This is by far, Adelaide's best kept secret right now. Small bars are popping all around town, but…read morethis one stands true to the whole hole-in-the-wall hidden bar concept. GENIUS. It is so refreshing. If you're not looking hard enough you would easily miss it. Walk in and it's like the prohibition era, from the grungy shelves to the dark, moody decor and booths to the sad music. It is easily one of the best themed cocktail bars in Adelaide. Drinks are fantastic. Some bars have expensive drinks for not much and they don't taste great. Not at Baddog, they are top notch and the barman does it right in front of you on the bar so you don't miss a thing. Brilliant. Best find of the year for me so far.

Zack has built an amazing speak easy style bar that makes you feel like you've ducked back in time…read moreto a prohibition era. The waist coats, crystal glasses and twisted stainless steel and silver spoons all work to make this a top spot for a cocktail or cheeky beer. A maestro of the common and rare cocktails and a range of spirits you wont find in many bars Zack makes this bar. Sitting at the bar is mandatory for the first drink in my opinion then sneak off to the lux booths for quiet and intimate drinks. Its dark, has very cool décor and edgy clean bathrooms. Bad Dog Bar doesn't have tvs, doesn't have pokies and doesn't have tap beer and for goodness sakes never order an apple-tini :) and that's the way we like it. Top Tip: order the pickleback - rye bourbon shot followed by some freshly made pickle juice. The SMoking Joint cocktail is also a fav!

I'm from the South and have a complex about not fitting in at the best of times, so on my first…read morevisit to Grace I was shaking in my boots. So much light, so much posh, so many manicures! But after a few minutes of good service and chilled out vibe I was able to relax. The place to be on The Parade is thanks to that A-Team the Trims family, who are also responsible for the equally buzzy Sparrow and The Manse. All the carry on and hoo haa about this place I reckon is well deserved, coming here is a unique experience and there's nowhere else around quite like it. You get a little drinks card to hang onto so you can order ten dollar glasses of wine and pricey food without having to actually think about how much you're paying. Last time I came here we had fries, which come out on a wooden block with an accompanying bowl of 'aerated ketchup,' which was absolutely delicious. They appear to be fans of aeration, there are also donuts with aerated chocolate sauce, and scallops with aerated almond cream. We all know how Adelaide folk like to get all worked up over new things, and I reckon this place is worth the hype.

This is a neat little place. I didn't know what it was on the outside until one night I stopped and…read morelooked. It's a really long bar and has food. We just had drinks but they had a nice menu. All the way down the back is an outside area. Really liked the layout. Must check it out.

Another packed night for Base but friendly staff (thanks Nick) found us a table up behind the pizza…read moreoven. This will be the place to sit in winter! We had the pulled pork buns which are served with fat hand cut chips. The serves are very generous (3 small buns each) & the fresh coleslaw crunch with the melt in your mouth pork surrounded by the slightly sweet soft bun is a slider winner. The chips were cooked to perfection and again served generously. The advantage of a back table is the wall of wine on offer. Some of my favorites up there (La Linea, Rockfords) compliment a delicious menu.

So this is 2 restaurant and an outside bar area which is really nice. One side is a pizza bar and…read morethe other a more upscale restaurants. A nice place to eat and drink. A lot of choices.

I came in for a cool drink on a 37° day and they refused to serve me. They told me to go down the…read moreroad to the Stag Hotel. I am here for work and have to wait in the heat until I'm required at 5:00 pm. I saw others enjoying a cool drink on the way out. What does that say about service at this venue? I won't be back.

