Super fancy! Love this place, Super nice, Super clean, Although when I went for my friends 10th (?)…read more Birthday the playground was shut, We all didn't know why so this isn't bad but, fix the playground. (Also the chips are great)

I remember coming here a number of years back and attempting to wangle my way into the nightclub…read more The ironic thing was that I happened to be on a church camp, and the people I was with, who were also trying to wangle themselves into the nightclub were my church friends. Yeah, church had certainly changed since I was a kid. Anyway, this pub is quite new, and quite nice as well. The service is pretty good, and they even have a nice selection of beers on tap. In a way it was certainly one of those rather charming places where I could spend some time having a drink.

Meals are always good at the Victoria hotel, and today I decided to try something different - the…read morepawn and mango salad. It said that it came with a rocket and lettuce mix, and I actually asked if I could have more lettuce than rocket. The cook assured me that there was definitely more lettuce, so I ordered it. I enjoyed the prawns and mango, but the rest of the bowl was radicchio, with a couple of rocket leaves! Chewing chunks of radicchio was not what I expected to have to do! I'll double check your menu next time.

Perfect place for lunch or dinner with kids. Came here for a…read morebirthday lunch, first time ever here. Eating out somewhere with kids can be quite stressful but The Vic made this one of the most relaxing lunch outing in years due to the playground. The meal I had was very delicious, excellent pub meal and the service we had received by our waitress and the bartender was outstanding. My wife had a great choice of options from their Gluten Free menu.

18/1/2012 Okay, this will be one of my favourite reviews so…read morefar, because it will forever hold a special moment with some special people in my life. All in all, a truly wonderful and happy night! Free champagne, drinks at the bar, drunken breakdancing, stripteasing, and MC Tin Tin AKA Timbaland ripping the mic up for some original karaoke at the end of the night!! So hilarious, I had to join in, too! Not only that, but getting to talk with some Adelaide's finest athletes. This party is the bomb. Definitely my favorite engagement party so far...oooh yea!...What makes it even more special is that it was my best friend J-Bob's engagement party. Boy, time goes so fast. It seems like only yesterday when we were running around playing soccer as little kids. Even the bartenders were cool, and chatted to us when everyone finished drinking, when they were finally closing the bar around midnight. It just wouldn't feel right if I said I needed more. Spending a great night with some of the coolest people in Adelaide, together in a cool place like the Hackney Hotel. As I've mentioned before, it's not where you are that matters, it's who you know and who you're with that makes the night! And J-Bob's speech?! Memorable. (It's going to go down in history as one of my favourite best friend speeches ever). Just make sure you organise a ride home, as a lot of your friends would have been drinking all night.

Okay, maybe I haven't been to this pub all that often, but after visiting it for lunch on a recent…read more(or not to recent now that it's June) trip to Adelaide I have to admit that it really doesn't inspire me all that much. Okay, it is a little bit of a hike to get there, having to cross the parklands, and a major road, to get there. Both times I have been here I ended up grabbing the schnitzel (which is one of my favorite meals) and it really wasn't all that bad. However, all it really is is your standard suburban pub with a sports bar, a dining area, bottle shop, and gaming room. The porch out the front does have some nice views of the parklands, but it isn't really a place I'm going to rush out and visit in a rush.

I have to admit that the service at this pub was absolutely amazing, but so was the beer selection…read moreas well. Okay, it wasn't to the extent that one would see in a craft beer bar, but they still have some pretty good beers available that didn't comprise of the usual suspects (of the faux craft beers, as I like to call them). The pub really did have quite a lot of charm, and it certainly fit the location, even though it isn't a huge touristy place. Oh, and they had a pretty decent beer garden as well. Definitely worth checking out.

I wish I could give half stars, because this would get 4.5…read more I visited for lunch with a friend in the middle of the week, so the pub--and the town!--were nearly deserted. It's a lovely little pub, and has a lot of its old, original fixtures, and happily, nice, clean, new bathrooms. There's a good selection of drinks, from a variety of ciders, which my friend exulted over, to the range of beers, spirits and soft drinks. The food is the big surprise here. The pub isn't trying to be a pretentious place, it's exactly what you see is what you get, which is to say, clean, friendly and value for money. So we were both amazed at the size of our meals, as the entree sized wedges with sour cream and chilli were closer to what I thought a main size would be, and our mains were HUGE. The food was fresh, well-cooked, and simply presented, but really, what more do you want? The owner is very friendly and happy to chat, and overall, this was a really nice way to spend a few hours catching up with a friend over good food and drinks.

This place really wasn't too bad, but I have to admit that I have been to better. Look, in a way I…read morehave been to this place a few times, but usually only to visit the bottle shop, so one afternoon I decided that it might be a good idea to rectify that situation. Well, in a way it is basically just another one of those suburban pubs with a rather suburban atmosphere. Sure, it really isn't one of the best, but it still does have some charm about the place.

Everyone has a local, and this was mine for the start of my drinking life. The Payneham Tavern has…read morechanged a lot from those innocent days of being ID'd and trying to find Holy Grail on the Juke Box. A new, fancy building (bit old now) including a Sports Bar, Restaurant area and expansive 'pay to see flashing lights' zone (pokies) has seen the Payneham Tavern become one of the more sizeable pubs in the area, and currently seems to attract the elderly crowd keen for a flutter. The menu has changed a few times with a stint as a Steak House being the most notable. Currently they have a pretty standard pub menu and it can be ok, but it can also fall very short of the mark. I have had probably the worst Nachos in the world there (how the hell can you arse up Nachos?) and some very good Snittys and Steak within the same fortnight! Go figure! The sports bar out the back is my favourite area, with a table tennis table, pool table, lounges and a couple of plasmas which make it a great spot to watch the Footer (A bit of a UK moment there).

