Every plate was presented at it's highest potential, credits to Chef Lorenzo!
Zucca has served some of the tastiest Greek food that I've had in Adelaide. Located in a prime spot by the Glenelg marina, this restaurant is a perfect spot for a romantic dinner date or formal gathering.
The mezze dishes are a perfect way to get started and try a bit of everything, I recommend the moussaka.
What a delight, you can smell the charcoal flavours from outside. The place is semi modern semi tired, but the waiters bring the place to life.
We asked the waiter to bring out a mixture of food.Kefalograviera cheese with figs and walnuts drizzled with honey.
The we had dolmades with a cream sauce that blew our minds, they were quite large.
We then had perhaps the best prawns I've every had they were quite large and wrapped in kataefi and then fried with a base of beans and salsa type vegetables.
If a that wasn't enough we had chicken and lamb Souvlaki skewers that were so soft and juicy, accompanied with Greek potatoes and pita bread
Delish, that's all I can say, we were fortunate to have the owner and chef come to the table who suggested a mixture if sweets.....don't do it......they are insanely good. What a pleasure to eat there, just loved it and as authentic as it gets.
Very reasonable too.
Had dinner here with my girlfriend and had a great time. Shaun the host and the waitress Paige were fantastic, friendly and accommodating.
We had the the cheese and scallops for entree and salmon/lamb for mains. All were amazing!!! The lamb was great and the scallops were a genuine signature dish! Can't wait to go back, highly recommend!
One of our favourite places to treat ourselves. We had the seafood platter and thoroughly enjoyed it. Service was great as usual. Only downside was that the cream kataifi wasn't available.
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I have been here a few times now because I believe in second chances! Obviously any restaurant that overlooks the sea is a review within itself.
However, each time I have come here, I find that inconsistency seems to be present.
We started with a plate of dips, which were excellent, followed by scallops, delicious and perfectly cooked. Vine leaves filled with chicken rice were nice, but no real appearance of chicken and they were quite dry. Kataifi prawns were way overcooked and hardly any pastry on them. I love this dish when it’s done right, super crunchy outside and moist prawn inside, but this one missed the mark. I am surprised that this dish managed to get pass Adam in the kitchen, who was on for this lunch service. Eggplant roulade next, this is a nice dish but the lamb was incredibly strong, almost muttony! Overall most of the dishes were quite good, just need a bit more uber loving!
My good foodie mate and myself, noticed that the interior of the restaurant, the chairs etc, were looking quite tired.
Service was good but they did seem a little understaffed.
Zucca is on the pricey side of Greek tapas but I suppose that’s Holdfast Shores for you, it really is aimed at tourism and tourists pockets. For these prices you don’t want too many errors……
We were a group of five catching a late Saturday lunch on the waterfront at Gleneig. We had great service and a wonderful view of a stormy sea. My glass of rosé was crisp and refreshing. Three of us took the moussaka which was hearty and satisfying though a tad salty. The junior member of the party had the kid's lamb souvlaki and fries which looked tasty and she devoured with great relish. The last choice was the 12 hour cooked suckling pig gyros, and disappeared so fast I'm assuming it was a hit as well.
Booking made on the app, I've never booked online before. Very friendly waiters. Explained specials in Greek & English. Food came very fast - ordered potatoes, salmon and octopus. Potatoes were the best I've ever had at any restaurant. Salmon was tasty but had a few bones in it. Octopus was really nice but some pieces were chewy and difficult to eat. Overall I love this place. Can't wait to go back again!
Lovely views, and very enjoyable food. Service a little poor, but the flavoursome food makes up for it. There's nothing bad on the menu, so order up big, sit back and enjoy a great night out.
Been here many times with friends and family. You won't be disappointed with the food. It can take awhile sometimes. A range of Mezze plates but above average and nice views.
Zucca is perfectly located along the Marina, offering plenty of seating with water views. The service is quite attentive and helpful. The menu focuses on share plates, with many seafood and meat options. The food was nice, but not amazing. Dip and pitta bread were yum, especially the bread. It was well oiled up and slightly crispy.
Scallops were also lovely but the serving was tiny. Four scallops for $25 seems a bit excessive. Decent, overall, but nothing to rave about.
We had lunch here on New Years Eve. We ordered the 7 course banquet and let the waiter choose the courses. He did an amazing job, he chose the most amazing food. The cheese dish and scallops were divine! Such a shame I live interstate, otherwise I'd be a frequent diner.
NYE banquet was amazing
Dips, Greek cheese,
Prawns and squid, lobster,
Lamb, chicken broken up with wonderful watermelon salad.
