I give Oscars five for food but three for service. The place was busy the day my family came. We wanted to try their pizzas. We were satisfied. Their BBQ and seafood pizzas are interesting ones and worth a try. Table service could be better. I wonder if our waitress had other tables to work besides those in my area of the restaurant. I imagine Oscars has a different feel come the evening. Lunchtime carries an atmosphere of wine tasters stopping in to take a break from the cellars. I recommend giving Oscars a try. Reserve ahead on weekends. read more

Oscars - Garlic & Cheese appetizer - Italian Near Me - McLaren Vale, SA

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Oscar's knows how to handle larger groups and does it well. On a break from our wine tasting excursion, 23 of us popped into Oscar's for a delicious meal. The menu, while heavy on the pizza and flat bread, was varied and something for everyone can be found. I ordered a (very generous) Mediterranean salad and added grilled chicken ($14.5 + 4.5=$19). Everyone was served efficiently and we were on our way to the next tasting. Well done, Oscar's! read more

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Definately a place to visit!!! Have been here a few times now & each time the food & service is always fantastic. This time we came on a glorious winter Sunday arvo for lunch - outside in the sun & the food & service was incredible. We loved our waitress, who was extremely helpful and friendly & made jokes about the cocktails. (Forgot to ask her name) Great varied menu & wine list. The house red & sparkling white were extremely good! Thank you for the glorious meals. So nice to see a great cocktails menu!! Table 39 - Sunday 2nd July 2017. read more

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Always room for improvement, wheelchair access wise, also food in general. The staff are great quality of the service is on point, I feel that the food was a disappointment this time around. I'm not sure if there is a new chef, but I guess if there is. Many need to try and up there game, as I feel this business has so much potential. Atmosphere is great, I would suggest everyone give this place a go. I will be back as I do enjoy the venue, every business deserves a quarterly comeback. read more

Oscars - Italian Near Me - McLaren Vale, SA

I am a big fan of Oscars! McLaren Vale is full of gorgeous restaurants and wineries ... but Oscars is one of those places that serves good ol' pizza and pasta at very reasonable prices, and even though it's always busy, there is almost always a spare table available. It's also a great kid-friendly option, as the place is pretty noisy anyway ;) When we visited yesterday, there was a noisy bunch of young people who just got off a wine-tasting bus (aka drunks) ... but at least the staff put them in their own area outside. We started with a delicious Pate platter, which was served with flatbread thins, crudities and apple-pear chutney - there was way more than enough pate on the plate for the amount of sides! (we were scooping huge mounds of it so there was no waste, ha!). For main, we shared an Idaho pizza, which is our favourite every time we come here - with potato, bacon, caramelised onion, garlic oil & finished with citrus zest, sweet chilli sauce, sour cream & wild rocket - YUM!! The pizza base was even better than the last time we came. Excellent wine list, great coffee and friendly service - it would definitely be 5 stars if the ambience was better ... but that's part of Oscars too, I guess! ;) read more

Fairy modest and relaxed cafe/restaurant with pleasant outdoor seating. We've eaten here a great number of times over the years since it has opened (I have family who live in the Vale), and honestly, the quality of the food has gone up and down (maybe there was a change or two in management or ownership during thus time), though today we found both the food and service to be great. The food is good value for money (I recently compared their prices to some of the newcomers in the area), and as far as busyness and service, well... I advise booking in advance on the weekend, or go during the week (which we've been lucky enough to do, which means you avoid the tourist crowd). Fairy quiet on this sunny Thursday, and the staff had no problems with our party of three adults, one preschooler, a baby, and a dog. Thumbs up for real toppings (was loads of fresh, not jarred, veggies) on our pizzas (I remember a time a few years back when toppings were super stingy. PLUS extra points for decent veggie options. read more

Look, I didn't have a brilliant experience. Service tried their best to be jovial, but the food was slow, bland, and at least a few mishaps with the order. My pasta filled with pumpkin and served with pesto cream was what I am pretty sure - Latina Fresh and it was dry inside, with the sauce very bland like pure cream. Our waiter offered me some chilli - bumburner as he called it which was quite fun. Still for $20 I had hoped for more from my dinner. We were in a medium sized group and had fun regardless. read more

