Best Italian! You walk in and feel like you've come home. Domenico and Leo are the A team and the…read moreatmosphere is fun, warm and super friendly. Food is so simple but oozes flavour, you walk out totally satisfied and excited to return! Feels like family

This is a small little cafe located on Jetty Road (closer to the Brighton Road end). I had never…read morebeen here before until yesterday when my friend told me she had the best foccacia from here. We met there for lunch and we were greeted by two staff from behind the counter. They were very warm, smiley and welcoming. The lady handed us menus and offered us to take a seat - inside or outside. (Most of the tables were for about 2-4 people, so I wouldn't recommend large groups coming here.) We ordered at the counter and they brang our lunch to our tables once it was freshly made. I chose a smoked salmon foccacia with capers, lettuce, spanish onions and fresh dill mayo - sounds good hey!? It was! My only criticism is that there was a bit too much bread, but I find this the case with most foccacias any where. Pasta Gourmet's menu includes pasta (shock!!!), pizza, curry, burgers, sandwiches, wraps, chicken schnitzel, a large breakfast menu, cakes, and of course tea, coffee and cold drinks. Oh, and one last thing, everything is under $15!!!

I've never been here, and honestly I probably would never have been had it not been for a friend…read morewho picked up some lunch from here on her way to where we were meeting. The pies were full of meat and gravy, and had a really nice flavour and texture. The base was nice and firm, and the tops were all flakey. Perfect with a big dab of tomato sauce. The coffee was great too, nice temp (though it had been sitting in a car for ten minutes), and a great flavour to the beans.

Bruschetta is one of a kind amazing. Great service awesome location outdoor dining is available.read more

This is the second time we've eaten at Mama Carmela. We also chose the same thing --- carbonara…read moreand pizza (but this time we picked seafood flavor instead of meat lovers). What can I say, they're still the same very yummy food that I remember. Oooohhh that creamy pasta is to die for LOL. The seafood pizza is delicious too. A bit salty for my liking but I kinda expect it since it has anchovies. Lol Regarding customer service, it's just ok. The first time we came the staffs on duty were all cheerful and welcoming. On our recent visit customer service was just blah. So it really depends on who's working that time. The only thing I'm not fond of is the price LOL. Like we ordered just one carbonara (good for 2) and small pizza (good for 2 as well)... and 1 coke haha --- and we paid like 40 plus aud. Oh well, sometimes you have to pay the price for a really good meal. 4.5 star

La Vita Restaurant at Kidman Park is an amazing place to find truly wonderful Italian food…read more Recently organised a function for 50 people as a celebtation for Christmas in July 2025 the management and staff delivered a 3 course delicious meal and all who attended comment on this function being one to remember for superb food being served. I congratulate La Vita and highly recommend if you are arranging either a large party or private eating.

Delicious food and flawless service was what made our night amazing with a large group book of 12…read morepeople they didn't miss a beat. The food was beyond your average cafe style this was a step above and being local will be back soon

Love the location of this beach side cafe/ restaurant, well 2 min walk down the road…read more This is the first time we have been here and loved the atmosphere. We took advantage of a great scoopon deal to try it out. Service was great our deal was $49 for 4 ppl for 2 course meal plus drink. Shared a smoked salmon brashetta entree then i had chicken pollo pasta and my partner had the Gnocchi. Entree was fresh and light beautiful. Chicken Pollo was nothing special to be honest. And for the price you would have paid $25 for the average dish i would be pretty disappointed. The gnocchi was light and fluffy and taste was great. All on all i was a bit disappointed with my first time experience but I would go back to try one of their wood fired pizzas. Fingers crossed i wont be disappointed again.

Rustic, bohemian charm backed by fantastic food!…read more Here today with four of us on a Scoopon, so the value is astounding. But the prices are very reasonable in any case. The coffee is smooth and service friendly. I highly recommend it.

Very busy place. We got lucky to get seats as soon as we got there cause it filled right up maybe…read more20 min after we came. The bread was really good, so I ordered seconds. . I got the duck special which was ok. I felt it was lacking some flavor. My bf got the carbonara cause he's been dying for a good one in ages since he went to Italy. It sounded like they prepare it the correct way so he ordered it. It was WAAAAAY too salty. Not sure if the salt was from the pancetta, but it tasted more like they added salt in. Do not recommend the carbonara at all.

Hello Italy! This gorgeous Italian restaurant is now an absolute favourite…read more You walk in and find freshly made pasta hanging up and they even make their own bread all of which to a standard Nonna would be impressed with. The service was great - there was no rush for us to leave and we spent hours sitting there and enjoying our food. We ordered antipasto and then three different pastas to share and had them staggered throughout the night so we could fit more food in! We enjoyed the fried sausage meat and bread (MUST HAVE) as well as the tasting plate which was overflowing with delicious offerings. Then we enjoyed gnocchi con pomodoro, penne con salsicce and linguine tutto mare my favourite was the tutto mare (a must for any seafood pasta fan)! We kept our drinks traditional with Bellinis and Chinotto with vodka (apparently its a thing!) Can't wait to head back again and work my way through the menu!

