The Restaurant Review Thread

We have the dinner thread, but instead of people telling us where they ate and cycling through pages of what people cooked themselves for dinner, I thought I'd start a restaraunt thread.

Heres a few I've been to:

Kenji (Hutt St) - A fusion approach to Japanese dining. Their menu changes constantly and for those who like their Japanese traditional, they have all the classics. Imo, the best Japanese restaraunt in Adelaide by a long shot. Good service, prices aren't overly expensive, but not cheap either. Comprehensive wine list too.

Assagio (Unley Rd) - Definitely catering towards the higher end of the Italian restaraunt market. Very nice Italian food, awesome wine list and 5 star service all combine to make the best restaraunt I've been to in Adelaide. Expensive.

Sosta (Rundle St) - Quite a few AM crew I know have been, its the best Argentinian place in Adelaide imo. If you like your meat/seafood chargrilled, this place is a must.

Jade View Inn (Royston Park) - A decent Chinese restaraunt that caters for "contempary" tastes (ie: lemon chicken etc) and also the more traditional Chinese dishes (Peking Duck, Ginger & Shallot Lobster). Lots of Chinese eating at a Chinese restaraunt is generally a good sign that the food is aiiight...

Kefi (GLNG NTH) - A great Greek place, With most meals under 20 dollars. None of this trendy crap when serving the food, They are extremely generous and one main meal would easily feed most people. I recommend the Prawn Souvlaki with a side of whitebait.

Babanusa (Prospect) - Great little Sudanese restaurant. Food is delicious and very well priced. It has a very relaxed atmosphere and all the staff are friendly 

one of my favourite restaraunt out of the CBD is the white dove at port noarlunga...


probably the best and most authentic thai rest. in adelaide - i kid you not!


check it out!

Babanusa (Prospect) - Great little Sudanese restaurant. Food is delicious and very well priced. It has a very relaxed atmosphere and all the staff are friendly 

Hell Yeah!
Babanusa rules
The fish with a banana on it is the BEST
 

Staff are great too

Totally recommend Monsoons on Melbourne St. Hottest service since Assagio, wikkid food too. Great range on the menu, I really recommend the Gypsy Chicken, very different tasting (mm aniseed)

Hell Yeah!
Babanusa rules
The fish with a banana on it is the BEST
 :luvthumbs:

Staff are great too

Staying in Crafers this weekend... can anyone recommend any nice places to eat around Stirling/Crafers?

jimmies pizza in crafers is good!!!

bistro 49 in stirling is good if you like seafood!

stirling hotel is all fancy and nice these days too!!

crafers pub still sux!

theres also a new cafe/restaurant in stirling called tranquillo or something like that...  bit of everything kind of food!  very nice!!

jimmies pizza in crafers is good!!!

bistro 49 in stirling is good if you like seafood!

stirling hotel is all fancy and nice these days too!!

crafers pub still sux!

theres also a new cafe/restaurant in stirling called tranquillo or something like that...  bit of everything kind of food!  very nice!!

Oooh thanks lady, you know your hills eateries! Is the Aldgate Pump good?

i'm a hills girl thru & thru!!

ooh, forgot about the aldgate!! haven't been there since a very drunken christmas eve a few years back!!  think it's just your average pub food!!

if you want a pub, hit the stirling!!

Hills people are high-grade high-altitude quality!

The Stirling has the fancy restaurant section that good but I prefer to eat in the 'bistro' or bar area. They have great Pizzas, the same as you can get at Grumpys Brewhouse. A great atmosphere in the front bar, especially if you know hills crew.

If you are looking for a place to impress people with go to the Bridgewater Mill restaurant. Food is arguably the best in Adelaide.
The chef is a total champ also.

If you are looking for a place to impress people with go to the Bridgewater Mill restaurant. Food is arguably the best in Adelaide.
The chef is a total champ also.

Le Thu Thai is a fucking awesome chef

Oooh thanks lady, you know your hills eateries! Is the Aldgate Pump good?

Le Thu Thai is a fucking awesome chef

seconded.

Le Thu Thai is a fucking awesome chef :boh:

seconded.

went to grotto on edward st in norwood last nite, every pizza was gold and i do highly recommend it! sure it aint really a "restaurant" but it serves food!

jimmies pizza in crafers is good!!!

bistro 49 in stirling is good if you like seafood!

stirling hotel is all fancy and nice these days too!!

crafers pub still sux!

theres also a new cafe/restaurant in stirling called tranquillo or something like that...  bit of everything kind of food!  very nice!!

We got take away pizza from Jimmies on the Friday night - proscuitto, prawn & scollop  :hungry:Bloody good! Best pizza I've had in a while.
We had planned to go to The Bridgewater Mill on Saturday night however we weren't hungry after a late lunch in Hahndorf, so stayed in and just shared a cheese/olive platter  of some of the hills yummies we had bought that day.
Definitely keen on checking out the mill though... was spewing we weren't hungry!

We got take away pizza from Jimmies on the Friday night - proscuitto, prawn & scollop  :hungry:Bloody good! Best pizza I've had in a while.
We had planned to go to The Bridgewater Mill on Saturday night however we weren't hungry after a late lunch in Hahndorf, so stayed in and just shared a cheese/olive platter  of some of the hills yummies we had bought that day.
Definitely keen on checking out the mill though... was spewing we weren't hungry!

We had planned to go to The Bridgewater Mill on Saturday night however we weren't hungry after a late lunch in Hahndorf, so stayed in and just shared a cheese/olive platter  of some of the hills yummies we had bought that day.
Definitely keen on checking out the mill though... was spewing we weren't hungry!

the bridgewater mill is not all that great, i mean they do good steaks and i like it there, its warm and inviting and all but I have been there loads of times (being an ex-hills girl) and to be honest its just another hills pub. Historic pub though but its Definately not 'the best food in adelaide', but it is good pub food.

However I looove the pubs in Hahndorf, the hahndorf inn is one of my fav pubs. love going up there on a cold day and drinking brews by the fire.

Stirling is good too, i enjoy sitting outside on a sunny day and drink some wine

Aldgate pub is alright, but fkn totally totally over priced. Gets pretty busy there too

Crafers is meh, needs a reno. My folks love it there, just a typical country pub

Ive always wanted to try jimmies thou, looks very funky, whenever I go past

belair pub has an alright restaurant as well but crusty front bar

I wasn't referring to the Bridgie Pub.

It's in behind the pub.
http://www.bridgewatermill.com.au/

went to the argentinian on port road last week.

decent! best steak i've had in ages. the mixed entree platter was sensational too.

the bridgewater mill is not all that great, i mean they do good steaks and i like it there, its warm and inviting and all but I have been there loads of times (being an ex-hills girl) and to be honest its just another hills pub. Historic pub though but its Definately not 'the best food in adelaide', but it is good pub food.

However I looove the pubs in Hahndorf, the hahndorf inn is one of my fav pubs. love going up there on a cold day and drinking brews by the fire.

Stirling is good too, i enjoy sitting outside on a sunny day and drink some wine

Aldgate pub is alright, but fkn totally totally over priced. Gets pretty busy there too

Crafers is meh, needs a reno. My folks love it there, just a typical country pub

Ive always wanted to try jimmies thou, looks very funky, whenever I go past

belair pub has an alright restaurant as well but crusty front bar

I wasn't referring to the Bridgie Pub.

It's in behind the pub.
http://www.bridgewatermill.com.au/

yeh im aware of what you were talking about. Its still average. The website photo of the outside with a few umbrellas is not how the back normally is. My parents used to run the old restaurant which is opposite the B.Mill by the oval... i know Bridgewater like the back of my hand.

Im a bridgewater kindy girl!

Are you sure you're not confused? You're comments definitely sound like yr talking about a pub - something the mill definitely isnt.

Bridgewater Mill is probably the best restuarant in Adelaide with arguably Australia's best chef. It definitely is miles above and beyond "good pub food".

Are you sure you're not confused? You're comments definitely sound like yr talking about a pub - something the mill definitely isnt.

Bridgewater Mill is probably the best restuarant in Adelaide with arguably Australia's best chef. It definitely is miles above and beyond "good pub food".

moving from the hills to the city can be confusing...

I would have to agree, every meal from mill has been nothing but 5 stars for me and the service is impeccable. Its also my other halves fav place too.

Are you sure you're not confused? You're comments definitely sound like yr talking about a pub - something the mill definitely isnt.

Bridgewater Mill is probably the best restuarant in Adelaide with arguably Australia's best chef. It definitely is miles above and beyond "good pub food".

Maybe Im confused but everytime I have been to the mill (Im sure thats the one with the mill yeh  ) it seriously was set up just like a pub ey.

No gourmet food nothing, just a standard pub meal. Similar steak meal like the alma. Ive eaten in the restaurant, it was just like a pub restaurant, and then another time went out the back into the garden bit and it was just like a standard old school beer garden.

