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Sparrow Kitchen & Bar

10 O'Connell Street, North Adelaide, South Australia 5006, Australia
08 8267 2444
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2.0 of 5 stars 36 Reviews
Cuisines: Contemporary
Dining options: Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations
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Dining options: Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations
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Adelaide, Australia
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012 NEW

Recently I dined at your restaurant (Friday 18th May) with my partner, brother & sister in law (who are down from Newcastle) and mother in law. I chose your restaurant to take my family to as my last experience was extraordinary. On this occasion however it was far from that. I rang Friday lunch time to change my booking from... More

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Newcastle, Australia
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012
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Despite there only being 4 tables seated, our waitress still managed to to forget every thing we ordered... So we were very distressed when the place filled up. Oh my, underwhelming, over-priced and a complete joke. The owner of this place should give himself an upper cut.. You are a pathetic human being. 1- hire more staff. 2- train your... More

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Adelaide, Australia
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26 reviews 26 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2012
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Hopes were high, expectations low from past reviews of friends... the food was underwhelming/ordinary and the service was overtly poor. I'd been willing to let them overcome what I'd heard in the past and they let me (and themselves) down. More

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Sydney, Australia
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Reviews in 24 cities Reviews in 24 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 March 2012

Serves are tiny, the quality is dependent on the vagaries of the weather...or something else. When we attended Sparrow's our food was either cold in the middle or scorching hot, it was reheated and or pre-pared and of very average quality, and the service well below par...not what we would expect of an up-market restaurant. We vowed never to go... More

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Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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84 reviews 84 reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
72 helpful votes 72 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 February 2012
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Sparrow is a well designed restaurant. We enjoyed a friends birthday dinner recently. The food was great but a bit let down by the service. I will come back again hoping for a better experience. More

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26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 January 2012

Over rated and over priced. Portions are very small. It can work out very expensive for several dishes to share. More

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Hobart
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 January 2012

Relying on the reputation of the owners' other establishments, we decided to try Sparrow to celebrate a family members' birthday. The waitress was unfortunately dressed in shorts and sandshoes, and though hospitable and friendly, she could not help us decifer the very confusing menu. It was a very hot evening and the water came without ice, which we had to... More

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Adelaide
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 January 2012

Dined at Sparrow with 3 friends, it was our first time there and had heard generally good reviews. We ordered some tapas to start as well as main meals and dessert. The duck doughnuts tasted great but were overcooked on the outside. The potato and onion tortilla is overpriced and absolutely horrible, it is more like a flavourless omelette than... More

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adelaide
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17 reviews 17 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 January 2012

All 8 dishes could be summed up in 3 ways - way too much salt, way too much garlic and way too much oil, but hey if you like these then it's all good. More

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Fremantle, Australia
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 January 2012
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Deservedly very popular. We sat at the bar and oohed and aahed our way through the tasting menu. Each little plate was beautifully presented and tasted just as good. A good reason to visit Adelaide! More

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