This restaurant is in a bit of a cheeky spot on Henley Beach Road and it's not easy to locate. Make…read morea bit of an effort to find it though because it's definitely worth the puff. Lovely intimate little place with open frontage and sea breeze, pretty bar and even prettier staff. The food was the best I've had in ages, and really good value. For $20 we got a marinara piled with fresh seafood, and my stuffed eggplant was delicious but so filling I did that 'so sorry I can't finish it really was delicious' apologising thing small serve eaters like myself have to do. It's a curse, it really is. The owner was lovely and attentive, checking in with all of his patrons regularly to make sure we were having a nice time. And we were! They had a great wine list and for a boozer like myself, this is paramount. There was a weird white sheet covering one wall and my mind was racing with possibilities of what it could be hiding: turns out they're renovating and extending the dining room. More Cucina Nuova I say! Piu Piu!

I love Henley Beach in the summer. It's a an effort to get to from where I'm living but the beach…read moreis wonderful. So after gazing out over the sea and then dancing at a wine bar in the afternoon with friends I decided to grab a dinner from Cucina Nuova before heading home. It's not on the waterfront, rather on Henley Beach Road but a quick and easy walk. Like many Italian style restaurant/cafes in Adelaide the menu is familiar sounding. Cucina Nuovo has familiar dishes, reasonable prices, and lovely staff. The food is nothing revolutionary but it's yummy and service is lovely. My waitress was a real gem. The only real bone I have to pick (the lack of originality is only a minor point) is that one of the menu items was listed as gluten free, as a coeliac I ordered the meal but asked my lovely hostess to specify to the chef that I really needed everything to be GF. I was then told that one of the sides which comes on the plate with this main (the pollo royale) actually contained wheat. It was an easy enough swap to rice and I was so glad they picked up on it but I don't ever recommend that an institution advertises a GF meal that actually isn't gluten-free. It's a warning to always double check for the consumer as well. After that issue the meal was prepared and I haven't been sick at all so they were very careful. The chicken was tasty and free-range but I would loved a teensy-little bit more moisture, the sauce was very nice (cream-based), the side salad fresh. I seasoned my meal with chilli oil which was lovely and it was nice to be able to add my own, personal level of heat to the dish. I can imagine coming to the beach with a bunch of friends, throwing on a cute summer dress after swimming, and settling down to some (gluten free!) pizzas and white wine.

Got a shock when I walked in and found it was under new management. And that staff were a from a…read morecontinent different to the style of food. None of our party of six finished their meals. The curry tasted watered down, the duck was dry and I'm sure was cooked the previous day only to be reheated and fried to crisp the skin. Marinara pasta was too salty and used imported sea food. Most mains are in the $30 range and wouldn't pass even if we're half price. Avoid.

Ok. This is a bit of a joke now. Twice in a 3 months, my house mate and i went down to Glenelg to…read moretry out restaurants we found on entertainment book. Both times the restaurants we picked were closed. So we ended up eating at another restaurant. So today we chose Lido. When we got there, there's only one couple dinning in there. We were served water as soon as we had taken a seat. Pretty good. Proceeded to order two mains - Pork belly and lamb chop. The place is not packed but I think we waited 30 mins for the food. Well, at least whrn the food came, it's not bad. The lamb is medium cooked. The meat is tender and juicy, mixed with red wine sauce and it's really a delight. However I do not like the rice and the vegetables that came with it. The rice is slightly dry, probably long grain. And the vegetable is just 5 pieces of grilled pineapples which I don't like. there's also a tiny problem of the serving size.... no... big problem... it's not exactly filling enough. :( The Pork belly has a smoky taste to it, while the skin is a crispy, it's a bit hard too. The meat is soft and chewy, really nice. Overall, I like the service given. We were being checked upon twice by the waiting stuff for the quality of the food served. The food is fine too. A pity, the waiting time is slightly long, and the serving size is small. Now the last part. After dinner. .. the first downpour for the week! Rain rain rain. It looks like it's only going to get heavier .. Soaking wet and couldn't run after a meal... it does made me wonder. . Is it worth the effort to eat out there tonight? -_-'

