Monday, July 8, 2013

East Terrace Continental - East Terrace, Adelaide

Atmosphere: ***/5
Food: ****/5
Drinks: ***/5
Service: **/5

ETC  was one of the biggest and best places for a big breakfasts down the East End. A place to go if you want to know that you will not have to wait for a table for too long, unlike the smaller hipster cafes that are popping up in the area.

The food will not completely blow you away, but when reasonably quite, this place is great to come to when you want a good, solid, predictable cheap eat and this is the main reason why I keep on coming back here.

There are so many staples of mine here, the arancini ball salad is great for under $15 dollars and the big breakfast is really well priced at $16 and wont break the budget.  The pasta specials are always good and there is always lovely seafood specials too.  The breakfast menu goes until 3:30pm so if you rise late after a big night you know you will get food and its a great place for a catchup with friends, gossip and brunch.  The management and staff have tried to get rid of the bus stop right outside through petition to no avail so if  your sitting outside, your conversations may be at a yelling level if its busy enough.




The service could be worked on.  I have had mixed experiences here, on a bad day the waiters make you feel like you are taking up their precious time and any extra help needed is perceived as a pain, and there is no table service so if they forget things you have to pick things up and get knives and forks yourself.  Every time I have been here I have noticed that bringing tap water to the table appears to be a massive task for the waiter/esses.

I would suggest that if your looking for a cafe that is reasonably priced for a casual breakfast/lunch hangout I would suggest this place.  Sometimes, when busy, the food takes a while and the service could be improved, however, inside it is very cosy and warm in winter and the air-con is always on in summer.  The coffee is pretty solid here too, no matter how busy they are.


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