The Barn Bistro

Mclaren Vale, Australia

4.7

Closed now

9 reviews

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Telephone:
+61 8 8323 8618
Website:
www.thebarnbistro.com.au
Address:
252 Main Rd, Mclaren Vale, South Australia, 5171
McLaren Vale
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
250 ftStop 87 Main Road - North side
380 ftStop 87 Main Road - South West side
0.2 miStop 86 Main Road - East side
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Takes Reservations
Yes
Delivery
No
Take-out
No
Accepted Cards
Credit, Debit
Parking
Private Lot
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
No
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Dressy
Noise Level
Quiet
Alcohol
Full Bar
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
Free
Has TV
No
Dogs Allowed
No
Waiter Service
Yes
Caters
Yes

Today

Today 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Mclaren Vale) 08:22 Friday, 27 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Tuesday 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Wednesday 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Thursday 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Friday 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Sunday 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Each day Chef Darren Knill and his team prepare seasonally inspired dishes on our À la carte style menu. Sourcing from South Australian suppliers and using traditional and modern culinary techniques, The Barn Bistro’s food is bright, flavorful, and heartwarming.

Winter Locals Special! Mon– Friday 3 Courses for only $ 49!

History

Established in 1969.

The particular site on which The Barn was built was the old Coach Stop Way Station for the overnight stage for bullock teams bringing wheat from Victor Harbour to be milled in Adelaide.

In 1882, Thomas Hardy acquired the property and used the extensive stables to house his work horses.

As a result of a long running local feud, the old well by the stone horse trough was poisoned, killing Thomas Hard’s horses.

The property fell into disuse until in 1969 David Hardy (great grandson of the original Thomas Hardy) and well known Australian artist David Dridan renovated the original coach house building with old timber beams from the disused Clarendon Winery. The result being the iconic figure known as The Barn Bistro and Art Gallery.

Nearby

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ft
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Wise Wellbeing and Health
263 Main Rd
380
ft
Southern Vales Family Chiropractic
263 Main Rd
590
ft
Meadowglen Horse Academy
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600
ft
Penny’s Hill Wines
281 Main Road

9 reviews of The Barn Bistro

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Place rating: 5
Calgary, Canada
Great place, quality food and selection of wines! Plus friendly owners! we enjoyed the dinner and nicely cooked lean meat of kangaroo
Place rating: 5
Bolingbrook, IL
We had a wonderful experience at The Barm. A lovely restaurant, great service and excellent food. Try the kangaroo, it was amazing.
Place rating: 4
Adelaide, Australia
Great food nice and warm would go back it was nice to sit outside but be inside. Quiet atmosphere with a good selection of music
Place rating: 5
Vancouver, Canada
So good!
Place rating: 5
Australia
Well … this place has certainly changed!!! To be fair, I haven’t been here for about … um, 15 years! Back then, it was ‘nouveau dining’ — big plates, tiny meals and big price tag.
We came here in the spirit of trying ‘new’ places in the southern suburbs, and ended up here by default — not many places are open for dinner on a Tuesday night. It is a beautiful whitewashed cottage which has definitely been transformed — the front door opens onto a room which would be perfect for cocktails, and then steps down into the restaurant. Luckily the chairs have all been updated (last time it was deck chairs — seriously!!), and the atmosphere was sophisticated. The courtyard area has also had a complete facelift — gorgeous fire, tealights, very nice!
I ordered the eye fillet beef with truffled spinach (yes, you read right) — oh wow, absolutely amazing! My partner had the kingfish, which was also superb. The wine list is excellent (as you would expect in McLaren Vale), and there are options for ‘liquid dessert’ which I always prefer ;) I had an espresso martini (which was delicious, albeit not a real espresso martini, as it was mainly Baileys!).
Service was excellent and attentive, and we left here feeling like we had an excellent meal worth every dollar, and that we would definitely be coming here again!
Place rating: 4
Adelaide, Australia
Lovely meal, service was exceptional. I had the confit duck leg with pearl couscous, which was tasty, however the duck was a little dry and it needed more sauce. Everything else was above par.
Place rating: 5
Richmond, VA
Great grass fed beef. Delicious fresh (and huge) salad to start. Select the salad listed as a side and share it if possible.
Steak was very flavorful, though not as tender as some I’ve had I the US. Still very, very tasty. They offered mustard on the side as an accompaniment, but I passed. This region of Australia has a historically German influence which showed up in the mustard offering. I kind of wish I would have tried some, not that the steak needed it. Would have been interesting as five different mustards were offered.
Place rating: 5
Adelaide, Australia
Beautiful ambience for dinner, incredible food, fantastic opening hours and bright and bubbly staff always attentive and considerate. Where else would you want to go!
Place rating: 4
Australia
Great service, beautiful atmosphere (especially in the enclosed courtyard) and good food make The Barn a real treat. I’m told they have an excellent range of wines but I can’t confirm as we had been on a wine tour all day and were all wined out!