bar staff great, bouncer and management useless and literally lie to your face, dont trust these…read moredodgy workers, less than 1 star, honestly worst hotel ive been to in adelaide hands down

This is what all pubs should be doing. I know it's a hard time for hotels & pubs in Adelaide at the…read moremoment. There are a lot of new restaurants and bars opening all of the time. It's competitive. But, it takes a smart hotel owner to realise that all you need to do to compete is be creative and cook amazing food. That is what The Highway does so well. Just look at the photos! Whether you want something more al la carte or your regular pub affair; The food is great here! In fact, so is the wine & beer lists. They stock a great selection of craft beer and boutique wines. High fives for Alpha Box & Dice! Nice! Be on the look out for the seasonal menus on their social media. Game Season being a favourite over the last two years. The Chefs here love to be creative. My last visit I chowed down on an Alpaca Cheeseburger and it was amazing! It was very similar to beef, just a little lighter. You probably could not tell the difference if you did not know beforehand. This pub does have gaming. But let's face it; most of them do these days. However, what is good for people like me who do not like gaming, is that it is in a completely different wing to the restaurant and front bar. I really like that! During the summer months this beer garden is a great weekend hang out! There is an outdoor bar, plenty of space for all of your mates to have a good Sunday Session. Plus a super big tele if you wanna watch the footy. I rate this pub really well. If I lived closer, I would visit more often. Check it out!

Fantastic place, absolutely loved coming here for quiz nights, really delicious food and drinks,…read morenice cocktail selection and steak cooked perfectly. Really fun atmosphere, friendly staff absolutely worth a visit

I'm writing this on behalf of a friend who is a pensioner & has been coming to the Avoca for years…read more We quiet often catch up for dinner, usually having the salmon which is nice. One night we tried the steak & they were both very tough, Lucy replaced them with the salmon which was very appreciated. Bev has been sick so she thought she would try the steak again thinking it would good for her. Patrick asked the chef for a nice tender piece of steak for Bev. Big mistake, it was tough again, with a big piece of Grissle and fat. the salad was mixed lettuce leaves, no dressing. The chips were nice. My salmon was nice as usual. Bev called Patrick over & told him the steak was tough & showed him the salad. The salad was meant to be Pear & parmesan cheese. We found the tiniest bit of parmesan but I think the pear was still in the tree.only sorry I didn't think to take a photo of Bev's plate. I am Patrick came & told us THE CHEF WASN'T HAPPY. Excuse me he didn't pay $24. for a hand full of chips. There was no refund, no offer of a complimentary coffee or drink. We are extremely disappointed with the service & food & wouldn't recommend The Avoca. Lucy was always lovely and looked after us & it is a shame she doesn't seam to be there anymore. Wake up, the food & service is what keeps people coming back. Sherrie Stehbens

Love this place, been here a few times for just a casual dinner and for mothers day…read more Had a chicken burger that was not only the best chicken burger I have had to date but great portion size I couldn't finish it all! The i believe the bar manager (was wearing a name badge) made the most delicious long Island iced tea i kid you not. I was a bartender i have tasted many cocktails and many long islands but this one was just next level tasty. Really great service, fast service too even when theyre packed. Really highly recommend coming here they are fantastic!!

Good food and service , you can look around the menu for good Burgers, vegetarian options in burger…read moreare available

My partner and I stayed here for a few nights. The beds are harder than the floor and probably as…read moreold as the building. The rest of the room is okay but could use a clean. Our big issue lies with the management and the food. We had not eaten at all that day due to work, so on the first night, we thought to eat at the hotel and ordered two chicken parmies-what could go wrong? The schnitzels were barely cooked, and the sauce was very bland, though it came with a generous serving of chips. We ordered our food around 6:30 PM. Within six hours (by midnight), my partner became extremely ill, and an hour or so after that, she couldn't stop projectile vomiting Eventually, It subsided, but the next morning (Friday), she ate some toast and went back to vomiting violently, leading us to go straight to the hospital. After talking with a doctor and after many drugs, we were told she was suffering from extreme food poisoning. Once we learned this, we instantly knew there was only one possible source: our hotel When we got out, we informed the hotel manager that night. She took all our detalls and sald she wasn't the manager who deals with this and that we should come back the morning of our checkout when the right manager. would be in. Upon checkout, that manager said the same thing and assured us someone would call us. Well, that was at least a week ago, and we have heard nothing. We have attempted to handle this situation face-to-face with the hotel, but communication is a two-way street, and I am extremely disappointed. The worst part of all this is the dinning area and out door area is beautiful and cosy and the meal looked absolutely delicious but looks are deceiving. The images below were of the actual meal my partner ate too So, long story short: don't stay here, and definitely don't eat here.

We've been here twice now (Christmas Eve and Boxing Day). We ordered a large serve of the grilled…read moresquid both times. It was delicious and tender but was served lukewarm to cold (on both occasions). I'm not sure if this is how it's intended to be served but the consensus is that it'd be better served warm. The chips are yummy. We ordered these both times too. And the lamb with rice and papadam. The vegetable platter was yummy though not everyone's cup of tea. Meanwhile the jarlsberg arancini were delicious even though they didn't taste like jarlsberg. The prawn and cured salmon pizza was loved by some and disliked by others. Beer garden is amazing. As soon as word gets out, this place is going to get very busy. Great live music. Great choice of seating (stools, seats, undercover, in the sun), HUGE TV, awesome atmosphere, nice range of wines. Staff were a little on the inexperienced side but I assume they're just new and in training. Overall, two great experiences. We'll be back again.

Manager evicts elderly woman without explanation from gaming room grabs her trolley takes outside…read moreof building then comes back in grabs 90 year old from the machine she was playing and not letting her collect her winnings and forced her out and she's asking why I haven't done anything wrong I asked the patrons what happened and they said thats not the first time his done it apparently a Chinese women was sitting next to the elderly woman and wanted to play 90 year Olds machine so she approached the manager and the manager evicted her out without letting the woman from collecting her winnings patrons also said manager let's the Chinese women to reserve machine's even though she's playing another machine So I'm taking it upon myself that I'm looking for witness's that witnessed that day so I can have a stronger case in court I do have four witness's and I also need witness's that have experience bad behaviour from this manager this indervidaul should not be working in this industry and I would like to prosecute him of assault by force castle Plaza tavern Edwardstown gaming room and also does anyone know what relationship has this manager with the Chinese women I was told she owns a business in the plaza if anyone can confirm it would be appreciated

When I pulled into the carpark at Castle Plaze and my friend worked out where I was heading he…read moreliterally screamed "but there is nothing to see here!". When I pointed out that it was a pub, and I had to write something about it, his immediate response was "you can't even write fifty word on this place". Okay, I could say that this place is really, really, ... really bad, but that would be cheating. He's right though, there actually isn't all that much to see here, and even if you are in the shopping centre doing some shopping you'd probably avoid this place. Actually, the only good thing about the Castle Tavern is the bottle shop, and that's saying something. Mind you, when I was working in the Coles here I did drop in for a drink, but I generally, like my friend suggests, avoid the place.