This is one of those pubs that I have driven past multiple times but I have never stopped by to…read morehave a drink, so I decided to change that as soon as possible. When I had arrived in Adelaide one warm December morning, I managed to convince my Day to take the long way home so that we could stop here for a drink. Okay, it is basically what you would expect from your average suburban pub, though it does have a House of Schniztel attached to it (which appears to be a specifically South Australian addition to the ALH chain), meaning that they have a menu with more schnitzel toppings than you could ever try in a lifetime. What I do like about this pub is the beer garden (but then is that not the case with most pubs that have beer gardens), which has quite a nice suburban garden feel to it. Still, it is not necessarily one of those pubs that I would go out of my way to visit.

"House of schnitzels".. Unfortunately not anymore since changing their menu…read more I have been dining here for years due to the chilled atmosphere, salad bar and I topping choices for schnitzels. While I admire everything else such as the pub like environment, semi restaurant feel.. My knowledge of the new schnitzel menu is why I wouldn't come back. The new toppings aren't "traditional" (what most people would order"). I think they have been trying to compare with other restaurants. Despite the unfamiliar topping choices, its cooked to perfection.

Good, low cost and informal meal out with the family. Ok kids menus with chicken strips (not…read moreprocessed) great value, hot dog, really small, but the salad bar for all is good. Table clothes are paper so make sure you bring pencils/textas to draw.

The Lockley's Hotel has changed a lot since the last time I've been and perhaps for the better…read more Amazingly done medium rare steak and the absolutely best zingy avo mayo around. The menu is limited though but everything looked oh so delicious. We also had a starter of Three Cheese bread and it was awesome. Great service and atmosphere, kid friendly as well. A must try :)

The room had a fair bit of room for our family of 5. The bathroom was incredibly small but did the…read morejob. Wasn't the cleanest place I've been in but nothing that you couldn't deal with. Beds were clean and comfortable. The staff are friendly and welcoming, the only thing would be that you have to pay $200 for the key to get in even tho you get it back, some people / families don't have that extra money. The food down stairs was excellent, kids meals came out first, the food was cooked perfectly. The adult meals came not long after and tasted amazing! Staff are friendly and it's a nice place to eat with kids. We will stay here again.

I don't very often give bad reviews but this hotel needs much room for improvement…read more I ordered the baked snapper and had a scoop of frozen style veg on the side. It looked awful. I just took them off straight away. The snapper was rubbery! It takes a few minutes to steam or fry up fresh vegetables. It's just hard to comprehend how a hotel think that's acceptable. Another family member had a Caesar lamb salad and said it was disgusting. The lamb was far from appealing to look at. Two two senior specials had cold soft hot chips. The meals are the worst we've had in a long time. We all left food on our plates. The pub was empty for a Friday lunch, and I think we just discovered why. We won't be visiting again.

Actually, this place wasn't bad at all, though of course it is basically the bar, or should I say…read morerestaurant, located in a rather large hotel complex. Anyway, since I don't need to stay in hotels when I come to Adelaide, we just basically remained in the bar. Well, they certainly do have a great selection of beers here, which certainly does make it stand out from many of the other suburban pubs that I have visited, and the service was okay. However, what I really did like about this place was the balcony that sits next to the lake, and gives you some magnificent views. In a way this place is pretty cool, especially with the beer selection.

We trotted in here to add to my list of pub dining rooms visited and assessed…read more The dining room at the West Lakes Hotel has a bit of an airport feel to it, only with a lake to look at rather than a lot of parked planes. The phrase 'airplane food' popped into my mind, but there was no need to worry. For a start, planes probably couldn't take off with the generous helpings dished up at this fancy pub. On top of the half-price carvery deal the night we attended was an offer of free soup - a choice of two soups, in fact. Cheapskate heaven. I won't go on about the consistently high quality of the traditional fare offered by the professional kitchens of most pubs in Adelaide. Suffice to say that our roasts were definitely up to scratch. My beef was tender and juicy, yet with a crunchy crust. My partner's pork was succulent with lashings of perfectly roasted crackling. The gravy in both instances was proper pan-juice gravy, not the glutinous powder sort. The vegetable selections in the Bain Marie were regularly topped up with fresh material and the salads were a cut above the usual noodle, spud or 'green' alternatives. What a delicious meal we each enjoyed. It may have been a bit warm had we been lunching next to the vast expanse of north facing plate glass at our elbows, but the view at dinner time across the lake was ideal. Turn up your nose at soup, roast and beer if you like, but sitting back, with a lake view and a well-filled belly at the West Lakes Hotel, I say, 'Suit yourself!'

the rooms of this hotel were good quality and clean, but the breakfast had next to no options, but…read morethere were free drinks. lake views from the windows. the room service isn't great, we asked for milk one night and never got it.

***I'm only commenting on the bar and the reflections cocktail lounge / function room!***…read more I've been to reflections twice in the last month - once for a wedding and once for a 50th and at both events I had a rollicking good time! The alcohol flowed freely and there was plenty of food to fill my belly! The staff were super nice with every drink requested. That said, the food was nothing spectacular - the highlight were some little toast / crisps with yummy tomato and bocconcini cheese and the arancini balls - the rest was a little deep fried and 'blagh' - nothing all that special. The room it's self was nice - with a beautiful view over the lake - unfortunately it was night time on both occasions and the view was wasted due to a lack of lights over the water - perhaps something they could look into to enhance the venue? The air-conditioner was also on very cold both times I was here - what's with that?! On another occasion sometime ago I frequented the bar - it was nice for a bar that is part of a resort, but nothing overly memorable or unique!

