I wonder if Beyonce and Jay Z would like this store?…read more Blue Chilli has been in Adelaide Arcade since the late 90's. Back then it was cool, and now well, it reminds of the year 2000. Having said that however, the jewellery here is fairly nice and kept simple, with sterling silver displays being the stores trade mark. I have bought some nice gifts from here in the past, and they have been all reasonably priced. They also gift wrap. Best for simple rings, necklaces and bracelets. Put simply, sterling silver and white gold jewellery pieces of all sorts!

I have to second the comments of my fellow yelpers - they have brilliant customer service and they…read moreactually do everything on site which is positive (less likely for anything to get actually lost or instructions lost in translation). I went in there needing a ring re-sized pronto, after being told it would be a two week wait my face must of dropped and they did it for me over night! Good old fashion customer service makes me happy!

For years I'd held onto a few pieces that need repair as I didn't know where to take them. I read…read moresome good reviews about this place on Yelp and thought I'd check it out in my lunch break. I felt comfortable as soon as I entered. This isn't a big glossy store with salespeople out the front and workman hidden out the back. It's a small space with three staff working behind a glass petition and a few pieces on sale in the display cabinets. I had a number of pieces but ended up only getting two pieces repaired this time - I had a battery replaced and links taken out of my grandma's Rado watch and a fine gold bracelet soldered. $35 all up and I got a text a week later saying they were ready for collection. They talked me through why some pieces weren't worth repairing unless they had sentimental value (labour far repair far exceeded value of piece). I'm holding onto those until I have extra funds. The address says 68 Grenfell Street but its easier to find if you enter Da Costa Arcade on the east side of Gawler Place.

Had a good experience here. Was told by another repairer that my 5 year old expensive Swiss watch…read morewould need the interior workings changed when I'd taken it in for a battery replacement. Took my watch to JJ Brown for a second opinion. It was tested on the spot - couldn't find a problem. They replaced the battery and six months later the watch hasn't missed a beat. Great genuine very friendly and trustworthy service.

Quality and professional. Took watch in last week, looked like a big job, said they'd prepare a…read morequote. But they fixed it quickly for $20! I don't go anywhere else.

An absolute treasure which has been in the same location for many years and operated by the same…read moreowner. Selling out of print books, various magazines and also arts, crafts and jewellery. I once bought a lovely sterling silver and garnet braclet from here and do wear it on occassions. It's a mini library and I can envisage a couple of tables and chairs out the front sipping a cup of tea or coffee, whilst my nose is stuck into the daily paper, a book or a magazine (which I have purchased first). If the owner has the time, energy or inclination to do this, then wow, and I'd like my commission of a coffee each time I visit thank you. I really hope Acacia Arts doesn't end up the same way Lola's Flowers did across the road, retirement or worse is a horrible thing to have to deal with! So I truly hope there is family to continue when the time comes to continue the name and not change too many things...I like you just the way you are Acacia Arts.

I've walked straight past this store on multiple occasions without giving it much thought - I…read moreassumed it was only a jewellery and art store, but how wrong I was. Yes, they have a collection of accessories and crafts, but what really got me all geeky was the books! Oh, secondhand bookstores, how I love thee! Increasingly rare, a store devoted purely to old and out of print books is a treasure trove of amazingness. Not only are the titles sure to be either niche, classic or rare (or all three), the prices are usually great and the physical act of browsing books in search of a new gem for the bookshelf is a delight. The smell of old books permeates Acacia in a welcoming way, and there are stacks and stacks of books to keep you browsing. From Tolstoy to lurid paperback novels from the '50s, there's bound to be something for book geeks in here, and the staff are also lovely and helpful.