Earl Of Aberdeen - OHalloran Hill

Came here for lunch on a weekday. Street parking was easy. It's been about 6 years since I last came. In my mind, Coopers Alehouse has always been a go to spot for schnitzel, so that's what I came for. Our table ordered a chicken parmi, a beef schnitzel and a fish chips. Didn't realize that schnitzels don't come with salad so we also ordered side salad. The parmi was ok, wasn't as juicy as I remembered it to be. The beef schnitzel (with Diane sauce) was a bit underwhelming there were definitely chunks of tendons or something, making it hard to cut and chew. The fish (flat head) was actually the most expensive dish the batter was good and the fish was tender, so that was good. The chips were fresh and tasty too. Overall it was a good meal but I wish the schnitzels were better, since that was the focus of my meal.

As a regular to this place over the years, I keep returning for the schnitzels. Tonight was no different. My friend and I thought we should try the 1kg schnitzel challenge. Setting us back $25.00 you can choose between diane, pepper, gravy or mushroom to assist you in your efforts. Toppings start from $5.00. In a world where size matters, you would expect quality from a pro like the Coopers Alehouse at The Earl of Aberdeen. Unfortunately that wasn't so. I was truly impressed by the size, but was most disappointed by the breadcrumb ratio to meat. The chicken was tasteless and clearly has been pounded to its maximum thinness. All I could taste was breadcrumbs which is totally yuck after three bites. My sauces accompanying me was pepper and mushroom. Both equally as bad as each other. Pepper was too creamy and mushroom was missing the mushroom flavour, so bland! It seems that if you go above 300g for a schnitty then the lack of quality and breadcrumbs increases. Not a happy experience.

This really isn't one of my favourite pubs in Adelaide, especially the experience I had with my schnitzel one afternoon we came here for a work lunch (it really wasn't the best). However I decided to come and check it out again when I was back in Adelaide over Christmas, and my opinion of the place hasn't changed all that much. It is a pretty nice pub, though not one of the best that I've visited. They actually have two restaurants a woodfired pizzeria and a standard restaurant. Mind you, when I was here it was pretty packed (but that may have had something to do with it being the festive season).

What a trick! The Ale House has a good reputation for their schnitzel.... so a $10 deal is a good way to try therm out! Don't bother! It was a woeful experience..... Will not support when we have such fabulous other places to enjoy South Australia's favorite! Barman couldn't get a head on both beers!

Heaven in schnitzel form. Eating here is always a rewarding experience, especially in terms of value for money. It 's got a very 'pub ' atmosphere, which I like. And the serving sizes are really quite generous, but the quality of the meals is really great for a city pub. Yes, you 'll probably find cheaper, but it 's the combination of all the elements which makes it such a good deal. The pizzas are also pretty decent for a pub. Normally, pizzas in pubs seem to be a bit of an after-thought, always lacking any redeeming features and generally being only edible when you 're completely hammered, but not hammered enough to think that finding a place for a kebab is a good idea. They do a fair rendition of my favourite, the margherita, which uses buffalo mozzarella. I 've paid more for worse. There 's a lot of live performances and stuff, too. I can 't really comment on them as I haven 't seen any of that yet.