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Re: Restaurant & Pub Reviews

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sun Dec 27, 2020 5:33 pm

Secrets by the Sea Restaurant. Henley Beach

Service 10
Food 11
Price 10

9 people - 3 courses plus drinks $980 all up.

Some of the best and freshest seafood you will find.
Owner of this establishment owned fishing trawlers throughout SA
The seafood platter for 2 was exceptional. Barrumundi, flathead, calamari, prawns, oysters, scallops, salad and roast potatoes.
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Re: Restaurant & Pub Reviews

Postby Smashed Crab » Sun Dec 27, 2020 7:14 pm

RustyCage wrote:Went to the Lighthouse Wharf Hotel in Port Adelaide. Both the wife and I got a schnitty, a parmi for her and a cheese/bacon/avo for me. Both very overcooked and the chicken was really dry. Toppings were good. Chips good, salad ok. 4/10. Wouldn’t go back


Had a poor experience there 18 months or so back (poor service and avg food). But kept hearing good things. We've been back half a dozen times (as they do early dinner which is great with 2 & 3yr old). Service has been great (staff interact with kids and give a colouring book straight away), food has been good.

Above average pub I'd say.
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Re: Restaurant & Pub Reviews

Postby RustyCage » Sun Dec 27, 2020 7:19 pm

Smashed Crab wrote:
RustyCage wrote:Went to the Lighthouse Wharf Hotel in Port Adelaide. Both the wife and I got a schnitty, a parmi for her and a cheese/bacon/avo for me. Both very overcooked and the chicken was really dry. Toppings were good. Chips good, salad ok. 4/10. Wouldn’t go back


Had a poor experience there 18 months or so back (poor service and avg food). But kept hearing good things. We've been back half a dozen times (as they do early dinner which is great with 2 & 3yr old). Service has been great (staff interact with kids and give a colouring book straight away), food has been good.

Above average pub I'd say.

I like all day dining so I’ll give them another go at some stage
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Re: Restaurant & Pub Reviews

Postby DOC » Mon Dec 28, 2020 9:25 am

magpie in the 80's wrote:Secrets by the Sea Restaurant. Henley Beach

Service 10
Food 11
Price 10

9 people - 3 courses plus drinks $980 all up.

Some of the best and freshest seafood you will find.
Owner of this establishment owned fishing trawlers throughout SA
The seafood platter for 2 was exceptional. Barrumundi, flathead, calamari, prawns, oysters, scallops, salad and roast potatoes.


Welcome back.

Plenty of excellent choices now at Henley Beach. Hard to get a car park at times.
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Re: Restaurant & Pub Reviews

Postby Footy Chick » Sun Jan 31, 2021 4:17 pm

Largs Pier, 12 of us.

Air con wasn't on. Bloody stuffy. We all ordered at same time at 12.45pm Took over an hour for 9 plates to come out. Another 15 mins later, the last 3 (all salt and pepper squids) still not out, so quietly mention this to waitress.

Waitress insists that this is because the fried food is done last.

What a crock of shit. Another 5 mins later, the last 3 plates come out and the squid was so soggy and dripping with oil that it was inedible.

Manager then finally admitted that they just ****** up and offered us each a free drink.

We send the squids back and there wasn't even an offer of a refund. They finally turned the air con on at about 2.15pm

Never again.

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Re: Restaurant & Pub Reviews

Postby Dutchy » Sun Jan 31, 2021 4:47 pm

Thats strange, have always had great grub there
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Re: Restaurant & Pub Reviews

Postby mighty_tiger_79 » Sun Jan 31, 2021 4:49 pm

Manager should have given refunds on all the meals.

Hope you all left similar reviews on their page.

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Re: Restaurant & Pub Reviews

Postby Spargo » Sun Jan 31, 2021 7:50 pm

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:Manager should have given refunds on all the meals.

