I work nearby, so occasionally my coworkers and I will spend our lunch breaks here…read more Firstly, if you get here anywhere between 12-2pm, expect to be waiting for a while. It's always packed and sometimes I find myself standing in a line outside the bakery. It isn't as if they're short staffed. Every time I've gone in there, they have 4-5 people serving. They're just pretty popular, and honestly, I'm not exactly sure why as they sell the same things as most bakeries. I'm guessing location? During the quiet periods (which I've only seen a couple times!), it's quick and easy to get what you want. As a vegan, I haven't ordered food here or even asked about vegan options, as I don't feel brave enough to ask! It's normally too busy and I feel like everyone just wants to get in, get what they want ASAP and leave. I normally just buy a cool drink and sneak my own lunch and eat it outside under the shelter. My coworkers always get their own rolls made (you can ask for the smaller round rolls if you'd prefer a smaller option to the foot longs). Vegetarians have plenty of options. The reason why I'm rating it 3/5 is because the standing area is tiny inside. The staff have always been nice, but it's just way too busy and crowded.

I had to try this place, because it's within easy walking distance from my new job. I arrived here…read moreabout 12.45ish - it was PACKED!! Lots of workers, as well as retired people, but it didn't take long to get served, and the staff were friendly. The standing area is tiny, so at first I was waiting out in the doorway to be served. The counters are set out well though - one for sweets, one for savoury and one for sandwiches and roll ingredients. I ordered a chicken and vegetable pie - unfortunately, there were 2 small pieces of chicken, and mostly vegetable and sauce. Hmmm, not my ideal of a chicken pie at all! There is a lot of seating area outside though ... pity some of that area can't be moved to inside, where they really need the space! I will come back here to try something else - I'm not in a massive hurry though ;)

Great variety of food ,so delicious and large serves. Love…read moreeating Asian menus ,they come with tasty imaginations of food combination

The best sizzling Mongolian beef dish I've had anywhere in Adelaide! decent price as wellread more

Food was delicious! Very tasty. Service was excellent. Very efficient and quick! The coffee was…read moresuperb- hot and strong. Overall an excellent experience.

In the last ten or so years Brighton's Jetty road has developed into a quaint boulevard of quiet…read morecafes and boutiques leading onto a magnificent beach and jetty. The Beach Pit cafe has been around since long before the revamp, but has grown and modernised of its own accord more recently. Made of two sections, the larger cafe area and the takeaway section, the entirety of the premises are clean and bright. The staff in both parts are friendly and useful, most of which seem to be in their early 20s. In summer the takeaway area is packed with beach-goers getting a quick drink and locals collecting pizzas. The cafe area is your typical cafe, with a convenient layout and plenty of tables inside and outside.

Woohoo feels good to put up a review after a long break! I've known about the Middle Store after…read moreseeing it on Yelp some months ago, but I didn't notice it was around where I live. It was a friend who wanted to come here and after he reminded me it was Rose from Masterchef who ran the cafe, I agreed to try it. While that's pretty awesome, something way cooler happened! Towards the end of our meal, Georgia Barnes (2015 runner up) and Jessie Spiby (2015) came into the cafe for coffee. Lucky us right? My only regret was not asking for a photo with the three of them. Onto the review. As usual I was pretty indecisive and tend to go for a burger option if I can't decide, so I ordered the lamb kofta burger while my friend went for the Lebanese Mezze Breakfast. The wait wasn't too lengthy and my burger was pretty tasty. It's a different type of burger than what I'd normally have, because this one was really fresh and quite light. There was plenty of hummus along with pickled cabbage, cucumber, tomato and a bed of rocket. It stands out visually with the colours. The kofta patty was not bad but I felt it was a bit on the thin side, because there was quite alot of turkish bread that formed the buns. And yeah, as a result the whole experience was quite bready for me but thanks to the hummus and the veges the burger wasn't dry. My friend also wanted to try one of their house made tarts as well so I just had a little bit. It was a passionfruit curd one and it was decent, not too sweet and refreshing due to the passionfruit. But at $4.50 for what's essentially a mini-tart it's getting on the pricey side. I would have gone for a baklava if I was craving a sweet pastry. The interior is very clean looking and inviting, on par with alot of the nicer cafes around the city. The prices are solid ($10.50) for the lamb burger and the breakfast ($15.50). The location is one reason I'd come back- no need to drive to the city just for brunch or lunch. There's a few other things I'd like to try as well if I come back. Overall, a good find and the timing of our visit was impeccable!

