I was walking down the mall the other day on the way to Daily Choice for my cheap roll and I walked past the usual sprukers in the mall but on this day it was particularly funny because the busker had decided that he would spruke in a commentators voice. I don’t think that anyone ...
Atmosphere: 5/10 – not a bad pub, but not a stellar atmosphere either there are plenty of photos of the pub’s namesake on the walls to view whilst waiting for your meal to arrive. The pub was pretty quiet for a Friday lunch crowd so it was easy to hear every word of ...
Decadence, pure decadence. Fancy going to Windy Point Cafe and ordering a schnitzel! Well, they don’t call it a schnitzel, it appears on the menu as “almond & marjoram crumbed beef fillet with greens, mash & lemon butter” and it was washed down with a couple of glasses the finest sparkling. In reality the dish ...
Crown Hotel Victor Harbor – Schnitzel Encounters – Chicken Aussie
I had high hopes this was going to be the king of all schnitzels, after all look at the name of the place!
When it arrived all I could smell was the onions with a side of bbq sauce. I was dissapointed to find that even on ...
I decided I wanted a classy dining experience, so I popped into The Jetty Bar on Wednesday 20 January (Steak Night). I know what you’re thinking, and the answer is yes – I took my life in my hands and ate in the Front Bar.
Service 7/10
Pretty standard bar service really. Fairly sure the female bar ...
After 9 months overseas in a country where a pasty is unheard of, the first thing I required upon my return was a pasty. What better place to get that cheese and veg pasty than Beck’s Bakehouse on Oaklands Road.
Often, you think you need to head beyond suburbia into those delightful country towns like ...
Service 10/10
It’s a self serve arrangement. I was highly impressed by my prompt and courteous service to myself (it was the highlight of the dining experience).
Atmosphere 3.95/10
The atmosphere was somewhat wooden, almost like dining in a furniture store.
Schnitty Size 3.95/10
It looked like it had been stored in the middle of a pallet of flat pack ...
The Astor – Chicken with Gravy
I thought after my last experience I would go with the good old traditional favourite, surely a pleaser. They didn’t take all that long for our meals to arrive, after all it was a Friday night and looked to be reasonably busy. On first inspection the schnitzel was almost black ...
Went to The Seven Stars for a lunch time schnitter on 15 January 2010, ordered a chicken schnitzel with mushroom sauce.
Service – Pretty good. Friendly staff who were relaxed and chatty. One waitress brought out all our cutlery when it was apparent that we’d all forgotten we needed knives and forks to eat our meals. ...
Went to The Holdfast Hotel Friday night and had to have a schnitty.
Service – Pretty good. It was busy but the schnitty was fairly quick to arrive. Probably the highlight of the service is the waitresses, they are certainly whats known in the industry as “visually pleasing”. One of them even indulged in a bit ...
The Oriental has changed owners since the last time I was there and you can really tell as the style of the menu and dishes has changed dramatically. It has all gone more the way of traditional pub fare. Gone are the faux oriental salads, making way for the more traditional tomato, cucumber, lettuce salad. ...
The Hackney Hotel, is one of those I feel has been renovated with Pokie money. That really is the only good thing about those damn machines, all the beautifully renovated pubs. It was rather a late dinner, just scraping in 10 minutes before the kitchen closed, sitting in the fine looking bistro between the front ...
Went to the Office for lunch today, here’s the Schnitty review.
Service – The service was okay. We had pre-ordered our meals and they were delivered to the table shortly after we arrived. However, when we made the booking on Thursday, they didn’t hear (or write down) that we would be dining on Friday, they thought ...
Went and saw the Hiptones and the Transatlantics at the Rocket Bar on January 2nd, 2010. Rocket Bar is such a great little venue, always good music, reasonably priced drinks and an excellent vibe. On this particular night the bar was quite packed with an eclectic mix of young, old, fashionable and alternative types. With ...
Let me be clear. Inner city CBD haircut for only $10. Â Went today at lunch time- no wait. Two things are interesting here (1) how the girls cut your here with a comb and clippers- a unique style and (2) ask for hair wax- it goes on like a spidders web. They will try and ...
This is a Greek restaurant on the shores of west lakes. The food is great- the dips and pitta bread are authentic. The salt and pepper squid and calamari is fried in light non greasy pastry that was brilliant. I had my doubts about the location. West Lakes is not Bondi Beach, however once there ...
Service – 7/10
The service was pretty good considering we were part of a group of 25 and there was also a Hen’s show in for dinner at the same time (another group of about 25). The meals took about 45 minutes to come out, which is reasonable for a large group.
Atmosphere – 4/10
Three reasons for ...
Yet another review on The Parade in Norwood, this time at the fittingly named Parade Thai. We were actually supposed to visit this place before Danny’s Thai bistro but the were fully booked, so I assumed that this place was a pretty popular place to eat at and in my mind that means the food ...