Then wow Greek deserts we rolled out!!!
Staff were very friendly and attentive.
Went there last night with 2 friends. Lovely dining setting, amazing service, staff are attentive, great timing e.c.t. even though it was busy. Highly recommend doing the dips, amazing pita bread. To share we had the swordfish, SA calamari, chargrilled squid(super yum), scallops, kataifi wrap prawns, veg moussaka, and we shared the Metaxa fig brulee, super full! Its a place that everyone need to try.
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Having just returned from Greece, Zucca was the obvious choice of restaurant in Glenleg. Booking on a Spring evening, we we’re hoping for a warm evening - requesting to be seated outside. Unfortunately the weather disappointed and we we’re first sat inside on a poorly located table, with the owner mentioning he’d move us once a party had moved from the other end of the restaurant overlooking the ocean. This only too 15 or so minutes (Thank You!) As a party of 7, we ordered the 7 course mezze option.. Defiantly the way to go with a large group. The 7 courses, we’re a hit and miss.. Selecting 7 options from the menu, they arrived to our table on a when ready basis… Highlights we’re the Saganaki Cheese (a favoruite of mine from Greece) and baked barramundi
Overall will defiantly go back, wasn’t true authentic Greek food but enough to make wish you we’re back in Greece.
Tip -
- Order Mezze options if in a large group, and request mezze plates to come out staggered.
- Watch the weather. If warm sunny weather, book a table on The Pier, if cold and windy request a table against the glass overlooking the ocean.
Negative -
- Terrible selection of cockails, with bar staff mentioning they can only make what is on the menu.
- Mezze options came out too fast
What beautiful food!. Had a really lovely dinner with my partner.
Attentive and helpful waiters. The food was so so beautiful.
Had the dolmades
chicken souvlaki
slow cooked brisket &
vegetarian moussaka,
All amazing,
well priced for mezze,
What a good night
Exquisite food and great service. A delightful experience and highly recommended.
Lovely Dinner. Went there tonight for dinner with my wife and kids
Got a couple of dips as the entree and then a meat platter (for 2) to share. The food was absolutely incredible. Great atmosphere. Service was top notch and staff were really good with the kids.
Overall a great experience, highly recommend this place
Loved it! The staff were friendly, atmosphere was great and the food was delicious! The succulent pig was to die for! We will definitely be back.
Went their last night for the first time. Great food, great service. Will definitely be back
Had lunch at Zucca last Sunday, it was beautiful! Fantastic food! Only issue once we had main course service disappeared!! Will be back!
Fabulous food and service. Couldn't fault it for a large party.
Very enjoyable, 9 courses and a chance to try so many different flavours. Home made sausage and the pig so tender.
Service fantastic waiter had great understanding of the wine menu also, great job.
Enjoyable. Full of flavor. Will come back again for sure. The scenery is beautiful.
Feasting. I came here not too long ago as it was recommended by a friend. Between 6 of us we ordered the meat platter, seafood platter and the slow cooked lamb shoulder (isn't on the menu). The platters generally have a mix of the mezze menu and are catered for two people per platter. I found sharing them in a large group to be good because you could have a little of everything except with the seafood there were only 2 prawns on there. Personally I love my prawns so I wish they did give more. Overall, the food was to die for. Definitely recommend coming here to eat. Ask if they have the lamb shoulder at all because that was highlight of the night! For dessert we had Loukoumades, and they did not disappoint. Service was great, they were very friend and welcoming and made sure to check up on us throughout the meal.
Awesome feed and great service
Dinner review. Very impressive Greek cuisine - fantastic service, food was very fresh and tasty. Loved the selection of tapas style dishes and also very accommodating for children. 10/10 is my recommendation for this restaurant will definitely be going back
All About The Dips. Had read mixed reviews so went to dinner with a little apprehension; however as we had booked ahead we were offered a nice table for 2 looking out over the ocean (albeit through the blinds so the glare was tolerable). Service was prompt and pleasant. Food came out exceptionally fast it was almost worryingly so, however food was delicious and perfectly cooked. We ordered some dips as an entree, which were amazing. Ordered the meat platter for 2 as the main (no sides) and was sadly too full for dessert. Some of the meats on the platter lacked kick and were a little plain, but overall a very enjoyable meal. Used the entertainment book voucher so work out relatively well priced for 2ppl. Good to try, but I think I will trial other restaurants before going back.
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THE BEST ABOVE THE REST. My wife and I went in for dinner on the 6/12/2012 for our anniversary.
I must state that I have dined within the top Greek Restaurants in Australia and abroad inclusive of Greece however I did not expect what I experienced!