The Botanic is, by far, one of my favourite places to grab a drink in the city. Their incredibly…read morerelaxed atmosphere, fine interior décor and wide selection of drinks make this place great for all occasions, whether it be getting together with a large group of friends, or sharing a drink with a few. The bartenders really know how to make a mean drink, and their extensive knowledge in different cocktails is impressive to say the least. One of my favourite drinks here is their simple gin and tonic, and their inclusion of the slice of cucumber in the glass. It's a small difference, but one that is noticeable on the palette and enough to make a huge difference. They've got local and import beers that won't stretch your budget too thin, and a large selection of wines and spirits. Their food is also incredibly great value. The wood oven pizzas are light enough to snack on, yet filling enough to ensure you won't be passing out during the cab ride back home. And only six dollars! That's value you can't beat.

Great pub. Nice food. Nice people. Very pricey! 31.00 for a Caesar salad? 12.50 for chips? Come on!read more

what a gem! This little neighborhood coffee house and breakfast bar is fabulous the service is…read moregreat the selection is plentiful the people who frequent our locals. This pub has a terrific wine selection and tasty food. Overall a great neighbourhooddestination.

Hellllooooooo..... Brklyn! A new kid on the block has set up shop (or you could call it three)…read moresitting above Rundle Street. This bar is really doing something different. Set to feel like a side street in a town, you will notice a subway chair on entry and three small stores. First up a deli prepping cured meat awesomeness, next up a barber and finally a recording studio. And yes, there is a barber set up on Friday night to get a cut while you enjoy a few drinks. It is quite well set up and really does create a different feeling in a bar. You are stepping off Rundle Street onto another street upstairs. In the middle you will find a long bar and a range of booths. Bottles of spirits line the back and four taps for brews. The cocktail menu has some twists to old favourites. I went for The Dreamer as I am a whisky girl. It was a good cocktail, a little acidic and fresh. It was a good cocktail, but nothing that really stands out in a crowd for $20. Next time I will order the Old Fashioned which had some coconut in it from memory. Interesting. What I really like about this bar is the aesthetics. It's almost trying to create an experience that no one else is doing with the shop fronts. I think it's quite clever. The owner here is a real sweetheart and really trying to do something different. Give it a few months and I think that this bar will be pumping! Well done for effort and looking forward to see this bar grow.

Not all bars have a deli, barber and radio station in it…read more BRKLYN is Rundle Street's newest bar. Its opening night was definitely no secret but entrance almost is; To get up to the bar you need to look out for the neon 'B' from Rundle Street (easy to walk straight past) I like the kind of 'neighbourhood' theme the bar is going for, which a string of local shops. After you walk through the subway station there's the delicatessen which serves up small bar foods and cold cuts. They have Vincenzo's barber if you need a trim (different opening hours to main bar) Soundpond have also got a little radio station setup down the end as well. The bar area was a lot smaller than I thought it would be, considering how much floor space the whole venue takes up. There are seats all the way along the bar which does make ordering a drink a bit awkward. Also I think the music could have been turned back down to 11, it was pretty much impossible to have a conversation within five metres of the bar. I liked one of their signature cocktails 'Pistols at Dawn' with Chipotle infused Tequila with capsicum and some other things. The first mouthful tasted like a pepperoni pizza which I kind of enjoyed. Overall I really liked the vibe and atmosphere at BRKLYN. I'd be keen to try the food selection next time, hopefully when the hype calms down a bit.

What I love about Fumo Blu is that it has table service. As there aren't many cocktail bars in…read moreAdelaide, it's nice to have one which has that little bit extra in terms of service, compared to most places that require ordering at the counter. I love the old-school 50s décor, extensive cocktail menu, and the furniture (lots of tables!). Every time I go there I remember being 19 and ordering a Toblerone. Although this place is somewhat past its prime, I still think it's great! Additionally, since it's downstairs from Scoozi, why not grab a pizza before heading down for delicious cocktails.

