Favourite/worst Places You've Eaten

Seeing as I had such a wonderful experience out today (lol feel the sarcasm) It inspired me to start this thread. Share your good or bad experiences on restaurants/cafes wherever... so the ones doing the right thing can get the good attention and the others... well... be known for how dodgy they are!!!
my experience:

Lunch booked for 12:30pm - which is when we arrive, wrong menus are on the table when the menu had been booked and set for the last couple of weeks. We booked a christmas menu not a function menu which they admitted when we first arrived then later go oh no this is the menu that was booked blah blah blah. Anyways they kept having a nice snigger at us all and didn't bother to fix this up for half an hour or so.

Then said oh its no problem ordering the items from the previous menu - like ok why not just say that to start with?!?!

Were rude with service, didn't smile and just made it seem painstaking to be there.

Finally got our lunch 2 hours later with another half hour wait for dessert.

Now feeling very sick!! It wasn't a huge ask, we weren't narky - they admitted they were wrong then took it back. Seriously what has happened to good ol fashioned service?!

Oh and the place is called fizz, its on the promenade glenelg - somewhere i wont be going to again

My favourite place I've eaten will always be Ying Chow but I cant go there now as its something my ex and I used to do all the time. Too many memories.

Worst place is any fast food joint. I feel so guilty gorging on HJ's, Maccas and that.

Agreed but it's just so damn easy favourite place to eat any pub with phat stakes and all you can eat pasta salad

Yet very fattening. I wonder how often Monica eats the Hungry Jacks food

Anthems Rating System
= lacklustre
x2= okay
x3= good
x4= above average
x5 = oustanding
=D = half

Fav Pub for food and drinks - the Strathmore. I'm biased but they serve great food in my opinion; and plus all the staff know me so its good

Worst Pub - Buckingham Arms. Great food (coz it's all you can eat) but just the worst service I've ever received.

Fav non-asian restaurant - I like Cibo Ristorante on O'Connell St (around the corner from my place). All class. Great food but can be expensive; and excellent service. Highly recommended. Get in there quick before it closes as Salvatore Pepe has sold off the Cibo chain.

Worst non-asian restaurant - Caffe Primo TTP. Great service (hot waitresses ) but the food is...meh

worst asian restaurant A_DONG grand junction rd

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Gold

i agree with you on that one . minus the hot waitresses and plus the hot bar guy

OK, I'm not going to point out the ones I thought were good...But here's my where NOT to eat tip

Revolving Restaurant...BAD...Hot and stuffy in the when I went, the air conditioner was broken or something and they did nothing to make our stay more comfortable

Zazas Cafe...VERY BAD...Food isn't thrown out when off...Tested by smell test which is NOT cool...The owner and the chef has no idea how to run/manage a kitchen...Alot of things are cross contaminated for example the same knife that just cut a turkey sandwich then cuts a chicken sandwich and a ham sandwich and then it will cut a vegetarian sandwich...I could go on all day about how bad the food is there, but I wont...Just don't eat there

Umm can't think of anymore right now...Might come back

sang i disagree on teh strathmore..

SIF u serve Salt n pepper squid on roast vedgies?? and REFUSE to serve it with chips.

THAT is bad servive in my mind.

part from that.. i didint mind the place.

windy point restuarant high class meals and service ratrher enjoyed dining their

as for local pub fare.. the Royal on Henley beach road mile end is not bad. i eat their regulary. and the staff ( well one of them atleast) is a lil cutie and very nice to chat to. always has good service to me and softy.

10$ a dozen for oysters kilpatrick on tuesday nights.. FTW!

worst, hrmm man places have been unsatisfied, including the ark for meals, ( tho it has also been good)

The Coopers Ale house, i found to be bad food. poor service cold oysters stale snitzel and a mild case of food poisoning when there ior one of our group.

Jasmins in town is a great Indian Resturaunt.

agree with you there - also add to that the Tandoori Oven on Unley Road
I'm a fan of gaucho's too - even if you're not a steak eater!
Agree with Del re: the ale house - crap food and crap service
Fave Pub is definitely the Earl of Leicester... mmm num, num's!

Where's Gauchos?

on gouger street - it's an argentinian restaurant. - great for 1 kg steaks if you're a bit of a Carnivore

Yeah, carnivore is me alright, I think I was gonna go there with the ex once but we decided it was a bit too expensive.

