Eat: Wake up and Grind It

Awake from a slumber! Sleeping is great. Sometimes waking up isn't so great. But breakfast should be. Especially if you can wangle a seat at Grind It on a beautiful sunny autumn weekend.

Grind It at Glenelg is a very popular spot and rightly so. The food is fantastic. The chai lattes are perfect. The find and secure a seat game is strategic. This is not a place for people in a rush or groups of more than four but, if you've got time up your sleeve and friends who don't mind bumping elbows, you will be rewarded. Eventually.

Here's what you might like to order. From top left clockwise – Fruit salad & yoghurt, French toast with fresh pear, Club BLT with avocado & poached egg and Polenta Johnny cakes.

Our share plate spin on the Johnny cakes.

I've been steadily making my way through the menu on each of my visits and I'm yet to be disappointed. Two thumbs up.

Do: Relive the Magic

Confession time. I'm going against my own written word. For the majority* of this month I'm not rediscovering Adelaide one drink at a time. No siree, I'm trying out no drink at a time instead. Really it's only one letter different.

In lieu of drinks, what's a girl and her gaggle of cohorts to do on a Friday night? Mini Golf of course. Putt putt it out.

So there we were. On our way to The Beachouse. And 1999. Previously in existence as Magic Mountain, the mountain is long gone but the magic remains. Marketed as an Entertainment and Amusement Centre, this is wholesome fun for the whole family. Arcade games, waterslides, train, bumper boats, dodgem cars, you get the idea. For around $9.50 you can wander around the golf course for two hours and relive what once was. For the uninitiated, why not make some new memories?

A slight skirt around the five person max rule and we were off and running. Well, walking slowly around a tightly laid out lush, synthetic green 18 hole course. Unfortunately, whoever curated this particular course must have forgotten to take their imagination pills. We encountered a repetitive theme of misplaced boxes, not that there's anything wrong with that. Luckily the view is lovely, and if you time it well enough, the sunset's a complimentary bonus.

When you're done, reward your hard work with dessert. Bracegirdles for the hole in one. Winner's shout.

The Beachouse
Colley Terrace, Glenelg
Ph. 08 8295 1511
info@thebeachouse.com.au
Click here for opening hours

*That is, until Feb 24. When all bets are, most certainly, off.

Eat: e'nuf Burger Bar

O burger, where art thou?

e’nuf Burgers and summer go together. It’s an undisputed fact. You can just tell that the kids working there love* their summer job, cause they’re working at one of the coolest burger bars around. Unfortunately it’s not literally one of the coolest, it can get pretty hot next to the grill, but this ain’t no sweatshop. This is just fresh, handmade-to-satisfy burgers.

Beachside locations are handy. There’s only so far you want to walk after a lazy day by the water. Conveniently e’nuf Burger Bar’s two locations are Glenelg and Brighton. Very practical.

The menu is huge, with over 25 different burger combinations to choose from. Then there are chips, onion rings and milkshakes to think about. It could be overwhelming. But it isn’t.

Steak – thin strips of tenderised steak, camembert cheese, lettuce, tomato, caramalised onion, bacon & mayo.

eNUF Burger – beef patty, cheese, caramelised onion, bacon, egg, lettuce, tomato, relish & mayo.

Drunken Lamb – slow marinated lamb, red onion, lettuce, mint, cucumber, cheese and tzatziki.

Burgers should be simple. Simple and delicious. Which is exactly what e’nuf Burger Bar strives to be. I know you’ve been keeping to your New Year Exercise Regime so it’s ok to treat yourself. And even if you haven’t we all know it’s waaaaay too hot to be in the kitchen.

*There’s a fine line between love and hate anyway.