Who doesn't love an On The Run: 2 minutes away from home, open all hours of the day or night,…read moreselling everything from baked goods, to magazines, to milk, to spring water, to flowers. They always seem to be having choccy specials here, which are impossible to resist at the hours (in the middle of the night) I find myself here. Even though by the next morning I've worked out that my special deal cost me double what I'd pay at the supermarket - damnit! For those looking, I get the vibes here that it's quite the pick-up place, you'll see many furtive glances in the direction of you or other patrons. In a nutshell - Adelaides version of it happened one night!

I never thought I'd be writing a review for an On The Run but this one is my favourite…read more It's the after-church hang out more often than not for my group of friends with it's Subway and C Coffee franchises. The coffee is better than most petrol stations (it's not great but it's good when you're they're for a quick snack and pick-me-up). Service is always really nice and they have a fairly well-stocked grocery/convenience section.

Open twenty-fo hours a day!!! Two excellent picnic tables outside, shaded by a big tree…read more Tidy servo. Today the attendant was dusting the motor oil on the shelves. Clean washrooms. Walk right past the "healthy selections" shelf that's in between you and the donuts.

Wow! Great service men, I was served by a really really amazingly cordial and genuinely friendly…read moreman with darkish skin and dark hair and he was friendly and probably the nicest, most well-socialised person I've met to date. He had never been to Singapore but he did talk about my hometown and asked me many questions , the most friendly and engaging exchange! He seemed like he genuinely wanted to get to know me (people) better : ) Best service, and very tidy station. I went there to pick up some pads ($6.35) and happened to get a sandwich ($5) and some Red Rock Deli chips in Honey Soy Chicken ($3.80) (a favourite, guilty pleasure of mine) at 9:30PM. What a time to get chips. This was on a windy night in Adelaide when all seemed to be coated in an obvious sheet of darkness. The area between Brougham Place and O'Connel street seemed vaster than the sum of its parts, and the wind howled through the parkland. Below the crescent moon, alight in the sky against the backdrop of azure blue violet clouds, against this backdrop stood Caltex shop, at first, ambiguous, but later, heart-warming. The building was seen just below this serendipitous view. And after about 10 minutes of pumping my bike tires at their free air pump outside, in the pitch black of the night, the only light coming from a car not 10 meters in front of me and the Caltex shop, the warm service man's gesture and conversation was a welcome rest for me. Free from the pain of the period that started that day, the wondrous and loving encounter with this stranger warmed me to my soul, as he said, with genuine emphasis: "Please, come back here!" On a cold day, this still resonates to the very bottomless pit of my dark heart, the very bottom of my bottomless heart. I felt, in that moment the exchange of human gesture and kindness, and yes, although there was no one else in the shop, the conversation reached all corners of that large space, and never leaves me, even as I ride back on my bike, with the goods, and the memory of a loving moment with a "strange" person who decided not to be 'strange' to a 'strange' girl (uni-student) in a green T-shirt. And THAT'S why I'm giving Caltex 5-stars for the most amazing user-experience I have ever had to date. (Also, unlike other service stations, the aisles are not crowded with so much stuff that you can't see 2 feet in front of you, and there is a broad and very neat array of things in the aisle, products are good, I couldn't be happier). Also, when I needed them, THEY WERE OPEN! (For something as urgent as pads, I mean, that was a good thing for sure! :)) Uni-Student, Anonymous Also, just in case you need to know, they also have bags of ice here for really cheap. In case you needed some urgently at night, you can get some here ;)

great place for petrol and even better to pump up flat tire - which I have done more than once.read more

Excellent service! Professional and courteous, always aiming to please. Nathan and Dannie are…read morekeen to ensure everything works smoothly during the morning run

The reason I don't recommend this service station is the hiked up petrol prices. A few times I…read morepulled in there and filled up, only to drive around the bend and see other places advertising for up to 10 cents less a litre. After that I wised up and I never go here for petrol anymore. Sometimes it's on par with its competitors, but I've not seen it at a better rate even once. In a nutshell - far from the best deal in town!

Apart from their bad petrol prices, there's another reason why I wouldn't go back to this service…read morestation. I wanted to buy a packet of smokes the other day but they didn't accept cards. And I didn't have cash. Great. They have an atm inside though, which - of course - charges you a ridiculous amount of extra fees. Back at the till, I then found out that they charge nearly $19 for my smokes, which I can get for $16 pretty much everywhere else. I certainly won't be back.