The asian resturaunt next door is pretty good.

it is pricey but it's an excellent treat for yourself.

gouger street has lots of great little places to dine in that's for sure.

Anyone know of a good Thai place in the city/unley area we could try out???!!!

I rekcon that place next to the argentinean might be thai, but i'm not 100%

Jacks fish cafe at Glenelg was really nice

best pizza - la trattoria - also make yummy pizza bread. Tusmore pizza are up there too

H-Dan and I went to the Casino on Saturday to try out the seafood buffet at the Pullman. A little pricey @ $39.90 p/p but I still don't know if I liked it or not. Most of the food was really fancy but it tasted weird or was over/under cooked.

But they did have fantastic Oysters Kilpatrick and it gives you the opportunity to try all different kinds of fish.

All you can eat is always a bad idea imo but I keep going back cuz I like variety.

Re: Caffe Primo @ TTP.

It used to be the best Primo's but now it is by far the worst. I waited one hour and fifteen minutes for a Penne Gamberi (the only reason i still go there) and all my friends had already eaten their food so I had to get mine take away. The service is TERRIBLE. Dino's really let the place go which sucks because it used to be quality, ESPECIALLY for the price. Ever since they put the prices up and changed the steaks it's been sux and lame.

One of the hot bartenders, John (blue eyes, curly light brown hair), is opening a Primo's at Mawson Lakes.

Now I recommend Primo's @ Northpark which I went to for a Work Xmas Dinner. Service was great, everyone was friendly AND they did a mean Oysters Kilpatrick

G.

This post has been edited by FallenAngelG: Jan 2 2007, 11:25 AM

The Lakes at West Lakes is quite nice

My faves..

Foodwise:
Lime & Lemon (Thai)
Gaucho's (argentinian) - STEAKS YEAH!!
Ying Chow (Chinese)

Ambience:
Red Ochre (Aus)
Penfolds Estate
Windy Point

Can ppl please do me a favour and write the suburb these places are in cuz I'm a complete Adelaide noob.

Thanks guys

G.

LIAR!!! You go there coz Tunzafun is next door and you get free games on DDR. Aint that right??

Worst meal I had today was the $2.50 hotdog I ordered at the 24/7 across the road from my work Bread was hard. Sausage was warm. Not enough sauce. No butter and they put too much mustard to boot.

Each place has its own style of serving a meal. If it served everything as everywhere else it wouldnt stand out.

All I really recommend is the stone grills. I love cooking my own food

Regent Thai is the main place I recommend. Its located near the Picadilly Cinemas on Oconnell St, North Adelaide. The owner (whom we at the casino affectionately call Mr T) is a great bloke. The service is beyond excellent as well as the food. Dont go on a night like Friday or Saturday night as you'll find you have to wait a little while for service as it gets packed.

My Fav's

Indian - Beyond India North Adelaide.. Great service!
Mexican - ZAPATAS is my fav.. BEST Nachos!!!
PUB Snitzles - The Earl
Steak - HOGS Breath ...

Now I getting hungry... Mmmmmmm

today i had the yummiest iced coffee at pancake house in town... yes its only an iced coffee but was great

As for the cafe primo talk - i love their food but it does depend on which one you go to. I find the one at semaphore always has served me quick and the food has been good too. As for ttp i've been their once and it took forever. . .

Gauchos is good. Tell you everything about the steak you are eating except the cows name

Cafe Primo in my books has never served me up one meal I have wanted to finish.. Their food reflects their prices...

but i wanna know its name brian..... can we go and find out the cows names b4 we eat them

pfft, I want to select the cow, and the cut im eating...

They need the paddock out the back with Daisy and co.

Lol... Sort of. I used to go there once or twice a week cuz the food used to be fantastic when I managed TTP Tunza and Primo's gave me free coffee

Now I'm at Eliz and my bf cooks dinner instead

G.

Mexican: go to Montezumas on Melbourne Street
Chinese fusion food: The Grange at Hilton Hotel on Victoria Square
Ding Hao: Yum Cha on Gouger Street (next to Subway)
KFC's: everywhere
Cafe Buorngiorno: Rundle St. Food is okayish but theres heaps of eye candy there

if you love mexican, Santa Fe on the marina at the bay is soooooo much better than montezuma's!!

but Montezumas is close to home ya know

also...the Archer for big gigantic beers

I'm guessing Santa Fe is more expensive? Montezumas always had good prices.

