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Southbound Diner
Review
About
Open from Tuesday -Sunday in general and Friday and Saturday nights (close between 3-5pm)! Open 7 days during school holidays and most public holidays! Please check out Facebook page for any updates on hours as times may vary during the Winter season. We are a Retro style Café/Diner! WE do All Day Breakfast, Coffee, Fish & Chips, Burgers, Hot Dogs, Milkshakes and have a variety of weekly specials! Try our famous Beer battered chips! We have gravy available too! Everything is available to Take Away! Or Dine in with us!
Features
CUISINES
Cafe, Diner, Australian
Meal types
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Gluten free options
FEATURES
Accepts Credit Cards
Digital Payments
Free Wifi
Highchairs Available
Mastercard
Outdoor Seating
Parking Available
Reservations
Seating
Street Parking
Takeout
Visa
Wheelchair Accessible
Location
Parking Available, Street Parking
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Hours
Closed now
• Opens at 8:30 AM
Sunday
8:30 am - 3:00 pm
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
8:30 am - 3:00 pm
Wednesday
8:30 am - 3:00 pm
Thursday
8:30 am - 3:00 pm
Friday
8:30 am - 8:00 pm
Saturday
8:30 am - 8:00 pm
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4.7
117 reviews
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Leeanne C
Chiltern6 contributions
Mar 2021 • friends
The owner of this great little find, Sarah, provided such a variety of delicious food. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. The coffee and hot chocolates went down very easily. Bacon and eggs in all varieties delicious, and we loved the scones. Not to mention the suggestions of where else to visit in Normanville. So friendly and helpful. Two visits not enough.
Written 1 April 2021
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helloAdelaide
Adelaide247 contributions
Feb 2020 • couples
It's nice to see someone try something a little bit different from the normal takeaway fare. They offer themed breakfast, burgers and hotdogs. The coffee and the service is good. I have always been satisfied.
Written 22 February 2020
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helloAdelaide
Adelaide247 contributions
July 2022 • solo
The best chips, hot dogs and burgers in Normanville. The staff are always friendly and make you feel welcome and they make good coffee too. I just wish the opening hours were in the window so I could use it more.
Written 20 July 2022
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Christine M
10 contributions
Jan 2024 • couples
We are enjoying a mini break down on the coast and discovered this little diner. We had an excellent standard of coffee, a quality breakfast, and good service. Nice relaxed vibe, happy to recommend. Would definitely return. Check it out peeps!!
Written 2 January 2024
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Treedoc13
Adelaide53 contributions
Dec 2020 • none
Best fish and chips and Salt & Pepper Squid in Normanville. My son recommends the hot dogs too!
Generous portions but more importantly, tasty.
Friendly and efficient service. A must do.
Written 26 December 2020
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Joy W
Adelaide217 contributions
Apr 2024 • friends
They told us they make the best omelettes on the peninsular …. They were right. Good wholesome food for a reasonable price. Would go back just to have another omelette!
Written 17 April 2024
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Oakley71
Piccadilly94 contributions
Apr 2023 • couples
Had two lovely breakfasts. Smashed avocado and poached eggs with salmon. Fresh ingredients and service was timely and lovely staff.
Written 15 April 2023
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robert h
1 contribution
Jan 2023 • none
staff was friendly but i guess they have to be as i waited an hour for a small chips, sign out front said up to a half hour wait for food
Written 5 January 2023
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macfod
Amberley794 contributions
Dec 2022 • couples
Expected more, but avocado and salmon royal was served with very cold salmon and avocado plus a beauty of two black hairs under the bread yuck
Plus coffee was only luke warm!
Written 14 December 2022
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wayne10002016
West Beach6 contributions
Feb 2022 • none
Great Service and food
Friendly Staff, nothing too much trouble
Generous serves too
Pleasant spot to sit outside and watch the main street
Written 27 February 2022
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RDaquino
Melbourne33 contributions
Jan 2022 • family
Fabulous food and great service! Highly recommend.
The burgers did not disappoint, make sure you come hungry.
We loved it.
Written 7 January 2022
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Paul
Adelaide258 contributions
Apr 2021 • couples
We had lunch here on a Saturday late morning as Normanville was REALLY busy so we thought we'd get in early.
Got a table outside with our dog. Nice shade.
Friendly efficient service. Generous portions. Nice burgers.
Recommended!
Written 3 April 2021
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branham2016
Adelaide9926 contributions
Mar 2020 • none
Brunch time in the Southern Fleurieu Peninsula town of Normanville. Having perused places to eat in Normanville, the Southbound Diner caught my eye. Situated in Main Street, the Diner is easily identified by its distinctive street frontage with a large US flag fluttering in the breeze.
Parking streetside is an issue at the best of times, but the adjacent Romeo’s Foodland has a large car park as the back and also gives easy access to the Diner. Under the veranda is an outdoor seating area with several tables inside as well. Entering the Diner, the service area is directly ahead with a menu on the wall behind. Printed menus are available at the service area and also on each table.
The menu is varied and what caught my eye were the “breakfast” items named after US Presidents. And the current 2020 President has a burger named after him! And that’s not mentioning the Hound Dogs – 10inches – served with Beer Battered Chips.
A Kennedy? An Obama? A Reagan? I settled for a Cleveland – three pancakes with bacon, maple syrup and cream. To drink a vanilla milkshake and for my partner a flat white coffee only. Selected an indoor table and gazed around the diner. The brilliant colours enhanced the ‘old’ advertising signs slightly dimmed by age. It was 50’s-60’s heaven and only missing Danny, Sandy, Richie and Fonzie! The kitchen are is open and can be viewed as the chef prepares each meal. The coffee arrived with pleasant service and was hot and of medium strength whilst the vanilla milkshake was very thick and creamy. Then came the Cleveland. Quite a visual delight and hopefully a culinary one too. I was not disappointed. The pancakes were very light and fluffy, the bacon, slightly thicker than what is normally served, was smokey and well cooked, the maple syrup was a lot thicker and not as sweet as normally supplied at pancake places. And the cream? Just topped it all off!
Whilst there both eat-in and take-away trade was brisk and I can understand why with good service, a varied menu and great food. Tie that together with a chef that has a wicked sense of humour, this is a must when visiting Normanville.
Return? Definitely as I do want to work my way through the Presidential meals!
Written 21 March 2020
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Noel O
Melbourne132 contributions
Feb 2020 • none
Attended for luch, staff very polite and helpful. Meal came and was excellent to the taste, coffee hot and tasteful.
Highly rcommend a stop over if trvelling from Adelaide to Cape Jervis
Written 22 February 2020
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avC73
Adelaide2 contributions
Jan 2020 • family
Quick, friendly service. Flavoursome milkshakes and crispy chips. Great little cafe highly recommended
Written 14 January 2020
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