Chianti

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Henry Lake

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Fantastic restaurant. The food and wine were both beautiful, and the staff were attentive, knew the menu and were able to provide excellent recommendations. The oysters were incredible and the rabbit pappardelle hit the spot just perfectly.

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Sandie B.

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Absolute gem just around the corner from our Airbnb. My sister had the Rabbit Pasta Ragu which she said was as good as any she had eaten in Italy. I loved the flavours of the rabbit leg special of the day. It’s served on polenta with a tomato based sauce and olives. The desserts of tiramisu and panacotta with rhubarb were pleasantly not over sweet. We shared a Bleasedale Sparkling Shiraz half-bottle. (So good to find a restaurant that serves half bottles). The attentive service was welcome on a very busy evening with wait staff taking the time to converse. Only down side was the disco type music which was a tad loud for conversation. I appreciate that music is a personal taste. We are only sorry we don’t live in Adelaide to revisit. Thank you for a beautiful evening.

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Ann Grenci

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Last night Sat 13 Sept 2025 a group of 6 attended Chianti in Hutt St Adelaide. I made the booking by phone earlier in the week for 6pm and stated that it was a dinner business meeting. On arrival we were greeted and shown to our table. Drinks arrived quickly by the friendly waitress. We ordered our meals which took quite a while to arrive. All food was delicious even though some portions were small. Fortunately one member ordered salad and vegetables to share. Beautifully presented and cooked. We ordered dessert and the waitress attended to take coffee and pot of tea order. We continued talking and after a couple of sips of coffee the waitress rushed over to say "you have 5 mins to finish we have people waiting". We were shocked at the tone barely having sipped the tea and coffee. The bill was slapped on the table and a very tall waiter came and stood over us and very rudely told us "you have to leave", People are waiting for the next seating. We stated we were unaware of another seating for our table. He very rudely said "you booked online you would have ticked the box " . I tried to tell him I did not book online and he continued to talk over me. I said excuse me please listen and again he would not let me talk. I insisted he stop talking and listen. I said I rang twice 1 to make the booking and 2 to confirm again on Friday and the woman who took my call at no time informed me we had a time limit. He would not listen at all and just wanted to argue with me and that we had to leave. One of the rudest and most intimidating waiters we have ever experienced. One member attended and paid the entire bill of several hundred dollars to avoid an issue. We then sat outside to finish fresh coffee and tea. Disgusting behaviour from 2 staff in such a well established, long standing Adelaide restaurant to which we have visited before. We all belong to business networks and run businesses ...worst behaviour I have ever experienced. Just made us feel we got your money now get lost. Not a good look for the restaurant. Ann Grenci

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Ta-One Sangsurane

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Great atmosphere but pretty disappointing food comparing to the review and price. It took longer than 30 mins for our food and the staff missed my friend’s starter, so it came after our mains but it’s on the house. Staffs are nice but maybe they are short of staffs last night (I don’t know). Pasta was the best thing on the table. Dessert was … maybe I had a high expectation. I feel like the service should be better if the food is going to take long. Overall, the atmosphere is pretty nice, good for drinking but nothing spectacular. Give it a try.

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Brie Juta

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We had lunch on a Monday and we had a great overall experience! FOH staff was friendly and very professional, offered to hang my coat straightaway. My partner and I decided to go for the tasting menu as it was our first time dining here. For starters we had oysters and polpetta di patate (potato cheese balls) which were both divine! Then it was followed with sourdough bread with olive oil, and burrata with kohlrabi, apple, hazelnut and saffron vinaigrette—perfect combination! For pasta we had the tagliatelle which was also good! The highlight of our meal for me was the chicken alla brace (grilled chicken) with cavolo nero (kale), roasted grapes and pine nuts. All the ingredients are just bursting with flavours especially with the kale soaked in sauce. Lastly, we had panna cotta for dessert, which was okay. My partner and I love trying new restaurants and we’ve been to Italy to try their authentic cuisine. Chianti did not disappoint! The only negative comment I would mention is that the server didn’t change our plates between meals unless we asked him to. He also seemed annoyed when we politely asked him for new plates. I just didn’t think it was appropriate to try the pasta on our plates with the vinaigrette from our previous dish. Otherwise, price was reasonable, toilets were clean, overall satisfied with our experience and would definitely come back 😊