Yes i have to agree with you there, some of the hottest meals i have had and the service is A1

I Loooooove mexican and the bay is close to home for me too. Will have to put that one on my list of places to visit. I love eating around the marina at the bay too as its a really nice place to eat and due to the prices usually being a little higher keeps the dregs away


Loved eating at the tap inn too, Had a hit of golf in the indoor driving range after a nice meal was a lot of fun

This post has been edited by BOOSTING: Jan 5 2007, 08:02 AM

When I grow up, I want to go to Bovine University

NICE!

anyways, me and chris went to Lungamare down at the bay. Bit expensive, but i had the best marinara i've ever had! Very nice and their wood oven pizzas are also very yummy!

I know the place its a really nice place to eat out. there are quite a few decnet places to eat down at the bay

Some of the new restaurants at the Pier are nice ...
But a bit exp... you pay not only for the food but for the atmosphere and view!
Nice lobsters there too...try Sammy', Lido, etc.

This post has been edited by shen: Jan 5 2007, 10:16 AM

UGH... wen't to Sizzlers (yes they still have them in Perth) and it was the worst meal i had (now i know why they went out of business!!) the steak was luke warm, the chips were cold the salad bar, well... what salad!?! and to top it off..... NO POTATO SKINS!! what!! couldn't believe it! wasn't that was Sizzlers was all about?

anyway.. if your in Perth DO NOT GO TO SIZZLERS!!

There's potato skins in brisbane Sizzlers!!
we went there like in august.
wasn't too bad over there.
Maybe it's just perth or maybe they have since slacked.

Lauren makes a lovely stirfry....

gotta love burnt capsicum.

Yep Shen they had them in surfers too i couldn't resist a trip to Sizzlers while i was up there. Was ok but yeah not going back just for that put it that way haha.

i make the best Indonesian Chicken and Seafood Laksa!!

Noberto's Argentinean Bar & Grill... if you love your steaks.. especially seasoned in LOTS AND LOTS of garlic and done rare to M rare.. that's the place to go!!!

You actually had the lobster I thought all u remembered was the french champagne i bought

Think i really need to try these steak places more often

lol...

I liked Lido.. it's a fancy restaurant on the pier. really nice, it's right on the end. fantastic food.. good menu too.

(if only it wasn't all those damn kids running around.. really who takes children under the age of 10 to a 5star restaurant? especiall if they don't have anything to keep them entertained)

Yes, been to Lido... had the Rack of Lamb....was delish!! bahhhhhhhhhh

And the deserts i remember were so nicely displayed that you didnt wanna ruin it

Calv, I think it is/was norberto's near the entertainment centre.... went with my cuz.... 2nd best steak i have EVER had!!! was amazing!!

My mum made the best chilli con carne tonight <3

nah I don't reckon its that much more expensive....


owned by the same owners at Gaucho's




Children under 10 have the right to eat 5 star food as well you know.

yeah.. i didn't mean it like that.. i mean that i think it's rude these parents bring their youngsters to these 5 star restaurants and then let them run around.. i think they should bring some sort of activities for them to do, colouring in etc...

I've seen some very well behaved children at restaurants.. and some very bad.. it just depends on weather the parents or adults are doing their job and keeping the children away from other customers.

Best - this place on the gold coast at ashmore.
Worst - a bad yiros in gawler.

I don't think that the parents "job" is to "keep" their children away from other customers.

Just need to teach their children to behave appropriately.

Sorry Celeste, you know how offended I get by stuff like this, and I know you don't mean most of what you say the way it comes accross, so please think twice about how you word stuff! and I'll try not to take everything to heart

haha.. mwahz babe! i'll try think about it a bit more.. i'm terrible with wording!

Can i jut say if a parent brings their kids out in public and they missbehave in a respected restaurant, then it IS the parents duty to keep their kids at bay, sorry em, but it's the responsibility of the parent... if parents are not willing to handle or deal with the situation the kids put them in in a public place i don't think their kid should be braught to a place like that because a lot of people can and will get offended not only at the kids missbehavour but also in the lack of appropriate discipline from the parents... as a matter of fact it is quite disrespectful to do that! What if a man wanted the perfect evening to propose to his gf, he doesn't want some rotten spoilt kid running around ruining his whole night and changing the entire mood of the place... If i missbehaved in a public place like that with my parents when i was little, i was sent to the car... No questions... I agree with my punishment i got... Respect other people and those around you. the world doesn't only revolve around you!

