The cooks at ETC have a Midas touch; everything they cook is gold!
This place is busy and booking is essential. I prefer some privacy while I eat but this place is such a special treat, I've brought friends from interstate here for late breakfast (their breakfast menu goes til quite late in the day - win!).

Their pancakes are fabulous as others have said, and they are generous people; if you don't want a full serve, there are plenty of small serves of light breakfasts that are priced accordingly. It's so frustrating when you ask for a half of the full breakfast ($14) and are charged $12 for your limp little half serve. Not at ETC; here those of us with hangovers or small appetites are given the same dignity as our full-serve brothers and sisters!

If anyone says Adelaide doesn't have good cafes, take them to ETC and change their mind!

The honey shoppe stocks medicinal honey and speciality honey from all over South Australia. If you've not tried Kangaroo Island bee sanctuary honey, I recommend it; it has a distinctive, hard to explain taste that makes it fabulous to go with a cup of tea.

Lots of the honey which you buy in supermarkets is farmed by giving the bees lots of sugars to convert to honey, and the result is very sugary and dull tasting. But honey taken from bees which have collected the bulk of the product from real flowers, has the most distinctive and fragrant of tastes.
That's why the honey shoppe and soapbox is so popular!

This place also stocks all manner of ecologically friendly, fragrant and beautiful soaps, hand washes, toothpastes and the like. I'm going to try some of the shampoo soon!

Oh my god, the pancake kitchen! Have you been there? It is a funny little place, the service is terrible and some of the main meal options are a little crappy, but the pancakes are amazing. It's such a fun place to go with young kids or with a group of girls.

During the Adelaide Fringe, a lot of performers and front of house people go there too, because it is such a great no-fuss eatery (I hesitate to call it a restaurant!) and it's open all hours.

My favourite is the Russian Blintz. I'm lactose intolerant but I'll always brave the tummy ache for the delicious, amazing cream cheese filling.

Worth a visit if you don't mind weird decor and want to have some fun!

The pricing at the retreat reflects its' location more than its' demographic, but the food is gorgeous.

I've eaten here so many times on visits, as my friends live around the corner. I recommend it.

It's great to hang out and eat some nachos or a delicious wrap, then get stuck into the incredibly well priced ciders and drinks. At a certain time of night, some of the staff will come round with little complimentary snacks and you get to tuck into some samosas, spring rolls and the like, just adding to the deliciousness!

The atmosphere is great, I wish I could transplant it to Adelaide!

If you take a wander down Gertrude street, Circa will stand out in your mind as just the most fantastic vintage store. I didn't buy anything from here when I was visiting, as my funds were running low, but I was so impressed with the beauty and authenticity of some of the pieces, and made a mental note to visit again next time I'm over.

That's pretty high praise, considering the wealth of vintage shops in Melbourne!

I've had weird pizza delivered a few times, when I am visiting friends in Melbourne as I often do!

I stopped ordering it because the pizza is just too hit and miss. Some of their pizzas are nice, like the Tandoor and the Rockin Lamb, and the Satay Chicken, but the bases can be flabby and undercooked and the weirdness kind of gets to you.
I like a good gourmet or crazy weird degustation combination of foods, but weird pizza just seems like something your stoned brother might have made when he was at uni.

I think if you like the sound of that, or nothing else is open, you might like Mojo's, in fact I'm sure there's a whole bunch of people who this kind of menu appeals to, but choose with care!

Whenever I visit Melbourne and I know I'm in for a night of hard drinking, I go to the Waiter's Club first. The food is so lovely and makes for a great pre-drinks dinner. Great, big serves of traditional pasta, very un-challenging!

The best thing though is that they will come around and refill your large wine glass to the brim with wine any time you ask. Old school!

By the end, you will feel incredibly merry and sated.

A quick note: some of their dishes can be a little bland. I like plain, hearty food, but if you hate that kind of thing, this place might not be for you!

And, as others have said, the decor is exactly the same as it would have been in the 70s, but people still come (it's always full) for the great food and great prices.

Burp - what a terrible name! I know they're stuck with it, but it's a doozy. But that's the only bad thing about this restaurant. The burritos are delicious, everything is delicious! I love their tacos slathered with guacamole and two different salsas.

Burp specialises in the hearty, heavy kind of 'Mexican' food that is really TexMex, the American version of Mexican that has come about from so many Mexican immigrants bringing their gorgeous flavours to America.
If you like that kind of food, you'll love Burp!

My family planned my birthday party, and because they are mostly vegetarians but I love meat, they chose chopstix. I'm glad they did. I've eaten here a few times and been impressed by the lovely menu.

The food is fresh and delicious. The barramundi was a lovely, huge serve with plenty of vegetables and an aromatic, spicy but not too hot sauce. All the vegos seemed really happy too, and everyone picked at each other's lovely dishes, happy to share.

The cold rolls we had for entree were actually a bit disappointing - a surprise - they were made with cabbage rather than lettuce or noodles, and it was bitter and hard and unappetising. But everything else was great.

A lovely, well decorated restaurant!

We ate here for a great Christmas get together. I was surprised I'd managed to miss this place right in Rundle Street!
The noodle dishes were all gorgeous, and everything that was brought to the table was fresh, vibrant, perfectly seasoned with great, large servings. The wine list was nice too, although the wine was a little bit expensive, more comparable to some 5-star places I've dined!

But don't let that put you off. The service was great, the staff well presented and smiling, and acted genuinely happy to serve us. The tables are elegant and the lighting lovely.

All in all, a great start to the night!