Sean’s Kitchen
COMBINING a busy, buzzy city vibe with a fine wine list and snappy service, this eatery is handy for the casino, Adelaide Oval and Festival Centre.
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Adelaide Casino, North Tce, city
(08) 8218 4244
adelaidecasino.com.au/restaurants/seans-kitchen/
THERE’S a seductive busyness to celebrity chef Sean Connolly’s Adelaide Casino restaurant that befits an eatery set in a corner of an old railway station.
The long room and vaulted ceiling recall an antique carriage, and central benches suggest an up-market rail diner.
That buzz is loud though, echoing off stone ceilings and floors, and with the tables set close, it may not be your first choice for quiet intimacy.
The kitchen’s focus is surf and turf, although there are standout vegetarian options in the orgy of mushrooms and a pumpkin risotto that comes in a glass tube and is dispensed with a flourish into a bowl at your table.
For carnivores, the competition is stiff: a mixed catch including three types of SA oysters, Coorong mulloway or Port Lincoln flathead with choice of sauces, and KI marron with kombu butter, against a butcher’s counter of steak cooked over fire.
If red meat’s your choice, it’s hard to beat a medium-rare tenderloin, salty crust giving way to a melting pink inside, with Connolly’s signature duck-fat chips, and a Wrattonbully cabernet sauvignon from an impressive wine list.
Don’t ignore the desserts — the lemon tart’s sharp tang is perfect.
- Hours: L|D Mon-Sun
- Bill: E $20-30 M $24-65 D $14
- Wine: Wine list
- Chef: John Rankin