I don't know why but Fumo always seemed kinda daggy to me...but that's okay!…read more Maybe it's the massive fish tanks that feel a little out dated but who says daggy is bad?! I absolutely LOVE the delicious array of cocktails here however I can't stand the amount of time that you have to spend waiting for them (hence the deduction of two stars) - it really does just get excessive sometimes, however polish off a drink or two and you won't even notice the waiting time! A great place to drink and not be disrupted by too much noise or, if you please you still can dance the night away - because you definitely will want to after downing a couple drinks! The main issue here: I can't remember which drinks to recommend as I always get a little tipsy...although I do recall the Long Island Iced Tea was decent - they also do funky Rainbow Shots which are fun for birthdays and the like!

I visited the Bath Hotel last week with 4 friends for a few drinks and a meal. I had a wine and…read moreordered the Salt and Pepper Squid. Three pieces of squid into my meal I experienced stomach cramps and had to race to the bathroom to throw up. The only thing in my stomach was the squid and a little red wine so there was not much to come out. Once that was gone my cramps settled and while my stomach was uneasy I no longer felt the need to vomit. I took the mostly uneaten meal to the bar and complained, and another staff member came to my table and asked what had happened. On telling the story he offered me a discounted drink and I asked for a refund of the $24 for the meal, which he indicated he could not do. I had returned the meal largely uneaten, within a few minutes of it being served, and after I had just thrown up the only food in my stomach which was the salt and pepper squid. I had nothing to gain by lying and all I wanted was reimbursement for what was obviously a tainted meal. To clarify further, I have no food allergies and have a generally strong stomach. I cannot recall the last time food that I had eaten affected me so strongly. I have since Facebook messaged the Bath Hotel seeking a response twice - and there has been no reply. This is below par and very poor service - to not even respond to a concern puts me off going there again. I would suggest you go elsewhere if you can.

After starting our Saturday night off with a cocktail at Stone's Throw in Norwood (gorgeous…read moreestablishment - give the Bath a miss and head here instead) my mum and I thought we'd have a quiet bite to eat at the Bath hotel. The way we were treated there was about as pleasant as getting a brick to the face. When we first arrived at around 6:30 we found a quiet spot at the bar and asked for whiskey sour's. An amazing employee named Victoria looked after us, she was beautiful and helpful and pleasant and we were looking forward to liaising with her throughout the evening. Unfortunately that was the end of the pleasantries for us at The Bath. Apparently, unbeknownst to us, we had offensively perched where two women sitting quietly at the bar minding their own business were not welcome and it was made blazingly apparent to us by a sloppy, unkempt bar employee named Sophie that we were intruding on her area and were unworthy of her attention. There was a tiny piece of paper on the bar stating that an old collegiate football team would be utilising the entire back room space behind us and having already ordered something to eat, we were told unceremoniously by an ageing, bald, chubby security guard that we would have to move ourselves. Who would think that sitting quietly at a bar would be so offensive to these entitled people. After being ignored by sloppy Sophie and made to feel so unwelcome, we wanted nothing more than to give these wankers the gift of our absence. We didn't want anything else to do with this haughty establishment and asked for a refund for the antipasto we'd not received so that we could get out of there ASAP! Sloppy Sophie informed me that we couldn't have a refund because it had already been made and we'd just have to take it when it came out of the kitchen and find somewhere to eat it. Oh yeah great service recovery there Soph you idiot smh. I requested to speak to the manager Vince who refused to even acknowledge me saying loudly, "there were signs there, it's not my problem" actually buddy yes it is your problem, that's the whole concept of your managing a restaurant you incompetent ingrate. Ugh they're really scraping the bottom of the barrel with the staff they've hired here - for Christ's sake Tony Franzon hire some actual hospitality staff equiped with some semblance of courtesy and get rid of all these prissy, arrogant, private school half wits who are fundamentally damaging your business! And hire a manager who can recognise and recover a crappy service experience because seriously Vince is costing you valuable customers! I've been told before to avoid this place and now I know first hand why I should have taken that advice. Honestly I highly recommend giving this shabby establishment a miss and instead lend your patronage to courteous, friendly, hospitable places like Stone's Throw just down the street, or Bar Torino on Hutt street where at the very least you'll be treated with decency and respect - unlike at The Bath (shudder) if anything was worthy of a 'bye Felecia' it's this place.

