As everyone has said...this place is a 24 hour lifesaver. It has a great range of essential grocery…read moreitems, like chocolate and ice cream, and always smells like that awesome Subway freshly cooked bread (probably because that resides in the On The Run). Isles are well organised and this place is always clean and fresh. Unfortunately anytime I am here during the day to get petrol the service is painfully slow, yet friendly and with a smile. I have never had the EAT or DRINK options here (aptly named) but they don't look that bad. I would probably prefer to actually pick one of their pre-cooked meals or frozen meals from their freezer section though anyway! On The Run is great for petrol but more so for 10pm at night emergencies of the chocolate craving kind.

For some bizarre reason, it can be really hard for a visitor to Adelaide to do any shopping in the…read moreevening. I mean, the last experience that I had with a supermarket in Adelaide was one that was closing up at 6pm, and I'd arrived just in time to see the doors locked. I mean, seriously? Major supermarket closing at 6pm? In a major suburb? I was pretty incredulous, and after spending eight hours in the car, I was pretty buggered. But I needed stuff, and so ended up spending another half hour looking for a place to shop. That's when I stumbled upon this place. It's a service station, but it appears to be the only place where you can get any shopping done when it gets late. They don't have heaps of stuff, but they've got the essentials. They also have the service station mark up prices, so it's not a good idea to buy everything you need here. It's good to know though, that if I need it, it's there.

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 ;)

I am one of 'Those' people who wait until their car is running on the smell of an oily rag before I…read moreput fuel in. Sometimes I like to see just how close I can get without getting stranded. To this date I have only run out of fuel once, and most of the time, it is thanks to EZY Fuels on OG road and its locality half way between my place and my parents! Although this is one of my local servos I would travel further if required to get here for two reasons. Firstly it is one of the two cheapest stations in town (the other directly across the road). The second reason is that it is under independent ownership, one of very few around the city. Once in a while there is a story on the local news about the price war between this station and it's rival across the way, and they are consistently the cheapest around...so make sure if you are in the area and need to fill up, get on the local boy.

This BP Service Station insists on pre paid fuel after 6pm…read more I find this to be highly offensive, it is suggesting that anyone who buys fuel at night time is going to do a drive off. I refuse to buy petrol from stations that are pre paid at night time. This is treating cusotmers as guilty until proven innocent, and as a result I will not shop there.

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.

Good mechanics are hard to find but I scored big time when I found Ashley at Collinswood…read moreMechanical. Just down the road from the ABC building on Northeast Road, this small business is located back off the road. Enter through the service station and nip down the side alley - just behind the car yard, you'll find Ashley. This is the place all the staff from the ABC (and I'm sure other businesses in the area) have their cars serviced - trust me I went to Ashley for years when I worked there. I don't have a mechanical bone in my body so I wouldn't know if I needed new brakes, an oil change or my car just needed a clean and that's why I need a good mechanic. If you're looking for an honest, hard working mechanic who will service your car promptly and not charge you for a lot of unnecessary work, go and visit Ashley. You won't regret it.