Kick start summer with a jug of margarita!

The title of this post is almost a bit too long but I just had to do it. And I'll do it again! Kick start summer with a jug of margarita!!! It took us 3 attempts, week after week [It is the busy month of the year after all], before we could finally dine at Grace the Establishment.

It was one of their Thursday specials where a jug of margarita costs only $15 instead of the usual $25. We are mindful that margarita is served with salt at the rim of the glass, however, our first word was ''Salty''. The whole jug did last us the entire sitting.

Fried chicken with buttermilk dipping sauce $9.50. We were disappointed. Chicken wasn't cripsy hot and the buttermilk dipping sauce also did not bring the fried bits to life.

Boston Bay Mussels with chorizo, lemon thyme and cider $24. Interesting flavours. If you do not know me by now, I get sucked into dishes with chorizo on the menu. =D

Slow-cooked pork belly with pickled daikon heirloom carrots $27. We thought this dish was a little overpriced and we weren't particularly impressed by the flavours. We were impressed with the presentation but I guess we do pay for that effort. The rhubarb was left on the plate only because we discovered we did not enjoy it cooked this way.

For the finale, Chocolate bar salted caramel and peanut nougat $7.50. Again, it wasn't what I had imagined. For some reason, I was expecting three separate distinctive elements on the plate. Having said that, we were glad we ordered a dessert to share as it was truly rich and satisfying to end our night.

I have to say we went to Grace with a different set of expectations. We were not allowed to order food from the bar, it does not help that the menu does look a lot more interesting at the bar. Live music was again not up to expectations and the place was loud, even at the restaurant itself. Nevertheless, I did have fun and will most definitely return to dine at the bar.

Grace the Establishment
127 The Parade
Norwood SA 5067.
0883331007.