Best venues for food

[simongee]

1 Queens Arms: A+ eaten 7 times. Excellent Hotel, food service etc

Have been going to the Queens Arms since poker started there meals have always been excellent and at reasonable prices. There is now a new chef and menu and poker players get a free standard tap beer with any meal which gives you 4 stamps filling up poker passport number one.

It is a great venue over all and players are very friendy. Come in and relax after work on a Thursday with a meal and a game.

http://npl.com.au/VenueMap.aspx?ID=975

[Bob B]

Hi all, first post for me.

I've been playing with the NPL for the last three seasons. Over the time I’ve been to several venues. I'll usually have a meal before playing and am often stamped up before the game starts. It’s a great way to relax after a hard days work.

I know others who also treat poker as a bit an escape of the daily hum drum, have a meal and a bit of a giggle with the cards. I’ve been to a few venues that put on a top notch show, but haven’t had the players to make hosting viable. Case in point was the Oakden. It was by far the best venue in my opinion, but was sadly closed down. I’ve assumed it was because of numbers.

For this reason I wanted to make and hear some comments about the various venues and the quality of the food/ service provided. I believe some places are putting on a fantastic show but aren’t being patronize

My list of venues in order:

1 Queens Arms: A+ eaten 7 times. Excellent Hotel, food service etc

2 Excelsior: A eaten 4x Excellent food, fresh, well made

3 Ark: B+ eaten 2x

4 Crows bar: B+ eaten 3x

5 Modbury plaza: C eaten 15x. good consistent food, but not great

6 Windsor: C eaten 20x. Inconsistent, Don’t order Oysters!!!

7 Glynde E eaten 3x crap food, but wont kill you!

8 TTG Hotel: F- eaten 5x. Every time food was off(literally)Kitchen should be closed down. Barmaids are damn fine though!

my comments are fair and justified.
Please support the good venues.

PS: Please dont point me out to the chef at the TTG Hotel

You city folk... sigh

Come down to Gawler! We've got some great pubs.

1/ Old Spot, Gawler - $16 schnitzel challenge - finish it all, and you get a beer, I think. Its meant to be "massive" - never seen the actual size of it, myself. Provided I have the money, I'll be trying this Monday. I haven't had a meal for a while, but they do make some excellent food. Average prices. Service is slow though - I ordered at 7pm, didn't get my meal till 8pm once.

2/ The Willaston, Gawler - best prices - $10 for a schnitzel, $13 for a parmigiana. Good food, too. Excellent service, and very fast - usually no longer than 15 minutes. This would be the venue I eat from the most.

3/ The Kingsford, Gawler. Easily the best, food wise. A little more expensive than the rest, though. Their parmigiana cannot be beat - so smothered with cheese and ham that you'll think you've died and gone to topping heaven. Friendly staff and good service.

Overall, all of Gawler's pubs are suitable for a meal. Each has their own advantages (Old Spot - bar chicks, Willaston - prices, Kinger - quality food), but you're definitely going to be happy with your meal, no matter where you go.

Wow "AK"...... your a real "CONNOISSEUR" in the finer choices of eateries in Gawler.

I'll have to tell my son who spent 4 years of training and took out 2 major awards as an Apprentice Chef that his time was totally wasted.

I don't think anyone who actually gauges the quality of food in any of our Venues by the quality of a bloody dried up "SCHNITZEL" is someone we can really listen too.

How can you compare something that comes frozen and pre-packed and is then thrown into a deep fryer to be in any way a great example of the quality food at any given venue?????

Unless your a smoker, your taste buds must be screaming out for real quality Chef prepared food.

GO TO PARA HILLS IF YOU WANT TO ENJOY A PUB OR CLUB MEAL BEFORE YOUR GAME.

Order a decent meal from their MENU for a reasonable price and you'll see what I'm talking about.

However if your not up to it try their "SCHNITZELS" I HEAR THEY'RE GREAT
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[Bob B]

Forgot to say NPL at Para Hills is on a Thursday nite.

[BigPete33]

bob, some places actually know how to grill a schnitzel..careful what you say mate.

[AceLosesKing]

How can you compare something that comes frozen and pre-packed and is then thrown into a deep fryer to be in any way a great example of the quality food at any given venue?????

Compared to what - something that Jamie Oliver, or your son, even, would cook? They do well with what they're given, regardless of whether they simply heat up the schnitzels of not, I think they do a great job.

GO TO PARA HILLS IF YOU WANT TO ENJOY A PUB OR CLUB MEAL BEFORE YOUR GAME.

Order a decent meal from their MENU for a reasonable price and you'll see what I'm talking about.

This differs to the Old Spot/Willaston/Kingsford... how?

There's other ways to say "try something else than the schnitzel" (which you seem to think is all I eat) then what you've got above, Bob.

[Des]

WOW you lot just need to whinge about anything you can get your hands on.

Venues do what they can do. If there was poker or no poker they would still be having the same chef, the same meals. Just they wouldn't have the numbers of clients on their poker night.

Don't like it? Don't play there... simple.

Be a little more pro-active about things instead of sitting behind your computer screen. Maybe have a chat to the manager of the venue instead of crying here. You'd be amazed as to what happens when you chat to the manager about things... they aren't psychics... if you don't give them ***CONSTRUCTIVE*** criticism they'll never know you aren't happy.

Still waiting for someone to actually post up a good post about a venue they've played which isn't one of their regulars.

[AceLosesKing]

WOW you lot just need to whinge about anything you can get your hands on.

Venues do what they can do. If there was poker or no poker they would still be having the same chef, the same meals. Just they wouldn't have the numbers of clients on their poker night.

Don't like it? Don't play there... simple.

Be a little more pro-active about things instead of sitting behind your computer screen. Maybe have a chat to the manager of the venue instead of crying here. You'd be amazed as to what happens when you chat to the manager about things... they aren't psychics... if you don't give them ***CONSTRUCTIVE*** criticism they'll never know you aren't happy.

Still waiting for someone to actually post up a good post about a venue they've played which isn't one of their regulars.

Please don't tell me that was directed at me, Des.

[nickno1]

I like this thread, so I'll throw my two cents in, firstly Woodville Hotel awesome food, and the best bottleshop service you'll ever get on a monday night (cheap plug).

The best food I've had at NPL events has been at the Watermark, which during the breaks continues to feed the players with asian food/ sausage rolls etc, which is awesome in my opinion. Hilton Hotel on saturdays has fanbloodytastic food, service and ambiance, the whole package for an excellent tournament, provided one doesnt get rolled with Aces.

Additionally good food can be found at the Lakes Resort, Crows Tavern and the Semaphore Palais, I'm a western suburbs man so I dont venture too far unfortunately...

Woodville Hotel #1 on mondays check it out baby!

[Matt Porter]

I agree Nick, Watermark is great. NPL special every week, something like schnitzel, calamari or lasagne + a pint of beer for about $13.00 + 4 stamps. McKenna Bourbon girls there for the next couple of weeks, finger food in the second break (pies/pasties/spring rolls etc). Great venue, great food. Dave's even put up a $500 bonus lucky draw for all players who play a minimum of 8 games out of 10 per season to be drawn in the last week. If you've missed out this season, make sure you get on board for the next season. The best venue in the South West for sure. Check it out.

mp

[Des]

Good work nick and matt!