Maybe there is another restaurant atttached that i dont know about? hmm im confused now

That's the Bridgie Pub,

Different place.

That's the Bridgie Pub,

Different place.

Ok so wheres the bridgewater mill then.

Im talking bout the pub opposite the oval.

I must be confused

yeh im aware of what you were talking about. Its still average. The website photo of the outside with a few umbrellas is not how the back normally is. My parents used to run the old restaurant which is opposite the B.Mill by the oval... i know Bridgewater like the back of my hand.

Im a bridgewater kindy girl!

moving from the hills to the city can be confusing... :E

I would have to agree, every meal from mill has been nothing but 5 stars for me and the service is impeccable. Its also my other halves fav place too.

behind the pub

looks like this
http://www.postcards-sa.com.au/features/bridgewater_mill.html
 

behind the pub

looks like this
http://www.postcards-sa.com.au/features/bridgewater_mill.html
 

fuckern victorians!

Maybe Im confused but everytime I have been to the mill (Im sure thats the one with the mill yeh  :E) it seriously was set up just like a pub ey.

No gourmet food nothing, just a standard pub meal. Similar steak meal like the alma. Ive eaten in the restaurant, it was just like a pub restaurant, and then another time went out the back into the garden bit and it was just like a standard old school beer garden.

Maybe there is another restaurant atttached that i dont know about? hmm im confused now

Ok so wheres the bridgewater mill then.

Im talking bout the pub opposite the oval.

I must be confused

went to the argentinian on port road last week.

decent! best steak i've had in ages. the mixed entree platter was sensational too.

steak was didly and the zuchini flowers were very YUM

fuckern victorians!

Ok so wheres the bridgewater mill then.

The much talked about Bridgewater Mill restaurant is part of the Petaluma winery.

ahh cheers I might just have to head there then

Took enough for me to get it hey LOL

steak was didly and the zuchini flowers were very YUM :drool:

The much talked about Bridgewater Mill restaurant is part of the Petaluma winery.

ahh cheers I might just have to head there then

Took enough for me to get it hey LOL

Question massive. Wheres a place to get a good curry in town?

Question massive. Wheres a place to get a good curry in town?

Raj on Taj has always delivered the goods for me.

Pretty damn cheap as well.

where exactly is it?

One at the start of Unley Rd and one half way down King William Rd

jasmin @ hindmarsh sq is the bomb!!

where exactly is it?

There is one on Unley rd and one on King William Rd - not really your neck of the woods. A bit closer to you is Urban India on Henley Beach Rd. They have got some pretty decently priced takeaway deals too ... along the lines of 2 large mains, 1 veggie dish, 2 naan, raita and rice for about $32. Shit loads of food - we couldn't finish it and if you know my boyfriend you would know how much he eats!

Raj on Taj has always delivered the goods for me.

Pretty damn cheap as well.

I'm an Urban Indian fan.

The duck leg vindaloo amongst other things was sensational when I had it last.

jasmin @ hindmarsh sq is the bomb!!

yer went there with Lauren a while ago. Blew me away, was awesome

There is one on Unley rd and one on King William Rd - not really your neck of the woods. A bit closer to you is Urban India on Henley Beach Rd. They have got some pretty decently priced takeaway deals too ... along the lines of 2 large mains, 1 veggie dish, 2 naan, raita and rice for about $32. Shit loads of food - we couldn't finish it and if you know my boyfriend you would know how much he eats! :yup:

There is one on Unley rd and one on King William Rd - not really your neck of the woods. A bit closer to you is Urban India on Henley Beach Rd. They have got some pretty decently priced takeaway deals too ... along the lines of 2 large mains, 1 veggie dish, 2 naan, raita and rice for about $32. Shit loads of food - we couldn't finish it and if you know my boyfriend you would know how much he eats!

just checked their site, looks great, and they deliver!

yer went there with Lauren a while ago. Blew me away, was awesome

just checked their site, looks great, and they deliver!

jasmin @ hindmarsh sq is the bomb!!

Jasmin = Possibly best in Adelaide
go the fried fish with daal

Also Beyond India Nth Adelaide
Keema Dosai (Dosa)!!

Clay & Coal on Goodwood Rd
has best Keema Dosa

Maya is okay for a Thalis

beyond india isn't that great these days.

urban india isn't too bad, certainly a fair bit cheaper than beyond india (especially for takeaway), food is pretty decent too.

hands down though, the best i've eaten in the last year is raj on taj on unley road. such good meals. for $30 you get 2 mains, 1 vegetable dish, rice, pappadum and 2 naan bread. and they deliver for free.

indian joint that is right down the road from me "Kwickcurry" i think its called is pretty gold, fucking cheap as too....$5.90 for meal and rice and around $2.40 for a naan bread, at that price you cant be too fussy!

charminar on the parade is nice

Jasmin = Possibly best in Adelaide
go the fried fish with daal

Also Beyond India Nth Adelaide
Keema Dosai (Dosa)!!

Clay & Coal on Goodwood Rd
has best Keema Dosa

Maya is okay for a Thalis

charminar on the parade is nice

:yup:

I had Peking Duck at Mings Palace last night .. so so so yummy! I often think about Duck pancakes 

The Tandoori Oven on Unley Rd is great.... everything was delicious and the staff were really good... not particularly cheap but they've won lots of awards and you can taste why 

I think theres one on the corner of grange and military, or somewhere round there thats pretty good. Can't remember what it's called though.

I think theres one on the corner of grange and military, or somewhere round there thats pretty good. Can't remember what it's called though.

yeah that place is suprisingly good. Same deal though, cant remember the name

Raj on Taj has always delivered the goods for me.

Pretty damn cheap as well.

Monsoon on Melbourne St has some of the tastiest indian food I've ever tasted. Wikkid service too!

yeah that place is suprisingly good. Same deal though, cant remember the name

Monsoon on Melbourne St has some of the tastiest indian food I've ever tasted. Wikkid service too!

I think theres one on the corner of grange and military, or somewhere round there thats pretty good. Can't remember what it's called though.

hurry curry bar

Anyone else on here a fan of Vietnam Star City on Gouger??

Best duck in Adelaide for mine, the plum sauce is the absolute bomb!

hurry curry bar

Anyone else on here a fan of Vietnam Star City on Gouger??

Best duck in Adelaide for mine, the plum sauce is the absolute bomb!

yesss that place is wicked! sizzling steak bring it on muthatruckers

Anyone else on here a fan of Vietnam Star City on Gouger??

Best duck in Adelaide for mine, the plum sauce is the absolute bomb!

Do they do good Pho? Love that shit, I want to find some good places in Adelaide for a spot of lunch sometime

Do they do good Pho? Love that shit, I want to find some good places in Adelaide for a spot of lunch sometime

Not sure what Pho is dude

however i always recommend folks to get an entertainment book. Variety of restaurants to try from in there and discounts

Do they do good Pho? Love that shit, I want to find some good places in Adelaide for a spot of lunch sometime

awesome Pho bar in the small mall behind Mansions on Pultney. better than most in VietNam. i believe it is called Pho.

another great place is Khang Noodle Bar next to Arndale shopping centre.

was called Pho Khang Noodles for a while. tee hee hee

yesss that place is wicked! sizzling steak bring it on muthatruckers

Do they do good Pho? Love that shit, I want to find some good places in Adelaide for a spot of lunch sometime

awesome Pho bar in the small mall behind Mansions on Pultney. better than most in VietNam. i believe it is called Pho.

another great place is Khang Noodle Bar next to Arndale shopping centre.

was called Pho Khang Noodles for a while. tee hee hee

Wicked, will try that Mansions one I've seen it before actually...

LOL @ the old name of the other one!

was called Pho Khang Noodles for a while. tee hee hee

hehe, I love that shit.

Theres also phu ket and Hong phat. tee hee.

Not sure what Pho is dude

however i always recommend folks to get an entertainment book. Variety of restaurants to try from in there and discounts

awesome Pho bar in the small mall behind Mansions on Pultney. better than most in VietNam. i believe it is called Pho.

another great place is Khang Noodle Bar next to Arndale shopping centre.

was called Pho Khang Noodles for a while. tee hee hee

Wicked, will try that Mansions one I've seen it before actually...

LOL @ the old name of the other one!

hehe, I love that shit.

Theres also phu ket and Hong phat. tee hee.

got a pho style pork belly on at my restaurant at the moment, should check it out, top little entree

Schnitzel night at the OG tomorrow, fuck yeah. Cheap and nasty, 20 or so different varieties on offer, 9 bucks each. Can't go wrong.

Anyone else on here a fan of Vietnam Star City on Gouger??

Best duck in Adelaide for mine, the plum sauce is the absolute bomb!

