Jackpots on Pulteney

Jackpots is licensed café, bottle shop and pokies lounge between Fasta Pasta and Quisine at the South end of Pulteney Street, Adelaide. It does a number of fast food snack and deep-fried meals for lunch.

The hot chocolate was three dollars and came in a black ceramic mug and saucer. It was topped with plenty of froth and an even sprinkle of chocolate powder. It took a reminder from your reviewer before the hot chocolate was delivered. The taste was a reasonably rich milk chocolate flavour.

Arlecchino's Gourmet Cafe

This café, a few doors South of Plenty, has seating on the Hutt Street footpath at 182, inside the café and out the back in the courtyard. Your reviewer can recommend the covered courtyard on a pleasant day. Arlecchino sells a range of premade focaccias and light meals.

A mug of hot chocolate cost $3.50 and came with a light froth. The drink had a good milk chocolate taste

Plenty, Hutt Street

Plenty is a tiny Café at 146 Hutt Street which sells focaccias, lepinjas and Nepalese curries to eat in or takeaway. There is only limited bar seating inside but there a few tables outside.

The hot chocolate came in a glass with a saucer. It was topped with a creamy brown froth and a sprinkle of chocolate powder. The drink was creamy but not particularly rich. The hot chocolate cost only three dollars.

Stax, Iced Chocolate

Your reviewer returned to Stax at 88 Flinders Street recently. This time he managed to find a seat inside. There is seating inside and outside.

Your reviewer chose the iced chocolate because of the heat. It was $5.80 and was a rich brown colour with a scoop of vanilla ice cream floating on top. This was a good chocolaty drink in a tall glass. There was not much sophistication in the presentation but it was tasty and not too sweet.

Regatta's Bistro

Regatta's Bistro is a fine dining restaurant with good table service and cloth napkins. It is at the back of Adelaide Convention Centre. I had hoped that I would get a view of Torrens Lake as the logo for the restaurant is a four-person rowing boat. Unfortunately the restaurant is too high off the ground and the plaza is too big. Still the view of the parkland trees and the new Adelaide Oval grandstand is reasonably impressive.

There is plenty of seating on the plaza but it was a bit cold on the day I was there. The main courses are about thirty dollars. Alternatively the lunch special which includes on entrée is also thirty dollars. The waiter reminded me of Homer Simpson after almost starting World War III with the excuse "It's my first day". Fortunately the waiter's oversights were inconsequential.

The hot chocolate is four dollars and comes in a mug with an eccentric saucer. The word 'eccentric' is used in its mathematical sense. The sauce is elliptical and the circle on which you place the mug is not in the centre or the saucer. This eccentric theme is mirrored in the side plates. A pink and a white marshmallow were provided on the saucer and the drink was finished with a bubbly froth and a sprinkle of chocolate powder. The taste was a milk chocolate flavour.

Billy Baxter's, Norwood

Since Merkel reviewed three other Billy Baxter outlets, Billy Baxter's at Norwood has been established. This is on the corner of The Parade and George Street in Norwood at the entrance to the cinema complex there and provides friendly service.

The hot chocolate came in a mug and saucer with a big marshmallow. The mug has the Billy Baxter's logo on the side facing the right-handed drinker and a Billy Baxter cartoon on the other side. The drink is topped with a white froth and a sprinkle of chocolate powder. The drink is rich enough and costs $4.95.

Muratti Cakes and Gateux

This is a popular cake shop with a big array of cakes and desserts on display. Muratti also does some savoury snacks and hot beverages for the dine-in customers. It is at 114B Prospect Road, just a couple of doors South of Café Komodo.

The hot chocolate had an unmistakable Belgian Flavour. The mug was topped with a white froth and a semi-circle of chocolate powder. While it was not as rich as some other Belgian hot chocolates reviewed here, it was still a very pleasant drink. A sliver of dried apricot dipped in chocolate was provided with in the saucer.  The cost was $3.50.