The Blacksmith's Inn - Our Unofficial Quest to Try All the Burgers Not Made By Fast Food Chains Continues

Blackie's Steak Burger Picture by Enigma.

Blackie's Steak Burger (no tomato version).
Picture by Enigma.

It's been quite some time since my partner, Enigma, and I have spent a day out together. She's been recovering from knee replacement surgery that happened back in May, plus it's been Winter for the past few months here in Australia.

While we didn't go too far today, we bundled ourselves into the car, along with our dog Oscar and made the trip a few towns over for lunch at The Blacksmith's Inn, One Tree Hill, South Australia.

I'm not sure if there was a lot of choice in terms of places to eat in One Tree Hill. We didn't really do a lot of exploring but The Blacksmith's is dog friendly and has a very nice outdoor eating area that they also use to provide live music entertainment on Sunday afternoons from 2pm. Today act was JK Chillin.

I don't think either Enigma or I particularly planned to continue our unofficial quest to try all the burgers not made by Fast Food Chains, but we both zoned in on their steak burger with chips.

I must admit I didn't really pay much attention to what the menu said was on my burger, largely because they had me at 'steak' but I'm fairly certain it also had bacon, cheese, tomato, onion, and lettuce. Possibly one or two other items as well.

(Just checked their online Facebook Menu... we ordered the Blackie's Steak Burger, with everything on it I listed plus Bourbon BBQ sauce - which really added some nice flavor as I remember thinking whatever sauce they used was nice).

I thought it tasted great. Enigma thought hers was a little dry but still tasted good, Oscar loved the steak tidbits we slipped him under the table too.

The Blacksmith's Inn, One Tree Hill, SA.
Image - TBI Facebook Page.

We didn't spend a lot of time here to really check the place out, but when I went inside to use the restroom, I did notice the main bar was very inviting, spacious area, complete with couches as well as tables. I also got a glance into the large function room where a party lunch was definitely going on.

All in all a very nice spot for lunch or dinner (or just for drinks and/or pokies if that's more your speed).

We followed lunch with a quick trip to the nearby school oval which doubles as a recreation reserve complete with play ground, tables, BBQ, tennis courts, and dog bag dispensers. The oval is set up for various field sports with almost perfect grass.

Oscar loved being off the leash here - a little too much. I think his happy place is a big, wide open field of grass because whenever he's on an oval he just loves to run, and he's harder than usual to call back. He's still pretty fast, even with his 14ish year old back legs that sometimes give way if he turns too quickly.

After that we headed back, stopping at a local Gawler Park that we hadn't been to for quite some time to give Oscar and ourselves a bit more time in the outdoors, before heading home.

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