Thunderbird Restaurant

Thunderbird Restaurant

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Posted 2018-03-26 by Karen Rossfollow
Thunderbird is a new restaurant and bar located on The Strand at Port Elliot. Managed by motivated Foodie, Campbell Haig ( Cafe 58 ), Thunderbird offers something different for lunch, dinner or drinks after the beach.



A large patio area adjacent to the street allows outdoor dining and people watching. Inside is a comfy lounge area for drinks and chatting as well as chairs and tables for dining.



The polished cement floor and huge windows present a chic ambience, which is enhanced by walls of artwork from talented locals, including Sally Deans and Tom O'Callaghan.



If you enjoy art, and there's lots of it to enjoy on The Fleurieu Peninsula. The Strand Gallery is right next door to Thunderbird providing a perfect browsing opportunity before or after lunch.



Thunderbird's menu focusses on seasonal, regional food and, as a consequence, changes regularly. 'Bar Food' is designed to be shared and the menu may include delightful locally grown olives, roasted almonds from Willunga or, if you are a summer visitor, baked figs with local goats cheese.

The main meal menu is succinct which is always a blessing to those who suffer indecision (I'm guilty). There may be only three dishes to choose from but daily specials are also available so there's always enough to tempt.

Further temptation comes in the form of locally made cakes and desserts as well as a selection of cheeses from Alexandrina and Adelaide Hills.

Wines from Mt Jagged, McLaren Vale and Langhorne Creek are listed along with a few imported varieties from France and Italy. A generous selection of craft beer varieties also feature on the drinks list.



My recent visit to Thunderbird provided the opportunity for me to try a 'Cypriot Salad'. This was a new dish to my repertoire and certainly a most welcome one.



Crunchy toasted almonds, pine nuts and pumpkin seeds, mixed with fresh green herbs and leaves, sweet muscatels and salty capers were topped with a yoghurt and honey dressing and colourful pomegranate seeds. It was delicious and surprisingly filling. A glass of chilled Pinot Grigio from the Adelaide Hills seemed a perfect accompaniment, so much so that I ordered a second glass.



Thunderbird features local seafood on the menu which will entice me back there soon. It's a gem of a restaurant. Bookings are essential at busy times.

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