MY 2c...

/end rant and leaves thread...

err babe... I think you missed my point completely.

I agree that it is the parents responsibility.

I was having a dig at Celeste's choice of words.

"keep the kids away from other customers"

hungrey jacks hate it cant stand it ever since i was 12 an found a hair in it

i was at maccas once and i got an earwig in my mcchicken.. never bought one since.

mum and i complained and they sent me vouchers (bastards). if that happened to me now things would be a hell of a lot different.

You'd want a free Maccas birthday party instead?

haha that reminds me i once found a baby cricket in my subway.. it was from the one in the BP on henley beach road. I still eat subway but never would go there again!

Celeste and i went to Primo on the weekend in the city, the food was crap as if 3 prawns in the pasta dish was regarded as standard serve when it use to be 6.

as for my meal i had a pork dish the fat was still on it and the mushroom sauce was pretty much non existant.

at least the service was ok, but that was probably cuz it wasnt busy

Haha...Last time I TRIED to go to Primos in the city they had no tables left, and for some STUPID reason the waittress said that if we liked we could wait for a table and look at the menu, what? Standing up?! You gotta be freakin kidding me!! We'd just been shopping for a few hours - standing up, why would we wanna stand up some more?!

i haven't tried primo in the city but the ones i have tried have been good cept for ttp being really busy and taking ages!!

STAX across the road from my work on flinders street...(which is 81 flinders street)
is good for quick and easy lunch food.

haha stax addict

everyone at my work is a stax addict!

hahaha so are half the ppl at mine!!!!!

I had that problem too...Went there last year for my birthday....Ten year service and rude ill mannered wenches behind the counters...Haven't been there since!

cafe primo at plympton is great

cafe primo takes AGES with food apparently.... esp the one in norwood..
plympton might be diff.. i used to live in plympton!

Sammys at the pier is good!

My local pub, Somerset Hotel, Bridge Road in Para Hills.

Went there on Tuesday night for dinner. Every Monday and Tuesday is $8.90 schnitzel night. $2 extra for parmie. These are pretty big and decent for the price, they cover pretty much cover the entire plate with chips underneath. AND you get all you can eat salad / veggie bar and they taste good too

They've just done up the beer garden with plasma screens for sport type tv watching and such.

Although I'm fairly sure most of you live the other side of town so that might not be helpful

G.

i haven't been to the plympton one but the semaphore one is always quick with food. as was the brighton one and it was pretty busy too!

hahahah the old somerset. Not far from my house. Thay do an all you eat there by memory or i might be mistaken for another pub.

They have a salad & veggie all you can eat buffet, but the one you're thinking of is probly Settler's Tavern which is opposite Ingle Farm shops I've also eaten there a few times but the food's a little weird. The duck was fantastic last time.

Something about buffet food I find hard to trust.

G.

Yeah thats the one i am thinking about The Settlers. Whats the Pub at Parafield Air Port called?? Ive only eaten in the front bar not the restuaraunt section

Roulettes- had some ok meals there
the buffet is gone


BEST OYSTERS KILPATRICK in adelaide!!!!!!!!!!!-DANIEL OCONNEL NTH ADELAIDE

This post has been edited by jase31: Jan 11 2007, 02:03 PM

I love oysters Kilpatrick are thay expensive?

could be a little pricey, but mary mother of god they have a special sauce!
I'm salivating!!!!!!

They have really good schnitzels there too from memory.


Northpark Primo's (cnr of Regency and Main Nth rds) does Oysters Kilpatrick and they're decent price.

ALSO! Pasta Palace on Hindley St does them and they are fantastic! I think they do good pasta too but I can't remember. It's always packed when I've been there.

G.

i had pedro's tonight

TG's at the Stamford has all you can eat buffet for $50 on Friday and Saturday night. Might be worth looking into as a get together. Lotsa seafood too apparently.

i want some taco's

I THINK ITS CALLED RANNYS INDIAN DOWN SOUTH I GOT SOOOOOOOO SICK FROM EATING THERE

I'm not really a big fan of Indian. Used to always take clients to Tandoori Oven on Unley Rd, Hyde Park. Really recommended because of the food and service. Might seem a bit pricey but is worth it.

kibbi's cafe is awesome place on king william road hyde park. great food licenced for drinks. beautiful open atmosphere with a more formal upstairs mezzanine level.

give it a go. dont think about it jsut do it.

