Tower Hotel

First time dining here and it was a really good experience. Just looked for somewhere simple and easy for the night and this was the place.
We noticed they have a schnitzel special Monday to Thursday for dinner for $ 14.90 which is pretty good. Includes gravies, but costs extra for toppings. I also saw they offer up a nice variety of different toppings you may not see in other places– like a Mexican style with cheese and salsa, an Aussie style with bacon, cheese and barbecue sauce… along with traditional favourites like Hawaiian and Parmigiana.
I asked for a Chicken Schnitzel with mushroom sauce on the side and it was delicious. Was nothing hugely amazing in size, but tastes good with freshness and was still filling. Plus with the luxury of the self-​serve salad bar I could stock up with things like hot steamed or roasted vegetables, cold salads like a pasta, a potato, and a rice salad, along with small white rolls and butter.
I enjoyed my evening here and definitely wouldn’t go past coming back here for an easy night out. At least I know I can walk away feeling full and satisfied at a budget price.

Very disappointed have been a regular at the Tower for many years now and have watched its decline. Generally speaking the meats and fish are wonderful however upon my last visit our steaks were overcooked and tough. The salad bar has seen a steady decline very poor indeed, one of the worst now in Adelaide in my opinion, certainly not worth the money you pay. It will be a long time until i visit again if ever. So disappointed as it use to be one of our favorites

Nice veggie salad bar. They take a while so don’t be in a rush!

This hotel serves good, reliable pub food. It is a great place for families on the weekend and we were delighted with the care shown & service when we held my father’s 80^th birthday celebration here.
Good range of Sth Australian boutique beers and ciders.

Nice little restaurant downstairs, with terrific beef schnitzel and a nice atmosphere. The wait-​staff, especially an order taker with short blond hard, was very snippy. Does not like Americans, apparently, but then neither do I (speaking as an erstwhile Canadian). The food is good and that probably trumps even the worst staff.

Typical pub — went because of it’s proximity to work. The perfect place if you want to take your grandparents out for a nice meal with a free salad bar.

I have to admit, I did originally demand on going to this place because it looked like a castle. I was hoping the inside resembled Hogwarts but it’s just a regular pub. Well not regular, it’s really big and beautiful and the food is fantastic.
Living in the Eastern Suburbs, this is my regular pub of choice. I take my family here when they come to visit, friends, my boyfriend, the lot. Everyone is always impressed with the décor and food, and some more childish like me appreciate the castle features.
The food is delicious, I often get the salt and pepper squid or a snitzel with one of their many amazing topping options. Oh and the salad bar is the best I’ve ever had. I would be more than happy just to attack the salad bar all night, which I often do and don’t finish my main meal. They have a hot vegetables section (potatoes are excellent) and a cold salads section.
There are pokies, multiple bars, a sports room with TV’s and pool tables, a stunning beer garden with plants and a water feature, and lots of dining space. Note that if you keep going around the bar through the first dining area, there’s a room with really comfortable seats! I’ve also been to a birthday in the beer garden here which was lovely.

One of the things that I love about Australian pubs is that they’ll often be blessed with great architecture. From the exterior, the Tower Hotel is an inviting, age-​old building; on the inside, the modern redecorations are suprising and have a lot of charm. However, the bar hasn’t seen a complete makeover — there are elements of new and old here, and this may be a good or bad thing, depending on your preferences.
The pub itself is much like any other, with a large range of beverages and a menu that yells «pub food!». Though there is a greater variety than the deep fried regulars, the food is a bit pricey, perhaps even unexpectedly so for a pretty standard bar. I must say, however, that whilst a lot of pubs churn out food without much regard for its taste, the Tower does its dishes impressively.
In any case, I’ve never been too critical of pub food. You’re there to enjoy good booze and good company, so if food is your main concern then perhaps a restaurant would be a better idea. Otherwise, the Tower is a nice little place to enjoy a few drinks, and it’s simplicity pays off.

Cool looking pub that looks like a castle, the outside is very big and noticeable on the main corner in Magill.
Beautifully decorated with a palm garden boardwalk, wooden furniture and a nice cushiony cocktail lounge.
Their head chef is a female and her newish menu is very nice, but not that cheap. The steaks are around $ 25-​$ 35 dollars an there are snitzels, salads, baguettes, pastas and plenty of entrees, starters and desserts.
There is a bottle shop outside with a wine section and plenty of parking.
Not a raging weekend nightspot but just a nice casual pub a bit fancier and larger than most around here.

This used to be my regular when I was a student at Magill campus and I had my triumphant recent return. A friend and I came across a wine tasting in the Grange Bar, and we’re not going to say no to free booze, ever, so we got on board. We tried some tasty wines from a local Adelaide hills winery and pretended to be wine experts, and we are in a way, our wine speciality being: drinking a lot of it.
We had a lovely and slightly tipsy chat with the new manager there, a quite charming young up and comer with lots of exciting plans about the future of the hotel. They recently redecorated the dining area and have a new chef on board, and the place is starting to fill up pretty quick for functions and events. I think this hotel is going to be a bit of a big deal in the not too distant future. Other Eastern pubs such as the Bath and The Maid have undergone makeovers and the results have been pretty impressive. Watch this space and check it out.

I have very mixed feelings about the Tower Hotel. One of their main areas is the dining room, which reminds me a little bit of a canteen. It is kept very simple, yet looks fairly outdated and the opposite of modern. I’ve only had the calamari here and they were good. They serve the usual pub food at reasonable prices.
The best bit is the wooden bridge, surrounded by plants and a big glass roof, that leads to the rather small bar. Unfortunately that’s not where you would spend most of your time here and I think more thought should have been put into renovating the spaces where people actually socialise.
Most staff are very friendly and courteous but sometimes you get the odd person who just doesn’t seem to bother, a bit like everywhere else. I guess you’ll just have to make up your own mind about this place, it’s not my favourite but not the worst you can find either.