Duthy Thai, obviously named for being on Duthy Street, is a quaint little cottage style restaurant (kind of looks like a house converted into a restaurant). I’ve read that the locals love this place, but I’ve heard both good things and bad things from friends so it will be interesting to see just who is ...
I’ve had this review sitting in my file since December. I was hoping that my memories of this below average meal would fade so as to write a fair review, but unfortunately for the Hampstead they have not.
We arrived at the Hampstead on a Thursday lunch time before Christmas for our work luncheon. The place ...
One of the guys from my work goes on about the mussels at the Belgian Beer Cafe. He just loves them. So we took him there to keep him quiet for a few weeks.
I figured there was no point in reviewing the mussels as obviously if you’re into mussels, this is the place to be. ...
Indochina Thai, the restaurant that may or may not combine three countries worth of culinary delights (Indonesia, China and Thailand) but judging from all the previous reviews, I wouldn’t be surprised to find a large menu full of all these types of foods. I certainly was hoping for some good “value, quality and creativity” as ...
Located in the centre of Lyndoch at the gateway of the Barossa Valley the Lord Lyndoch offers several dining options including alfresco, cafe, bistro and cellar steakhouse.
A beautiful warming touch as you walk through the door and are greeted by the staff. It is an old English style pub, with a homie feel to it. ...
Service – Not too bad. Had to find our own “reserved” seat in the dining section, but since the Bay to Birdwood was on, I’ll let it go. However, for a particular busy day, it did not take long for the meals to come out and all together – very professional considering the demand that ...
Always on the lookout for good pub fare. Ordered the scotch fillet and the seafood paella, just for something different.
Steak appeared to be cooked nicely (medium rare as ordered), and the flavour was great. But the meat was not as tender as expected, but still OK.
Seafood paella was definitely worth trying, with nice hearty flavours. ...
The Adelaide Hilton Hotel has a number of fine eating establishments including The Grange Restaurant, The Brasserie and Charlies Bar. It is also possible to get light lunches and coffees at the same counter as the Brasserie. They call this the Deli and there is a range of comfortable seating where your lunch can be ...
Word had spread to us about the completed renovation at the Oriental, so it was time for its true test. A busy Friday afternoon at 12.45pm we arrived to a packed out carpark and eating area. Eventually an elderly couple left and offered us their table in the shade on the Asian style deck.
The ...
The Dog and Duck was refurbished about a year or so ago. I had a schnitzel on their opening night, and it was fantastic. However, I went back for lunch earlier this year, and was bitterly disappointed in the disparity between my first schnitty and the one they served that day. It was terrible.
I went ...
There are three eating places in the Adelaide Botanical Gardens. They are the Botanic Gardens Restaurant, the Botanic Gardens Kiosk/Cafeand Café Fibonacci. The surroundings of the Botanic Gardens are magnificent. There are many varieties of huge trees and exotic vegetation. It is a perfect setting for enjoying a hot chocolate. The offerings from Café Fibonacci are limited. On the day Merkel visited there were ...
Full disclosure time. I work across the road from The Duke, so I’m there a fair bit.
One of the things I like about the place is the food, and in eyes that means schnitty’s.
I went for the Tuesday lunchtime feed with a few bro’s. They have a lunch special, which is $8 schnitty with any ...
This week we’re on The Parade! I’ve always heard about Danny’s Thai Bistro from the TV and radio ads, and I have heard they are pretty popular in the annual Norwood food awards. I’ve also always wondered just how authentic a Thai restaurant could be with a name like Danny’s … but names aside, it ...
The Alehouse is ostensibly a classier, more classic sports bar in that you don’t go there to pick up women (If you have, good for you). I was there for a bucks night dinner on Saturday night, and my preparation could not have been worse.
I had had Schnitzels the two days previous, and then topped ...
Mount Lofty is the highest point in the Mount Lofty Ranges overlooking Adelaide. A nice restaurant and cafe sit on the site and is generally a nice spot to spend a part of the day. A short drive away is the Mount Lofty Golf Club and as it’s situated in the Adelaide Hills, you’d expect ...
It was a bit of a rainy Adelaide day, but we thought wed take a chance and sit outside on Rundle Street out the front of the Austral. We arrived just after 12pm and the place was pretty much empty. I think that’s just the way things go in Adelaide…. Raining or cold, theres no ...
Another week, another Thai review! This time at Tiger Lilly Cafe, and I’m not too sure whether it is a mistake having two letter L’s in the name, but that’s not what I’m here to review! A small plain shopfront certainly isn’t the greatest of greetings, but that always means the food is going to ...
Disclaimer: I was warned. My friend went to the Arms a couple of weeks before I went there. I inquired about the food, and before I finished my sentence he was telling me how bad it was. It was the worst schnitzel he’d ever had, hands down. Now, that’s a pretty big statement, because there’s ...
