Mings Steamboat - 301 Morphett St, Adelaide

So begins our first venture into the dismal one page mentioner of top Adelaide restaurants in the Good Food Guide (2009). After many a disappointment, we thought it might be safer to 'stick the the books', as they say.


The restaurant, we were told, is right beside China Town. Upon entering, I realised that the restuarant was China Town. The pseudo local hang out for Asian Students, everyone greeted their friends on one/multiple tables as they walked through the door.

The waiter threw our menus onto the table after we asked if we could be seated at a different table he had originally indicated us to, and then looking perfectly righteous as he ignored us for the next 30 minutes as we tried to get someone's attention to take our order.


When we've finally managed to place our orders, and everything did arrive - which it did relatively quickly - we were too busy cooking and eating to recall the prior disservice. Plus, the girls were pretty helpful later on when we requested to have more condiments.

The soup base was authentic, and the ingredients fresh. First reasonable feed since our landing in Adelaide.

Food: 7/10

Coffee: N/A

Service: 3/10

Value: 6/10
Ambiance: 5/10

Overall: 21/40 - 26.25/50
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