This ^
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Re: Restaurant & Pub Reviews

Postby Spargo » Tue Feb 09, 2021 9:53 am

Sweet Water Chinese Takeaway - Seacombe Rd, South Brighton
Just recently opened, 10% discount currently off all orders as an opening special
Arguably the best Chinese takeaway I’ve had
Large Special Fried Rice
Honey Chicken
Satay Beef
Prawns with Cashew Nuts
Mongolian Chicken
Singapore Noodles
$70 - will be back.
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Re: Restaurant & Pub Reviews

Postby MW » Tue Feb 09, 2021 11:16 am

Spargo wrote:Sweet Water Chinese Takeaway - Seacombe Rd, South Brighton
Just recently opened, 10% discount currently off all orders as an opening special
Arguably the best Chinese takeaway I’ve had
Large Special Fried Rice
Honey Chicken
Satay Beef
Prawns with Cashew Nuts
Mongolian Chicken
Singapore Noodles
$70 - will be back.


oh nice, that's not far from me. Always looking for a good chinese joint.
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Re: Restaurant & Pub Reviews

Postby Lightning McQueen » Tue Feb 09, 2021 11:18 am

MW wrote:
Spargo wrote:Sweet Water Chinese Takeaway - Seacombe Rd, South Brighton
Just recently opened, 10% discount currently off all orders as an opening special
Arguably the best Chinese takeaway I’ve had
Large Special Fried Rice
Honey Chicken
Satay Beef
Prawns with Cashew Nuts
Mongolian Chicken
Singapore Noodles
$70 - will be back.


oh nice, that's not far from me. Always looking for a good chinese joint.

I think they prefer pipes.
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Re: Restaurant & Pub Reviews

Postby Dutchy » Tue Feb 09, 2021 11:31 am

MW wrote:
Spargo wrote:Sweet Water Chinese Takeaway - Seacombe Rd, South Brighton
Just recently opened, 10% discount currently off all orders as an opening special
Arguably the best Chinese takeaway I’ve had
Large Special Fried Rice
Honey Chicken
Satay Beef
Prawns with Cashew Nuts
Mongolian Chicken
Singapore Noodles
$70 - will be back.


oh nice, that's not far from me. Always looking for a good chinese joint.


x2, with the wife away this weekend I think Ive just found Sat night dinner :D
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Re: Restaurant & Pub Reviews

Postby Booney » Tue Feb 09, 2021 11:35 am

Dutchy wrote:
MW wrote:
Spargo wrote:Sweet Water Chinese Takeaway - Seacombe Rd, South Brighton
Just recently opened, 10% discount currently off all orders as an opening special
Arguably the best Chinese takeaway I’ve had
Large Special Fried Rice
Honey Chicken
Satay Beef
Prawns with Cashew Nuts
Mongolian Chicken
Singapore Noodles
$70 - will be back.


oh nice, that's not far from me. Always looking for a good chinese joint.


x2, with the wife away this weekend I think Ive just found Sat night dinner :D


Nice! 4 pints at the pub, 8 cans at home and Chinese with some CC and Dry's. :lol:
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Re: Restaurant & Pub Reviews

Postby mighty_tiger_79 » Tue Feb 09, 2021 11:35 am

With Valentines Day this weekend i think i found a winner. If it doesnt live it upto the hype the flag may have to go half mast[emoji3]

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Re: Restaurant & Pub Reviews

Postby Lightning McQueen » Tue Feb 09, 2021 11:44 am

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:With Valentines Day this weekend i think i found a winner. If it doesnt live it upto the hype the flag may have to go half mast[emoji3]

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there's tablets for that mate.
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Re: Restaurant & Pub Reviews

Postby Pseudo » Tue Feb 09, 2021 7:18 pm

Spargo wrote:Sweet Water Chinese Takeaway - Seacombe Rd, South Brighton
Just recently opened, 10% discount currently off all orders as an opening special
Arguably the best Chinese takeaway I’ve had
Large Special Fried Rice
Honey Chicken
Satay Beef
Prawns with Cashew Nuts
Mongolian Chicken
Singapore Noodles
$70 - will be back.

