Black Bird — Restaurant in Adelaide

I am not in the habit of writing reviews, but was so impressed by this new local restaurant, I felt the need to do so!

Black Bird is a small, cosy casual dining experience. Would only seat about 15-20 people. A relatively small, but very good menu. The wine list was also compact but had good quality wines and beers to choose from. It was almost full when we arrived, and was filled shortly thereafter. The food was amazing! The pork belly was sublime.The prices were very good.Extremely friendly and polite staff. They have only been open for a couple of weeks and were probably caught out a little bit by the hot Friday evening that was at the end of what was a very hot week (and it seemed like everyone in the neighbourhood wanted to eat out!) Because of this , service was a little slow, but we weren't in a hurry and weren't fussed by this. The waiter was very apologetic about the service and to our surprise, a second round of drinks appeared and were on the house. Because of this, we didn't have the heart to pull out our entertainment card and ask for our discount. This didn't matter, because we both agreed that we'll be able to use it on our next visit ,which will be in the very near future! I loved eating in at the Black Bird last night, and am looking forward to eating there again soon. The three of had a very enjoyable dining experience for under $75. Once word gets out about this place, it will be hard to get a seat there I think (we had better go back there soon I think!). Highly...

Good food but waiter didn't write anything down so had to come back to check our drink order (no worries), but then I was brought the wrong food. I told the waitress, who apparently didn't speak any English so beckoned over another waiter who also... didn't speak English? In any case didn't respond. The original waiter eventually came over too so I repeated myself for the third time. My husband's food was sitting there getting cold while they made the actual food I ordered. They also charged us for what they had originally brought me which was dearer than what I actually ordered but with the language barrier I decided the few dollars wasn't worth it.

Decorations are pretty tacky. We had to ask for the heater to be turned on (outside in the middle of winter).

Food was tasty though, and the...

We thought we'd try this place, which has only been open for two weeks. We sampled four out of the current six dishes on their Charcoal Rotisserie menu.

I thought the food was excellent for the prices that they are charging. My favourite is the Beef Brisket, which had a nice smokiness and a sweet BBQ sauce. Their signature Blackened Charcoal Chicken is nicely spiced and roasted to perfection - juicy and moist.

We also tried the Pork Belly, which was well balanced by the pear and diakon salad, and their Chargrilled Chicken Salad. For sides, the Roti Pumpkin is interesting and a dish I would order again.

Being new, they are still working through issues. It was a hot day and unfortunately, the air conditioning didn't cope well or I would have easily rated this...