If you're referring to the place across the road from Bar on Gouger, you'll find its closed and in its place a new Chinese restaurant called Concubine.

For Vietnamese, the best places are scattered across Hanson Rd and Addison Rd. Theres a plethora to choose from and more importantly, lots of pho!

My favourite pho is oxtail pho.

If you're referring to the place across the road from Bar on Gouger, you'll find its closed and in its place a new Chinese restaurant called Concubine.

For Vietnamese, the best places are scattered across Hanson Rd and Addison Rd. Theres a plethora to choose from and more importantly, lots of pho!

My favourite pho is oxtail pho.

I reckon Chopstix on Rundle does a mean Pho, only $7.90 too!!!!! I liked it more than the one at Mekong on Swanston in Melbourne, which apparently serves up some of the best. The Noodlelicious Pho is aight (the one in the Mansions court), there are a couple of Vietnamese places near Matsuri on Gouger (is that the one u are talking bout, called Vietnam Star City?? I think it might be)...So if its recommended, I will def go take a peek. Smells great whenever I ride past.

Cant wait to hit up Hanson rd!!!!!

ok so whats a Pho?

traditionally a vietnamese beef broth with noodles, its pronnounced phe or fuh


lots of variations of it tho.


we make it with a consommé of veg stock, soy and mirin slow cooked pork belly and rice

beef noodle soup - tasty beef broth, with rice noodles, pieces of beef (or whatever they serve up in it, on request..eyeballs etc!!) and u put basil, bean sprouts and chilli in it to season. tasty stuff! besides the offal bit, u have to ask for that shit!!



i think it was this segment on Jtv that got me into pho, as much as i dont like caroline tran's radio persona, it was a cool doco section!
http://abc.net.au/jtv/friday/caztran_pho.htm

traditionally a vietnamese beef broth with noodles, its pronnounced phe or fuh


lots of variations of it tho.


we make it with a consommé of veg stock, soy and mirin slow cooked pork belly and rice

sounds good. U can make it here when u move in:P

sounds good. U can make it here when u move in:P

I've got a question for the massive...

I'm keen to have a dinner at a Mexican restaurant in Adelaide soon, and I need some recommendations for good ones, preferably in the city area or surrounds...and not Montezuma's on Melbourne St. cos I've been there and wasn't too impressed...

The place down the road from Montezumas is AWESOME! totally recommend it. Its meant to be the best Mexican in Adelaide, according to people that have been to the one at Glenelg n Chachis also...

http://www.zapatas.com.au/

We got take away from there, Fajitas, was MEGA tasty!

The place down the road from Montezumas is AWESOME! totally recommend it. Its meant to be the best Mexican in Adelaide, according to people that have been to the one at Glenelg n Chachis also...

http://www.zapatas.com.au/

We got take away from there, Fajitas, was MEGA tasty!

Alright, cheers Anna, Zapatas it is...closer to get there than Glenelg so it wins!

Yay! I cant wait to go eat in there one nite.. Mmm Halfprice margaritas on wednesdays

Yay! I cant wait to go eat in there one nite.. Mmm Halfprice margaritas on wednesdays

Watch out! It so happens a Wednesday is when I'm looking at going!

The place down the road from Montezumas is AWESOME! totally recommend it. Its meant to be the best Mexican in Adelaide, according to people that have been to the one at Glenelg n Chachis also...

http://www.zapatas.com.au/

We got take away from there, Fajitas, was MEGA tasty!

 
Going to Zapatas soon for my birthday!

I can see myself hitting the takeaway frequently if it is nice.
2 min walk from my house. 

Yeah Zapatas is pretty damn good.  Although I think it may be a little pricey still.  I thought the half price jugs of Margarita was a Montezumas thing where it made up for the ordinary meals?

Yeah Zapatas is pretty damn good.  Although I think it may be a little pricey still.  I thought the half price jugs of Margarita was a Montezumas thing where it made up for the ordinary meals?

i definitely think zapatas has a halfprice margarita nite, might not be wednesdays but it def happens

Went to the Red Hot Grill tonite for the P.Dawgs birthday and I've found a new home.

All you can eat meat. It doesn't get any better than that!

Oh wait.... just had a xanax. Now, it doesn't get any better than that.

Went to the Red Hot Grill tonite for the P.Dawgs birthday and I've found a new home.

All you can eat meat. It doesn't get any better than that!

Oh wait.... just had a xanax. Now, it doesn't get any better than that.

Yea man those mo fo's there can really cook a piece of meat, and those chips!! my god

Brazilian Grill gets my vote *w00t w00t*

Went to the Hahndorf Inn yesterday.

Big serves of German food, we had a platter of various sausages, pork knuckle, smoked pork chops, sauerkraut, rhine potato and pretzels, all washed down with a few different varieties of Hofbrau on tap.

Highly recommended for those who like meat, oompa bands and beer.

Also went to Sosta on Saturday night and the steaks are as good as ever. Definitely my favorite place to eat steak in Adelaide.

Brazilian Grill gets my vote *w00t w00t*

gotta try this joint

gotta try this joint

You'll love it!! It's awesome 

I can't wait to go there again soon.

Cant wait to check out Addis Ababbah on Port Rd. Same thing as The Abyssinian but seems like much more variety and smelled so much better.

There's also another eastern african joint on Port Rd I want to swing past and give a bash.

Cant wait to check out Addis Ababbah on Port Rd. Same thing as The Abyssinian but seems like much more variety and smelled so much better.

There's also another eastern african joint on Port Rd I want to swing past and give a bash.

is that the one just near chief st? Its around the corner from my house! I'm keen to go try it with ya!

addis abiba, how far along port rd is it? just near the welland plaza shops?

Addis is opposite Officeworks in a lil plaza (on the corner of morgan?) where there is also a chinese restaurant

the other joint near chief st i dunno the name, just saw it recently. orange signwriting. old man reckons they serve blow flies.

is that the one just near chief st? Its around the corner from my house! I'm keen to go try it with ya!

GO the crackden massive   (says dm ) 

addis abiba, how far along port rd is it? just near the welland plaza shops?

If you're comming from the city, go up all the way up Port Road. All the way till you get to the Port River. Get in a boat and follow the river all the way out to the ocean, then turn west and sail for about three or four weeks untill you reach the east coast of Afriaca. Sail north for another few days untill you reach Kenya, then find yourself some transport and head over to Nairobi. Once you get there it shouldn't be too hard to get a cheap coach ride north over the Ethiopian border and in to Addis Ababa, this leg should only take a day or two.

They make the best Ethiopian food ever there, srsly!

If you're comming from the city, go up all the way up Port Road. All the way till you get to the Port River. Get in a boat and follow the river all the way out to the ocean, then turn west and sail for about three or four weeks untill you reach the east coast of Afriaca. Sail north for another few days untill you reach Kenya, then find yourself some transport and head over to Nairobi. Once you get there it shouldn't be too hard to get a cheap coach ride north over the Ethiopian border and in to Addis Ababa, this leg should only take a day or two.

They make the best Ethiopian food ever there, srsly!

hey buzz, u n deathmaze keen for blowflies? fluke?

hey buzz, u n deathmaze keen for blowflies? fluke?

yup... but it sounds like a long journey... better saddle up the camels 

GO the crackden massive   (says dm ) 

*coughs*

hehehe.

i wonder what the vegetarian chinese place is like up the road near addis abiba (the restaurant)

Cant wait to check out Addis Ababbah on Port Rd. Same thing as The Abyssinian but seems like much more variety and smelled so much better.

Ethiopian food is the BEST

There's this thing they make for Ethiopian New Year that is mainly dried onion and chilli and then cooked all day. It is seriously the best food I have ever had!

I had it home made at a Ethiopian New Year celebration but I heard that you can get it from the place on Port Rd.

Ethiopian people are very cool also.

if for some bizare reason you find yourself in the isle of man, make sure you check out the indian restaurant "milan" in douglas. doesnt sound very indian but apparently it means meeting place. definitely up there with the best indian i have had, if not better than beyond india/charminar which i am a massive fan of. lil bit expensive, but way worth it... easily the best feed ive purchased since leaving australia and the service was friendly and humourous.

if for some bizare reason you find yourself in the isle of man, make sure you check out the indian restaurant "milan" in douglas. doesnt sound very indian but apparently it means meeting place. definitely up there with the best indian i have had, if not better than beyond india/charminar which i am a massive fan of. lil bit expensive, but way worth it... easily the best feed ive purchased since leaving australia and the service was friendly and humourous.

dude you need to get on down to brick lane... curry capital of the worl imo

the other joint near chief st i dunno the name

My investigations lead me to believe it's called Zagol House East African Cuisine 

There was a great feature in the weekly wining and dining section of the Advertiser today.
For those who love Vietnamese, it some of the best places that Adelaide has to offer.
It also listed cheap eats and Addis Abbaba was mentioned.

what like Vietnam and My Tho?

