There are 4 exclusive parts to the Jetty Bar…read more Take a step back in time to the front bar, when this drinking hole was known to locals as The St Vincent Hotel (The joys of dating a Cougar). Excluding a fresh coat of paint, updated carpet, the front bar bar is still in original form (including the regulars that drink there). Look out for the snake bite specials, going out at 10 bucks a jug. You can still catch a local rock/punk band playing on your favourite night of the week (I can't remember what night that is). A step through the corridor and past an ATM, will take you to another bar with big screen TV's and a decent coctail menu. Bi-fold glass doors open up to Moseley Square. This place is more upmarket, so leave your flannel shirt and the previous bar, and whack on your Don Travisty instead. If you're over front bar action, head to rear bistro which has the vibe and decor that reflects a Goldcoast Casino in the 90's. The schnittys are hot, and still at fair bistro prices. Finish your meal to the ambience of a water feature, and if you need time to re-coup, the pokies are just to the right. When you're ready to move on, take 5 steps to the rear car park, or continue on to "The G"

The Jetty Hotel is one of the oldest pubs in the bay. While it has undergone some cosmetic changes…read morein recent years the actual layout still remains pretty well unchanged from how it used to look when it went by the name the St Vincent Hotel. Interestingly when the pub first opened back in 1869, it was known as The Jetty Hotel so it has gone back to its original name. If you like to listen to some music while you sip your drink, The Jetty has live bands on most Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. When the bands aren't playing they have a jukebox in the front bar that's rocking from 7 each night and on Wednesdays you can get into a bit of karaoke if that's your thing. The Jetty Hotel isn't a ritzy experience. It's the kind of pub where you have a beer and put your bets on if you're in the front bar but it is a good place to watch the world go by. If you're in the market for a bite to eat, you can get a good feed either in the front bar or the Watergarden Bistro. They also have a café and a function room to accommodate close to 150 people. Should you so desire you can stay at The Jetty. It has 16 rooms and the rooms are well priced.

We go as a family group often. The food is great. No one in our family group of 5 has ever had a…read morepoor meal. While the food is always very good it is the service that makes the visits memorable. The service is exceptional. Every interaction with staff is joyful. Polite, professional, oh but so much more. I wish we could eat there everyday. Such brilliant, beautiful people. See ya soon, Dave

Well, this pub, which happens to be located in Glenelg's back streets, is actually a pretty lively…read morepub. Then again I probably shouldn't be all that surprised considering that not only is it Glenelg, it is the type of place that really only the locals know about, and considering the locals, then this is going to be one of those pubs that I really do like. Well, I wasn't wrong at all, they have an awesome beer garden, with a stage, and a great selection of beers as well. Definitely one to check out.

We decided to visit Harry's bar on Thursday evening for dinner as they were offering 20% off…read moreeverything on their menu from 4-8pm. I heard they do good steaks but I was craving for a burger so being the smart me, I ordered a steak burger. Turns out there wasn't 20% off this one but it was a good deal of $10 with any drink of your choice! We also ordered the 300g rump steak and the Panko crumbed prawns, which consisted of a good serve of 10 prawns, tartare sauce, chips and salad. Much to my disappointment, my order was forgotten and I had to wait for half an hour before it arrived. The waitress was very kind and apologised for the delay and even offered me another drink! I was going to turn a blind eye to the food delay until I bit into my burger! The steak patty was chewy and I just could not take another bite. At this point, it was already past 8.30pm which is when the kitchen closes but the waitress was again, kind enough to re-make my order. I decided to swap to Panko crumbed prawns instead and they happily did it for me. Overall, I wouldn't say this was a completely bad experience. Yes, the steak burger is a definitely a no-no for me on my next visit but the rump steak, which I got to taste, was surprisingly quite tender. The good service also made my experience a whole lot better. Harry's bar has a nice old country pub feel as you enter, so I definitely recommend this place if you're looking for a quiet spot to drink. They do also have partitions if you're wanting to organise your next function here.

