Barendoe is a small little Italian restaurant just off Hutt Street. We came here in a group of 30 and took up most of the place. The restaurant is modernly decorated and offers tapas as well as your traditional Italian dishes. The staff were friendly and knowledgeable about their menu offerings.

Tonight, I ordered the Crab Meat Linguine. While one table within our group received their meals quite promptly, my table waited close to 45 minutes for our dishes. I must say I was disappointed in my dish. The pasta was al dente and the rosette sauce was made beautifully, however the amount of crab shells in my dish was inexcusable. I bit into over a dozen pieces of crab shell as well as the stork of a chilli.

I can understand that the kitchen staff were under pressure to get all the meals out, but unfortunately they ruined the dish for the person doing the review. Not sure about the other dishes but don’t come here for anything with crab meat in it.

WHERE: 173 Hutt St, Adelaide