The individually baked Moussaka is amongst the best if not the best that I have had anywhere inclusive of home cooked! Light and full of flavour. Cooked to perfection. It was second to none!
The Goat Stifatho was succulent and tender as it easily came of the bone on my fork. It was beautifully paired within the light and well seasoned aromatic tomato salsa.
My wife had the baked wild caught Barramundi in tomato, pea and dill rizi (rice).
The Barramundi once again cooked to perfection as it melted in the mouth. The fresh pea and dill rizi with a hint of citrus (lemon) was delightful as each component "danced" on the palate.
We finished off with the Mezze plate of homemade desserts. Yet again difficult to fault! Personally, the baklava topped the dessert platter.
Excellent staff and the service .......... Impeccable.
Only one regret ...... we should have gone back again!
In Melbourne we pride of having the best restaurants in Australia and abroad. Zucca in Glenelg is up there amongst the best and certainly I must say, it is the Best Greek Restaurant I have dined at!
BRAVO!
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Sublime food to street walkers. Me and my fellow diner were delighted upon entering the restaurant that not only were we able to be given a table without having previously booked but given probably what we agreed was the best seat in the house right in front of the window overlooking the beach… which is probably more useful during daylight hours but we liked and that’s what counts so get stuffed if you disagree. As it was my fellow diners birthday it was my treat and we decided although the budget didn’t quite extend to the Dom perignon we would at least go for a nice bottle of bubbles, we settled on the Bay of Fires sparkling and it was excellent... It turned out to be Tasmanian sparkling and it was great, have you even heard of Tasmanian sparkling? Seriously? Let alone it being worth decent money and being good? Anyway free plug for them right here. http://www.bayoffireswines.com.au/welcome-bay-fires-wines-tasmania?month=6&day=26&year=1981
And on to the food. We had decided to share some Tapa... uh I mean Mezze between the two of us, we were advised that four plates should suit us, however since both me and my fellow diner are notorious under eaters we settled on three. I think I saw a single tear roll down the eye of the waitress as we ordered only three, she had put her heart and soul into talking up four plates and while I felt bad for a brief moment I soon got over it after another sip of sparkling.
While the first of our three plates was nothing to write home about... we were assured it was pork belly, we seriously question if it was even pork let alone its belly. The next two just got better and better, the lamb fillet was great and the octopus was sublime, even getting the remark from my fellow diner the birthday girl of “the best octopus I’ve ever had”
The night overall was great, with many laughs good food and good wine, a birthday night to remember for my fellow diner, even if in her own words she was “dressed like a street walker
50/50. Great food, awesome setting, service was OK, but WOW, do they charge for what you get! However, I'll be back, food was fantastic, but it's a 'treat' day out.
Fabulous food and wonderful service. Zucca is a multi award winning restaraunt and the best in its class on the marina...
Fantastic food by great chefs. It's been a few months since visiting zucca but we usually try to go when we visit Adelaide. Being melbournites we're spoilt for choice and so probably have high expectations with food - zucca always meets our expectations. New year's eve 2011-12 at zucca was a highlight- great service, varied banquet, and even a delicious vegetarian option for me which was a nice surprise. On previous visits, whether a la carte or pre-arranged menu, we've always been impressed with the flavour and quality. Service always good. Ambience is nice, but better if you can get a table on the beachside! Some might say the food is expensive - but if you want quality food prepared by experienced chefs, then this is what you should expect to be paying.
Yum!. Have eaten here twice recently, the second time was a repeat visit as the first was so good! The meat loving part of our partnership ordered, and enjoyed a lamb souvlaki, as did I, but I find the real quality of this place to be in some of the other mezze dishes. After all, how much can you really do with meat on a stick! The goat chevapchichi is my absolute favourite, fantastic complex flavours in the sauce. The dips are also really high quality, and all the fried cheese fantastic. I'm a sucker for greek desserts, and these are some of the best. Coffee is also consistently great.
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Dips and Duck to die for. We strolled in here not looking too glam after a long trip from Melbourne. Without a booking the staff quickly found us a lovely table and the service was very efficient and friendly all night.
Dips are very small serves but really delicious. Must try the spiced chickpea. We shared whitebait with lovely house- made caper based mayo. Capers feature in a lot of dishes. Main course steaks were juicy and cooked to perfection on a bed of potatoes with capers ! And feta - yummy combo, will need to use it in my own cooking.
Twice cooked duck was a very large serve but deliciously moist with crispy skin, impressive.