Had dinner at Lord Melbourne.. nice little pub meal.. Free Pool on Sundays

Best PIZZA in around is at Grumpys (just before Hahndorf)

Worst Place we're had dinner is at Masfield Park Hotel, its feral, onyl reason we went there was coz it was on the way and we had Entertainment Book voucher. We ordered a steak, Medium, and it come out charcoal ewwww

Another Shit place is The Pink Pig O'Connell Street North Adelaide. Went there with a frend and food was shit

Ok some good Places now:

Thai - Natee Thai (Jetty Road Glenelg)
Mexican - Gringos (Glenelg)
Mexican - Cha Chis (Glen Osmond Road)
Indian - Beyond India (North Adelaide) I recommend the Lamb Shanks, meat melts off the bone!
African - Elsie out of Africa (Glenelg) Try the Venison
Vietnamese - My Tho (Hanson Road) Awesome Food!
Cafe Paradiso (King William Road, Hyde Park) Been there a few times, loved it!
Scenic Hotel Norton Summit, Fantastic Food and service
The Union Hotel (Waymouth Street) Great Food, good value for money,nice venue.
5 Star - Greedy Goose (North Adelaide) Awesome food and service was good too
5 Star - Silvestris of Clarendon (Very la la)
5 Star - Crusoe's on the Lake (West Lakes) Went there last week, the duck was so delish!
5 Star - Shiki (Hyatt Hotel) Best place ive ever been to, very expensive

Good tight ass place to eat is a lil indian place cnr Richmond & Marion Road. Its called Bombay Palace. Also Cock in a Box.... Ooooops i mean Wok in a Box (Kuralta Park Anzac Hwy) is good value for money

ok thats enuf from me... next....


PS - Best Oysters Kilpatrick is at Shauns places, home made, havent tasted any that even compare!! Yum Yum
2nd best oysters all round are at Oyster Bar (Pier Glenelg)

This post has been edited by Madaz_Chick: Jan 16 2007, 05:59 PM

Yes grumpys do rock! Thats where i get some of my home brew supplies. Thay have some wicked ales there. But yes the wood oven pizza. Its to die for

Anyone can suggest a vegiterian resturant?? I wana take this chick i no to one.

I went to Buckingham Arms in North Adelaide last thursday night for my birthday dinner, quite a nice buffet, and fairly cheap too. Check it out if you get the chance

there is one in Hindmarsh square in the city but the name escapes me now - awesome vegetarian food though, nice little place next to jasmin - also a good indian restaurant.

edit - it's called Sprouts!!!!

This post has been edited by mich: Jan 17 2007, 10:43 AM

Sweet as!! Thanks mich. Ive been told that there is one down on Bent st that runs of Rundle St on the cnr where the Austral is. Never been to vegiterian resturant so it some thing different for me

there are a couple of smaller ones off or on rundle street. Of all those I've tried I like sprouts the most.. they have a great chef and if you're trying to impress this girl sprouts is probably the nicer location. Enjoy it matey.. I'm looking forward to going back there soon myself!

Well cant argue with a female if im trying to impress a female hahahahaha cheers i will look into it. Cheers

these might be off the scale a bit, but auge is great, which is on grote st. and bridgewater mill up in the hills is very, very good. also, i highly recommend martinhas, which is a student restaurant run at the douglas mawson city TAFE, great food, service and prices....and you're helping out the students! that's my two cents

All booked in for tonight. Never been to a vegiterian joint before should be a fun night. Hopefully it will turn out to good night

Mannys @ Norwood... its a great seafood place...

and the Gouger Fish Cafe, its not as good as it used to be when i was a kid, but they do mean oysters

ooohhh you ought to like it - it's not weird food - very tasty and you barely notice there's no meat! They make some nice pasta's and risotto's as well as a range of other yummy dishes

let me know how you go hun!

Went there fri night. Not a bad funky little joint at all. The service was great and it was nice and clean and comfy! I had Field of mushrooms which was just superb and my lady friend had banquete style of a meal with lots of vegis and bread etc.. And we shared a bottle of wine. The way they done the meals where just awsume. I thought to myself before we ate that i doubt i will walk out of here full but tell you what i was satisfied. Was a great start of just a great night.

Cheers for the heads up mich