So my housemate kept telling me to go to this place. I was a bit, 'yeh whatever, I've seen enough…read morecafes with cute scooters in the front windows'. Not that I have a problem with cute scooters, I just assumed it'd be over-priced and only serve rocket and pumpkin wraps and peppermint tea. I was wrong. I wildly underestimated Modinetti. I think this is the best place I've eaten in ages! Modinetti does breakfast and lunch - good for the quick stop or a lazier magazine reading morning. The atmosphere inside is pleasant and laid-back and I was pleasantly surprised to find out there was a nice shady outdoor seating area out the back. The inside area is really lovely without being too over-considered. The staff are friendly but not forced. There is a nice buzz in the place - I overheard lots of friendly gossip and chitter chatter. Now for my favourite part - the menu. It's all Casalinga Italian - 'casalinga' meaning domestic or homemade. The dishes are all fairly basic but delicious - simple combinations of flavours that you wouldn't get at many Italian restaurants. There is a range of vegan and gluten free options. Everything is incredibly cheap - $6 for a medium sized soup or a breakfast dish or a little pizza or a salad. $7 for a focaccia. This morning I had the Brodo - a clear broth with chicken parmesan meatballs. It was light and refreshing, with a light sprinkle of herbs and a crusty piece of sourdough toasted with olive oil. Cracked pepper and parmesan on top. The perfect summer lunch. I can't wait to come back here, will have to try and wake early enough for breakfast. My only criticism is that I wish it were open on Sunday mornings!

Great little place with great coffee and great food. I was told to go try this place on…read morerecommendations from other and found it lived up to expectations. Service is always friendly and inviting...

It's such a shame that most reviews only happen after disappointment…read more I'll try not to follow that formula. We are staying at the Stamford in Glenelg so it only made sense to try their restaurant. After driving all day, we were rather exhausted, so happy to sit down for dinner early and a superficial look down the street did not seem to bode well for a quiet dinner. Probably a little too early and with the restaurant empty, I opted for their Singapore specials. Very quickly started off with entrees of vegetarian spring rolls and Singaporean curry puffs. Both nice and the curry puffs very well spiced but not exceptional. Then, although waiting staff were quite pleasant (perhaps the lovely young lady might have stopped chewing gum during service) and reasonably efficient we now waited almost an hour before the mains were served. As I was already exhausted this was quite a struggle but eventually my Nasi Goren's arrived. It was actually lovely. Well flavored and nicely prepared. Had an LPA to wash it all down and then retired for a good sleep

One of life's pleasures is an indulgent high tea. How about a Guinness World Record breaking…read moreattempt high tea, with 549 other guests, al fresco, on Glenelg pier? Who would dream up such a thing? The Stamford Grand as it turns out. With no advertising, the event sold out within 2 weeks. Sun shining and sea breeze blowing, we signed the Guinness World Record register for the World's Longest Cream Tea, found our seats, and were offered a glass of Jacobs Creek bubbles. Everyone was jolly, despite the increasing sea gusts, as we were all in it to support Novita Children's Services. We were dutifully informed that there was a contingency of Guinness World Record officials monitoring our every move. The defining act - taking at least one sip of tea and eating at least one bite of scone each - to secure the record. A tantalising glimpse at the menu tempted us as we sipped bubbly and were offered refills of our tea by a smiling steward. Before too long, and surprisingly quick given the huge amount of people to cater for, a two tier stand arrived laden with sandwiches, hot savouries including the Stamford Grand's signature curry (chicken) puff and tandoori chicken skewers, scones, and teeny cakes. There were fruit tarts, banana cake squares, mixed berry mouse, and mango pavlova's. Awaiting a special meal (vegetarian) I was informed that I would get my very own plate. Well given the chill wind I couldn't wait and did my bit for the Guinness World Record and sampled the scones and other sweets. The scones were perfectly warm and short, accompanied with a variety of jams and whipped cream. My favourite sweet was the fruit tart with lovely pastry, custard and glazed fruit. Having been marked off the register for the Record, my individual vegetarian plate arrived. It is most impressive that dietary considerations are accommodated for such a large scale event. Plus everything on the plate was delicious! A vegie skewer of barbequed veg had nice smokey and sweet flavour, there was a tasty samosa, finger sandwiches including pesto sun dried veg, guacamole, and salad, a piece of orange syrup cake, and carrot & walnut cake. It was at about this point that a particularly gusty burl of wind air lifted my mother in law's hat and sent it soaring effortlessly across the jetty onto the beach below. Justin Higgins, General Manager of the Stamford Grand shouted "I'll get it!" and so he did, collecting some sir lifted napkins and glasses at the same time. We had the opportunity to ask if the long high tea would happen again, and all signs point to yes due to the success. As the weather was closing in, once we had supped on the delicious goodies, we took to the promenade back along the jetty. Smiling staff, as on arrival, farewelled us, welcomed us back soon, and told us that if the world record bid was successful, that we could expect our certificates in the mail.