Station City Café

Station City Café is in Station Arcade which runs from 52 Hindley Street through to the tunnel under North Terrace to the Adelaide Railway Station. The Café provides reasonably priced meals such has sandwiches and hamburgers. There a small number of tables inside and in the arcade.

The hot chocolate is on three dollars and comes in a tall glass with a handle. It had plenty of white froth and a sprinkle of chocolate on top. The drink could have been more chocolaty but had a creamy texture.

Bravo Espresso

This is an Italian restaurant offering a full range of meals in the food hall in the lower ground floor the Adelaide Central Plaza which is at 100 Rundle Mall. This is a busy lunch place with a choice of different foods. T-Bar and The Coffee Club have been reviewed here before which are also in this food hall area.

The hot chocolate is $3.20 and comes in Piazzo D'oro coffee cup. It has a white froth and a sprinkle of chocolate powder. There is a reasonable amount of chocolate in this drink but it is not particularly creamy. The drink was spilt by the time it got to the table but your reviewer cannot blame anyone else for this because he was required to carry the drink to the table.

Coffee Time

Coffee Time is in the middle of suburbia at 90 Winston Ave, Daw Park. It is nicely furnished with black leather upholstery on the tables and chairs inside and there is seating outside as well. This a traditional coffee shop with not much else but coffee and cake available. Both beverages and cake seem to be of good quality.

The hot chocolate cost $3.50 and came to the table in an elegant stemmed glass with a handle. There was a heap of froth on top and sprinkle of chocolate powder. A single marshmallow completed a good presentation. The drink itself was a little too hot and did not have the creamy texture of some other hot chocolates but chocolate was reasonably rich and tasty.

This venue seems to have closed and is now on the list of disappearing hot chocolate venues.

Goodwood Bakehouse

The Goodwood Bakehouse is a bakery selling a full range of bakery items but has a number of tables inside and outside for patrons. You can buy a bun, pie or pizza for a meal, but beware you will be given plastic cutlery and plastic plates to eat it.

The hot chocolate came in a coffee cup. It was topped with a heap of froth and a sprinkle of chocolate powder. The drink was creamy but too weak. The cost was $3.20.

Strata Bar

The Strata Bar at 57 Flinders in the Adelaide CBD a couple of doors East of Kappy's, is a licensed premises with gaming facility although it does not look much your traditional hotel. It is well laid out with many wooden tables, stone walls and interesting ceiling fittings. The meals are fairly large traditional pub meals.

The hot chocolate comes in glass with a glass handle. It was a white froth and a sprinkle of chocolate on top but it must have been one of the weakest hot chocolates that Merkel has drunk for some time. The hot chocolate was four dollars.

J-Hit Café

After viewing the new signs put up in this Cafe Merkel has concluded that the names is actually J-Hit Cafe. For some time this review was listed has T-Hit Cafe, but J-Hit seems to make a lot more sense for those java junkies.

This is a new Café at 279 Pluteney Street, Adelaide. It does not look quite finished but there are enough tables and provision to provide a good lunch. There are a limited range of sandwiches available and there are a couple of curries on menu. Most importantly there is an espresso machine. There was some advertising available suggesting organic, free trade coffee was served at J-Hit.

The hot chocolate came in a large mug. It was topped with a bubbly brown froth. The flavour of the hot chocolate was a little different than usual. I am not sure whether this was an organic chocolate or had been contaminated with coffee. It was not unpleasant. The cost of the fare was inexpensive the hot chocolate was probably only three dollars but the price was not evident on the menu.

Chris Jarmer@Air Bistro and Bar

Air is a fine restaurant with good table service. It has bright atmosphere with big windows overlooking the Museum and Art Gallery on North Terrace. In the main eating area Air has a circular hole in roof that goes up to the next floor which also gives the impression of space. The menu has a variety of Asian and European cuisines.

The hot chocolate comes in a glass topped with a white froth and a liberal sprinkling of chocolate powder. There were two marshmallows provided in the saucer and these were pink and white. The hot chocolate was only three dollars and was reasonably chocolaty.