El Carbon

Aiming for nowhere it can reach and delivering just as much. The last restaurant on the pier and where more people will rather pay to jump off than eat. Six people came for a light tapas meal. We're given five menus... The sixth person was responded to that the group next to us had the rest of the menus so there were no more to share...... First serve was for bread and olives. Wouldn't you know it, the menu fiasco was a prelude to the serving of 5 pieces of bread. We had to ask for another serve even after being promised 6 serves of bread by Monsieur waiter. Most of Pinchos served had great flavour. Very nice. Under served for the group, clearly no understanding of being a good host. Never suggested how to maximise menu. $99 meat platter had the quality of meat purchased from Bi-Lo in the 90's, apart from the porterhouse which was very good. Chicken was severely undercooked however excused with the notion that thigh meat should be pink. The ecoli couldn't stop laughing. Mostly great flavours, poor execution. Severely overpriced. Not the restaurant they think they are/trying to be

Aiming for nowhere it can reach and delivering just as much. The last restaurant on the pier and where more people will rather pay to jump off than eat. Six people came for a light tapas meal. We're given five menus... The sixth person was responded to that the group next to us had the rest of the menus so there were no more to share...... First serve was for bread and olives. Wouldn't you know it, the menu fiasco was a prelude to the serving of 5 pieces of bread. We had to ask for another serve even after being promised 6 serves of bread by Monsieur waiter. Most of Pinchos served had great flavour. Very nice. Under served for the group, clearly no understanding of being a good host. Never suggested how to maximise menu. $99 meat platter had the quality of meat purchased from Bi-Lo in the 90's, apart from the porterhouse which was very good. Chicken was severely undercooked however excused with the notion that thigh meat should be pink. The ecoli couldn't stop... read more

My boyfriend and I came here tonight for Valentine's Day, it was busy but nowhere near packed out. We ordered an entree of bread, two mains and a side. The bread itself took nearly half an hour to come out and we didn't get our mains and side until over an hour and a half, we got the duck and lamb and both were really tasty but I feel like the duck wasn't very good value. I get that you guys are just starting out and finding your feet but it wasn't a great experience as we were ridiculously hungry, if I'd have known it was going to take that long I would have gone elsewhere. I hope that you will continue to improve and that this was just a once-off.

Still great Dec 17 Best new restaurant in Adelaide! Great view, bad food? Not here! This cool South American eatery is perched on the end of the Glenelg

Very tasty Food. Fusion South American food.Although the menu is not extensive, they are prepared to customize your meal to suit your needs. they can serve an entree dish as a main course which makes the menu more extensive.We had 2 different chicken dishes which were so tasty. Ordered some fries with our dish and they were delicious.This restaurant is a little pricy but the food made it worth it.

Good service and tasty food. Lots of flavour and such a lovely view of the beach and marina. The waiter really knew the menu and we tried some different dishes

Actually, this place has STYLE from the moment you walk in the door - fabulous tiled columns, magic views of the Glenelg Marina and the ocean, and spicy South American music calling my feet to dance some Bachata before I even get to my table.It's Sunday and I've passed a notice board with a suggested two-course set menu, but it's already 2pm and I'm not so hungry. Hmm, but the Softshelled crab with Al Pastor and Caramelised Pineapple did catch my eye.Before the super-smiling French waiter brings me the menu, I ask him for a cappucino. I've had soooo many bad cappucinos around Adelaide lately - cold, stewed, the beans burnt .... grrrr - but this one was "just right". So we're off to a good start.Then I chose the bruchetta with olive oil, and the soft shelled crabs, with caramelised pineapple. The bruschetta was a generous serve of super fresh ciabatta, brushed with butter before it was grilled, so it had a delicious crispy crust all around. Delish.Delish also the crab. Soft, tasty pieces of crab, again a very reasonable serve for an entree. Ms Google says Al Pastor means "from the shepherd", and e-recipes use Middle Eastern spices, so they got that right. But this was served with FRESH pineapple, which was okay, but the original concept would have been perfect. My taste buds are still saying that they missed the tang of the caramelised pineapple to complement that seafood taste. (I suspect that the current chef is not the one who wrote the menu.) I'll have to come back again. See if the chef has read the menu properly this time.