Red Cacao
Unit 3/41 Mount Barker Rd, Stirling SA 5152, Australia
Open nowToday 08:30 – 18:00 · by the venue's published hoursFull hours
A celebrated Adelaide Hills chocolate cafe in Stirling, rated 4.8 — artisan cacao with a leafy hills setting.
Practical details
Opening hours
Open now- MondayToday
- 08:30 – 18:00
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- 08:30 – 18:00
- Thursday
- 08:30 – 18:00
- Friday
- 08:30 – 21:30
- Saturday
- 08:30 – 18:00
- Sunday
- 09:00 – 17:00
Why it's worth checking out
Red Cacao is a beloved Adelaide Hills cafe and chocolatier in Stirling, on Mount Barker Road, set among the leafy charm that makes the hills such a popular escape from the city. Just a short drive up from Adelaide, it's become a destination in its own right for anyone with a soft spot for fine chocolate and good coffee.
The focus on artisan chocolate and cacao gives it a clear point of difference, and the picturesque Stirling setting makes it an easy and rewarding day-trip from town. It's the kind of place that turns a drive into the hills into a proper outing rather than just a coffee stop.
With a 4.8 rating from more than 1,400 reviews, it's clearly winning over the people who make the trip. Menus, seasonal offerings, opening hours and pricing do change, and a popular hills spot fills up on weekends, so it's worth checking current details before you head up — particularly if you're making the drive specifically for the chocolate or planning to settle in for a while.
Spot Score
The Spot Score is our composite of five signals — two about the venue's standing with visitors and three about how complete and current this listing is. It is not a visitor rating and not a verdict on the food or the experience. The 4.8 from 1,421 reviews is Google's visitor rating, shown separately and never altered by us.
About the venue · from Google
- ReputationGoogle star rating, smoothed for review count
- 91
- PopularityHow many Google reviews it has
- 96
About this listing · our record
- Information qualityWebsite, menu and structured details on file
- 30
- Category fitHow well it matches its listed category
- 70
- FreshnessHow recently we last checked our sources
- 30
Last checked against sources 19 June 2026.
Our independent editorial score — not a user rating.
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