Having been on the receiving end of bad service at Casablabla several years ago I have not returned until now. I am pleased to report that the service has improved in it's friendliness but is still poor in its understaffing. It was a busy Friday night, only one bar was open and there were regularly queues for drinks.
A fun and funky place to grab drinks or dinner. Casablabla has a really nice outdoor seating area and a pretty original decor. The interior is lit by red lights and the whole place is adorned with exotic and mixed decor from buddha statues to decorated mosaics it is like an homeage to all places far and wide. They also have varied entertainment, when we were there it was a drummer who walked around the space entertaining the guests. It was pretty quiet when we were there, you can sort of tell it used to be the place to be and maybe no longer is. Regardless it is worth a visit for a look and some entertainment.
This was the trendy bar before all of the trendy bars suddenly invaded Adelaide, which means that it has something authentic Adelaidian about it. I remember coming here one day after work to watch a friend play some live accoustic music, and I have to say that at the time I hadn't come to appreciate the 'hole in the wall' bar scene. However I decided that on my more recent trip I had to check this place out, and I have to say that I was impressed. Okay, they don't have beer on tap, but the staff are pretty knowledgeable about what is available, and will recommend a pretty good beer if that is what you want. There is also a nice outdoor area down the side as well as quite a lot of space inside. With all of the bars suddenly popping up around Adelaide, this is one that is tried and true.
Had a midweek catchup with girlfriends at Casablabla and being a Wednesday, during dinner time 2 flamenco dancers came out and performed a couple of numbers for the venue which was quite enjoyable to watch. We wanted everything on the tapas menu because they all sounded so good, but we settled for 5 dishes. We really did want pizza but unfortunately they dont do pizzas on Wednesdays - that was a bummer. We did enjoy the tapas dishes we ordered though, the twice cooked pork belly was so good, but we found there was a lot of fatty layers that it was a bit off putting after one piece just thinking about and looking at it, if it was less fattier it would have been perfect. The Eye fillet steak was amazing. The plate of haloumi with eggplant topping could have been better, found that it didnt have much flavor to it. Quail was cooked perfectly and the wedges were awesome, I wanted more! Price wise, we found it to be quite pricey and we left hungry. I would come ...read more