This is a very nice hotel. Yes the rooms are spacious. The staff is great. The breakfast is…read morefabulous. Two grips however it doesn't have a pool, and the roof view to the west looks at skyscrapers and roof tops. However if you are an early riser check out the roof top at sunrise. Ohhhhh two more negatives sorry when you are pay $400 a night for your room the least they could do is actually make you a fresh cup of coffee. UNFORTUNATELY! The have one of those automatic push the button and the machine pours out brown water with no flavor! If you ask for a real cup of coffee they want to charge you more for it. Seriously $400 dollars for my room and I still have to pay for my coffee! So I giving it a very weak 4 star's just like there weakest coffee possible! Yuk!

On my most recent trip to Australia, this was most definitely my favorite hotel. I could pretty…read moremuch sum it all up in one word: luxury.. Ok, maybe I'd throw in the word comfort too, for this hotel had the most comfortable bed of my entire two week trip. Yup, I was as snug as a little joey in his mother's pouch. Oh, and the carpeted floors were simply Heaven with so much spongy padding underneath the carpet that I felt like I was walking on a cloud. I swear this experience was just like taking a trip to a spa, and it had me crying, "Why can't my carpets at home be this awesome!" Finally, the location of this one rocks!! The whole area near the hotel is loaded with bars and restaurants of just about every style--why I even found a sushi conveyor-belt restaurant around the corner. Kanpai! Yes Sir, whatever language you want to say it in---Kanpai, Cheers, Hooray, or Good On YA ----The Majestic Roof Garden Hotel is a winner.

The Squatters Arms was once a titty bar, but no more. Paul the charming fellow behind the bar may…read morewell show you his boobs, but I'd be a bit slow to ask him; I'd wait until he offered, and since it was such a cold day in Hell you may decide it's something worth peeking at - otherwise - look some place else for that sort of thing because somehow the Squatters has managed to remain poker machine free and old school bar wise - one of the few and totally kick ass because of it. What an eclectic bar it is - they have a Facebook page, the Karaoke is on Wednesday night, Red Uncensored and Terri-Louise Kelly may be reciting poetry on one night a month along with plenty of other local poets and there are bands on a Thursday and Sunday night. You can get nosh a la pub for around ten dollars, nothing too fancy but it will fill your guts and the locals will fill your head full of fun stories and strange sayings. This is an old school pub with a decent drive through and a pretty good car park. There is an outdoor area for the smokers and you would go a long way to find such an easy going and chilled out venue that deals in rock and roll as well as poetry. I quite like it because it hasn't got trendy, and it is not trying to get trendy. Who needs to be trendy when you have all the poets in Adelaide massing in the back room and waxing lyrical every few weeks - that says it all. Ever met a poet in a pub who didn't have a full glass and an eye for another?

Before the Squatters Arms was insulted with tits when the lowest life in Adelaide ran it, the…read moreSquatters was a great little eating pub to relax in for us oldies. I have to say though Paul has done wonders and I'm very pleased to have been associated with him in the days of live music at Brompton in the House of Bedlam. Paul is destined for great things and when I last visited the Squatters I could see that it is and will always be a very popular venue for Adelaide's live music and I'm sure national live music. Possibly international.... So well done Paul.

I am not quite sure how I even ended up here, but I did, for three nights. I stayed in the motel…read morepart which was slightly down at heel, but considering what I paid, well worth it. At the pub, the first night I treated myself to a couple of cocktails. The strawberry Pom sour and the tropical pornstar martini. I loved the fruity flavors of both drinks and would be hard pressed to pick a preference, just get them both! You won't be disappointed. They are a little pricey, but lucky me-I had a two for one offer. In the end I went to the pub all three nights and always enjoyed what I ordered. I only had the cocktails the first night with my special offer because the happy hour for beers and wine is amazing-$6 a drink-you cannot go wrong. I opted for the house white wine which was decent. Regarding food, somehow I ended up down a pumpkin path. I had the wood roasted pumpkin in curry sauce and loved it! Another night I had the pumpkin satay soup of the day, and that was also delicious. Alas, on my third night I had whiting-I think that's a local fish, grilled and it was fantastic. The fish was delicate and perfect with dill sauce. The chips were the nice pub style thick cut, and tasted like fresh potatoes. A little pricey, but it balanced out with the happy hour wine. The portion size of the mains is on the small side, but most likely because we are used to such huge portions that a normal sized portion seems small. The ambiance is classic pub and the service is good. All in all a great establishment to spend some time in.

This place is pretty flash, though considering that not only is it a beachside pub, but that it is…read morean old beach side pub, then I am not really all that surprise. In fact, as a pub, it is actually pretty cool. The staff were quite friendly, and the atmosphere was pretty good. In fact I did quite like sitting on the verandah, particularly since you do get a pretty good view of the ocean. Oh, and they also have some nice beers on tap as well.