The meal was to die for...cooked to perfection! Staff were excellent and didn't keep us waiting as we had a show in Adelaide to get to. Well done The Strand Cafe Restaurant! :-)
My favourite place to eat on Jetty rd, never disappoints. My favourite dish the famous moussaka. Convenient 3 free hour parking out the back which bypasses the work on Jetty rd.
The Strand is a good place for a variety of food. However we tend to stick to our favourite, pesto gnocchi. Soft silky pillows of potato goodness with a great mix of flavours including semi dried tomatoes, pine nuts and chicken.
Hands down the best creamy pasta I’ve ever had. My wife had the beef cheek and she said it was very tender and flavoursome. Can’t wait to return.
I was hungry by the time getting the restaurant. started with lamb backbone stripes sided with smashed sweet potato. Meat is tender goes so well with the cream sauce.Second is another main lamb shank which is marinated and slow cooked. Meat comes off the bone effortlessly and melt in mouth..yummy. The seafood pasta was generous in size so everyone had a bite. it's recommended. kids had kids many -woodfire pizza and creamy penne. pizza looks good and taste woodfire but pasta is boring by itself no salad or side or anything in the creamy sauce.
On Saturday night the huge room was filled with punters, proving the popularity of this cafe. The service was good although it would have been nice to be offered drinks when we were seated.
An open kitchen is always reassuring. The serves were generous & food quality good.
We shared an entree of dukkuh - a delicious mix of nuts & spices with soft bread & balsamic oil. I could eat this forever & cleaned the plate.
She had the Moroccan Curry with falling apart slow braised beef. He had Aglio E Oilo spaghetti & I had a pasta special of pappardelle, both cooked to perfection. My leftovers were doggy-bagged & I got a chocolate raspberry fudge for takeaway, which was packed with a dollop of cream.
The other cakes in the window were very tempting & it took a while for me to decide which to choose.
The only negative was the noise level in the room which made normal conversation difficult.
I have a soft spot for trying establishment that have authentic Italian dishes on the menu and this place ticked those boxes for me. As soon as our group arrived we were made to feel extremely welcome the place is very spaces but more importantly the food. For cafe style menu this place definitely knows how to cook some seriously good pasta. The taste is truly Home style. And recommend to anyone yet to try
Friendly and efficient staff, beautiful coffee. Eggs Benedict was devine with eggs cooked perfectly. Will definitely be back, thank you for restoring our faith in Glenelg cafes!
Best pasta I've eaten in Aus, hands down. Absolutely delicious.
Staff are lovely, atmosphere is nice, and, well, the pasta is seriously good.
Give the duck ravioli a shot: you can thank me later.
The service here is great, the staff are friendly and very helpful. I'm so tempted to try the pizza but It's either salt and pepper squid or squicken that gets me every time - the honey mustard dressing is amazing! It's not a pasta place so if you're wanting something authentic don't order it just go for one of the other main dishes because that's what they do best. (Squicken cough, Squid cough.)
Came here for farewell party with colleagues. I had stella mare. The portion just enough, well blend, i polished the plate. All my friend also enjoy their meals. Was fantastic, good service. Am definitely come back for another menu
The Strand is reliable for good food and atmosphere. Although the pizza has always been good, I went in for pizza Monday night after not being down there for a while expecting the reliable B+. I was pleasantly surprised. Whilst the topping was great, and as I expected, the dough was amazing. Next level in fact. It previously tended to be a bit hard and oddly sweet, this was perfectly balanced. Went from an B+ to an A+
Whatever you've done to get to where it is now, keep it up! Love your work
Have never had a disappointing meal here. My favourite dish would be the squicken salad (chicken & squid) and I don't usually order salad! They always have a lovely busy vibe. A little more on the pricey side but definitely worth it. Service was perfect.
Nice location cafe away from the busier side of Jetty Rd, Glenelg. Car parking is much easier. Long standing cafe for many years, icon of jetty Rd. Must say the Mediterranean chicken salad is edging closer to $30 & chicken is more drier than what it was previously (we ALWAYS order this fav dish when we come), so a bit disappointed. Will probs get pastas or pizzas next time.
Had yummy crab pasta + seafood risotto here
Would give the crab pasta a 9/10, rich crab sauce and great portion
The atmosphere was awesome too
Jezreel Javines Quirit
+5
I had a lovely Birthday dinner with my friends last night. Thank you so much for the amazing food and lovely staff! Milan was great, the lady who gave me the cake with the birthday song background, and the other staff who took photos of us. I enjoyed my prawn starters, pasta and ribs for the mains, and margarita! Highly recommend. Cheers! 🥂
Great choice of food at very reasonable prices, staff are friendly and helpful
Change of management since we were there last,bit nervous to start. However she's all good! One of the best salads I have had! The fried chicken is fantastic! They should have it burgerised! Nice pasta too. Decent service and priced ok, as I say you get what you pay for so if your after budget stuff go elsewhere. Recommended. 4/5
Delicious food and good ambiance. The service could improve a bit, for example, when I asked for recommendations for either Kangaroo Lion or Chicken Kiev, the wait staff responded with a stern face saying she doesn't eat meat. She could have simply replied with general comment like "our popular item is....." or "most people order....". It just became unnecessarily awkward. Otherwise, definitely recommended for the food.
We had a large group book only 30
minutes before coming in. Kajal, Milan, John
and Tara looked after our group of 22 and did an amazing job getting food and drinks out so quickly. Couldn’t have asked for better service
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