Tempus Mezze - Adelaide (SA)

Came here for a celebratory night on a Thurs with 12 of us. Service was friendly and accomodating, but the first thing I noticed was how uncomfortable the stool chairs were- for a table having dinner for at least 1.5 hrs, comfy chairs are a must.<br/ <br/ Drinks were great, and staff happy to recommend. And the menu reads fantastically, a sort of European/Aussie fusion of fine dining. But sadly didn't live up to it. Sounds amazing on the menu, looked incredible on the plate, but taste was so average. No point in looking amazing if the taste is lacking. My smoked potato was lumpy and gluggy, the chips (truffle salt chips! Had no distinguishable truffle taste, nor did the garlic aioli, the veggies were a nice variety but all undercooked and again not enough of the accompanying aioli to flavor. My mushroom tartine was thankfully flavorsome. Not bad food- but seriously underwhelming. With a great location I think it has potential but the food needs a focus.

I first thought this place was named after two of New York’s avenues. But, no, this little upstairs-downstairs bar on Peel Street is named after the 2nd and 6th deadly sins: greed and gluttony. Sounds right up my alley, given I am a greedy and gluttonous wine monster.<br/ <br/ Although this one isn’t exclusively for those on a liquid diet, there’s also a European-inspired lunch and dinner menu. And one look at Instagram tells you you’re in for a treat, with some fancy looking dishes coming out of the kitchen. Probably no surprise given Michelin-starred chef Pierre Richez is at the hot plate. Although I might pass on the trio of escargot.

Amazing food! I dunno if anyone ever felt the same way, but to me it was those moment that when the food was SOOO GOOD that you just hope to meet the chefs in person and tell them how good the food was! From Entrees to Main courses and desserts, rarely found a restaurant that shares the same consistency and excels in all of them. Highly recommended x

Visiting from Melbourne, I decided to check this place out for lunch because I heard Peel Street is the new go-to street. I had the tapas of eggs and it was heaven! I liked this place so much I came back for drinks that night. They make great cocktails and their atmosphere is great. Awesome place to catch up with friends or just going out for drinks

Nice for something different but probably wouldn't return. Food was incredibly rich. Feed me menu did come with 4 desserts which was more than the entrees/mains which was slightly weird! Table was tiny and we had 3 people on it. Staff were overbearing and needed to let us have space to decide etc. quality of food was very good but not to my taste.