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Simon Wilkinson is the restaurant reviewer at The Advertiser and plays a lead role in compiling the delicious. 100 list every year. While living and working as a journalist in London, he has followed the food trails of Europe from Sardinia to Scandinavia. He lives in Adelaide’s beachside suburbs where he is an enthusiastic home cook.

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SA Weekend

Ox tongue skewer, cherry, pickled mustard, at Longplay Bistro, Adelaide

CBD restaurant’s polarising dish that’s already one of the year’s best

Would you eat ox tongue? Our food reviewer has called it early and says a new CBD eatery’s ox tongue dish can be marked down now as one of the year’s best.

SA Weekend

Pretty room, charming people … but what about the food?

A relatively new restaurant at West Lakes is already notching awards as the state’s best Italian eatery. Our reviewer likes the venue, but finds the food isn’t quite there.

SA Weekend

Resell Nina tapas bar review artwork 16:9

New restaurant pops up in trendy, hidden CBD hotspot

A new tapas bar has opened in a trendy, tucked-away enclave in the city, adding further weight to its claim as one of the CBD’s hottest little hideaways.

SA Weekend

Anthony Cresp and Hugh Hazelwood, chefs at Temperance restaurant, Hotel Renmark

$120 for a meal: How these chefs are transforming pub dining

Would you shell out $120 for a meal at what is ultimately a country pub? These young chefs are doing just that and they’re starting to make some waves.

SA Weekend

‘Having a mare’: Callum’s new restaurant has some work to do

No sparkling water. No fish or octopus. No chicken. Callum Hann’s new restaurant has a few things to work on – but our reviewer says there are plenty of reasons to return.

Food & Wine

21/12/23. The Lane Vineyard with Head chef Tom Robinson.Picture: Keryn Stevens

Top eats: SA’s best restaurant dishes revealed – and ranked

The perfect (tr)eats in SA have been revealed. From starters to sweets and everything in between, find out the best restaurant dishes in SA bound to tickle your tastebuds.

Food & Wine

‘Standing ovation’: Tucked-away hotel restaurant’s stunning dessert

Restaurants based inside hotels often struggle to attract diners beyond staying guests. But this new Adelaide venue is worth a visit simply for its insanely good dessert.

Food & Wine