Cons: the mezze lamb souvlaki was dry, no salad, no pita just meat, shred lettuce and tzatziki. Prices are really quite high, be prepared. Also, one of our party reacted as if there was msg in his meal. Very thirsty, feeling puffy and zonked. One of my pet peeves, really wish restaurants would avoid any sauces or spices with any of the 62x - 63x range of additives - not necessary to make quality produce tasty and I strongly believe there is a duty of Care by the restauranter to at least disclose the use of it. Just my thoughts.
Great place for light food to share (and watching a stray dolphin frollicking in the Marina! We were lucky!). We weren't sure what we wanted to eat but the waiter was knowledgable about the menu (even knowing every single ingredient for identifying vegan meals!) and what he recommended was absolutely perfect. We had a potato skordalia and olives and could have eaten them forever. Yum yum yum, I wish I lived down the road!
Indecision is a fabulous thing when it involves a restaurant menu that has an excess of enticing choices. And it's more fab when it's a mezze restaurant so you can order more than one dish each and graze the variety. And then when ALL the dishes measure up to your salivating imagination AND the service and presentation are top notch too, well every kid's a winner. This place is a Do Not Miss. Get over the somewhat squirly location, make a destination out of this spot and enjoy.
Deeelicious!. What a wonderful night last night. Sun setting on the ocean as we ate magnificant food and drank a lovely red. Seafood platter was the go and we were not disappointed. That scallop was almost worth the whole cost of platter. The service was warm, friendly and inviting. Only wee bit of a complaint. Our Greek dessert (custard cake) just didn't seem as fresh and as yummy as what I'd hoped. Would we still go again? Yes for sure. I've walked past Zucca many times but this time I'm glad we went in.
Mezze. Some of the best mezze dishes we have had. This was one of the highlights of our few days in Adelaide. Clearly the best restaurant on the Marina.
Brilliant. Had an excellent meal here and will definitely return. Thank you for a great night out.
Foods amazing, views amazing. Love the mezze idea, meant with a group of 4 we got a chance to try most of the dishes on the menu. Everything was cooked to perfection, great presentation and great wine. Service was good, staff were friendly and I will definitely be back again
I have dined here on numerous occasions.
I like to try at least one new Mezze each visit but I always have the Scallops (the BEST). The chicken and lamb souvlaki are tender and juicy, the prawn kataifi is superb, the eggplant and carrot sides are great.
I believe it is the best greek restaurant in Adelaide.
Portions were a little small for the price, but lovely food and really great service.
Good greek on Marina. Good greek food and a perfect spot in Marina. Have been there a few times and liked it every time.
We were really impressed by the quality of food here and the very good service. Best place to eat on the Marina!
They prepared a very good vegan lasagne for my daughter. I had moussaka, very good as well. My husband had fish. All happy with those dishes. The view is perfect. We were sitting next to the window. It was very windy, so it was a great escape and possibility to see the he ocean. The restaurant was half empty, so did not have to wait for long. The main problem they have a very limited list of salads and they do not have good choice of sweet things. I wanted to order something fancy go with coffee, but they had nothing to offer.
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Food was pretty good, i had the twice cooked duck which was absolutely superb and some of the best duck ive ever had and which also came with a bowl of mashed potato which was so nice and smooth and fluffy. My girlfriend had a bowl of moussaka which was a bit more disappointing, it came out as just this little tiny bowl with nothing else, tasted abit bland to be quite honest and my girlfriend actually felt a bit sick afterwards too, may have just been because the sauce was abit rich, i dont know, but the difference between the duck and the moussaka was massive, almost like they were made by two different restaurants. Our waiter was also a little hard to understand as she was Asian which is a bit weird considering you are in a Greek restaurant but still she was very friendly which is a lot better than some other restaurants. Anyway i would definitely recommend the twice cooked duck for anyone planning on eating at zucca, the prices are probably about on par with a restaurant at the marina pier, and you have the awesome view so its definitely worth a try for anyone looking for a half decent greek restaurant
amazing food, big portions and swift, great service. solid 5 out of 5!!
pictured: slow cooked lamb shoulder+ potato + cucumber sumac salad.
dolmaties and fried olives
Khabilan Rukmanikanthan
+5
High quality meal and cocktails, with exceptional views. Would recommend being there to view sunset over Glenelg pier.
Amazing food, great restaurant with lovely atmosphere and views over the marina. Service was friendly and helpful. Very impressed seen as the restaurant has only been open a few days. Bit of a wait for food, but understandable on a busy Friday night. Such a wonderful mix of flavours. Would recommend to anyone, and I'm sure it will improve even more more with time
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