The ‘Griff’ was an old haunt of mine circa 2003-04, and I haven’t been back much since. However, I was tempted back when my partner said she was having after class schnitty’s there with her dance students. I was in.
It was indeed ‘Schnitzel night’, which at $10 suited both us and the younger guys to ...
As far as I know, The Tap Inn is the only golf themed pub in Australia. Normally “themed pub” means stay well away, but this is an exception. A huge amount of money was invested into the old Kent Town Hotel in Adelaide around 2001 to produce a pub with a great front bar, restaurant ...
The distinctive décor of Café Mondiali (also known as Mondiali Café Ristorante) is the first thing that confronts the visitor. The large glass doors with the coloured glass inlays are very avant guarde. Inside, the place is big, like a barn, but there are paintings on the wall and a large work reminiscent of Salvador ...
Huon Hooke’s pick for the SMH wine of the week this week is the La Linea Temperanillo, Adelaide Hills 2008. Huon Hooke writes:
Produced by former Nepenthe winemaker Peter Leske and master of wine David LeMire, this is one of the most delicious Australian temperanillos to come my way. It’s medium-bodied and doesn’t try too hard ...
We were having a work lunch for a colleague who was leaving, so we went to Winston’s Bar and had a schnitty.
Atmosphere: 5/10: The pub itself was rather quiet with only one other group being in the bar at the same time as us. We had a table booked for 15 and we were placed ...
Frank’s barber shop in the East End (near the Belgian Beer Cafe). No appointment necessary, just roll up, sit down and read the paper until you’re called up.
Once you’re in the chair, Frank goes to work trimming your shabby locks with power and efficiency. Frank’s not one to force you into mindless chit chat while ...
There are many many coffee joints around Adelaide and being an office worker in the middle of the city I’ve had quite some time to try all the usuals. In the end I’ve decided to stick with Stax on Flinders Street. While the prices are pretty much the same as all the other places, stax ...
They’re back, well they never actually left they just expanded into the old Player’s Bar, which is more accurately called 110 Grenfell, the owners of the famous Penang Hawker’s Corner have started a new business and named it Penang Hawkers Cafe. While they don’t have take away at this place they do have all the ...
World famous for their toasted sandwich special, Smokin’ Joe’s is a good old fashioned diner deep in the heart of Adelaide. Located in the almost unknown Da Costa Arcade, right next to Harris Scarfe. I’m not sure this place has changed much in it’s history. With the same decor, ridiculously small chairs and tables, this ...
Atmosphere: 7/10 – Has been doneup at some point in the past 10 years, but this was definitely cheap renovations. The  tables are small four people should adequately fit on the table, however due to the ridiculous amount of extras on the table it’s hard to actually eat. The number of menus, cutlery, square plates, ...
Service – good old country service. You might have to wait for a while, but no one pushes in and you know that when you get served it will be with a smile and maybe a good old chin wag. Good old fashioned pen and paper to add up your order relying on mental arithmetic, ...
Went to Macca’s last Friday lunch for a burger.
Atmosphere: 3/10 – the joint was full of uni students who had obviously just got up (and must have been really hung over due to the fact that they seem to have had trouble dressing themselves) and pensioners who were keen to spend the age pension increase ...
Went to the Bull and Bear for lunch, so I had a schnitty.
Atmosphere: 5/10 – normal pub still, not overdone and less smokey than it used to be so I don’t choke in there anymore. Lost points though for one of my pet hates when they take a table that should fit 6 and squeeze ...
Pub Atmosphere: Mid-week night, but nice weather, so most people sitting outside. Overall atmosphere would be a 7/10 as its pretty basic with a front bar (complete with Keno and TAB) and restaurant, but since it’s resisted to urge to be fagged up, I’m upgrading it to a 9/10.
Drinks prices: No idea, paid for the ...
Surroundings: 9/10 – nice pub which has obviously been done up in recent years, but done tastefully with different restaurant / lounge eating areas, also has outside areas.
Bar staff: 7/10 – not unattractive, but no outright hotties that I saw; but also no outright tossers.
Prices: 8/10 – think my Schnitty was about $15, and I ...
A great little bakery in the heart of Adelaide. Located just off Pirie street this bakery provides office workers with a range of baked goods. But you won’t find a pie around here, they have renamed them “Beef Triangles”, how clever. However in all seriousness this place is excellent, well priced and with a great ...
Cheap soft drink cans can be found here. Located on Grenfell street, this cheap “$2″ shop has just about everything you could need. If you’re looking for office prank items then look no further.
Want a really cheap lunch place? Well I don’t think you can find anywhere cheaper than Daily Choice. This Vietnamese run fast food place is located in the Southern Cross Arcade food court. They pretty much serve only three types of food. Freshly cooked noodles, Vietnamese cold rolls and my favourite, Vietnames meat rolls. The ...
