Brian T.
Yelp
Update 28/7/16
Dear oh dear, everytime I come here it gets worse! This time they forgot the wine (which is the whole point of the place!) with our amazing tasting platter. This place has gone from amazing to average. Still I'd come back 100 times for food, location and view!!! Heaps of staff but poor service.
Update 6/16:- Gone from good to not so good to bad! Way overstaffed yet poor service from untrained staff with no PR skills passing on an arrogant management attitude. Forgetting things, running out of things, having to find someone to order an extra coffee (place not busy at all, mobs of service staff standing around talking), not explaining things properly, refusing to subtract or add things, an uninformative menu etc. I've eaten out at 1000 places around the world and at this place there were more service issues than the rest combined! The food itself is good and staff are polite and the location amazing. Probably better for wine and tasting platter than for a meal. The Magill Estate used to be the Hallmark for quality of service and customer satisfaction.
Update 3/16:- Already 'dumbing the place down' a bit! The accountants have moved in? The place was quiet yet:- You can't build your own breakfast anymore , well ok but you can't add anything as an extra to their standard even if it's on another menu option. My partner first asked for something very close to what they had and we were told you cannot change anything at all. Only after I promoted the waitress and said surely you can remove something did she then agree to accept that. They also don't take Amex anymore even with a surcharge (which would never happen at a four to five star place, even biongiorno's down the road takes it with no surcharge). Also the menus are simplified, i.e back to the more basic stuff everyone else in Adelaide does, like pre-made fruit salad , pre made avocado spread from the fridge etc. Gone is the black pudding, porridge etc. Also, they are moving to pushing set platters straight out of the fridge like all the other 3 star wineries. (Which is fine but I smell an accountant or an Econo-chef who doesn't understand the 5 star showcase culture of the winery!) You want clients to be so happy they then walk to the wine counter and spend $500 rather than trying to save $5 off each meal.
Great place for breakfast or brunch with indoor tables (uncomfortable chairs) and outdoor benches under a verandah and shaded by trees (no backs on seats). Inside is quite noisy but still has a great view over the vineyards. What a great location and with a trendy menu. All the food and coffee was great and I've heard brunch is also very good.