Years ago, when I used to live in Adelaide, this used to be a pretty ordinary pub - basically a…read moresports bar and that was it. Maybe I didn't dig too deep into the place, or maybe it was just that it was only a sports bar, but when I came back here recently they had completely opened up the uppper level. Oh, as it is with Adelaide, sure enough when I wandered into this pub I ran straight into a couple of old friends of mine, so I ended up killing some time with them. They actually had a decent selection of beers on tap, and the balcony was also pretty cool. In fact it is a much better addition to the Adelaide pub scene that this place used to be.

Fantastic, beautiful food. Great service. Love this place…read more Accommodation is great, clean and fresh. The reservations in the dinning room are absolutely beautiful. I loved it before but now I love it more.

It's a funny ole place, is the Ramsgate. I've known of it and been local to it for more years than…read moreI care to mention. I've seen it in many guises. I've lived away and come back with fresh eyes. I've been there with friends. I've been there on dates. I've been there for family occasions. I've eaten there, drunk there, seen live music there. But I've never really warmed to the place. It's such a magnificent heritage building. Absolutely stunning. Full of promise. Inside just lacks character for me. Hard to pinpoint exactly what. Friday nights seem to be the young crowd. Sometimes the taxis are queued up as it's so busy. There are events there, like the recent cider festival. There are rooms to book for functions. You can get a decent meal there and the wine list is good. So, by all means, join the many who enjoy it here. There's nothing wrong with it. And if you can work out why it just doesn't feel right to me, let me know!

From a confusing theme that gets lost as a sports bar up to food that tastes funky…read more The bunker doesn't know if it's a sports bar or a themed bar. The atmosphere may be different of the evening but a Sunday lunch destination this is not. We ordered the bunker burger, California salad and the pulled pork fries. The burger patties are ok for a pre bought patties and the burger was quite tasty. The salad had to be substituted for an open burger as they ran out of lettuce? But worst of all the pulled pork had a taste of off ham. The lady was very careful not to ask how the food was and brushed off any comment I had about the taste of the pork.

I was very impressed with the revamped Hotel Royal. The atmosphere was great and everyone there was…read moreenjoying themselves. The staff were very friendly and efficient and the service very good. We were in a group of 6. The food was of high quality and there were only positive remarks about size of the meals and quality from the rest of our group. The problem was with one of the shared meals that my friend and I had. We decided to have the "Barramundi and prawns" at a cost of $70.00. After waiting over an hour (all the others in our group already had their main courses), the meal finally came out on one plate which we had to divide up on our individual plates. It looked lovey! The issue with both of us, was the size of the shared meal we had to split up! There were ONLY 4 prawns! We had 2 each!! Mine were over cooked and tough. The barramundi was delicious, but certainly not enough for 2 people! One person could have eaten the whole lot easily. We certainly didn't get value for our $70.

There is an air of regal at the Hotel Royal Bar and Bistro…read more.. It's Saturday night and there is no one in sight, like the dining room was cleared especially for you. Very pleasant crowd. You can sit at formally set dining tables (wine glasses and all) or with in the bistro (which is just as pleasant). The atmosphere is lovely and well decorated. The menu has enough schmancy words on it to make it sound like the meals are going to be gour-met enough so that they can justify asking for $25 for a salmon main in a pub. The mains aren't bad. Food is above average pub fare and they even fry their mash potato into balls. Only complaint? Not enough salad/chips for the price of the mains that you are paying for. After all, we aren't in the Queen's dining hall... I had a very well cooked Atlantic Salmon dish on a bed of beetroot risotto (that my friends delightfully described to look like "kittens insides" before I ate it). But unfortunately that was it. Aside from a few bits of fennel and orange it was basically fish and rice. Would have loved a heavier garnish to make the most of the dish. Not sure what the bar is like in this place but when we went to check it out at 11pm on a Saturday night after a show at the Thebbie it was closed! Maybe people don't go out in Torrensville on a Saturday...

This place looks like one of those hotels that you book out for a wedding reception, or at least…read morethe beer garden - it was gorgeous. Well, not all of the pub is like that, since the bar wasn't as great as some that I have been to, though they do have some pretty decent beers available, which sort of made me forget all about that. It was incredibly charming, and a lovely place to sit with some friends and have a chat.

