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The spruiker at Man-to-Man

James McArdle — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:57:26 +0000

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 could actually understand what he was saying. He was just mumbling away like a horse racing caller. I wasn’t sure if he was selling jackets and trousers, or telling me who was winning in Morphetville race 3. I would give him 6.5 stars out of ten, good attempt but not very effective.

Schnitty report – Winston’s Hotel

James McArdle — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:28:06 +0000

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 a Mr M Buble belting out ‘Sway’ in the background. Apart from serving pints of beer in vases there is very little f@giness in the place.

Staff: 7/10 – friendly and reasonably professional – would have been an 8 out of 10, but the barman reminded me too much of Callum from Masterchef, so 2 points were deducted. As a side note, they must have been expecting a late lunchtime rush as there seemed to be 2.5 staff to every customer at one point, although another large group arrived half an hour after us and evened up the ratio. Also an extra point awarded for one staff member calling Islesy, ‘Lesley’

Schnitty: Chicken Schnitty with Manhattan Topping.

Price: 8/10 – $18.90 including topping. Although it was at the higher end of the price range the manhattan topping was excellent and worthy of the higher price.

Size: 8/10 – good lunch size, but would have been nice to have it a tiny bit bigger. Was thick chook schnitty though, so was filling.

Taste: 9/10 – good bit of chook b00b, not overcooked and good crumbage. The manhattan topping consisted of mushroom, bacon, bbq sauce and melted cheese, they’re onto a winner with that one, highly recommend trying it

Chips: 7/10 – Typical complaint of not enough chips with the schnitty but due to not having enough chips they didn’t put them under the schnitty. Chips were well cooked and had seasoned salt on them which was quite tasty.

Overall rating: 7.5/10 – a nice pub, not f@gged up, and the hero of the dish is the manhattan topping. Haven’t worked out the connection of the topping to the name but it tastes good, recommend trying it next time you head on down to ”Winston’s”.

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Windy Point Cafe

Schnitzel Lover — Fri, 07 May 2010 06:07:25 +0000

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 was a schnitzel stack as there were three crumbed, thin pieces of beef stacked on top of each other served with the mash, a rather think stalk of what looked like broccolini and lemon butter. No chips or salad in site. As a side note, we did order a bowl of fries on the side which were needlessly plentiful, cooked well and seasoned sweetly.

Windy Point Cafe Beef Schnitzel with Lemon Butter Sauce On first inspection I thought that the lemon butter would make the schnitzel (“crumbed beef fillet”) soggy, but as I took my first bite I was in heaven. The taste explosion in my mouth from the almond and marjoram crumbing was sensational and the beef was pure molten goodness as it just melted delicately and deliciously whilst I masticated gracefully trying to stifle an audible groan of delight. Bonus star! As for the rest of the meal, I was glad that the lemon butter didn’t detract or over power the tastiness of the beef crumbing and mashed potato has always been on my last meal plate so it is hard to get that wrong for me. The green stalk however was far from satisfying or inspiring (half a star off) and was akin to an undressed salad of lettuce leaves and a solitary cherry tomato.

How much for this decadent meal you ask overlooking the fine city of Adelaide from the woody slopes of Belair? $25.50 (1 star off) At least five dollars more then I would have valued the meal at. I guess you are paying a premium for the view (which was excellent sitting next to a floor to ceiling window overlooking Adelaide) and the service (which was faultless…my glass was never empty).

Summary: The perfect place for a romantic schnitzel dinner.

Price: $25.50

Rating: 4.5 stars

Crown Hotel Victor Harbor

James McArdle — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:13:50 +0000

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 the first cut the schnitzel was burnt and even so well cooked on the edges that there were solid edges of chicken in this schnitzel. On further inspection the onion was so huge that it was ’sliced’ at over a cintimetre thick, still with the woody core attached. This wasn’t just one of the slabs of onion, but two!! I found the bbq not to be a pleasant piece of a masterpiece, but intead an over the top ingredient to what should be a perfect topping. The chips however were of good quantity, good seasoning, and tasty.

All in all, a dissapointment, but hopefully if I was to adventure there again it would live up to expectations. (...)

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The Jetty Bar Steak Night

Guest Author — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:08:02 +0000

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 staff were a bit hesitant to engage in small talk in case they were the victim of a ridiculous pick up line. Fortunately I managed to put a muzzle on my mate in time, so they emerged unscathed.

Atmosphere 7.5/10

An eclectic mix of hip young things (ourselves obviously), oldies looking for a cheap feed and the Jetty Bar specialty – 60+ old men smashed out of their brain (this is part of the package any night, not just steak night). All in all, a lively pub atmosphere.

Steak price 9.5/10

I dont think you could really complain about a steak for $9.50 in this day and age. I decided to lash out and pay an extra $1 to get mushroom sauce to bring the total to $10.50 – a bargain in anyones language.

Steak size 8.5/10

I was a little concerned about the potential to receive a miniature, poor quality steak at the price, however this proved unfounded. The steak was a little bigger than a hand, and was pretty thick – things were definitely looking up.

Steak taste 8.5/10

The steak was actually really good. I ordered it medium-rare and to my surprise it actually was cooked that way. Tasted great, nice and tender and not too much fat. Chips located off to the side which was good, but maybe there could have been a few more (this was slightly offset with the positive inclusion of a piece of bread – ideal for gravy mopping duties). I ordered vegies to go with it and was pretty disappointed with these to be honest – the carrot, cabbage and cucumber all tasted the same so that detracted from the experience a little. On the plus side, they receive a bonus point here as the paro old guy near us tried to strike up a conversation – however this was aborted as we were unable to distinguish a single word of his potentially riveting story.

Overall 8/10

It was a potential recipe for disaster, but The Jetty Bar have done very well here – a good steak at a great price in a (very) relaxed atmosphere. I would definitely recommend getting down there for steak night, I feel you will be pleasantly surprised. FYI Schnitzel night is Tuesday – stay tuned for the review soon……