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Although we waited 25 minutes and the food is on the pricier side, it was delicious and they are very generous with portion sizes. It had a lovely, warm atmosphere and helpful staff. They have some good vegan options as well. I highly recommend the Mediterranean pizza. read more

Oscars - Great vegan options! The Mediterranean pizza was delicious. - Italian Near Me - McLaren Vale, SA

Food average, staff very rude asked for manager as a hour for pizza and then it was soggy is very poor. Owner Paul told us we didn't know what good food was. Twat read more

Good spot in McLaren Vale and offers varied menu in a welcoming environment. There is plenty of seating in and outside. The food is good and average meal is about $20. The pizza is good and seemed popular as a take out option too! The pasta we had was good but a little bland. read more

After dining at oscars a couple of days ago I'm changing from 4 to 3 stars. The food isn't as good as it used to be. The pizza didn't have enough topping and was average in general. The flatbread was basically a very doughy pizza and wasn't very tasty, again not terrible but not above average. The good things are that the service is quite good, it's child friendly and has a lovely outdoor dining area. The food on the menu looks great according to the descriptions and with a better chef has so much potential. There are other, better restaurants on the street though so oscars wouldn't be very high on the list for me. read more

Fantastic pizza and coffee the service we received was 5 particularly from Lauren

What happened? We have been Oscars customers for years and it was our favourite place to eat out. We had relatives visit and of course we took them to our favourite restaurant. What a disappointment the food looked different as soon as it was served, the marina pasta was a lil gritty and many of the 9 people at our table had complained at their meals being a lil cold. The service was wonderful as it always is but after paying more than $250 for food no-one enjoyed I doubt we will be back :( read more

Oscars is located on the main street at mclaren vale. Came here for lunch while on a wine trip was 18 of us. Sat outside was put onto two tables near each other. The food was great, i had the special pie of the day and it was great, the only down side was the service, was a bit slow and not all the food came out, had a few extra side dishes to come. read more

Oscars is a main drag Italian eatery in Mclaren Vale, with easy parking/access and a good reputation. Great and efficient service, plentiful seating, good for children, and an extensive menu featuring pizza and pasta but also a lot more, perhaps too much. Typically they also offer quality local wines and anyone that wouldn't would probably be berated for it. The pizza and pasta dishes we had were good but not great - the pasta a little too creamy, the pizza lacking flavour etc. It wasn't bad and we didn't complain, but their prices are average, not cheap, and you expect a certain level of food at a certain price, and Oscars fell just short. A revised menu and a focus on what's left would probably be a good thing at Oscars. read more

Went in for lunch today with our toddler and 2 friends, and to say we left disappointed is an understatement. We had a booking at 1:30, arrived at 1:35 and then waited 20 minutes for our orders to be taken (after approaching a waitress to take it, despite two tables who arrived AFTER us having theirs taken). Orders were taken at 1:55pm. Drinks came out, then waited 45 minutes and watched the two other tables who came in after us receive their meals. My wife queried when she went inside with our toddler if we could atleast get his meal, which we were told would be looked into. After another table that arrived 40 minutes after us got their entrees, we queried again with the same waitress and was told rudely by her that it'd only been 35 minutes (incorrect as I made note of the time when we ordered given how long it had taken). Our toddlers meal came out 5 minutes after that. Our meals finally came out 50 minutes after ordering (1hr 20 mins after arrival). We had 2 of the drinks taken off our bill after complaining to one of the waitresses (who was the only helpful person we encountered). We don't have issues waiting for meals if you're busy, but to have tables that arrived after us have their orders taken and served well before us is unacceptable. We loved Oscars and recommended you to everyone and visited often, but never again. read more

We got the Margherita and the Oscar pizza. They were both ok, needed more flavour, maybe fewer topping, more herbs, and definitely more seasoning. read more

Dined at Oscars last night, found menu very limited, seating very cramped inside had to continually move seats to let waitress/diners pass. Overall food was good. read more