boatshed cafe

disappointing. in a nutshell - the service / attitude of the staff is poor.
the quality of the food/coffee is average.
thelocationis great.
this could be a really great little cafe/restaurant with just a few improvements. it's such a small little place that no-one really expects to be blown away by the quality of the food, but on the occasions i've been there i've felt like i'm imposing. the staff never smile and don't seem to have the ability to make customers welcome. it seems to be a common phenomena in most cafes situated on the water's edge of adelaide's seaside suburbs. almost like "we've got thelocationand that's all that matters."

the menu shown here is very out of date, also the prices. the food is good and service friendly. lovelylocationand views, but cafe itself is so noisy, impossible to have conversation. hard copy menu prices need to have prices updated, coffee is more expensive than stated but still good,

thelocationis really good as it is the only restaurant / cafe at this amazing place. however it's a shame the view is to their car park :/ it could be sea view but it's not.. the food was good, i tried the veggie burger and my partner ordered the beef burger. the only bad thing is the service, really slow, and the girl who served us was really rude.

the prices are too high, inside/ outside dining area are too cramped, the food is very average and the service could improve. thelocationis nice however...

great location...... this place is amazing, greatlocationoverlooking the water, food is good but the service (and have visited this cafe 3-4 times now) is always below average. the owner and staff are always grumpy and no smiles for their customers, the meals are thrown down and the wait is usually long even for coffees. get the service right and this place would be the best on the coast.

always good. have always enjoyed this place. foods always great and service well above standards set by other restaurant in sa. they always make a effort to accomadate my food allergys and remember our special requests. very busy place but generally get food out quickly even on sundays when it's busy.

we love the boatshed so much that we looked a christmas function this yer. what a wonderful experience food aw fantastic, service great. i can't fault it.,

thelocationis great. if i was fit and able i would do the walk and have lunch everyday.

lovely place but .... a greatlocationand the food is good. i don't know whether it's a sign of the times or what but some young staff just don't seem to be very perceptive in that they should be looking around and clearing up quite quickly - especially when it is busy. maybe they need more staff to keep up. food and cakes are great although we had a chicken pizza and could only see one bit of chicken on it! we still ate it and it was tasty enough with a great base. our granddaughter liked it as there is a small kids play area but they had run out of paper to draw on yet they had plenty of crayons. it's very much improved on last year but there is still room for more improvements to be made.


-----01 apr, 2013-----

could be so much better. we have visited the boatshed cafe many times and sometimes it is spot on. the views are stunning so thelocationis perfect. however, the service is sometimes slow and the tables never seem to be very clean. the staff are mainly young girls and although they are polite and friendly, i just don't think that their standard of cafe cleaning is very high. finally, we both ordered decaf coffee recently to take out but we had to bin them as they tasted absolutely vile! wish i had taken them back now and complained. unlikely to return after this. shame :(

service and management need attention!. i agree with previous reviews this place has got great potential. thelocationand view from the cafe is fantastic. the outdoor area is great feature. the food was wonderful. though the service and management need attention. we made a booking for breakfast, but when we got there we found they had given our table to other people. so we were left waiting in the outdoor area which was quite cold even with the blinds down, unfortunately only one heater was working so that did not help. we were later told that the people who had took our table said they had a booking and the waitress happened to say was it under the name ??? which they said yes to. my suggestion to management and staff would be to ask customers what name the booking is under and let them say not the staff. to make sure people are not lying and taking other peoples tables. we explained to staff that we had booked, one staff member believed us and was very accommodating, whilst another staff member was overheard adamantly saying that we didn't and was offering tables inside to other people. they also seemed quite understaffed.

awesomelocationand great food for the price. cocktails are a bit expensive though as they're not made to standard recipes.

falls short. spent a sunday arvo here recently. this place has such potential , it has the views,locationand basically a monopoly the ingredients are all there however...
we sat and watched the place running whilst loads of people came through. the young staff do their best however the manageress/ owner making coffee - calling and pouring the shots is not friendly. makes for a bad vibe.
shame, this place could have put halletts on the map.

greatlocationheaps of potential, food ok ,reasonable prices but the place could well do with some staff with personality

poached eggs weren't soft and the sweet potato fritters were slightly burnt, but greatlocationand i'd come back to try the lunch and dinner menu. kids pancakes were a hit.

i want this place to be great, but it falls short.
have been here a few times now. thelocation& view is amazing. but staff, decor & some foods fall short..
wait times can be 20+mins just for toast & coffee. (sunday 14/4,10.30).
coffee was terrible. watery, grainy & overheated milk. toast was nice....
with some minor improvements like- someone 'good' to do just coffees, more 'quality' staff, & promt service. this place could turn into a gem.

i have been here for dinner, & the wood fired pizza was yummo!