Good coffee and healthy muesli. Eggs were good lots of bacon in a serve our puppy got a breakfast…read moretreat

Wow - all I can say is wow!…read more It took us a while to visit Carmel's Cafe Bar And Grill, mainly because I remember this place when it was the magnificent silver service restaurant Limeburners, then Awganix. I pine for those restaurants, especially the former ... but I digress ;) Carmel's is a more informal affair, but the food is magnificent - I'm not using that word lightly either! We started with warm house-made bread served with olive oil, olives and dukkah - absolutely delicious. For main I ordered the Kansas Style slow smoked red gum 'Pulled Pork' - here's the description: 'Smoked over red gum for hours, served with a fennel, apple & mixed nut slaw, cheese and spring onion potatoes and a fluffy buttered roll. A sure favourite!' Oh yes, I'm already dreaming of when I can have this again - the pork just fell apart when I skewered it with my fork, and had a spiciness which wasn't too overpowering, but gave it a bit of a kick. I'm not normally a coleslaw person, but this was delicious - the potatoes served under the pork were an unexpected treat! This meal was seriously mouth-watering - and only $26! The serves are enormous (I think they are competing with The Barn next door), and way too much for me ... but I made a valiant effort, and made sure I ate all that pork!! My partner had Dave's American Pork Ribs - dunno who Dave is, but he sure knows how to cook ribs - yummy!! This is definitely not a place to take vegetarians - there are a few token veg menu items, but the meat is definitely the star of this place. I would have given Carmel's 5 stars - but there was a very loud table of 12 seated right next to us, and they were so loud and obnoxious that we couldn't really have a conversation between ourselves. I noticed that there was a separate room nearby, and think that the staff should have moved them into there so the rest of us could enjoy our meals in peace. Apart from that, I am very much looking forward to coming here again and sampling more menu items ... that's if I can get away from that amazing pulled pork ... hmmmm ... ;)

Today we were at Carmel's in McLaren Vale. A restaurant in the heart of South Australian wineland…read more Hubby and I have been here many times before although it had been at least a few years since our last visit. Although we arrived fairly early - 6pm - on a Thursday (steak specials night) I was surprised that there weren't many people there. Last time we came was on steak specials night too and it was packed! When I got the menu I understood why. While the steak specials are ok, they are not what they were last time I was here. Last time I'm sure they were under or around $20 each, this time they were about $5 - $7 off the regular price. Still, I knew the quality was going to be good so I didn't mind too much. I love the ambiance inside this place. Music playing softly, dim lighting, lots of wooden tables, an enclosed and added on paved outdoor area and a lovely fireplace going right behind us. I thought the menu had lots of great options even for non meat eaters. I was intending to eat steak tonight seeing as I was here so I had a look at the specials and noticed a 300 gram black onyx rump. I probably don't get out much but I hadn't heard of black onyx before so I asked the waiter. He was very lovely and said he'd go and check with the chef as he didn't want to misinform me. The waiter told us simply that it's a cross between Wagyu and Black Angus beef. That sold it for me so I decided to go for that. Now every time I've ordered steak I've asked for it medium-rare but always thought it was cooked too much. I was just a little afraid of what I'd get if I asked for it rare. I mentioned this to the waiter and he said they could always put it back on the grill if I thought it was too rare so I chose to have it cooked rare. Hubby went for the 350 gram scotch fillet which he chose to have cooked medium rare. We also ordered some bread with a trio of butters. The bread was really nice. Very toasty warm and crispy and those delicious butters just melted on it when we buttered it on. My only complaint was there was not enough bread to the butter! We were hungry and went through those few slices very quickly. The butters were seeded mustard, tuscan herb & garlic and bacon jam. I liked the herb and garlic one the best. The seeded mustard was ok but I didn't notice a strong taste. The bacon jam was also ok but it had a strange sweetness to it. It was a great starter though, accompanied by a delicious house cabernet sauvignon. The mains looked soooo good when they came out! The Black Onyx is on the left and the Scotch Fillet is on the right. I'm not going to review them separately as we both were in raptures with our meals. The meat was just so gorgeously tender and I definitely made the right choice in ordering it rare. The waitress who brought the food out to us came back a few minutes later to make sure it was ok but the original waiter who'd seen us at the door, also came back a little while after that to make sure it was ok for me and that I didn't want it cooked a little more. I thought that was really great service. I honestly wanted to go into that kitchen and shake the chef's hand. I don't have steak very often so I want it to be good when I do and this was really exceptional. I didn't try any of hubby's but gave him some of mine and he said they had similar seasoning but mine tasted "meatier". I'm not sure what that meant but he liked it. The fries and salad were really good too. You can tell they source quality ingredients and are proud of what comes out of their kitchen. As mentioned, this was not our first trip to Carmel's and I have to say we have been impressed every time we've gone, whether we've had steak, pasta or pizza. The food and service have always been great and I would definitely recommend this place if you are wanting a nice night out.