 


Haven't been there in ages!

my friends parent and their friends go to diff vietnamese cafes for pho every weekend, one of their recommendations was this joint in ferryden plaza...was mega tasty. mm cant wait to try some of the places round arndale plaza too!

My dad took me to a place which I cant remember where it is or which suburb its in, but it's across the road from a fairly big one-storey community centre complex and it's one of the best I've ever been to.
It looks very inconspicous from the outside, until you see it's full of Vietnamese people and heaps of different types of pho. The same location also has a very nice Chinese BBQ place next to it. Along with pho, Chinese BBQ is also another type of eatery which is a personal fav.

Yes. The others were: Vung Tau Inn (Pt Rd, Woodville), Sunflower Vietnam (Days Rd, Croydon Pk) and Cam Wah (Kilkenny Rd, Woodville Pk).

mm chinese bbq, where would u recommend?

i passed a lot of places along hanson rd and also along kilkenny rd which my friend said were good, thanks for the names tho!!! reckon i need to make a pilgrimage sometime soon

last time i went, and last i knew, vung tau (even though its the name of a town in vietnam) only serves chinese food.

it was always top quality generic type chinese food, so might have to pay it another visit and take a closer look

going to vung tau this weekend woo! will checkout the menu *scans for pho n broken rice dishes*

do they serve 3 jelly drinks?

Vung Tau serves Chinese and Vietnamese food. Not sure about the 3 beans though, my standard weapon of choice is the coconut juice.

For Chinese BBQ, I'd recommend the place I mentioned before (the one located at ?) and the one next to Dumpling King. Hong Fat and BBQ City are aiiight but I think people give those two places more credit than they deserve. None of those places are bad though and the cheap prices are always welcome.

cool thanks, well if u remember which suburb the pho and the chinese bbq places are in, i am keen to go try!

coconut juice is good too *nods*

i like hong fat for the sheer amount of food u get served, but i will def go try the place next to dumpling king.

oh food, how i love thee so!

yeah Hong Fat and BBQ City have a few awesome dishes, but the rest is pretty mediocre.
same as many places.

as i have said before, Pho bar behind mansions and Khang Noodles behind centrelink at arndale are great for pho.

there are an abundance of vietnamese restaurants down hanson rd, but the best ones are def My Tho in Thebby (?) and Vietnam on Addison Rd. Vietnam is pretty ful any day of the week, but if you want to dine friday or saturday night you may have to book ahead by a week or two

Noodleicious is great! Mm their salads are great too, the satay chicken rice noodle salad   Khang noodles eh, will check it over the next couple of weeks. Ta for the suggestions! My tho is in Thebby? Cool!

Dunno where Addison road is *looks on whereis*

OK sory for the offtopic banter! Back on track tho, found the article u saw Drifty...

AdelaideNow Asian Cuisine Special feature

Sorry i got confused, My Tho is the one on hanson Rd that i went to a few times.

I meant Vietnam Village.

just read all that

I didn't really rate that place for the Pho, but I am addicted to one of their dishes there... spring rolls cut up on a bed of cold rice noodles with shredded carrot, cucumber, bean sprouts, mint, coriander, chili and either fish or soy sauce It's only $7 and its huge and so so so delicious 

yep the noodle salads are the best!

i think the chopstix pho is the best one in downtown adelaide still

I've had the same dish elsewhere, imo it's one of the best summer lunchtime meals you can have cos itso refreshing and tasty without being too heavy to eat.

Where do the Massive go for good pizza?

Cono's Pizzeria - East Terrace, City (fairly new, been open 6 months) and Parisi's - Magill Rd, Magill are my favorite places. Wood fired thin crusts are the modus operandi in both cases.

I used to rate Grumpy's (on the freeway) but I've been there twice in the last 4 months, both times left feeling rather disappointed with both the service and food.

I like the pizza's from Cafe Di Roma on Prospect Road. Nom nom.

big fan of amalfi even though it is usually really busy and you need to wait for a table even when you book.

good life is tasty but expensive.

if i was gonna get something delivered id settle for san giorgio cos they deliver til 5am plus i am a major fan of their garlic bread.

That place good again? It turned to shit when it burned down a while ago (ok, well that was over 10 years ago, but I stay bitter for a long time when a fav eatery turns to shit - even if the only way I could get there back then was by pestering my parents)...

So many good memories from that place, I had a pretty good upbringing - culinarily speaking.

I went to Bluecorn last night in St Kilda.

Cosy little venue, it's "contemporary Mexican" which means it has Mexican food with stuff like Lamb Tacos and so on.

I had a chicken mango tostido and it was pretty damn tasty.

Really great food; filling and not greasy like some Mexican can be.

A little on the expensive side - $40 for entree plate (for 5 ppl though), $25 for a main, $7 for a bottle of imported beers and the service was slow for us, but this is Melbourne and restaurants tend to be a little more expensive.

imo, they're the pasta dons of Adelaide. Tried the olive tapenade foccacia? Badass.

Scoozi's make a pretty mean pizza

I love it that they're both a minute from my work 

dont think ive had pasta there, ive meant to but always end up grabbing the pizza cos it is quality

went to cafe lago tonight.

had the linguine al granchio!! mmm, blue swimmer crab with chilli, tomato & napoli sauce!! fucking delicious, best i've had ever, and it even came with the claw!!


went to ding hoi last night, not bad, stir fry crocodile was pretty damn tasty!

Oh its the biz Khem!!

If I could afford it, I'd eat from there every night! 

if your ever in perth ilido on cottesloe beach has some of the best food ive ever eaten.

goat ragu parpadelle was fucking amazing.

Ding Hao is okay for their Yum Cha (as in its not bad, but theres better), I've never been there before for their ala carte menu.

Whilst on the topic of Yum Cha, my favorite is Citi-Zen (King William St). For a long lunch, Yum Cha is definitely my chosen method of eating. Gouger Palace is my second favorite YC restaurant.

There used to be a decent Yum Cha (and I'm talking 10 years at least since I went there) at the Chinese restuarant on Unley Rd near the shopping centre.

Don't even know if the restuarant is even there still??

Love yum cha. Will have to drag a day out with you some time Mr Drifty.

The place you're talking about is not there anymore. That place used to crank it on the weekends, we used to go there all the time too. Definitely keen on YC mate!

Went to Kublai Khan (just off Glen Osmond Rd) last night, it's an all you can eat deal where you select your meats, veg, sauces and you give it to the chef who cooks it on a huge hotplate. You get bread w/ sesame seeds on top, fried rice and noodles as part of the deal, all for $17.50.

For those who like all you can eat meat, this is definitely a place you need to go to.

That sounds awesome! Like the Korean BBQ joint on Gouger, but BETTER.

That place is good

A guy I used to work with who is quite senior in the Chinese Chamber of Commerce used to take international notables there regularly
I was kind of surprised because it is low key but I hear it is up there

my favourite dish has to be Cock au vin...


In fact, I put the coq in coq au vin.

YAY! I found a Wagamama and Chinta Ria in Melbourne.

Kubhlai Khan is good cos you don't have to cook it yourself, all you have to do is eat!

On the subject, Ma Po do a traditional all you can eat Korean BBQ, not much variety in terms of meats but better quality than Great River Korean BBQ. MP gets my vote for Korean BBQ for sure, not only is the food better, they also serve numerous types of Korean beer.


Citi-Zen is really good because:

1) The food is good
2) The service is good even when it's quite busy
3) I like it

red hot > kublai khan for all you can eat meat imo

the best thing about kublai khan is the fondue

Got take away from Indochine from the bay tonight, they gave us the wrong stuff in our meal pack, didn't mind though, it was soooooo good!

It had breast chicken satays, bbq beef & mixed vegies, pud mee noodle with chicken and instead of curry puffs & steamed rice, we got a yum thai salad (hot)... Oh my, it was the biz!

chargrill kanagroo stir fry from indochine is the bizniss

Can't say I've ever tried kangaroo 

I have this weird thing against eating our native animals 

doooo iiiiiiiiiiit! its sooooo good, but has to be done right and the dish at indochine is done proper!

id eat a koala burger if someone made em

If someone serves it up to me & doesn't say what it is, I'd most likely eat it, mind over matter I think 


 

kangaroo is the business.

curry chongs in the market's do a mean roo curry!

actually, for the price, curry chongs is just the business. $7.50 for a huge plate of 2 different curries, rice and a salad.

now i'm hungry.

if they're on our emblem, they can be in our bellies!!

mmm, roo...

emu... foul!

I ate a tin of crocodile pate on Tuesday. Yum.

mmm, crocodilians!!

It's restaurant!

 raaaar

 Their pizza sucks!

