The Garden Shed on Mount Eden Rd. Photo / Jason Oxenham
Address: 470 Mt Eden Rd, Mt Eden
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The menu is all locally sourced fine bistro-style fare with a wholesome vibe.
The look is the big drawcard for The Garden Shed. As the name suggests there's a botanical, rustic theme throughout the establishment. There's plenty to look at - freshly picked flowers decorate each table, old metal buckets
hang from the ceiling as pendant lights, there is lots of lush greenery and oodles of other gardening paraphernalia. The cosy courtyard out the back offers the best seats in the house.
We ordered the shed board ($20.90), which came packed with streaky bacon, a spicy pork sausage, tomato and onion ragu, poached eggs, a potato rosti, mushrooms and toast, and the curious chook ($19.90), a lemon, thyme and pink pepper-basted chicken with bacon, lettuce, tomato and avocado - kind of a deconstructed sandwich - doused in too much aioli for me. Both meals came with great haste and the cold plates cooled our meals quick smart. Other than that, we were pretty happy.
The coffee pleased my partner, but the housemade sodas are well worth sampling at $6 a pop. The cherry and pomegranate was fruity, sweet and refreshing. There's also celery, hibiscus, kola nut, orange dandy and lemon.
