Entropy - 37 Little Queen Street, Thebarton SA 5031
On Friday nights Entropy hold a Char/Bar evening whereby they cook South Australian Premium meat cuts, seafood and vegetables over an outdoor char grill. They also provide a bar feel with the inclusion of a DJ in one corner playing some funky dinner beats. The interior of Entropy has a warehouse vibe, with a large open space which opens out to an outdoor paved and grassed area right by the River Torrens.The Char/Bar menu changes weekly to ensure a local seasonal menu is designed each time. This particular week there are 8 items on the menu plus one dessert. We are informed that the dishes are designed for sharing so as I (Amanda) have a booking for 7 people we decide to order every dish.
You are required to order at the counter and pre-pay for your meals. I think this process is acceptable for brunch or lunch when you are ordering your own dishes but when you are trying to coordinate a number of shared dishes for a large number of people it becomes cumbersome. Especially when you do not know how much food you will require and have to return to the counter multiple times throughout the night to order more food...this did diminish the overall experience. It is further frustrating when you have to wait in a line for up to 15-20 minutes to place a food and drink order.
Once at the counter, we are informed that most dishes are designed to share between 2 people. I found this inconvenient as we had to order 3 or 4 serves of the same dish to ensure we had enough for everyone at our table. As each dish is presented on beautiful big plates it was very difficult to manage the amount of dishes brought to our table. At times there was no table space as most of the food was coming out at the same time. It would definitely make sense to combine the orders and place at least 2 serves on one plate - the plate definitely had the room for it! If the food was spaced out more evenly throughout the night rather than delivered all at once, this may have alleviated our issue.
Apart from these few issues which I think could be easily improved with some extra planning, the main focus... the food... was faultless. All 7 of us thoroughly enjoyed the food and there were definitely no complaints. As we ordered the whole menu I will provide a quick summary on each:
Chicken Wings $14.50 |
Spicy Beef Ribs $15.50 |
Lamb Shoulder $15.50 |
Crispy Pork Belly $15.00 |
Charred Brisket $15.00 |
Charred Carrots $8.00 |
Charred Eggplants $9.00 |
Charred Red Onions & Green Capsicums $8.00 |
Orange & Blueberry Vegan Cheesecake $13.00 |
The Char/Bar Friday concept is definitely a great idea and as they change this menu each week it definitely entices you to return when the food is this good. Maybe next time I will attend with only one other guest so the overall experience is much easier to coordinate!
Vegetarian/Vegan Friendly: 3 vegetarian options
Child Friendly: I would recommend bringing the kids to Entropy for brunch or lunch instead
Ambiance: 4/5 - Open plan and relaxed. Great addition of the DJ!
Service: 2/5 - Long waits to order and pre-pay at the counter.
Food: 8/10 - Who doesn't love a good char grilled dinner! Would like to see bigger serves for ease of sharing.
In total OTCB gives Entropy 14/20 chops on The Chopping Board

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