 Flaming Star FTW

agreed!

WTF??????????

Cafe Di Roma have the best pizza's in Adelaide. Hands down. They blow Flaming Star out the water!

Although, you are the person who mentioned you were hitting Pizza Hut the other week so obviously you don't have much taste when it comes to such things.

WHATEVER.




Cafe Di Roma is pretty darn good.

Flaming star have the best BBQ chicken!

Cafe di roma's BBQ chicken doesn't even have BBQ sauce on it! 

 I stand by my call.

 Overpriced.

 Undertoppinged (lol)

 Their 'bbq' chicken doesnt have bbq sauce.

 Tastes like crap.

 Honestly would rather pizza hut.

The BBQ chicken pizza I last got from there had BBQ sauce on it...

NOM NOM

You probably eat pizza with pineapple on it as well.

Grow some taste buds you fag!

 

P.S I love pineapple on my pizza.

Wheres Cafe Di Roma?

Amalfis pizzas are good too

Prospect Road.

BEST. PIZZA. EVER!

Forget about what the Pt Wakefield AIDS society says about them.

BWAAAHAHAHAHA

Flaming Star =  I like my toppings to have a bit of taste ... and be able to see what they are rather than a pile of minced mush!

Had an amazing pizza from Jimmies at Aldgate a little while back... one of the best pizza's i've had in a while (not that I am a regular pizza eater) 

In other news I am off to Ying Chow for dinner tonight 

Sizzling venison FTW!!!!!

If that's what you recommend, then I will order it! Usually have the same repertoire of dishes, so it will be good to throw something else into the mix! 

You won't be disappointed.

I also recommend the aniseed duck, broad bean bean curd chinese chutney, pork & jellyfish, brown bean chicken & they had this really nice asparagus dish on the specials last week.

*oooh yeah* hurry up 8:45!
Is the broad bean curd chinese chutney BBC? I often think about that dish. As I do the E-Shand Chicken... and duck... I looooove duck!

:ban:

asparagus = delicious (will try it with chicken next time when we don't go with a vego)

Venison = OMG! Delicious! Worst part was having to share it with 8 other people!

Thanks Josh for breaking me out of my usual Ying Chow routine 

When do you want to go again then because I'm always up for a Yingers session?

All I need is 5 minutes notice to put some pants on and I'm there.

 
Always up for a Yingers session... maybe we should get a few heads together for one night next week

So, forgive me for being French but what exactly does Yum Cha entail?? Also, can anyone think of any good hibachi restaurants in town?

So pissed to see that Tongs on the Parade closed (changed names at least). I loved that place for their food, their prices and the way they bend over backwards to please you - Sal's step-dad jokingly ordered a Big Mac and the owner quite seriously offered to have the delivery boy grab one for their chefs to plate up!!

Sounds good to me. I'll put the word out and see who's down.

I'm going to Abysinnian on Henley Beach road tonight. Any good?

yeah, i rate it... no cutlery ftw! if you are having the banquet thing do not eat anything today!

 

went to yakitori on melbourne st, ddeeeeelllliiissssshhhhh they have this tasty 'gomo-dare' sauce which is basically melted cheese n herbs!! when on a chicken yakitori stick, heaven! nom nom. also, i highly recommend the traditional chicken yakitori, tare-yaki i think. after getting a couple of alcoholic drinks, miso, green tea, and 5 yaki dishes, the bill was ~$60 between the two of us, bargain.

YUM CHA - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yum_cha

I recommend Mongkok on Gouger St for a tasty yum cha experience, best selection i've seen so far in Adelaide!!! Nothing beats East Ocean restaurant in Sydney tho

Abysinnian was good but not great, a nice change but I just can't say I think the food was all that nice. Despite it looking very different and interesting on the menu, lot's of it was relatively bland and boring. Quite cheap though ($25 including two beers) and an interesting experience.

3 stars.

Pullman Restaurant at the Casino.

$15 for buffet lunch. Gourmet food, put in a bain-marie. Heaps of different options including oysters and mussels, heaps of nummy desserts, and really good when it's busy because they move heaps of food, and its great when it's fresh.

3 1/2 ***

Having worked there for 3 years I don't think I could ever eat a meal at the Pullman. Not that it's badly prepared or anything, just that I ate the left overs that came into the staff cafeteria almost every night until I could eat it no more ...

The Grill used to be really nice too.

I'm going to Taj Tandoor tonite, on Rundle St! Any reviews/opinions? Hope its nice!

Silk(chinese) on Rundle -

Have had better Chinese from my local suburban, plates were so dirty i could scrape up more crap up under my nail than i had food on the plate, was given no chopstix, just the massive serving forks with our meals , our second entree was served with our mains(douchebags).

Peking spare ribs - decent, lots of sauce but got the feeling it was out of a bottle from coles
Special Fried rice - aids with bean sprouts.
Salt & pepper squid - whilst oily, cooked very well & well seasoned
Chicken spring rolls - horrid AND tiny, the size u'd expect awesome ones to be. these weren't awesome, but were tiny

Service - 1.5
Food - 2.5 (squid gets a 4 on its own )
price - 2 (4 coronas, 2 entree & 3 main = $77) - ok if it was actually overall good food & service

overall 2.8, won't be returning

*scores modified for score /5

Sounds positively disgusting.

Just so everyone knows, I score my restaurants out of five, Abysinnian certainly doesn't deserve less than Silk!

highly recommended, but fair bit off the tandoori oven. enjoy!

cool tandoori oven eh, will have to checkit! mmmm indian food

Went to The Sauce tonight, Subbo runs a good kitchen there.
The food & service were impeccable.

Will definitely be going back there again.

went there for my anniversary last year, subbo certainly knows his way around a kitchen... went to school with the waitress too, so the service was top notch too.

Taj Tandoor wasn't bad! The dal was very saucy and complimented the mains, had he side dish of potatoes too, along with chicken madras, and vegetable jalfrezi. we had a pile of food, and service wasn't too bad! the place was packed by 8pm, lucky we had an early booking!

went to the brazillian grill last nite, been keen to check it for a while. pretty disappointed with the menu, not many options at all. starting around $25 odd bucks for steaks and chops etc i decided to go for the all you can eat for $32. they just keep bringing shit out until you burst(which i nearly did). honestly thought it was pretty expensive, it was really dead in there and 2 groups came in sat down looked at the menu and left. that place will be closed soon if it doesn't offer more variety or drop the price a bit.

two point five stars...

hitting up east taste tonite, always quality.

Going to the new Argentinian Brasserie (Hutt St) tonight.
Apparently opened by the dude who started Norberto's. Should be good!

same bloke did Gauchos and Argentinian Bar and Grill (which is really bad)

My mate went there last night and said the food was good but the prices were ridiculous and service poor

imo you dont need any other options when the all you can eat offers 8 different types of meat

the service has always been really good when ive been there, but obviously havent been there for a while.

mmm, all you can eat bbq. always a winner

 

after a while it gets really sickening, the meat is all basted with the same shit and they offer no sauce options!

Food was good, prices were ridiculous and service was shit.
Sosta is still my preferred place for Argentinian.

Also went to Cono's Pizzeria on East Tce and that was wicked.
Premium pizza which you'll pay for but it's worth the money imo.

the chicken has a honey and lemongrass basting, the kangaroo is pretty much doused in garlic i think hehe

they do have sauce, but you need to ask for it - we had about 4 different types of sauce given to us when we wanted sauce for their chips.



did you end up getting a dessert? the banana spring roll is the bomb!

If you want cheap food, a good Greek place is always tops. All the Greek places I've been to have been reasonably priced, massive servings and delicious food. For example in Cairns, I paid 35 dollars for a two person banquet where you pretty much get to try everything on the menu.

nah the girls did though. i could not fit another bite in. they had some icecream thing that the dude lit on fire...i wouldn't have thought a banana spring roll was authentic brazillian?!

nikita's on henley beach road does that too. $30 for the banquet, which is bit's from 10 different dishes. no way you can get through the lot.

keen to go back there soon actually.

yeah, their food was awesome!!

Checked out Raj on Taj based highly on the massives reviews (mainly chris) and was very impressed. One of the best Vindaloo's ive had. So tasty and not just overpowered with chilli. All the food was great the misses had a spinich dish which was tasty too. Will definately be heading back.

I tried it for the first time the other day also. Was well impressed with the Butter Chicken (way better than Beyond Indias) but the Lamb Korma was very bland. We also got some mushroom soup type stuff that was fuckin delish!!!

glad to hear that you both enjoyed it mate.

i try and eat there at least once a month.

Yeh I kinda think gauchos is a lil overrated

I didnt enjoy the steak I had there at all, I dunno, maybe it was the steak that I had, but I thought it was fairly average for what I was paying. Plus they fucked up our orders several times for the table we had

Went to Red Ochre for my birthday last week, that was a really nice experience with alot of indigenous flavours which had never tried before. Awesome customer service and fairly well priced too.