The Edinburgh Hotel has stunning outdoor seating, a lovely and varied menu and helpful staff…read more Situated on Main Street in Mitcham, the hotel consists of many small bars and rooms, all labeled with large black signs. When I went to there on a Saturday afternoon, I was lucky enough to experience their outdoor seating in the beer garden. The beer garden is located at the northern edge of the hotel/pub. There are many large trees to take shade under and a range of barrels to sit at and enjoy a drink. For the beer garden, they had a window in the main building where you could order drinks. The drinks were well priced. One thing that I found pretty cool was that there was a person collecting beer glasses from tables once people were done. He even wore a shirt that said "glassy" on it. What was even more impressive than the humour with the shirt was the fact that he could carry around 40 glasses stacked up and still open the door to go inside. Some serious talent there! Although I did not end up selecting from their exquisite snack and meal menu for the beer garden, as the event I went to was catered, I managed to have a quick browse of the menu. The meals were around $20 or so, which is pretty good and they all sounded great. I will have to try some of them, the next time I go. As for the food at the catered event, I felt it was quite innovative, favoursome and well presented. The first item I had were sundried tomato and thyme pinwheels. It was a simple bite sized appetizer however the thyme and the sundried tomato paste went well together. The flatbread that held the ingredients together was also not too loose meaning that it could easily be eaten without a plate or napkin. The second appetizer was a Brie and Quince cracker. The watercracker had a thin slice of Brie at the base followed by a small rectangular prism of quince paste. It was a very simple yet effective appetizer. It is a shame I didn't get a photo of that one before I sent it on a one-way journey to my stomach. Appetizer the third was a samosa. It was filled with diced vegetables and was served hot. For this one, I thought ahead and grabbed a napkin and waited a minute for them to cool down. The same could not be said for the other people at the table who endured went straight in and found it to be quite hot indeed. The samosa was served with what appeared to be a chive sauce. The sauce was tasty and complemented the flavor of the samosa and it's spiced vegetable contents quite well. The fourth appetizer was a prawn wrapped in a fancy tempura batter. I am not a big seafood lover however I broke of the tip of the batter and found it to be quite nice. Appetizer number 5 were sausage rolls and mini pasties. And the best part was, they looked like they were made at the hotel and not bought from a supermarket! The worst part was, they ran out by the time they got to me cause most people took two of them (a pastie and a sausage roll each). The sixth and final appetizer was a thin strip of crumbed fish served with tartare sauce. I had a nice sized piece which unfortunately broke when I dipped it in the tartare sauce, however I was fortunately able to savage it. The batter was nice and not too oily. It was well crumbed and the fish was fresh. If these appetizers are anything like the food on the menu, then I will definitely be going back. The surroundings were lovely and it was the perfect spot to spend the afternoon.

Ok as far as casinos go…read more The building is lovely - they have taken an old railway station and made it an entertainment center. Mostly your standard slots and some table games. I left $800 up, so yay!

Having been to many casinos in Vegas, Reno, Colorado, Across the midwest, Atlantic City, I rate…read morethis one average. Its clean and smoke free which is awesome. Centrally located. I stopped by the brewery on the 1st floor and it wasn't open. Being the only Casino in the area its still well worth a visit for a or to just blow some

Good for a drink before your flight. When we went it was empty and we were served right away…read more Sports pub feel.

I'm not really into sports bars, and you can therefore expect that I'm not prepared to give this…read moreplace too many stars. I would much prefer to enjoy a drink next door at 1862 Bar, but the Alehouse does have a much more casual, laid-back feel to it. The leather sofas and large TV screens are what set the Cooper's Alehouse apart from its upmarket counterpart next door. Though it feels a little unnecessary to have two bars operated by the same company right next to each other, I'm under the presumption that both cater to different crowds. Understandably, their selection of drinks is similar, but the atmosphere is quite different. The Alehouse would be more suited to larger groups rather than intimate occasions, or simply a good place to enjoy a drink whilst catching some sports highlights. Why you would want to spend even more time at the airport than necessary is beyond me, but if you don't have the dying need to spend as little time as possible in this sort of place then, by all means, enjoy a drink provided courtesy of Coopers.