Old mill, new café

Hart’s flour mill is one of Port Adelaide’s best-known landmarks. A real visionary, Captain John Hart went from chasing whales off the South Australian coast before official settlement to Premier of the State. 

Now his mill overlooks a 21st-century development along the banks of the Port River.

Born in England, Hart went to sea as a 12-year-old and in 1828 visited Hobart for the first time. 

Later he was involved in collecting seal and wallaby skins and salt from Kangaroo Island and in 1839 he became a partner in a whaling venture at Encounter Bay; he bought larger ships and was involved in many trading ventures before retiring from the sea in 1846 and settling in Adelaide where he eventually entered politics.

See the mill from Portobello — finely attuned to the laid-back “permanent holiday” lifestyle of Newport Quays in Port Adelaide, this stylish café and bar makes relaxation an art.

The suave red and white bar offers fine wines and lavish cocktails and the interior and exterior dining spaces seat you right by the river — a calm, cool place to enjoy the suitably Mediterranean menu which includes tapas, pizza, grill and seafood delicacies, many featuring the namesake Portobello mushrooms.

Portobello is open for lunch and dinner Tuesday to Sunday and weekend breakfasts from 9.00 am.
 
Waterfront 1-2 Wirra Drive 
Spinnaker North Building 
New Port SA 5015
Phone: 8242 4444
Or visit the Portobello website