Brasilian BBQ is owned and operated by Chinese.

Totally agreed - I live just round the corner from there.  Its pretty damn good although can't decide between that and the smaller $25 platters at Eros on Rundle.  Nikitas banquet has more variety and amazingly large portions (although individual mains rent that large).   

Also I used to live a couple houses away from Raj on Taj and then I moved literally next door. 

Its doogie here btw.

ahhh no doubt.

how are you going you bfg you?

Sagarmatha.

Excellent food, service and ambiance. Highly recommended. Not 'cheap' but good value. Cant wait to return.

4.45.

I had business dealings with the owners about a year ago

They were nice people

Botanic Cafe, East Terrace

SO I have had the pleasure of dining there before, but I was more than happy to suggest it as a place for a lovely V-day meal! We thought to get a sneaky cocktail next door at the Bar, but after waiting 25 minutes for them (I mean, cmon, you cant advertise cocktails and then take that long...they forgot about our drinks!)I decided that next time, we'll go straight to the Cafe and order some aperitifs!

The menu is brief, but packed full of amazing tastes and flavours...We decided on the Moreton Bay Bugs (with tomato and chilli sauce) for entree, and I chose the Scallop Tortellini with a sauce de carrot buerre..Simon went for the Twice-cooked duck with roast leek in a cheery and orange red sauce. I knew the side plates were fantastic there too, so we ordered the roast potatoes and the sauteed spinach with pecorino. To wash it all down, we wanted the Chianti but ended up with a local Pinot.

So, after some bread and some drinking, our meals came out (quite fast service, was good!) and OH MY was everything tasty! I have to admit, I went for the Scallop tortellini over the blue swimmer crab spaghetti, as I knew it was the less obvious (but probably more gourmand) choice...I am so happy I did! 6 well presented tortellini with an amazing ricotta and scallop filling. I had to order more bread to sop up the carrot buerre!! Simon's duck was GREAT, and there was so much in the serve! And the potatoes were another highlight, crunhy AND soft with an amazing rosemary salt taste

It didn't cost us the earth either, approx $65 each!!! Not bad including wine. I could eat there EVERY day. The service was great too, I haven't been that well looked after in Adelaide for a LONG time!

Tonite, we are going to Vietnam Village..I am SO excited!!

heading to star of siam for dinner tonight!  my god i love that place! *rubs belly*

Penfolds Magill Estate

= Fail IMO

wank factor was overboard, serving size was ridiculous, didn't taste that good anyway and naturally price was significant

if you are going to have a wank-factor restaurant at least have good food!
and why such a large plate when there is a thimble-load of food on it???

 

We went to T-Chow for dinner on Friday night and I can safely say that everyone on our table was very disappointed with their meal.

They seem to be very fond of the deep fryer and the result was heavy, oil saturated & bland. Even the duck was deep fried and tasted like absolute garbage. Quite a few of the dishes that we ordered to share were left unfinished, which is rare in that kind of dining situation - normally everyone's fighting over the last prawn or piece of beef.   The only dish that our table seemed to have no complaints about was the chinese greens in garlic.

They have gone massively downhill in the last few years IMO and I won't be going back there again in a hurry. Ying-Chow FTW. 

*Oh... i did try some of the duck that Q & Dan ordered on the other table and that was pretty decent. We obviously ordered the wrong kinda duck.

i dont like t-chow much at all babe! never have. kowloon or ying chow ftw!!

T-chow was horrible.

Fortunately the company was good.

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awww yum!

dissapointing to hear that it sucked. t chow has been my favourite of all the chows, but only because i love their green peppercorn chicken so much!

I'm a House Of man myself when it comes to the chows. That lamb hot pot thing they do is off the chain!

thats what i had and i thought it was awesome. our table were pretty happy with the food i think. i'll definitely return. but yeah, sucks the other table werent so satisfied.


cant wait to go to Assagio's tomorrow night mmmmmmm

yeah - seemed like a bad combo of things made it seem they stooged the whole table u guys were on - but i must everything on our table was fine & up 2 scratch, i'm certainly not writing it off, T-Chow still holds place as a good place.

I'm very keen to try Ying chow - Naaaat + facebook thread... lets organise it!!

over the past week or so i have managed to dine out a couple of times...

gourmet burger kitchen - kinda like burger box for those who remember it, only way better. a tab pricy, but possibly the best burgers i have ever purchased. they have a fairly extensive selection and it is just around the corner so i daresay we will be going back there again.

some italian joint - cant remember the name - went there to get pizza and the menu kinda looked like you could choose the base and then whatever toppings you liked, so we ordered the base and decided to add roasted veg, pepperoni and chorizo to the base. when the pizza came out, it was rectangular and each topping was laid out on one third of the pizza, ie: one third veg, one third pepperoni and one third chorizo. wasnt exactly what we were expecting but it was still damn good pizza. gonna hit up this new york style pizza place which is just a few doors down nex time tho.

the cumby - yup thats right, im on the other side of the world and i can still go to the cumby i had a steak sandwhich and it was pretty fucken decent. the bread and the meat were quality, my only complaints were that it was meant to contain chilli - and it did, but i couldnt really tell - also they dont serve chips! to teach them a lesson i stole 4 pint glasses yak had a soup which smelt really nice, looked nice and chunky too - im not a soup man at all, but this bowl was definitely tempting. ill let yak and tony comment on what they had but it is a cool little pub and i enjoyed the food (and the company )

ali and i went to 'the track' saturday night for our 3 year anniversary.

must say, the whole experience was brilliant.

to start, we were served by a clean john butler, who as he seated us, had another waiter bring over a special taste of what to expect from the kitchen. was a ginger soy, crunchy chicken salad and was delicious.

for our entree's, ali had the salted chicken and mango salad and i had the quail (as there was nothing else that really tickled my fancy). both were fantastic. the quail had a surprisingly large amount of meat on it too.

for mains, i had the gnocchi with a shredded lamb, oven baked tomatoes and capsicums sauce. the gnocchi was the best i've ever eaten, really melted in your mouth, and the sauce complimented it brilliantly.  ali had the crispy skin duck on a bed of greens and roasted mushrooms with a sticky balsamic glaze. she like me, raved about her meal, and it was very tasty i must admit.


overall, i'd give it 4 stars. would have given it 5, but they forgot my beer at one stage.

price was pretty good too, 3 beers a bottle of alicante and all of our meals for $119. the entertainment book card shaved off $30 though.


highly recommended.

ooh question for the massive..where can i buy an entertainment book??

that restaurant sounded tasty as chris!

here is your best bet to find out i believe. the food was great anna. definitely recommend it.

http://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/entertainment_books/search_the_entertainment_book

thanks

if you do get one don't pull it out until after the meal, sometimes when they see it early they get kind of pissed off, i don't like pissing off people that will be cooking my meal.

we've never had that issue at all.

the entertainment book is just about the best value coupon book ever i reckon. ali and i have saved close to $500 through this book in the last year alone.

allows you to try so many places you normally wouldn't.

Anna they are selling them at my work, me and the other one were gonna go halfs, you want in? It works out well that way cos you will never use all the vouchers yourself!

I'm glad the book is working for you guys. I bought a similar type thing once and we didn't end up using it at all. May have used a cheap carpet cleaning voucher out of it and nothing else. And if I remember right, we din't even need the carpets cleaned. We just did that because the book had nearly expired and we figured we better use at least some of the damn vouchers.

I could see how they could work for people - and it sounded like the greatest idea ever when we bought it. It just turned out that the vouchers were for everything we didn't do at that point in time, or for the few restuarants and bars that we didn't like.

To make matters worse, I was the one who bought it, something the ex-wife took great pleasure in giving me shit about on a constant basis. And do you think there were any vouchers for cheap weapons or body removal services in there? I suppose if I had killed her, at least I would have had the blood stains cleaned off the rug for half price.

I just LOL'd.

I bought an entertainment book this year and have hardly used it. That would be mostly due to the fact that my dinner date has been out of the state for the majority of the year.

I am still trying to decide if I will get one for the new fin year. I am definitely owed a few dinners out by my absent date once he returns 

yeah for sure!! Thanks babe! can i share my meals with other peeps or do i need to dine with u sluts all the time?

that'd be awesome. Your a dead set fag, but you can seriously cook

went to this place on friday night: http://www.mulberrystreet.co.uk/

its just around the corner from us, and it is a new york pizzeria instead of a traditional italian so i thought we should check it out. we got inside and the first thing that suprised us was the menu. you can either have a slice of pizza or you can get a whole pizza - the only problem is that they only do 20 inch pizzas! to be honest, this wasnt really a problem, so we ordered the 20 inch!  the new york style pizza just seems to be a lot thinner than the other pizzas ive had, so even tho it was a super big pizza, it wasnt too hard to polish off. the place was nice and cosy and the help was friendly and not too intrusive. pizza + drinks + dessert cost us around £35 which translates to about $75 i guess... it was a special occasion tho so i didnt mind lashing out for it. all the toppings were quality and the pizza was tasty, but i think it would probably be better to head to a smaller italian joint as it would be better value for money.

