Who: Matt Palmer
Where: 90 Anzac Hwy Plympton
What: Newly refurbished pub
When: Every night of the week!
Why: Check out the beer garden

What was once a dubious suburban drinking hole is now an upmarket pub. That’s right; The Highway Inn has undergone an ugly-duckling-to-swan transformation, looking schmicker than the current winner from the Biggest Loser crossed between a Pussycat Dolls: Search For The Next Doll contestant. Image isn’t everything though and the Inn (as locals fondly refer to it) has more to offer than state of the art audio, delicious food, stylish décor and a claim to fame that it was Australia's (and possibly the world's) first drive in bottle department. Amid the new fittings, it blends a relaxed vibe around the three bars: the retro style well equipped Sports Bar with full TAB facilities; The Lounge - a design orientated feature bar with fantastic cocktails and chic trimmings and mother of all beer gardens The Deck assisted by sails, up-to-the-minute outdoor settings and a cinema-size TV screen (the only Bytecraft LED screen in an SA hotel). Get into the HWY (another nickname) anyway you can because all of a sudden the west side is smoking.

Name: Devon
Age: 23
Best thing about working here: The fact that it’s new and different
Fave drink: Smirnoff Double Black
Best night to come: Saturdays
Fave type of music? House

Name: Anne
Age: 20
Best thing about working here: The people and the atmosphere
Fave drink: Sunday Sessions cocktail
Best night to come: Party - Friday, Chilled - Sunday arvo or Wednesday night
Fave type of music? In between pop and dance

Name: Bec
Age: 27
Best thing about working here: It’s better than it was three years ago
Fave drink: The Peachy D (cocktail)
Best night to come: Sunday arvos
Fave type of music? Phil and Brayden’s acoustic duo