This place looks like one of those hotels that you book out for a wedding reception, or at least…read morethe beer garden - it was gorgeous. Well, not all of the pub is like that, since the bar wasn't as great as some that I have been to, though they do have some pretty decent beers available, which sort of made me forget all about that. It was incredibly charming, and a lovely place to sit with some friends and have a chat.

The Edinburgh Hotel has stunning outdoor seating, a lovely and varied menu and helpful staff…read more Situated on Main Street in Mitcham, the hotel consists of many small bars and rooms, all labeled with large black signs. When I went to there on a Saturday afternoon, I was lucky enough to experience their outdoor seating in the beer garden. The beer garden is located at the northern edge of the hotel/pub. There are many large trees to take shade under and a range of barrels to sit at and enjoy a drink. For the beer garden, they had a window in the main building where you could order drinks. The drinks were well priced. One thing that I found pretty cool was that there was a person collecting beer glasses from tables once people were done. He even wore a shirt that said "glassy" on it. What was even more impressive than the humour with the shirt was the fact that he could carry around 40 glasses stacked up and still open the door to go inside. Some serious talent there! Although I did not end up selecting from their exquisite snack and meal menu for the beer garden, as the event I went to was catered, I managed to have a quick browse of the menu. The meals were around $20 or so, which is pretty good and they all sounded great. I will have to try some of them, the next time I go. As for the food at the catered event, I felt it was quite innovative, favoursome and well presented. The first item I had were sundried tomato and thyme pinwheels. It was a simple bite sized appetizer however the thyme and the sundried tomato paste went well together. The flatbread that held the ingredients together was also not too loose meaning that it could easily be eaten without a plate or napkin. The second appetizer was a Brie and Quince cracker. The watercracker had a thin slice of Brie at the base followed by a small rectangular prism of quince paste. It was a very simple yet effective appetizer. It is a shame I didn't get a photo of that one before I sent it on a one-way journey to my stomach. Appetizer the third was a samosa. It was filled with diced vegetables and was served hot. For this one, I thought ahead and grabbed a napkin and waited a minute for them to cool down. The same could not be said for the other people at the table who endured went straight in and found it to be quite hot indeed. The samosa was served with what appeared to be a chive sauce. The sauce was tasty and complemented the flavor of the samosa and it's spiced vegetable contents quite well. The fourth appetizer was a prawn wrapped in a fancy tempura batter. I am not a big seafood lover however I broke of the tip of the batter and found it to be quite nice. Appetizer number 5 were sausage rolls and mini pasties. And the best part was, they looked like they were made at the hotel and not bought from a supermarket! The worst part was, they ran out by the time they got to me cause most people took two of them (a pastie and a sausage roll each). The sixth and final appetizer was a thin strip of crumbed fish served with tartare sauce. I had a nice sized piece which unfortunately broke when I dipped it in the tartare sauce, however I was fortunately able to savage it. The batter was nice and not too oily. It was well crumbed and the fish was fresh. If these appetizers are anything like the food on the menu, then I will definitely be going back. The surroundings were lovely and it was the perfect spot to spend the afternoon.

We had my Grandmother's 90th Birthday here on the weekend and the service was great. Unfortunately…read moreI can't comment on the food much as I was too busy mingling to try much, but what I did have was delicious. The staff were so friendly and very helpful. We were even able to hook up my ipad to play our own music for the function. I can definitely reccommend The Kensi if youwant to hold a function.

We went to the kensi for dinner last night and I was a little underwhelmed. The menu looked good…read moreduck, lamb, chicken etc. I had the baked semolina gnocchi which was to come with a pumpkin sauce, candied walnuts, sunflower seeds and tendrils and while that's exactly what I got it just wasn't that good. It came in an oven pot obviously all baked together and it was more like a sweet, thick pumpkin soup with a few gnocchi pieces. Very rich and a bit bland. My husband had the steak special which he said was nice. My mum has the eggplant which again she said was nice but too small. For dessert we had brûlée and the brownie special. Again both so sweet! And I normally love dessert so all in all. It was average and I probably wouldn't rush back.

I haven't been to this place a huge amount, and even then it was simply to check it out because I…read morehaven't been here all that much. Personally, it isn't really all that crash hot - just a typical pub that happens to be next to the beach. Okay, being next to the beach does give it a bit more character, especially since Grange tends to be a little less crowded that Henley Beach down the road. As for the pub there isn't all that much about that that stands out - there is a nice restaurant, a gaming room, a bottle shop, and a sports bar, and that is about it. I did stop by here when I was in Adelaide over Christmas, just to give it another shot, and in the end it really didn't stand out - there are much better offerings further down at Henley Beach.

I had lunch here today and it was definitely a step up from standard pub food. The place was…read moreabsolutely pumping with couples, families and screaming babies and I don't know it's the floors or what but my gosh it's loud in there, I was straining to have a conversation! I had grilled garfish which was perfectly seasoned and fluffy, with lime aioli and a fresh salad: I was well impressed. My boyfriend's teriyaki chicken breast and duck shank with risotto and mushrooms was pretty darn good too but his duck was little dry. The service was very good considering they were flat out and it was Sunday lunch, the prices were a little high but you get the quality you're paying for. My daughter's banana sundae tasted exactly like one of those banana lollies you buy, instead of an actual banana: while for her this was dissapointing, I think there's a lot of people out there who would be pretty darn stoked with a banana lolly sundae.