BAROSSA VALLEY, AUSTRALIA: Cheap places to eat near the Barossa Visitor Centre

Barossa Visitor Centre

BAROSSA VALLEY, AUSTRALIA: Cheap places to eat near the Barossa Visitor Centre

We tried two restaurants near the Barossa Visitor Center serving delicious food and are reasonably priced. I recommend both restaurants for those doing the hop-on-hop-off Trailhopper wine tours from Adelaide since the Barossa Visitor Centre is one of the places included in those tours. 

1. TANUNDA TAKEAWAY 

(FORMERLY TANUNDA CHICKENS)

We dined here right after the trailhopper wine tour. Although slightly drunk, we were able to reach this place easily because it's right across the road where the Barossa Visitor Center is located. 

Location is right across the Barossa Visitor Center

This is the old sign when it was still Tanunda Chickens
We ate there when it was still Tanunda Chickens in 2018.
So what we got was roast chicken

Google view of the old entrance
Note that it is beside the Fine Aboriginal Art & Souvenirs Store

This is the new sign and entrance.
This photo is taken from their Facebook page.
Note that the store beside it is still the Fine Aboriginal Art & Gifts store.

OPENING HOURS : 

Photo is taken at their Facebook page
Current as of July 2021

MENU

(Current as of July 2021)

(Taken from their Facebook page)

FACEBOOK PAGE: Tanunda Takeaway

2. AMANTI PIZZA 

This pizza place serves a lot of different varieties of pizza, from the traditional to the gourmet so you have a lot of choices but prices are very reasonable. The pizza and pasta that we bought shown in the photos below are really good. This place is highly recommended.

Location is also very near the Barossa Visitor Centre

OPENING HOURS

MENU

TO SEE THE MENU order online HERE

Below are photos of what we ordered:

The Diavolo

Beef, jalapeno peppers, onions, fresh mushrooms and capsicums, cheese, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, chilli.

Tomato fettuccine

A creamy sauce with white wine, bacon, chicken, sundried tomato, onion, asparagus and fettuccine with mozzarella or parmesan 

Website: https://amantipizza-tanunda.com.au/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amantipizza/ 

Morgon 2019 by Domaine Mathieu and Camille Lapierre: My Review

WINE REVIEW: Morgon 2019 by Domaine Mathieu and Camille Lapierre

It's my first time to drink Beaujolais and I'm trying to recall where I first encountered it in a song. Google to the rescue! It was Barry Manilow's song, No Other Love. That was the first time I heard it and I always wondered what it tastes like. 

A light and refreshing Cru Beaujolais red wine is perfect for a warm sunny Friday afternoon. If you want a light and refreshing wine (which is usually associated with whites) but are in the mood for a red, go for a Cru Beaujolais red wine. It's best served cold, unlike other red wines.

Morgon 2019 came from a Beaujolais Cru, which is not an ordinary Beaujolais vineyard. A Beaujolais Cru can label the wine by the Cru name only. In this case, they call it Morgon, instead of Beaujolais.

Wine: Morgon 2019 by Domaine Marcel Lapierre 

My Review: 

Leather on the nose. Maraschino Cherry and raspberry flavor. Soft tannins. Very light and refreshing. Perfect for a warm day. If you want a light and refreshing wine (which is usually associated with whites) but are in the mood for a red, go for this Beaujolais. Best served cold, unlike other red wines. All the different flavor of fruit surfaces when it's cold.

Vivino rating: 4.3, 515 reviews

https://www.vivino.com/marcel-lapierre-cuvee-villie-morgon/w/1750282?year=2019

Wine searcher rating: 92/100

https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/dom+marcel+lapierre+morgon+beaujolais+france/2019

Blog post on the winery: 

https://www.wineanorak.com/beaujolais/MarcelLapierre.htm

What to Order at THE LAST CHUKKER at the Manila Polo Club

What to Order at THE LAST CHUKKER at the Manila Polo Club

These are the highly recommended meals to order.

I love the meals at the Last Chukker because it's simple, delicious, not overpowering with too many flavors and with all the natural flavors of the fresh ingredients highlighted. It's so much like a great homemade meal lovingly prepared by your grandmother. 

I love all the dishes but if we're a small group, the TOP FOUR I must first order are as follows: 

Prosciutto and Arugula Pizza

Pollo al Mattone
(Tender half chicken cooked under a brick

Homemade black pasta with squid rings

Banana bread pudding with Kahlua Creme Anglaise

IF YOU'RE IN A BIG GROUP, YOU CAN ORDER MORE OF THOSE BELOW:

Wood fired buratta

Chipirones a la plancha

Chicken Caesar salad

Napoli Pizza

Spaghettini alla checca

Decadent chocolate cake

Banana Nutela Napoleon

MENU

INSIDE LAST CHUKKER 

FACADE OF LAST CHUKKER 

We tried Korean Brand Tom's Farm Yogurt Almonds v. Mugerbon Yogurt Almonds and here's my review.

We tried Korean Brand Tom's Farm Yogurt Almonds v. Mugerbon Yogurt Almonds and Here's My Review.

I love pairing almonds with my after-lunch tea. My favorite is Tom's Farm yogurt flavored almonds from Korea. It doubles as a healthy dessert too. But recently, I found it difficult to source this flavor of Tom's Farm Almonds so I tried another brand of yogurt flavored almonds called Mugerbon. The 210 gram size of Mugerbon Yogurt flavored almonds is the same price as Tom's Farm Yogurt flavored almonds. 

The one on the left is Mugerborn.
The one on the right is Tom's Farm.

MY REVIEW 

As you can see, coating is looks almost the same

Taste:

Mugerborn: Tastes like Nestle creamy yogurt. It's sweeter than Tom's Farm.