Anyone been to Pedro's Pizza? I was eyeing off the chocolate pizza but don't want to fork out the money if it's going to be shit.

Its not exactly gourmet, but I like Pedro's Pizza! Their bases are nice n cripsy/chewy, and they have good quality toppings. IMO.

they also do wholemeal bases for the health conscious!

The Pedro's round the corner me many years ago used to deliver weed.  Bbq chicken with pineapple and jalapenos was always the second order.

there used to be a Pedros on Portrush Rd GLENUNGA
ingredients were rank and gave me food poisoning several times

 


There used to be a Pizzaria somewhere near Parkside/Fullarton that additionally sold a range of contraband

heaps of pizza places do that.

we've got pedro's around the corner from us in richmond. it's our second choice usually, but when you have no money, it's certainly a winner.

there pizza's are decent. would choose them over domino's or pizza hut.

have nothin on la romana though. best pizza and garlic bread ever.

heading to jimmies on the summit in crafers for dinner tonight!

more tasty gourmet pizza business!!  will let you know how it is!

Dude that's not really lashing out, that's the London dining.  No point in translating either cos it don't work like that.  Sounds like a nice meal tho, I'm not boig on thick base pizzas, rather fill up on the topping.

mm repost cause it was almost a decent review of the restaurant aha..

mmm sato japanese restaurant on melbourne st is HELL TASTY. we ate SOOO much and for only $50 each! the chawan mushi was delicious (a type of savoury egg custard), as was the seaweed salad, and the sashimi. the beef ogoyaki or summink was great too, but i was a bit disappointed with their okonomayaki...wasnt very much the osaka-style pancake i was hoping for! oh well.

we also went to elephant walk, nom nom!!!!

I'm going to Goodlife Pizza tonight and i'm excited 

Heading to A Taste of Jamaica tomorrow night.. anyone been there?

They have a Brazilian night too
 

yeah the brazilian beats nite, cant wait to get my samba on and drink rum punch

the jerk chicken is totally yum! expect loads of beans n rice.

Yeah it's pretty cool

some friends used to work there

Ding Hao Gouger St East.

Went there for a massive dinner, and they had heaps of tasty options up on the wall, but the folks we were with ordered sping wo's and dim sim and satay chicken, and other common varietals.

Me and Sammie had Shallot Pancakes, Roast Beef and Bean Curd Hotpot, Aniseed Tea Duck, and they were really tasty.

Cost about the same as BBQ City/Kowloon/etc. However, Ding Hao has a higher standard across the board as opposed to a few stand out dishes as is the case with other Chinese joints I have been to in the past.

Still got nothing on Yingers.

7/10

Has anyone been to the Star of greece or Finos?
what do they think?

Star of Greece is amazing.

Even if you have to drive down into the slums to go there.

i love greek food (my mums greek) where is this star of greece and what are these so called "slums"

Its on top of the cliffs overlooking the ocean at Willunga. Despite the name it doesnt serve Greek food thank fuck - it actually serves much better cuisine than the Greeks could ever come up with.

Not cheap though but then again you get what you pay for. Around $20 for entrees, $35-40 for mains. One of the best restaurants in SA mind you.

is that the one at marino rocks?

It's a dodgy old kiosk on top of the cliffs overlooking the beach at Port Willunga. Don't know the area any better to give more detailed directions.

One of my fave restuarants though, even if like I said, you have to head through the slums to get there.

cheers mate doubt i'll be heading there in a hurry though about two hours from the beth

Great beach too
I was there last Sunday for a swim and an icecream

One of my favourite beaches ever! Last time I went to the Star of Greece it was just a crappy deli with dubious hygiene standards!

Obviously a long, long time ago.

Has been an amazing restuarant for quite a while now.

Yup, it was probably about 1990 

Well Ive been asking around and I am hearing mixed reports. Ive heard it is shocking and overrated and i have also heard it is great esp the view. However Im always keen to try new spots

Apparently the Chef from Star of greece is now at Finos in Willunga and the star of greece has gone downhill since then. Dont know how reliable the "downhill" bit is but im keen to try both. 

also I am wondering about

Lenzerheide? been there? Is it nice inside? I have heard good things bout that place too.

I am hanging to go to Melting pot ew yeh yeh

Lenzeheide was good when I was about 9
there was a kungfu arcade game near the kitchen that I used to be allowed to play for free

oh yeah!

best save up

girlfriend used to work there. REALLY expensive. good food, but not great. silver service is more what you're paying for if you ask me.

Star of Greece Pt Willunga is a great beach - I was there Sunday too! 

Haven't been to the restaurant in a while and it was good although I wouldn't say its the best.  I forget the name of the one at Marino Rocks and it is quite good also with a great view.

got a complimentary dinner for two at shiki at the hyatt next week 

I just cant get used to it the way it is now! I grew up at that beach so to me the star of greece is all about 20cent space invaders and endless amounts of mixed lollies. Then sneaking a durrie in the caves!

Does the Havelock still make good chicken schnittas?  I want someone to send me one!

havelock and good should never ever be in the same sentence 

Well it used to do great meals, 3 odd years ago.  Was shit to hang out in on weekend nights thanks to all the footy cocks!

Untrue! The schnitzels there are awesome, I love the Gringo, Mexican topping one. Too much to finish generally. The DJ they have there is poor though, last time we had a crew eating dinner there, he jumps on the decks to a packed dining room with dinner music at a nice soft level and proceeds to bash out shitty house at nightclub volume (it was actually distorting he turned it up that much, the levels were atrocious).

Dude, it's a dining room! 

schnitta was good the other week, had the $35 tapas last week with 3 other work crew and that was decent and a mixed grill that was good too. the double beams were good aswell!

So has it changed ownership since I was there?

Hell yeah I've had the $35 tapas before too and that shit was tasty!

The times I am referring to would be definitely in the last year, after May or so...

Nice.

Went there for a banquet for my bro's 21st. one of the best food experiences i've had.

pretty sure it has yak. not long after you left actually.

the food there is better now than it has been in the seven years i've been here.

7 years?!?!?!?! Holy crap Chris, cha-ching 

Time does fly innit.

Good Teppenyaki is awesome, not only is the food to die for, you get the flair as well.

tell me about it. nothings changed either.

reckon i'm gonna have to order in tonight. Napoli's pizza and pasta bar on henley beach road it is. they make the best pizza and pasta's.

yeah no doubt. One of the few places that has wood oven pizza.

Used to go there all the time as I played wogball with the guys.

Tasty pizza IMO.

can anyone recommend some nice fine dining in the barossa?

I am thinking about heading up sometime this weekend not too sure though

ideas? xox

just getting hungrier for it!

1918 - Tanunda Main st

Saltrams - Saltrams Gully (between Angaston and Nuri)

1918 is the pick of the bunch.

Vintners in Angaston is good and there is a new place in Nuri altho I can't remember its name but it is also quite alright.

what about the restaurant in the novotel?

1918 is awesome

Never been there. Havent heard of anybody who has either so I can't comment.

Like I said though, your best bet is 1918.

yeh been to 1918 before but might have to go there again

cheers

is this the name of the new joint on the main street?

Vintners has been around for forever times.

I have eaten there, food was excellent!

That said, you'd probably find nicer places around.

Have also eaten at Saltrams and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Hahaha didn't expect it to.

Oh Yum, I love that place, used to go there alot when we lived at Brooklyn park.

Might have to catch up with you for lunch at the Havvy then when we're back then yea?. Pub schnittas don't exist here.

I've been there and I agree its good

eww i might do lunch at saltrams then

yeh yeh wil stock up on lots of wines too

done!

The Branch?

I think thats what you are talking about, it's pretty good it's across the road from the Slime.

Ok I need a steak joint and a seafood joint. It has been almost three years and my ports of call back then were Gaucho's and Sammy's.

Well I know pretty much everyone who works at Sammy's so I guess I should recommend there. If you're looking for steak then Hogs Breath is the go though.

Sosta on Rundle St

the promenade does an all you can eat seafood which i've heard is pretty decent.

highly recommend the argentinian for a good steak.

Sosta ftw

oh yeah Barnacle bills for seafood 

the snapper at sammys there is amazing

yum my dad is making snapper tomoz! cant wait!

have you been to gaucho's?

hogs breath is like eating a big rubber chew toy compared to gaucho's



tony - if you can i suggest you check out that brazilian joint i was telling you about while you are back home. all you can eat meat for about $30!

whats it called? i could do with some of that

red hot brazilian grill, its on gouger st.

