ADELAIDE: Orana

Taking a short break from the Japan food posts, Nick and I decided to spend our 7th anniversary at Orana - Pride of Adelaide's Food scene, Australian 2018 hottest chef of the year ( btw, what do they mean by hottest chef ah? Most goodlooking ??? ) , Gourmet traveller 2018 Restaurant of the year.

We feel extremely proud of Orana because we have essentially seen it grow from a new restaurant ( our first time there was a few weeks after they opened in 2013) on Rundle to what it is now. Our previous photo post here ( I think this might have been our 3rd time ).

Presenting... THE MENU.

BEST POTATO DAMPERS. with the best macadamia and native thyme soup

Always impressed with their squid dish. 

Spencer gold prawn roti. The mayo went really well with the prawn and the roti. I wished they used some bigger, more succulent prawns eg, Tiger prawns. It was good, but I would love to have more prawns with every bite of my roti. At the end, I was just left with eating roti and mayo because I suck at portioning my prawn ):

This made me feel one with nature. I felt like I was eating a tree bark. I felt.. Healthy. haha.

This " soup soup" is possibly the best broth I've ever tasted. Made with Kingfish and Australian botanicals that was specially foraged. 

Kohlrabi. haha. Just when I thought kohlrabi has fell out of fashion. 

 I love this Kohlrabi vegetable. It goes so well with soup soup.

Macadamia butter is mad good. 

I probably say this is my least favourite dish of the night. I love seafood, but this mud crab dish was a tad too fishy for me to handle. I felt like I was drowning in the sea.

Orana does Kangaroo the BEST. I've never been a fan of Kangaroo meat. My neighbour gave some to me 7 years ago ( it was my first time trying ) and I told myself NEVER AGAIN. When I first went to Orana and they served Kangaroo I remember going like " ohgod. this is going to spoil my meal " But. IT WAS SO GOOD. It wasn't gamey or tough or anything. It was. Just right.

This set buffalo milk, strawberry and eucalyptus is a constant in their menu since the start. And I'm so glad it didn't get replaced by something else because, this is really so good ! I love the consistency of the buffalo milk curd. And the strawberry and eucalyptus goes fantastic with it.

With a price tag of $195 per person, it is not exactly the cheapest. However, I really must say that I've enjoyed every experience I had at Orana since 2013. And I think it's definitely a place to bring someone for a special occasion :D

Orana (click for website) 

Tuesday to Saturday 6-8pm