Tom's Farm: Tastes like Yakult. They were able to replicate the sour Yakult tang as you bite into the almonds. The packaging shows what looks like a yakult bottle so the representation is quite accurate.

I like Tom's Farm yogurt almond exactly because of the sour yakult tang. But my daughter dislikes it. She likes Mugerborn better. So depending on what yogurt taste you like better, you cannot go wrong with either, especially since a 210 g pouched is priced the same from Shopee where I get it.

HOW TO FOLLOW UP THE REFUND STATUS OF YOUR CANCELLED CEBU PACIFIC FLIGHT

HOW TO FOLLOW UP THE REFUND STATUS 

OF YOUR CANCELLED CEBU PACIFIC FLIGHT

You can request your refund's status through the Guest Feedback form on the Cebu Pacific site: https://www.cebupacificair.com/pages/guest-feedback. 

When you fill out the form, under Type of Feedback, select "Request". Then for the Category, choose "Flight Cancellations/Changes Options". Indicate the booking reference number of the flight for refund. They reply via email. In the email, they will inform you when they processed it. And from my experience, you can count 5 months from the date they processed it, until they refund it in the same mode of payment you used to pay for the flight. I paid by credit card and they refunded it to my credit card.

Gloriamaris Restaurant Delivery: How to Order, How to Pay, How it is Delivered

Gloriamaris Restaurant Delivery: 

How to Order, How to Pay, How it is Delivered 

For those craving for old favorites in this pandemic where everyone are advised to stay at home, our favorite Chinese restaurant is now open for pick up and delivery. Below is how you do it.

FOR A GUIDE ON WHAT TO ORDER, CHECK OUT MY OLD POST BELOW

MANILA: Gloriamaris Greenhills Restaurant: What to Order 

Our favorite Chinese restaurant in Manila is Gloriamaris Greenhills restaurant. They serve very good quality Chinese food but it's a bit expensive. So we go there only on special occasions, or when there's a 50% off promo from credit cards.

Usually, the 50% discount only covers the food bill including VAT (value added tax), and doesn't cover drinks and service charge. But that's already a lot. Our food bill for what we ordered (shown below) amounted to only a little less than 5000 pesos, when it should have been a little less than 9000 pesos.

We usually reserve our seats at the fine dining section so we can also order from the dimsum and hotpot menu, aside from ordering from the fine dining menu.

These are the iconic dishes we ordered. 

Sautéed Sweet and sour pork

(Medium, 990 pesos) 

Hot Prawn Salad

(Medium - 1630 pesos)

Note: They used real prawns and not shrimps like other smaller restaurants do) 

Peking Duck whole served 2 ways

(3,600 pesos) 

 

This is the Peking Duck first way:
You wrap the skin and meat in a thin pancake, with hoisin sauce and leeks then fold it.

The second way:
You have a choice between minced duck wrapped in lettuce or just chopped duck seasoned with salt and pepper.

We usually choose minced duck. Sorry. I forgot to take a photo of the minced duck

Hakaw

(198 pesos)

Their Hakaw is really great. Instead of just one shrimp, they put 2 shrimps inside the dumpling 

Ma Po Tofu

(Small - 600 pesos)

We usually request very spicy Ma Po Tofu. 

THE PRICE LIST FOR WHAT WE ORDERED

(Note: the small size plate is usually good for 5-6 persons) 

TURKS SHAWARMA DELIVERY: My Review How to Order, How to Pay, and How it is delivered

TURKS SHAWARMA DELIVERY: 
My Review

How to Order, How to Pay, and How it is delivered

If you're craving for the famous Turk's Shawarma, you can have your cravings satisfied by ordering the chicken and beef doner set offered online and delivered straight to your home. This is the ad I found online:

Your favorite shawarma is back!

We are selling Frozen, Ready-To-Heat TURKS Beef and Chicken Shawarma for delivery within Metro Manila, Antipolo and Cainta. 

Price List:
Beef Doner Set PHP 965
Contains 1 pack frozen beef, 1 pack pita, and 1 pack garlic sauce, good for 20 servings 

Chicken Doner Set PHP 965
Contains 1 pack frozen chicken, 1 pack pita, and 1 pack garlic sauce, good for 20 servings 

Cheese Sauce PHP 272 

We deliver via Happy Move. We will book the rider for you, but delivery fee to be shouldered by buyer. 

Please order via www.tinyurl.com/TurksAtHome

MOP: BPI, BDO, Metrobank, Gcash.
Make everyday a Turks day!

MY EXPERIENCE

I ordered 1 beef doner set, 1 chicken doner set and 2 cheese sauce using their form. I waited for them to text me to confirm my order. And when they did, I asked them how much is the estimated delivery charge from their location to mine.  I paid by gcash and sent the proof of payment via viber. I ordered on a Monday and they informed me they will deliver on Wednesday. The items were delivered Wednesday afternoon. Delivery charge from New Manila to Antipolo is 180 pesos, which I handed over to the rider.

MY TIP: Ask for the estimated delivery charge for your location before paying for the order to find out the actual total cost for you including delivery charge.

HOW TO ORDER AND HOW TO PAY

Order via www.tinyurl.com/TurksAtHome

WHAT THEY DELIVERED

Pita Bread
Frozen beef doner (in dark brown package)
Frozen chicken doner (in reddish brown package)
Garlic sauce (in foil package)
Cheese sauce (in yellow) 

Frozen beef doner (in dark brown package)
Frozen chicken doner (in reddish brown package)

20 pieces pita bread

I ate Turks a lot but I don't really watch how they prepare it. If you're like me, you can watch the video below to refresh your memory.

HOW TO WRAP

The vegetables you need to prepare to include in your shawarma wrap are sliced cucumber, sliced tomatoes and sliced onions.

Credits to Davao base for the video below.