Is there anything better than dining out? The cherry on top of the cake is when you get a good bang for your buck and luckily we’re here to guide you to the place that offers it all.
With the cool weather setting in, now’s the time to throw on the layers and indulge in comfort food. Feast your stomach to these tried and tested buffets, bargain banquets, and all-you-can-eat hotspots that promise big food at a small price.
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Breakfast
Mayflower Restaurant
Located within the iconic Mayfair Hotel on King William Street is the Mayflower Restaurant, which offers diners a lavish buffet breakfast for $44 on weekdays from 7:00am to 10:00am and weekends from 7:30am to 10:30am. Children (4 to 12 years) dine for $22.
Where: 45 King William St, Adelaide SA 5000
Find out more and check the hours on their website.
TG’s Restaurant at Stamford Plaza
Located close to Rundle Mall, the Central Markets, and the Art Gallery, TG’s Restaurant at Stamford Plaza offers an indulgent breakfast buffet in the heart of Adelaide to start your day off right. For $35 a person, you can expect eggs cooked to order, favourite hot breakfast items including scrambled eggs, mushrooms, sausages, and bacon, sliced seasonal fruits, bakery selection, a selection of breads for toasting, cereal selection with variety of milks and yoghurt, a selection of tea and filter coffee, juices and more.
Where: Inside Stamford Plaza Adelaide, 150 North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000
Find out more and check the hours on their website.
Let’s Brunch
This convenient inner city hub is the ideal location for, you guessed it, brunch. Starting at just $25 per person, you will recieve an assortment of breakfast favourites served just how you like. If you’re more of a sweet tooth, they even have a special ‘So Sweet’ option including chocolate waffles, French toast, and plenty more.
Where: 45 Grenfell St, Adelaide SA 5000
Find out more and check the hours on their website.
Garçon Bleu
Enjoy an elevated French- inspired breakfast buffet from the exclusive ninth floor, where elegance goes beyond the ordinary. Breakfast includes freshly baked pastries, cheeses, cold cuts & smoked salmon, eggs, sausages, bacon & made-to-order omelettes, and many more, all paired with barista-made coffee or a selection of teas and juices to choose from. Get in early and you might even catch the sunrise!
Where: 108 Currie St, Adelaide SA 5000
Price: Adults $50 pp., children 2-12 $25 pp.
Find out more and book on their website.
Lunch/Dinner
BBQ City
If good ol’ fashioned, no frills Chinese food is what you’re after, look no further than BBQ City. Located on the bustling Gouger Street in Chinatown, this hotspot serves delicious Chinese BBQ, like BBQ pork, chicken, succulent roast duck, honey chicken and the list goes on. The banquet menus start at just $30 per person, and BYO is only $8 per bottle. If you’re planning a night out with friends, this spot is the perfect budget-friendly feed.
Where: 84 Gouger St, Adelaide SA 5000
Parwana
This feature may be stretching the affordablilty a little, but trust me when I see Parwana’s $60 banquet menu will leave you rolling out the door, grinning ear to ear in complete satisfaction. This restaurant is an Adelaide institution, known for its authentic Afghan cuisine and warm, homely atmosphere. The menu features traditional dishes such as mantu (dumplings), ashak (leek-filled dumplings), and palaw (rice dishes), all inspired by family recipes passed down through generations.
Where: 124B Henley Beach Rd, Torrensville SA 5031
Find out more on their website.
Taste of Nepal
This one hold’s a special place in my heart. Founded in 2004, it is recognised as Adelaide’s first Nepalese restaurant and has become a cornerstone of Nepalese cuisine in the region. Signature dishes include handmade momo dumplings, slow-cooked goat curry, and clay oven-roasted lamb cutlets known as Poleko Khasi. Even more enticing, they offer a chef’s selection for just $45.90.
Where: 300 The Parade, Norwood SA 5068
Find out more on their website.
Pizza e Mozzarella Bar
This one’s for all the carb lovers out there. All your pizza, pasta and antipasto favourites are at Pizza e Mozzarella Bar with banquets starting at just $33 per person. This beloved Italian eatery features two handcrafted wood ovens that serve as the sole cooking source, ensuring every dish is infused with rich, smoky flavors. Whether it be Margherita, Calabrese or Seafood pizza, it’s all yours at an irresistable price.
Where: 33 Pirie St, Adelaide SA 5000
Find out more on their website.
Watermark Glenelg
Perhaps the pinnacle of Adelaide’s buffet scene, the Watermark has been serving up all-you-can-eat buffets for as long as we can remember. With food made fresh daily, there is almost an option for every cuisine at their International Buffet. And it’s open 7 days a week for all of your food-cravings.
Where: 631 Anzac Hwy, Glenelg North SA 5045
Found out more on their website.
Seamore’s Italian Night Henley Beach
For $35 per person, you can absolutely gorge yourself until eloquent sufficiency at Seamore’s Italian Night banquet on Thursdays. 3 courses including arancini, pizza or pasta and a dessert. Get together your group of 4 or more – you can also grab yourself a $12 spritz.
