we had been teleported somewhere in Scandinavia. The wood-fired pizza oven is the centrepiece on one end of the restaurant while the other end is a standalone bar that you can sit and watch the bartenders making your favourite drinks. There is also an outdoor function space for venue hire.



[SECTION]Food and drinks[/SECTION]
The "All Day" menu is designed to share. There is a "Feed Me" option for $70 per person where you can try the different courses without having to make the hard decisions. Since the cuisine is modern Australian, expect some unusual items like bay leaf butter, garlic soy milk and even wood-roasted berries. Unfamiliar words can range from aged basmati pulao (rice dish) to zhoug (a spicy Middle Eastern cilantro sauce). I often take this chance to talk to the wait staff to learn something new as well as check out their most popular dishes. Today we ordered wood-fired halloumi, beef cheek pasta and crispy potatoes for lunch.






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