07/01/2012 Be still, my thirsty lips and pounding heart, for…read moreI am in Distill. Really - all my poetry aside, Distill is number one. It is everything you need from a bar and so much more. And you know what makes it the best? No...not the chandeliers hanging from the ceiling...or the fresh watermelon cocktail..but THE STAFF. Specifically Gian, who I met on a late Friday afternoon winding down...this very polite gentleman truly made this yelper want to stay for so much longer this afternoon. I even told him that if I didn't have to go home, I'd stay for the rest of the evening (no, I'm not gay! I'm just saying, he was the nicest bartender I have ever met in Adelaide, hands down, no question!). He obeyed my "Give me your finest, most popular, most highly recommended cocktail, my friend!" Not only that, but we talked about everything under the sun. He even taught me a few things about life! What I'm trying to emphasise is ladies, if you're looking for a single, nice, talkative, down-to-earth male bartender in Adelaide, go to Distill. I was dying from all the heat outside in Rundle Street when this place caught my eye. I've been here once before at night, but I usually don't take much notice of this place walking past during the day time. LOL Because I was the earliest one on a Friday, my $16-$22 cocktails came really quickly. I mean really - 'Love Bond' watermelon cocktail? How did you come up with that name for a drink?!? Exactly what I needed though, a bit of love bonding on a lonely Friday afternoon...I was so dehydrated before coming in, it was nice to get some refreshing ice cold drinks in me before I went home. But for a place that's been rated less stars, I don't what kinda staff -customer treatment they encountered here, but Gian really came through for me. Have I mentioned the delicious Love Bond watermelon cocktail, just check out my photo! I'll be back, Distill.

Okay. Pretentious? Definitely. Unnecessary line up? Perhaps. But all in all, I'm a fan of Distill…read more Why? Ever since Vodka Bar closed down, it's my new second home. I like that it's clean, stylish, and chic. The dim lighting, sofas and rather antique-style furniture create an intimate feel. As Penny mentioned, it is a bit of a hit and miss sometimes, especially if you're not with the right people i.e. those who just sit and sip pensively, with the occasional straw-stir and pout. However, most times I've had a great night. Another reason why I like Distill is the cocktails! My favourite would have to be the Viper Room. Come on, you can't possibly say anything is better than strawberry jam at the bottom of your drink. They also have a neat little photo booth in the corridor on the way to the toilets. Around midnight they start telling people to line up if they want to go upstairs. Now, this is fair enough if upstairs is packed, but sometimes I get there and it's half empty. However, they play good songs and the staff are pretty nice compared to some similar venues. Once they even had a bed upstairs as part of the furniture. This came in handy for my friend who decided to take a little snooze after one too many drinks, and for the photo-addicted who based every pose around that bed. So it's no Vodka Bar, but it will have to do for now.

Great example of Adelaide's growing hole in the wall restaurants…read more Iberia add to the experience with friendly, engaging staff, a great tapas style food list and quality wines to wash it down. We visited on a very busy Saturday night at the end of the 2017 Fringe. While crowded, it was a great experience sitting and grazing Tapas at the basement bar.

Our first visit to Iberia, won't be the last. This is exciting innovative food cooked with love and…read morespecial emphasis on vegetables apparently grown on their own farm. Beautiful vegetables like celeriac, Jerusalem artichokes, kale etc. although not a fan of kale my husband had to admit he really enjoyed it combined with the artichokes and white bean purée. This is not a vegetarian restaurant and has meat on menu as well although any self respecting vego would love any of the vegetable dishes on offer. Desserts are beautiful look out for the sublime Portuguese tart, flaky light pastry and a beautiful soft creamy filling- Delish! There is also a bar downstairs serving drinks and bar snacks as well as all the menu items from upstairs. Thumbs up Iberia!