Piccadilly Kitchen

If you ever wake up on a day off on a Friday or Saturday morning (8.30−4) and you’re feeling easy-​breezy and you’re looking for a cruisy, quaint, casual café brekky or tea then I highly recommend the Piccadilly Kitchen (PK).
The coffee is good, at a good price and perfect with a cheeky slice of cake if you’re so inclined.
We indulged in scrambled eggs with kasundi relish (amaaaazing!) And avocado and tomato on homemade buttermilk bread. All tasty and filling too.
Its über-​kitchy décor and open kitchen gives PK a unique home-​meal type charm with a rustic hills café quality.
The service is an OK pace, if you’re not in a rush… i can’t imagine this would be the sort of place you’d stop if you were, but as I said, if you go in feeling loosey-​goosey, no fuss, no stress, PK is a definite winner.
Glad we finally made it and looking forward to returning to try the rest of the lunch menu.

This is a beautiful little spot in the Adelaide Hills. Adjacent to the lower entrance to the Mt Lofty Botanic gardens and situated on Piccadilly road which runs from Stirling/​Crafers to Uraidla/​Summertown, this little café is quite often pumping on the weekend.
They have a fairly simple set-​up; a small open kitchen and a few tables inside and then a few more tables outside.
My first visit was on my brother’s wedding day when the three of us bro’s went out for breakfast beforehand. The breakfast wasn’t huge or elaborate but was well cooked and the coffee was fantastic. I’ve been back for coffee and cake and the quality is still high.
They sell all sorts of jams and spreads made locally in the hills and have a rack of plants out the front for purchase. I also read that they have a barter system there; so when we visited they were asking for lemons and were offering food or coffee in exchange. I like that initiative.
If you live in the hills and have driven past on your way to somewhere else and thought «is that place any good?», the answer is yes, so you should pop in and support your local hills café. You never know how long these places will stay open if you don’t.

The coffee here is really good!!! We had cake and coffee for Valentines Day and my delicious brownie was even heart shaped served with cream and berries. Was so excited to eat it only remembered I should have taken a photo after it was half gone, oh well will have to go back again.
My husband had a sour cherry cake also served with cream and berries which of course I had to taste and this was also yummy.
It is a quirky little setting with an outdoor eating area and even has some local produce for sale and you can barter excess fruit & veg for coffee & or food.