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    Aldgate Pump Hotel

    3.5 (14 reviews)
    ModerateBars, Restaurants
    Closed 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Quiet
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Milena M.

    After a day of driving through the serene and picturesque Adelaide Hills, it was time to stop for a bite to eat and a nice cold beer. As we approached I noticed someone up on the corner of the balcony, why it was non other than Elvis...hey there dude. Walking though the hallway I noticed pictures of the pub from days gone by, with a dado of greeny brown tiles on either side and a wooden stairway, past that on the left we walked through to the Bistro area. It was dark with a wood stained dado, more pictures and dark wooden boothes on either side of the room, old fashioned tables and chairs, a circular window (like in play school), and french door leading to the outside seating area. Now for the menu, I don't expect to pay alot for a pub meal and just because we were sitting in the bistro and not the front bar, seeing as there's one kitchen meals come out from for both, I felt like saying to my hubby lets go. But it was hot and we were hungry and thirsty. Meals ranged in price from 0.50 (bread roll) to 38.00, despite the fact you wouldn't order three bread rolls with butter and a beer as a meal! I decided on the $15.90 Roast of the Day (beef with veges) and my hubby had the Fish and Chips (Barramundi) $22.00. Wine menu was from $5.50 per glass to $10.70 with the majority being from SA wine regions. Most expensive bottle of Aussie wine $115 Rockford Basket Press Shiraz and most expensive European $120 Moet & Chandon N.V Epernay France. I gave all those a wide berth, sticking to beer! Celebrations Bottle Shop is attached to the side with a drive through and there are 32 poker machines. My roast was edible but drowned in gravy - and when hungry almost anything tastes good - potatoes were nice and crisp on the outside, the veges were too soft and had the bejesus cooked out of them. My hubby's fishnchips was huge like a harpoon size fillet of fish x 2 and golden chips. Only a handful of diners but it being a Monday not surprising and personally I wouldn't stop there again for a meal but the one exeption was the beer...it was perfectly cold and the best I'd tasted for a while...Coopers Pale the best beer in the universe!

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    Stanley Bridge Tavern - Beer garden is so comfy!

    Stanley Bridge Tavern

    3.6(11 reviews)
    4.9 km
    $$

    Ribs... Ribs ribs... Ribs ribs ribs…read more.. Ok. Now I've got that out of my system... The Stanley Bridge hotel is a picturesque classic Adelaide Hills pub with the best pork ribs you may have ever eaten. Named after the local barfly pooch - Benny the Jack Russell; "Benny's Ribs" as they are called come in meaty quantities of 6, 9 or 12 and are wonderfully grilled with a splashing of hoy sin sauce. You can have the ribs alone if you're on the Atkin's diet or endulge as I do and get the interestingly delectable coleslaw with chunks of apple and big sultanas, and don't forget the potato wedges to soak up the extra hoy sin sauce. Nom nom nom. Look, there are other items on the menu, some of which are great and some which don't hit the spot for me; avoid the pie and chili con carne unless you're a gambler as they can both be hit and miss. My stoic recommendation though, is that if you're a meat eater, try the damn ribs on your first visit. I guarantee you won't be disappointed. I have done 9 on one visit, but had to be removed with a crane. I now stick with the 6 rib serve (I'm trying to watch my weight) and go half coke, half diet coke (for my figure). The beers on tap include a few locals. Last time we were there, bierhaus and vale ale were sitting next to puke inducing west end draught and something else that shouldn't be consumed unless you're down to your last $5. Wine list is great, as is the serenity. They've got buckets of it. To top it off, there's Benny. What a champ. Read Anita D's review to get the whole story.

    First of all. The food took around 2 hours to come out and the food was warm, not hot and then…read moreafter waiting that time the table across from us got their food in 30 minutes. A few staff members are a bit rude, however the atmosphere was decent. Personally I would not come here again.

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    Benny himself

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    4.3(12 reviews)
    8.5 km
    $$

    Here are a couple of versions you can use depending on where you're posting. Both keep the key…read morepoints you mentioned. *Version 1 - Google/TripAdvisor style* *Balhannah Hotel - 0 stars* Worst dining experience I've ever had. The food is consistently undercooked. We ordered steak _well done, no blood_ and had to send it back 3 times. Each time it came out raw with blood running across the plate. Staff shrugged and said "steak is cooked with blood coming out, it's natural". Hygiene is non-existent - 0/10. The waitress had her fingers all over the food when she brought the plate out. After all the back-and-forth to the kitchen, we both got sick. It genuinely felt like something was done to the food. The staff stand around gossiping about customers loud enough for everyone to hear. When we raised the issues politely, we were treated like rubbish. To top it off, I received an aggressive, insulting email from the manager/owner saying we are no longer welcome, just for complaining about raw food and poor hygiene. *Food*: Undercooked, unsafe *Service*: Rude, unprofessional, gossipy *Hygiene*: Disgusting - staff touching food *Management*: Hostile and unaccountable Avoid at all costs. Made us sick and then banned us for speaking up.

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    Balhannah Hotel - One of 2 fireplaces in the main dining room.

    One of 2 fireplaces in the main dining room.

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