Carrington Café

This is quite a spacious Café with plenty of table inside and a couple of tables outside. It is also is called Carrington Café Snack Bar according to a sign inside but this seems a mouthful. It does a range sandwiches and light meals and is not too crowded because it is at 94 Carrington Street away from the main shopping precincts.

The hot chocolate is available at $3.40 for cup and $3.90 for mug. It is served in a glass with a wire handle and a pink marshmallow. It has been while since Merkel was provided with a marshmallow. The drink was finished with a tasty froth and sprinkle of chocolate powder. It was rich and creamy.

Citrus Tree

Citrus Tree at 85 Pirie Street, is a nicely fitted out lunch café. It has a range of baguettes and sandwiches available. There are a few tables inside and a couple on the footpath under umbrellas.

The hot chocolate comes in a black ceramic cup and saucer. It is finished with a tasty froth and an ample sprinkling of chocolate powder. The flavour of the hot chocolate is reasonably rich and not too sweet. It costs about $3.20.

Peggy's Coffee

The Junior Marmadukes played cricket against Westminster College on Saturday. Taking up a number of cricket pitches on the impressive grounds of the College was the Westminster Fair which seemed a huge occasion for the school. Of course with every good fair there is a mobile coffee vendor and today it was Peggy's Coffee in little pink an white trailer.

The hot chocolate came in a paper cup. It was topped with a heap of tasty froth and a sprinkle of cocoa. The drink was not rich or creamy enough for Merkel's taste but was sufficient refreshment for a good game of cricket. The hot chocolates at Café a gogo, Trak Catering Services and Wicked coffee were superior. The Junior Marmadukes won by 3 runs.

How Sweet it is

Topham Mall has been a good location for a hot chocolate at the Dessert Spot and Café Ela'te. "How Sweet It Is" is a cake shop at shop 8, Topham Mall but it also has a chocolate mixer on display. How Sweet It Is also sells cakes at 241 Pulteney Street but your reviewer is not sure whether they have the hot chocolate machine. There is nowhere to sit and eat at How Sweet It Is, so Merkel went for a curry at Kamala's Kitchen in Topham Mall.

The thick cup of liquid chocolate cost four dollars and is in the style of the Italian Hot Chocolates reviewed earlier. It was served in a paper cub with no froth nor did it have any marshmallows like at Swiss Glory. The chocolate was rich and smooth. The thick Italian style chocolate at Cibo and Adelaide Coffee Bar was still better because of presentation of the drink.

King William Cafe

This Café on at 358 King William Street is a few doors South of La Trattoria. It has a variety of a different table styles inside with some bar seating looking out the open window onto King William Street. There is also a couple of tables for al fresco dining on the wide footpath. King William Café serves a range of sandwiches and some interesting varieties of burgers. Merkel had the Tandoori chicken burger which was tasty.

The hot chocolate came in a generous ceramic mug topped with a creamy froth and a liberal sprinkle of chocolate powder. The drink was more chocolaty than some but still should have been richer. The cost of the mug was $3.80.

Starlight Lunch Bar

This a small snack bar at 108 King William Street with about four tables inside and three tables on the footpath. The Starlight Lunch Bar sells sandwiches and standard snack bar fare. It is juts around the corner from New York Coffee Bar and Grass Roots.

The hot drinks are available in three sizes. Merkel settled from the small hot chocolate. It came in a glass with a wire handle served with a white, not particularly tasty froth and sprinkle of cocoa. The hot chocolate was very insipid but only cost three dollars.

The Lunch Club, Renovated

Like Duthy Street Deli, The Lunch Club at Unley Shopping Centre has also recently been renovated. The Lunch Club was one of the first Cafés reviewed in this blog. The new fit out provides more seating space and more counter space but it pretty much has the same menu and friendly customer service as the old café.

Merkel has previously reviewed the standard hot chocolate and the Vienna hot chocolate. On this occasion Merkel tried their iced chocolate. This came in a tall glass topped with vanilla gelati, cream and a sprinkle of chocolate powder. The drink looked decorative with the swirls of milk and chocolate syrup visible through the glass walls. Unfortunately the syrup was sickly sweet. The ice cream was nice but the result was a drink that was too sweet and absent of serious chocolate taste. The iced chocolate cost $5.50.