Seacliff Beach Hotel

This place is my local and I have been going regularly since I was 18. Location wise this place is 5 star. I love sitting on the balcony watching the sunset, but be sure to get there early to get a spot.
I find the food is a bit hit and miss. It has it’s ups and downs and I guess that is based on the chef that cooks for you.
There is a new menu, which I recently had the beef burger from. The menu states it comes on brioche however it came out on a Turkish bread of some sort leaving me quite disappointed. The burger flavours were still very nice I just really wanted that brioche bun!

I’ve been here a couple of times with an old friend, but he didn’t particularly like this pub namely because his Dad used to drink here all the time (there is something about being a University Student that suggests that you can’t drink at the same pub as your Dad). Anyway, that was ages ago, and since I have come back to Adelaide for a couple of weeks I decided to go and check out some places that I hadn’t been to for a while, and this is one of them. Basically it is a beachfront hotel, so you can expect all of the beach goers to swarm in here after a good swim, though not being near the main part of Brighton Beach it doesn’t get as crowded as the Esplanade. It’s a nice little place, with outdoor areas where you can look over the beach, and they also have this cool wall where kids can draw on it in chalk. Not bad, and would no doubt come back here.

Overwhelmed by a whopping 3 vego choices, I decided to go with the margarita pizza… Undercooked, flavourless, and drowning in oil.
Service was lacking too, very apathetic & blasé staff.

I love the beach — my girlfriend and I regularly make the trek from Glenelg to Seacliff and often end up at the Seacliff Beach Hotel to steal our favorite spot on the balcony to gab away over a drink, meal or cake and coffee.
The best time of the day is sunset so we can bask in the rays in summer or curl up by the open fire in winter.
The food is pretty awesome too, the daily specials is priced well and the coffee and cake deal is too good to refuse!

I think the Seacliff deserves 3 — 3 ½ stars, but I’ve given it a 4 as some of the other reviews are overly harsh (if the kitchen closes at 9pm, you can’t give them one star because they said no when you tried to order food after 9).
The food at the seacliff is nice, not worth writing home about, but definitely good. Going back a few years ago it was shocking, but it’s all good now.
They do numerous specials, our favourite is two schnitzels and a jug of beer for $ 30 on a Thursday. The schnitzels are always tasty, I have noticed though that the mushroom sauce tastes a lot better on the other nights (maybe they use cheaper ingredients on schnitty-​night). Either way it’s a nice pub, with a good view, decent live music (on certain nights) and good food.

This has to be one of the worst pubs in Adelaide.
Let’s set aside the fact it’s set in a picturesque location on the beach.
Drinks are drastically over priced.
The head chef here is utterly hopeless. The food is awful, worst pub food in Adelaide, yet it’s priced at the upper end of the market, I’ve paid similar in upmarket restaurants.
Recently I arrived at 9:04pm on a Saturday evening and I was told rudely but a bimbo bar staff girl that the kitchen was closed, despite the staff still all being in there preparing orders from minutes earlier.
I sat with my girlfriend drinking our $ 9 glass of ciders watching people have their meals delivered for the next 20 minutes.
When I went to ask again if they would even do a bowl of chips, she said, the staff were tired from working a long shift.
Clearly a very badly managed venue, that has a bad head chef who can’t manage rosters, kitchen and has absolutely NO cooking skills beyond dunking slop in a deep frier.
Recommend stay a away and look towards Brighton or Glenelg for a good drink or meal on the beach.

Went here with the work crowd for our xmas lunch — not a place I would have chosen to eat as the menu offers zip in the way of vegan /​low gluten food or anything even vegetarian that isn’t loaded with unrefined flour and suspect (probably non veg) cheese… thought I would chance it and rung ahead of time to have a chat to the chef about what I needed to eat. The discussion sounded positive — she agreed to make me a vermicelli noodle /​asian veg type salad with a bit of a kick and some nuts for protein.
Well…ordered and explained re speaking to the chef (they went to check) and charged me for a «Bang bang chicken salad» without the chicken. Nothing knocked of the price which was steep I thought at nearly $ 21. It was actually more like the kangaroo salad as that had vermicelli but I won’t split hairs and that was probably more anyway!
When it finally came (they were not busy and the wait was probably at least 40 minutes) it was very disappointing. NO protien in sight a watery dressing on the side that I don’t think a chilli even walked past and a modest bowl of vermicelli with a few token veg. Lucky I came prepared with some of my homemade curried baked tofu to spice it up. Was still hungry after eating and had to go home to have more food. My colleagues were more impressed with their food (of the meaty /​seafood variety)…not entirely surprised since their meals were heavy on protein and fat and bloody enormous and they came with actual salad and chips which most of them left! And most of their meals COST less than mine (even though I am sure mine cost about $ 2 or less to make!!).
Sure the view is lovely but I can sit on the bench across the street with my packed lunch and enjoy it for nothing. Next time they have it there I will be ordering a coffee at most (like my other vego colleague decided to) and just enjoying the view and the company.

This is the worst pub food I ever had. We had barramundi and snapper special. Omg, strong fishy smell when the dishes came to us. I tried it as I was really hungry. Super over cooked, super dry. Even asparagus were slightly burn. Potato salad with tasteless creamy sauce. It was so horrible. Luckily we were about to return the food. We had T-​bone steak and lamb pizza instead. Pizza was ok, not much flavour to it, but eatable. T-​bone was supermarket quality and it was slightly over cooked. The chips were as soft as, didn’t even touched it. Last, our «value» desert– tri-​plater for 5 bucks. 3 weird looking? cake with sweet cream in middle. Taste like fat and sugar mix, only thing good was that half slide of fresh strawberry. 2 bites, we done. This pub was very busy with families and friends, dinner or beer by the sea. Can’t understand why. Will never go back again. Disappointed.

