boatshed cafe

disappointing. in a nutshell - the service / attitude of the staff is poor.
the quality of the food/coffee is average.
the location is great.
this could be a really great little cafe/restaurant with just a few improvements. it's such a small littleplacethat 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 the location and that's all that matters."

tandoori pizza we just had was awesome. give it a go. new indoor & outdoor furniture too. the service was fine aswell. update. 2015. still a greatplacefor a drink on the weekend. foods still ok too 👍🏻


-----11 may, 2013-----

greatplacefor a feed or coffee. we had a coffee & sat outside, overlooking the water, watched the dolphins play. service is ok and getting better. give it a shot and relax. note if you don't want a main meal, ask for a roll or sango, it's not on the menu but they will make on. top place

what a great gem hidden away in hallet cove. with spectacular views looking onto the beach and water if you’re perched seated on the bench table, it’s a greatplaceto be on a beautiful day we had. grab a menu, make your order and payment at the counter and they’ll bring out the items to you. very friendly service.

had a bit of an appetite that day as missed out on eating breakfast. we had wiener schnitzel (veal) which had two large crispy pieces with a good fresh serving of apple slaw and fries. got an addition of mushroom gravy which came in a bowl. great value for money to be had. the trio of sliders were pork, beef, and chicken and tasted great. side of polenta chips were oh so crunchy. drinks were lovely too.

well worth a visit if you’re in the area and looking for fantastic views to go with the delicious food.

great views situated right on the beach only stopped in for a bit of desert after walking through the conservation park. be a niceplaceat sunset

we are fairly sure this is our new favouriteplaceto eat breakfast ❤ and lunch and dinner...... looking forward to summertime dining 👌🍳🍔🍰

always a goodplacefor breakfast, great location. service can be up and down, although since it's changed to ordering at the counter it's improved since you don't have to try to wave someone down in the busy times to take your order. bestplaceto eat in hallett cove

absolute gem! this is the bestplaceto go for great service and amazing food. no matter how busy they are they are willing to help with a smile. my husband and i both ordered pizzas. a chili prawn one and a margarita!! yummy!! for entree we had chicken wings and beef and lamb meatballs in tomato sauce. can't wait to come back.

lovelyplacefor breakfast. we had the brekky burger which was served on a beautiful soft brioche bun & really good value. the huevos rancheros was also very tasty & the ricotta hotcakes were devine, they just melted in your mouth. we visited on a friday morning & the cafe wasn't overly busy so there wasn't much waiting time between ordering & receiving our food.

great hidden gem in hallett cove. it's our local cafe and it always has great breakfasts!
my daughter and i visited this morning and we always get great service and food. they made us both feel very welcome and fetch a high chair for the littlie and a toy :)
we didn't have to wait long toplacean order or for our food. never had a bad plate of food from here, i especially love the turkish bread! yummo
great atmosphere and the staff are very friendly. we had a small wait whilst paying but it's always busy so i never mind. oh and it's busy for a reason! because it's so good!
keep up the great work guys :)


-----25 feb, 2015-----

always great food, and made to feel very welcome. i went here today and it was just me and my 21 month old, as you can imagine doing anything with little people is hard but we try :) the staff made me feel very welcome and fetch a high chair and a toy for the little one. we didn't have to wait very long to order or receive our meals. it always seems to be busy and have a good buzz of people and not too noisy either. little one loved her pancakes and i had the boast shed classic which was very good. especially love the turkish bread!
overall great experience and good value for money too. i always feel more than satisfied with the portion sizes. no one leaves hungry :) keep up the great work guys :)

casual dining, beach ambience, country in the burbs. location, tick, ambience, tick, food, tick, staff, tick! we have been in hallett covefor3 years and thisplaceis the best cafe for breakfast we have found! the menu is innovative, they offer all the regulars but do yourself a favour and try the sweet kao or the mushrooms! yummy! lunch and dinner is just as good! pizzas are awesome! tandoori chicken is my fav! staff are friendly, like all places they have their moments, but i find them consistently good! coffee is to hot but ask for it cooler and it's fine! throw in the view of the conservation park and the sea with the dolphins and the boats! give it a go!

great location...... thisplaceis amazing, great location overlooking 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 thisplacewould be the best on the coast.

i was disapointed. it was dirty..
thatplaceneed clean up properly, does not matter how good the food if i was sitting next to a dirty floor and stairs..
it was not the dust from present day..it seems there was not cleaned up for month..

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 busyplacebut 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.,

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

lovelyplacebut .... a great location and 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 the location is 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 :(

best brekky in adelaide. went here for brekky on sunday the 8.11 had an amazing breakfast was extremely busy and took barely 15 minutes to come out and was delicious. service was great, and theplacehas definatly improved its service and wait times. the manager was a great help getting my children colouring in and making sure they were happy. coffee was great too.. even had time and a room for cake. highly recommend the lemon muffins. boatshed is a greatplaceand we will be back! good work boatshed