Good dining experience with friendly staff and a great atmosphere. Their curries are quite nice (they don't do them at the moment during the Summer months). In this particular outing, I had the tandoori chicken pizza which was rather nice. There was a good balance of flavors accompanied with an even balance of chickpeas, lamb and tomatoes. They were a little heavy handed with the coriander however the base was crisp, dough was nice and it was cooked well. read more

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I'm not as familiar with Port Eliot as I am with Victor Harbor, but that is probably because Port Elliot is Victor's little sister. Anyway, I noticed this pub when I was on the tourist train that runs along the coast and decided to come in and check it out afterwards. Well, as it turns out coming here a dinner time during the holidays is probably not recommended because this place was absolutely packed. In fact it was impossible to move through the front bar. However, we eventually found ourselves a seat out the back. Like many of the pubs this place as a nice restaurant out the back, and also has some decent craft beers on tap as well, but then again this pub is a lot more touristy than others I've been to. It's nice, but you need to watch out when you go there as it does get packed. read more

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I love this pub it's a bit of a drive from Adelaide city I go there all the time, but the pizza is well worth the trip, I haven't tried other menu options as yet as I love the pizza to much, next trip. the staff are wonderful and it is a nice relaxing environment. There is a side entrance at the car parking area that u can use rather than the stairs handy if your using a wheelchair. read more

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We dropped in on the Hotel Elliot a few times, the first of which was because they were a participant in the Entertainment Guide, and a two for one meal offer is hard to pass up. The bistro gets busy, but it's well worth persisting in getting a booking, the food is great. They do a salt and pepper squid to rival any offering I've had anywhere, including some of the best seafood restaurants on the Gold Coast and in Sydney. We've found it to be very kid friendly, and good value for money, although it is one of the pricier places in the area. The atmosphere is good, parking, unfortunately, can be a bit of a pain during the day, Port Elliot gets very, very busy. read more

Hotel Elliot is an attractive pub on the Strand at Port Elliot. Conveniently located close to the beach, Hotel Elliot is the perfect place to have a meal or a few beers on a summers day. The Hotel is situated within a renovated historic building. The front bar is quite trendy, with a homely formal dining area, tall tables for drinking and bar meals, occasional live music and Norman Rockwell prints on the walls. There is also a side bar, providing TAB services and a bistro dining area out the back. This is more in line with the traditional Victor Harbour pub (and most large country pubs in SA). The beer garden out the back is really nice, and can get quite full in the summertime. They have quite a good menu and a good range of beers. read more

Had a wonderful dinner here while visiting the area. Started with the fried oysters that were amazing, served with a small amount of seaweed salad and tobiko, absolutely delicious. Both of us ordered steak for dinner. Mine unfortunately was served more well done than the medium rare I had ordered. The server took one look and agreed. It took awhile for the new steak to arrive, but when it did, it was perfect. The place was a little busy, so I can understand how the chef may have let it get away. Service was great and the rest of the meal was wonerful. We brought our own wine and corkage was $15, if I remember right read more

A real local favorite, sitting nicely in that comfortable space between pub-grub and fine dining. It was our anniversary last night (Tuesday) and so we thought we'd go out for a meal. Those reading this from outside of South Australia may not be aware of the naivety of that statement. Trying to find an up-market restaurant outside of the trendy places that opens its doors on a Tuesday, is about as frustrating as looking for a bacon sandwich in Tel Aviv on a Saturday morning - they're there, but you have to search and be willing to travel a long way. The Elliot though is reliable, it's open every night, the staff are friendly, welcoming and knowledgeable about their menu and wines. So in the end, after promising ourselves to splash out next month, we headed over there. It wasn't really a compromise, we've never had a meal there that we weren't happy about. Anyway, on to the food... We skipped entree as we tend to be two-course people and know that it's worth holding back some room for dessert here. I had the slow cooked Murraylands pork belly, pilaf rice with pepper maple glaze and the dearly beloved had Huon River Atlantic salmon fillet, rocket, blistered cherry tomato and asparagus salad, caper and dill remoulade. Both were priced reasonably at a gnat's nadger under $26. The pork belly was well cooked with a nice layer of crispy skin, the maple flavour was a good balance to the meat although my palette didn't get any pepper coming through. The rice was a little over-cooked for my taste but that's just me being picky and a generous helping of broccolini that wasn't mentioned on the menu complemented the meal well. I'm assured that the salmon was perfectly cooked as well and the kitchen were sent back two empty plates (why do so many restaurants fail to understand that bread is needed to soak up those last traces of sauce?). The tassie Dalrymple Pinot Noir (at an inoffensive price) set off the meal well and was (big gold star here) served at the right temperature. Dessert for me was Sticky Date and Ginger Pudding with butterscotch sauce and vanilla bean parfait and the chocolate brownie, ganache with vanilla bean cream for herself. I'm conflicted here - the pudding was light and tasty, the sauce and parfait were great but the ginger was so understated that it was barely discernible and I do like a date pudding to have bits of date in it. Again though, two empty plates. All in all, the Elliot is a place to add to your list of places to visit - great location, good food, reasonable prices, terrific staff. Useful to note that Friday and Saturday generally have live music - whether that's a good thing or a bad thing is your call but they do have some very good acts there - Tip: If you've not seen her, get down there one evening when Zkye (not a typo) is playing. read more

The Elliot is a really good place to eat any time of day or even just to pop in for a coffee.They have lovely, friendly staff who are always ready to help. Everything on the menu sounds utterly delicious and their dedicated chefs cook everything to perfection. I've had the scotch fillet from here multiple times and it's always cooked just how I like it. I thoroughly recommend this place to families with children because they have a lovely selection of golden north icecream available for dessert. The atmosphere is lovey and I will definitely be back soon! read more