Well lets start with the best thing about the Seacliff Hotel… The view from the balcony at sunset! On a summers day there is probably no better place to watch the sunset with your fave pint or glass of wine!
The Hotel can get extremely busy at the weekends, pretty much must of the day, food bookings at the weekend are recommended. The evening usually have a band and/​or DJ to entertain the all ages public. The food is good, usually standard pub fare with a couple of decent specials on. Never had a bad meal here!

My partner and I used to go here nearly every week when we lived within walking distance … the food was good, the view was lovely, and you were always sure to get a table.
We don’t come here as often now … and that’s not just because it is no longer walking distance from our house. The management has changed recently, and the meals are very hit or miss. Last night was definitely a miss … salt & pepper squid and chips oily and bland, and my partner’s fish and chips the same — bleurgh.
The time before, we sat on a table without a reserve sign, and were told halfway through our meal that we had to leave within the next ¾ hour because the table was reserved … ?? Seems that the quality has gone down, but the popularity has gone up — bookings are essential nowadays.
Anyway … apart from all this, the Seacliff still do a good daggy schnitzel, and have a good wine list. We will probably return … but we will be booking first (to avoid getting kicked off a table), and will be hoping for a ‘hit’ night rather than a ‘miss’ ;)

This beach side hotel is no doubt one of my favourites for a lunchtime feed, and especially enjoyed when sitting on the outside patio. The inside portion of the hotel is also great, and I love the narrow staircase and bar strengthening its warm décor.
Because of a Seacliff location, and my usual whereabouts, venturing here is usually a rarity BUT that’s ok BECAUSE… it simply makes my heart grow fonder every time I return.
I remember recruiting here in large groups after soccer away games, where we played teams a long way South. We would sit outdoors and were efficiently catered for around the sun stricken setting, which was adjacent to the beach.
Food here is also respectable and you can expect the usual casual type favourites, eg. Schnitzels, wedges, burgers, salads.
Pitty I have never come here at night, especially after reading Rebecca’s review. I miss it, must come again soon!

I really like this pub because of its location with views to the beach through the palm trees, adds a tropical feel. Each time we’ve eaten here, whether with family or friends we’ve sat on the upstairs balcony to take in the view. Also, come to think of it we’ve only ever been here during the summer.
Food wise I haven’t had a bad meal yet, going with the salt and pepper squid or steak has always been a winner. Can’t say the same for the pokies though but I am the last of the big spenders $ 5 being about the limit.
On one previous occasion I remember my hubby and I were on the balcony upstairs and started to eat our dinner when some bogan lit up a smoke, obviously couldn’t read the No Smoking signs along the wall. I pointed out to him the rules which he ignored until the waitress walked past and told him to butt it out. Na na nana naaa!

The Seacliff Hotel is quintessentially an Aussie type pub. Yes I did use the term Aussie. Got all the stuff that a pub should have, bar… check, alcohol… check, people… check.
The hotel gets your shorts and short wearing crowd but this is alright because it makes you feel comfortable and you know most have gone their to catch up with friends. It’s a group type pub also, three or more is the usual way to go.
They will fill your ears with live music Friday, Saturday and Sunday and with all the TVs plastered around the joint. Eating was going to be a challenge for the table we chose was grossly undersized for the table we were sitting at. As the noneater of the table this amused me greatly.
West End was on special, $ 5 pints And I had myself a 500ml Kopparberg cider with elderberry and lime. This was a treat for me being one of the many cider bandwagon jumping persons.
Though not my normal crowd or pub you are bound to enjoy it because it has all those things I mentioned at the start that make any occasion bare able.

There’s always a great atmosphere at this grand gem of a pub.
It’s a great place to kick back and have a beer on the balcony and watch the waves lap the shore on a lazy afternoon.
GAMES
There are tables for those wanting a game of pool. And there is a cool little 1980s games room, where you can play on old pinball machines.
ENTERTAINMENT
This place can really go off if there’s a band playing. Dancing fans will be glad to learn DJs also play at the hotel.
POKIES
Gamblers are catered for in one of the pub’s many rooms here.
Pokies can kill the atmosphere of some hotels for people who prefer a bit of a buzz about a place, but this pub is so massive you hardly know there’s a pokie room here.
FOOD
The hotel serves typical, cheap and cheerful pub grub, although you can never go wrong ordering fish by the sea, if that’s your dish. There are a few gluten free and vegetarian dishes on the menu too.

Well, an afternoon at the beach turned into dinner across the road at the Seacliff Beach Hotel and gee, that was a good move. What a lovely way to end the day. My tummy is STILL hating me for finishing the Beach Burger I just HAD to eat all off, about 3 hours ago! Was I really expected to turn down a burger with the lot? And by ‘lot’ I really mean LOT! Beef pattie, bacon, egg, beetroot, pineapple, cheese, onion, tomato and lettuce all came out with the hope that the skewer pierced through it would keep it all together.
I can’t say that I would have enticed people into the place as I devoured the burger that felt like it was the same size as my head. There is absolutely NO WAY to eat this burger without looking like you are doing your best impersonation of the toothbrush character with the flip-​top head. It was GREAT! Another BIG plus for me was that the children’s meal came with a small salad. When I say small, it really is small; one wedge of tomato, one slice of cucumber, four matchstick sized carrot sticks and a massive amount of assorted lettuce leaves, but at least there was some salad. It really urks me (yes, urks is a word… it is now!) when children’s meals are all fried brown food!!!
The service was great. We had a table that was at the front of the building so we watched the sun set over the water. Upstairs looked like a more popular area for the ‘drinkers’ to hang out but downstairs was more ‘family friendly’.
Would not hesitate for a moment to go back here again.