Where: Seamore’s, 255 Esplanade, Henley Square, Henley Beach SA 5022
Find out more and book your table on their website.
All You Can Eat @ Kyoku Yakiniku
Gorge yourself on this divine Japanese feast of flavours, an authentic Japanese BBQ that serves all-you-can-eat everyday. For $78 per person, you can graze until your appetite is full satiated and you’re in a food-induced coma.
Where: 113 Gouger St Adelaide, SA, Australia 5000.
Find out more, see the menu, and book your experience here.
All You Can Eat Mongolian Buffet @ Kublai Khan
This all you can eat Mongolian buffet for just $28.50 is sure to get you flocking to the southern inner-city suburb of Parkside.
Kublai Khan serves up an epic smorgasbord of Mongolian food called the ‘Victory Feast‘.
Named after the 13th century emperor of the Mongol Empire, Kublai Khan’s ‘Victory Feast’ is inspired by the traditional meal eaten by mongol warriors, adapted to include local fresh ingredients.
The feast is an all you can eat buffet, where you can select your own choice of meats, fresh vegetables, flavouring and spices.
If you want to bring the kids along, there is specialised deals on offer for them too. For kids between the ages of 2-4, they can eat as much as they want for $11.50. Kids between the ages of 4-10 can also have the Victory Feast for $19.50.
Where: 1-3 St Anns Place, Parkside 5063
To find out more, check out the Kublai Khan website.
All You Can Eat Schnitzels @ the Cudlee Creek Tavern
Schnitzel nights ARE BACK at the Cudlee Creek Tavern every Thursday night.
Every Thursday night, the Cudlee Creek Tavern are offering the deal of the century. All-you-can-eat schnitzels for $12. It’s outrageous.
With chicken, pork and beef schnitties on the menu, you can also enjoy a vegetable and salad buffet, chips and plain gravy – OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
For a small additional price, you can also step things up a little, with flavoured sauces also on offer, and parmigiana also an option for an extra $4.
Kids under 10 are only $10.
Where: Cudlee Creek Tavern, 2121 Gorge Road, Cudlee Creek, SA.
Find out more and book via their Facebook page here.
Mugen House Adelaide City
Mugen House promises to be different from other all-you-can-eat restaurants, offering dishes that are freshly made to order. Channeling a Japanese cuisine, there is endless amounts of sushi, rice and noodles on offer. For table service and an all-you-can-eat selection at just $49.80 per person, with a generous 90-minute all-you-can-eat offer, Mugen House Glenelg would be hard to miss.
Where: 408 King William Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Don Don Korean
Located in the heart of the Adelaide CBD, Don Don Korean offers a Korean BBQ buffet menu with a range of traditional items. For $44.90 per person (except kids age 6-10, who eat half price) Monday to Thursday, and $45.90 Friday to Sunday, you can satisfy your tastebuds with their smoky traditional BBQ, hot pots, appetisers and condiments for your next dinner date with family or friends.
Where: 184 Hindley St, Adelaide SA 5000
Find out more on their website.
Charlie’s Diner
Starting from $30.95 per adult, Charlie’s Diner – part of the Brighton Metro Hotel – offers an epic all-you-can-eat buffet with foods from a wide range of cuisines. What more could you want to fill your belly? An extra bonus is you can feed the family for $75 every Wednesday: this includes a buffet pass for 2 adults & 2 children.
Where: 466 Brighton Rd, Brighton SA 5048
Find out more and check the hours on their website.
Laxmi
Over two sittings, you can enjoy unlimited authentic Indian from the multi award winner, Laxmi’s in Glenunga. Think Chicken Pakora, Chicken Masala, delicious Daal Tarka and Lamb Lababdar with accompaniments like naan, salad, papadam and fruit custard all for just $29.90 pp and $18.90 for children.
Where: 295 Glen Osmond Road Glenunga
Find out more and book on their website.
La Scala Cafe & Pizzeria
For just $30 per person, you can enjoy unlimited pizza and pasta indulgence. On Monday’s and Wednesday’s, La Scala in Unley will host you and your friends for an Italian extravaganza, just make sure to book before you come.
Where: Corner, 169 Unley Rd, Oxford Terrace, Unley SA 5061
Find out more and book on their website.
Grunthal
Did someone say all-you-can-eat pizza? Yes, we did. Every Friday night, you can enjoy unlimited pizza from 6pm for just $28. Pizza’s include Margherita, Ham & Fresh Pineapple, Mushroom & Brie, Honey Chilli Salami, Meat Lovers, Funky Chicken, and Mediterranean Lamb, and you’re able to snap up a variety. Not only is it unlimited pizza, but unlimited sitting times, so you can stay from open to close and devour as many pizzas as your heart desires. Gluten-Free? Roaming GF pizzas will be available. Vegan? Order an individual pizza from the bar.
There are limited seats to booking is essential!
Where: 827 Mount Barker Rd, Verdun SA 5245
Find out more and check the hours on their website.
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