Against the Grain — Restaurant in Adelaide

review no. 79 of 2024 (26/7/24)

Against The Grain

Well I noticed a post by Alan Edgar last year about a new bakery opening in Bowden SA. Bowden is an inner city suburb of Adelaide apx 4 mins from the CBD. Well on Friday I ventured down to Bowden to check out Against The Grain. Met Damian and his wife who run and own the bakery. Damian's background extends back to David Jones - all those delicious cakes and pastries. They opened apx 6 months ago after 12 months of renovations. Walking into the bakery it has a really nice rustic look and feel to it.

Plain Mince Pie $6

The presentation of the pie looked pretty good, a nice square pie, a light golden colour which was pretty even around the pie. The pastry wasn't flakey, a nice light feel and texture on the palate and wasn't dry. The pastry was of similar thickness around the pie. The bottom and top could have done with a touch more baking time.

The pie was packed full of a really delicious filling, there wasn't any space left. I quite enjoyed it and it didn't have that onion flavouring. The mince was seasoned nicely. The mince to gravy ratio was pretty good. The consistency wasn't too bad it could have been a touch more runny. As a whole the pie was pretty good. The serving temp was good and I dare say the pie would have held up together nicely. At 6 bucks it pretty reasonably priced.

Moving on to the second pie....

Breakfast Pie $6.50

The presentation of the pie looked really good, I was liking what I was seeing. Bacon, cheese, and egg on top. Just the look of the lid it looked fresh and tasty. It had a nice aroma too. The pie base was baked pretty good 👍.

Biting into the pie you got all those classic flavours of the bacon and cheese, the mibce was seasoned well and the mice the gravy ratio in this one lookes to be a tad more runny, I'm thinking the consistency was pretty good. Munching away got to the egg which was cooked well. All the flavours worked really well which each other on this classic pie. The serving temp was hot, an eatable temperature. I would say this would be a plate, knife and fork job as if felt and looked pretty weighty. I can't give a definite answer to if it would hold up. (we'll see next time I visit haha) The pie was priced pretty good for what it was.

They have a nicely sized dining area in the bakery so you can sit down and enjoy your meal.

So if your travelling down Hawker st in Bowden chuck a turn down Gibson st and check out this new bakery !

Thanks for having me in 👍

104 B Gibson St, Bowden SA 5007

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