For most of us the luxury of eating out is not taken for granted, we choose our venue and we booked in advance, we show up on time and we enjoy ourselves.When summer becomes stupidly hot all you crave is the cool of the beach and a lemon gelato. Priorities quickly change to your umbrella, towel, water, hat, 30+ and tennis ball – but what about food. It is easy to realise why some of the venues on Moseley Square, Glenelg are to be avoided like the plague. It’s not just because of the plague however you might meet your unfortunate end at the hands of ill treated meat or a clumsy bouncer with a head full of nothing.
Here are some ice cold tips for Glenelg Café eating…
The Dublin Hotel.
This is one of those plagued venues, but if you must seek out the Blue Cheese Pizza with Fig, Rocket and Caramelised Onion $16. It may keep you going just long enough till you see the price of a pint!! Other than that there is very little going for this place, except for a sore neck as you are glued to one of hundreds of TV’s.
Gringo’s Mexican Cantina.
I used to want to work there, now I only wish to drink there: Sangria at $14.50 for a ½ Litre or $20 for the full Carafe is the best way to really give your sun stroke a kick along. If you must eat the Nacho’s are as you would expect – but please request more heat. Nacho’s Small $17.00, Large $20.50.
Mamma Carmela Café Pizzeria Est 1974.
There has been a Café in this spot as long as many could remember and Mama’s has had the best of it in these more cosmopolitan times. They recently shut for what seemed an exceedingly long time for a paint job. Never get a chef to do a painter’s job. Other than a fresh coat of paint nothing much has changed, and for this I am truly grateful. They do what they do without fuss or excess. My pick for value for money is the Calzone Rustico, pizza pastry filled with mozzarella, salami, ham, olives, capsicum, mushrooms, topped with bolognaise sauce. $16 “Bargain!” Maybe you could wash some dishes for a glass of Red?
Crema on Jetty.
Crema on Jetty has replaced the very popular Café Miramare`, not much of the décor has changed and the wood fired pizza oven remains. This list of pizza is the best value at Moseley Square. My pick is the Goats Cheese, Capsicum, shaved ham and fresh basil. 9” $16.50 12” $19.50.
Gringo’s Mexican Cantina.
I used to want to work there, now I only wish to drink there: Sangria at $14.50 for a ½ Litre or $20 for the full Carafe is the best way to really give your sun stroke a kick along. If you must eat the Nacho’s are as you would expect – but please request more heat. Nacho’s Small $17.00, Large $20.50.
Mamma Carmela Café Pizzeria Est 1974.
There has been a Café in this spot as long as many could remember and Mama’s has had the best of it in these more cosmopolitan times. They recently shut for what seemed an exceedingly long time for a paint job. Never get a chef to do a painter’s job. Other than a fresh coat of paint nothing much has changed, and for this I am truly grateful. They do what they do without fuss or excess. My pick for value for money is the Calzone Rustico, pizza pastry filled with mozzarella, salami, ham, olives, capsicum, mushrooms, topped with bolognaise sauce. $16 “Bargain!” Maybe you could wash some dishes for a glass of Red?
Crema on Jetty.
Crema on Jetty has replaced the very popular Café Miramare`, not much of the décor has changed and the wood fired pizza oven remains. This list of pizza is the best value at Moseley Square. My pick is the Goats Cheese, Capsicum, shaved ham and fresh basil. 9” $16.50 12” $19.50.
Lungomare Cafe.I am not sure why this place stays open, perhaps there is someone who mysteriously opens it up every day – Cos’ there are never any customers in there to warrant it.
Europa at the Bay.
Europa draws their line in the sand with the price tag, clearly keeping the smelly, sweaty and sunburnt well away. Much the same tactic as the Good Life Pizza up the street – Scary Price tactics! The Crab Linguine is almost worth the extra coin, and the specials do change contrary to popular belief.
Makis BBQ Eating & Takeaway.
‘Makis’ passes the $20 dollar challenge every time, with enough coin left over for a longneck. The scintillating social commentary is free!
Poor attendance resulting from poor choices is the cancer of Moseley Square. The new additions such as Drift Café and a nameless Chinese Restaurant suffer from this sameness. Venues such as these dumb it down too often to “please” customers and suffer a bland and inevitable fate, where as the savvy punter wants something new and exciting, let Mama Carmela’s do the sameness – they know what they are doing.
Poor attendance resulting from poor choices is the cancer of Moseley Square. The new additions such as Drift Café and a nameless Chinese Restaurant suffer from this sameness. Venues such as these dumb it down too often to “please” customers and suffer a bland and inevitable fate, where as the savvy punter wants something new and exciting, let Mama Carmela’s do the sameness – they know what they are doing.
Giles
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