http://www.princealberthotel.com.au/
I remember like it was yesterday. In fact it was.
Tuesday marks another cheap day in Schnitzel reviewing land and today was no exception. Tonight we hit up the Prince Albert Hotel on Wright St.
Lured by rumours of a $5 schitnzel, we knew that this offer was way too hard to pass up.
We ascended onto the hotel, hungry and tired after our current days work/uni/general chilling to discover that the rumours were true. A $5 schitnzel…. Was it too good to be true…?
It was. Under the main headline littered the small writing of the terms and conditions.
“With the purchase of a beverage, and extra for sides.”
However all together still not a bad purchase for a chicken parmi with chips and salad for between $13 and $17, depending on your choice of beverage.
The hotel itself is not bad, we sat on the high table due to the ‘restaurant’ section being full, the staff were friendly, and most of all there was no annoying ‘greatest R’n’B songs of July 2011’ played at ridiculously high levels. Not to mention, the fact that they have both golden ale and Adelaide hills cider on tap, was definitely a step in the right direction.
Now to the schnitzel. I guess none of us were surprised that for our measly fiver we wouldn’t be getting a schnitzel the size of a small adult’s head. That being said the schnitzel was not too badly cooked, having a nice crunch (until the decent parmigiana sauce soaked it through), the salad was nice (albeit a little small) and the French fries that accompanied it were a decent addition (while the majority of us would have rathered chips) that did remind us a little of McDonalds.
Overall by no means a bad schnitzel, especially for a fiver (plus everything else), but nothing to write home about (unless it was your first schnitzel in Australia).
Taste 3/5, Size = 2.75/5, Sides = 2.75/5, Value = 4.5/5, Experience = 3.75/5
Overall = 67%