Did you buy anything for the wife and kids? :lol:

That's not too far out of my manor. I may check it out soon.
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Re: Restaurant & Pub Reviews

Postby mighty_tiger_79 » Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:13 pm

Sunisa's Thai Restaurant - Gulfview rd, Christies Bch


spring rolls
hokkinen noodles with prawns
Massaman beef curry
Green chicken curry

Food was absolutely delish. The beef was just sublime, just melted away beautifully, but the sauce, was just magnificent, you could just drink it straight out of the pot.
the Green curry was alright, had a nice hit of curry to it.

so i give it a solid 8/10

and i give it an extra .75 for being a 2 min drive up the road

so 8.75/10
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Re: Restaurant & Pub Reviews

Postby Lightning McQueen » Mon Feb 22, 2021 8:22 am

A couple of reviews.

Saltram Estate (Angaston)
Picked up a $29 Scoupon voucher that got the following for two people:
1 Greek salad
1 Chips and aioli
1 serve of garlic bread each
1 12" pizza of your choice (we selected the butchers smallgoods)
Either a Pepperjack Shiraz or a Saltram Estate Ale or a white each.

It was a beautiful day and they said with that deal we could only dine inside for table service, I suggested that I do all the leg work so we could enjoy the amazing surroundings to which they obliged and still waited on us. Then everyone started moving outside.

To top it off you get 30% off from their cellar door if you dine there, a couple of bottles of their cab sav on the way out and I was pretty happy.

9/10 all round, my only fault I could find was the food came out too quick................a rarity.

These scoopon and Barossa wineries are hidden gems, hand in hand you can't go wrong, I've already purchased a few more, another one for Saltram's, it isn't a meal, it's an experieince.

Cafe Di Roma
Wanted Thai food but they were booked out so a walk a little further down Prospect Road and decided on Italian.
Had a Bruschetta (basically a little pizza instead of a roll)
A 9" pizza (half calabrese/ half marinara)
A mains of meatballs
A mains of Spinach and Ricotta Canneloni
2 x Corona's and 1 x Pepperjack Shiraz

Total: $83

Bruschetta was different but very nice.
Pizza was amazing, the marinara side was stacked full of prawns, would get that alone next time but the other half was very enjoyable still.
The meatballs looked like a Tony Soprano sized serving, you know you've got good meatballs when you can push your fork down flat on top and it squishes with ease.
I had a couple of mouthfuls of the canneloni, size and quality was good.

Once again, a solid 9, I loved the way they keep some parmesan at the table for you to top up.

As I paid the owner recognised me as I used to play cricket against him and in representative sides, he said to go see him next time I go back before I order so I guess I'll have to return......................what a shame.
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Re: Restaurant & Pub Reviews

Postby JK » Mon Feb 22, 2021 9:43 am

Lightning McQueen wrote:These scoopon and Barossa wineries are hidden gems, hand in hand you can't go wrong, I've already purchased a few more, another one for Saltram's, it isn't a meal, it's an experieince.


Right on cue I noticed Scoopon sent one through this morning for Talunga Estate at Gumeracha, $29 for a 2-person deal.
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Re: Restaurant & Pub Reviews

Postby Lightning McQueen » Mon Feb 22, 2021 9:54 am

JK wrote:
Lightning McQueen wrote:These scoopon and Barossa wineries are hidden gems, hand in hand you can't go wrong, I've already purchased a few more, another one for Saltram's, it isn't a meal, it's an experieince.


Right on cue I noticed Scoopon sent one through this morning for Talunga Estate at Gumeracha, $29 for a 2-person deal.


Me too, activated.

Check this one out, stop at Seppeltsfield on the way back.

https://www.scoopon.com.au/adelaide/dea ... erm=156369
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