$30-ish gets you all you can eat beef, chicken wings, chicken leg fillets, roo, pork, lamb, sausage, chips and roast veg all freshly cooked over an open bbq pit. you need to ask for the roo - they dont cook it unless you ask for it as it tends to dry out if they leave it over the grill too long. they bring out one meat at a time, but at the end if you want more of anything just ask and they will bring it. if you manage to leave room for dessert i recommend the banana spring roll. the place isnt too flashy, but considering you get to eat as much meat as you can for 30 beans its pretty decent imo. ive found the food to be great pretty much everytime ive gone, but obviously i havent been there in 6 months so hopefully its still good.

in case youv'e forgotten since being OS i aint to flashy either sucka

but cheers for the tip

Duuuude

Most Pubs do better steaks than hogs breath. That place is shite!

As LD said, Sosta on Rundle is awesome!


I checked out Mapo on Gouger for a bit of Korean last night, it was awesome!

Cass Fresh is a really tasty Korean beer, and the food, I dont remember what it was called, but it was like rice and chicken and some seafood in a red hot granite bowl.

Cant say I've ever been to a Korean restaurant so dont have anything to compare with, i.e couldn't tell you how authentic it is, but it was damn good.

seriously natho, if you think hogs breath do good steak, do yourself a favour and get to gaucho's or sosta...



thank us later

Genghis Khan's on Glynburn Rd is a pretty good Mongolian joint. Sounds similar to that Red Hot Brazilian Grill, in that it's about 27 bucks all you eat meat. You take it up to the cook dude and he heats it up on this massive shield and throws it into your plate. The got some beautiful hot sauces there as well, and they do all your usual meats including Skippy. Thumbs up.

Haha I'll have to give it a go. Probably wont be the best steak I've ever had though. Nothing can beat a steak from a cow that was slaughtered a couple of hours before.

Went to Linebait on O'Connell St with Peachey before he left and the seafood there was pretty delish.

Linebait is good, they have one down at Henley Beach also which won best takeaway restaurant a coupla years ago. Fish is delish but ever so greasy. Havent checked the one in town tho.

I got Cafe Michael2 delivered to work again tonight and was a bit dissapointed. The tom yum tasted a bit funny and, like the green chicken, was sooo not hot. Thats a first for them, but my faith will not be broken.

That place is fucking great. Those cats are so skilled, I remember taking up bowls of stuff so full of sauces and they still managed to keep it all together while it cooked and get it in the bowl. Respecta!

Mmmmm chilli.

The bomb shit! I fucking love the sesame bread sticks they give you to fill you up so you can't eat more of the pricey meat items...

There's Kublai Khan off Glen Osmond Road near the Greenhill Road corner for the all-you-can-eat-meat crew who aren't located North East.

I found the time i went to gauchos the steak I had there was chewy as, really disappointed I was. Service was average and everything was fucking totally overpriced. For spirits you are looking at around ten bucks a drink. I wont be going back there again. Maybe thats just the steak i had though I dunno but it certainly was overrated there i dont get why everyone goes on about that place. slap dash the way they serve their food too.

I went to saltrams sunday had a great lunch, double baked goats cheese souffle for entree and sir loin with asparagusfor mains. Service was great wine was good and we sat outside in the nice sun which was nice. really liked it there. even the salad was lovely, you could tell they used a really good quality olive oil in their dressing. I looooooooooove buying good olive oil.

Had room service at the novotel sun nite, meals were from harrys restaurant. Fucking disappointing as. Got a barossa platter with maggie beer goods however all the platter ended up being was a jar full of sundried tomatoes and a couple of olives served up on some lettuce. rank. didnt eat that.

The mains ended up being something along the lines of dog meat stew on deb. I will leave it at that.

The salad was ok nothing spesh.

I ordered a haighs chocolate fondue for desert. Thats was more funny than anything else. All reuben and i did was splatter chocolate everywhere, smother it all over our faces and take photos and laugh at ourselves in our drunken state. So that made up for the dog meat. Photos up on facebook soon! 

oh and then the fukers charged me $18 for a piccolo of seppelts fleur de lys! bastardos!  that'll learn me 

Have never had a bad Gauchos experience.Def a fave of mine

yeh maybe I caught em on a bad day

Try the 'Riki Tiki Tindaloo' from the Bombay Bicycle Club ... was so hot I couldn't finish it.

Mapo is super nice, well it was a few years ago, its more a fusion of asian-australian tastes, but still very much traditional korean in some respects, depending on what you order. Korean food is great, so many tasty places in adelaide. I recommend Seoul House off Pirie St for some tasty korean tucker

Wow must of been for even YOU not to finish it!

that tindaloo sounds like something i need to try.

hrmm. only issue is i hate the bombay bicycle club.

ruby raja at tea tree gully do a pretty mean tindaloo... one of the best indian joints in adelaide i say

somehow ive noticed we always end up talking about steak places or curry places in this thread

2 of the most popular foods


call it a hunch.....

speaking of steak....i've booked me and a group of friends (15 or so) for meat carnage at gaucho's next week!!! oh yeah i am soooo preordering a leg of goat!!!!! gonna be sooooooooooooo good!

don't know if its the same now, but u used to have to pre order the goat a week or so in advance and there needed to be a few on the table

It's on the permanent menu at Sosta

yep why do u think i already asked them that tonite?

Went back to that Pho bar I used to like in Renaissance Arcade(?).

It's now called Noodliscious or something and it sucks balls nowadays. Big fail.


Khang's Noodles next to Arndale on the other hand = big win.

noodleicious isnt that bad! and it hasnt been that old name fooorreeevvverrr!!!

u are right tho, arndale ftw!!

ooh quazza do u recommend anything else on the gaucho's menu? guess what, the steak is from wagga wagga! ow yeah, maybe our farm cows have been cooked up at gauchos? neat!

Wagamama =

So fresh and so clean... nom nom nom!

if anyone ever wants a nice place to go to for lunch or dinner in the hills let me recommend Tranquilo in stirling!

went there last night and every meal was perfect. they have a bit of a mediteranean style menu and it's so reasonably priced for really good food.

my cousin ordered some pork ribs that just slid off the bone, brilliant!

2 thumbs up from everyone that was there!

Cafe Michael2 is definitely a favorite with us at the moment, loving there salads.

Went to the rose garden in prospect on sat, good service but the food wasn't great!
Maybe it was just the dish i had tho 

Used to be awesome, years ago. Got severe Rundle St syndrome now though i.e. they're shit

Final warning.

i do think my thai salad is wayyy nicer than their's!! its easy bek, takes ages to prepare though.

i am keen to checkout some more lebanese/turkish eateries, been too long between home-made humous!

Are there any Turkish joints in Adelaide?

Used to go to Ottomans a fair bit but it died.

There's a new joint upstairs from San Giorgio's I believe, Leb place, but it IS on Rundle St......

its true! apparently the dips etc are great but the meat/mains just average. hmm, i havent been to quiet waters EVER but i like the crazy bucket-seat place just down from there, on hindley...

time to check the entertainment book!

The Egyptian place with the hookahs ain't too bad.

Really want a Turkish joint to open up though.

Goin to Sostas for some goat with a Asian and bean pole fri. Should be good

agree on that.

longview winery for sunday tapas plates.  go there. nuff said.

tapas = gay!

you = gay!

 

nah seriously tho, tastiest food ever!

Jerusalems. That place has been there since before I was born, I think my dad told me that the seats and the parachute on the ceiling haven't changed that whole time. Rad place!

yeah jerusalem is great!!! and the food is tasty. thanks for reminding me of the name!!

actually we had some OK thai, from the place opposite mekong thai/malay. i think Mekong has the best thai/malay food around, even after all these years.

Dude you need to come here, there's one on every street!

i miss turkish pide!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 how come there are 5 zillion pide joints in vic and nsw and none over here?? hello, franchising opportunity!!!

(tho i hear a rumour there is one further south of the cbd??)

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PS searching for that image i found loads of recipes, might make em myself at home!

We're only eating Indian and Turkish when we come funsing with you guys in UK 

If you like it that much why don't you just go to Turkey 

Sure is. At Colon-AIDS Shopping Centre, no wait... Castle Plaza. I dunno, South Rd heading south over Cross Rd about 3km down



I plan to, but for the country side

That place rocks indeed. My parents went there before I was born as well and the family who owns it has not changed in that time either! Easily my favourite restaurant in Adelaide.

Your Dad's right about the seats but the old mesh tarpaulin that made up the ceiling was replaced a few years back by a parachute/tent type of material.

yeah i know that one! mm tasty

Cos then it's just food