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Andre's Cucina and Polenta Bar

94 Frome Street, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
8224 0004
Ranked #33 of 548 restaurants in Adelaide
4.0 of 5 stars 20 Reviews
Cuisines: Italian
Dining options: Reservations, After-hours
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Adelaide, Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012 NEW

Just enjoyed a Saturday night dinner at Andre's. restaurant was packed so do book ahead. In saying this we still managed to be attended to and served as per any normal night not having to wait around for too long. All dishes were made up of good basic ingredients but they were assembled with class and bursting with fresh flavours.... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012 NEW

great way to present food by providing sharing plates. Our vegetarian entree of beans, caponata, mozzarella, dried tomatoes, mushrooms, pepperonata and ricotta was inspired by Sicily and an authentic version of what we ate previously in Sicily - and it was healthy! The polenta with duck ragu was tasty and the polenta was so light, smooth and creamy. I loved... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012

Went with friends. Very noisy and with a table of 4 could barely hear each other. This is related to decor but also the music. Grumpy waitress who looked totally bored. Not made to feel welcomE at all. No menu suggestions or additions. 2 of us had the swordfish which almost was great except the fish was over cooked and... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2012

We had heard a lot of positives about Andre's and were not disappointed.(except that we were there for lunch "only" and on a time and drinks restrictionnot - but we will be back for dinner soon!) Service very helpful and friendly. Goat Pasta magnificent as was our Duck Polenta. We cannot wait to go back to soak up the atmosphere... More

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Noosa, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2012

Our visit to Adelaide was to see the great mare Black Caviar, so food was secondary, but we stumbled across this restaurant not knowing a thing other than it was pretty busy & menu looked good. No booking so expected a wait, but after a short time a table was found fortunately for us as we enjoyed all of the... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 April 2012

Went there for dinner last night (a thursday night) and was really blown away by the service. I guess we were also lucky that it wasn't crazy busy. Our waiter Tom was brilliant, explained the food with confidence and enthusiasm, same goes for the wine and our sneaky digestivo... Mmmm. Now for the food... we had the Chcken stuffed olives,... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 March 2012

Came last week and had heard great things. The ambiance was loud and busy, the food incredible! Was recommended the banquet and it was excellent. The pasta roll was the best pasta dish I have ever eaten in Adelaide. Great night with friends. More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 March 2012

Extremely disappointing, food wise there is nothing here to hang your hat on, I will not be returning. Very bland and UN-inspiring across the board. More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 February 2012

The food was tasty, but service was inattentive and left me wondering if they were serious about being open that night... Waitstaff just pointed to a blackboard for the main courses and didn't spend any time explaining what chef had made on the day etc.. quite noncommittal... Didn't make me want to stay for desert More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 February 2012

After reading all the great reviews thought I would try this place out. The food was very good apart from the entree which was the fritto misto. Try the donut dessert! The service was terrible. I would probably not return again because of the horrible service. More

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