Vietnamese all things rolls! Spring rolls, summer rolls, and more rolls! Bánh Mì too, Vietnamese…read moresandwich, freshly made and fairly price! Not sure while they didn't get good review! It was doable and welcome arrive for us! Surely dedicated to non-Vietnamese crowd! But clean, efficient, and friendly!

There was no butter in the banh mi, the pork was too dry for my liking and the bread was VERU…read morecrunchy. I had high expectations when it first opened but disappointed when I had my first bite. The good thing was the employees were nice

My sister and her family raves about this so when they brought me to Hahndorf this was our lunch…read morestop. Right off the bat I could see the place was popular, and they have friendly staff. Was able to get seats at the back garden which was lovely, the view was nice and the birds were chirping. I imagine it will be lovelier during summer or fall. The food presentation was nice. My latte was ok. The jam that went with my toast was rich and delicious.

Silvia (owner) is a passionate ambassador against food wastage and The Seasonal Garden Café is her…read moredemo kitchen for producing and selling wholesome and healthy food without wasting any left overs. Silvia has wonderful relationships with local fruit and veg suppliers, bakers and cheese makers at the Central Markets and Adelaide Farmers Markets. She prides herself on serving seasonal dishes on her menu and uses as much of every ingredient in the dish or other dishes as possible (when normally they'd be thought of as food scraps). So whether you're drinking left over broccoli stalks in a juice or the pulp from your juice is going into compost for their veggie garden out the back you can be sure less than 1% of any dish here is going to waste. When I went here I had a simple poached eggs with avo on rye toast. Unfortunately the eggs were a little too firmly cooked for my liking, but the dish was still fresh and filling. The coffee was also delicious. This place is very cosy with its pot belly stove roaring on a cool winter's day and a lovely friendly environment to dine for brekky or lunch.

Tucked in the foothills of Adelaide Hills is House of Zen, a Chinese restaurant perfect for an…read moreearly dinner during the weekend or for takeaway when you don't feel like cooking after a hard's day at work. I would recommend the sweet sour chicken, mixed vegetables, sizzling beef and noodles dishes here. Compared to the other Chinese eateries in the city, House of Zen has an almost 'feels like home cooked food' equivalent here. Not pricey and you always get a service with a smile.

Ordered fried rice and pork with plum sauce…read more Fried rice is flavourless and has poor texture. Also, it unusually has grated carrot in it. And minced pork! Not at all what was expected. No char siu? Pork is also fairly flavourless. I forgot what type of pork I ordered until I checked, it doesn't taste at all like plum. Portion is very small for the price. Also, green capsicum is unexpected. It's almost like they ran out of red capsicum and char siu and had to improvise. Overall, quite disappointing. Will not be returning.