Pistachio Dining at Torrens

6.5 Recommended

Food  6      Ambience  6      Service  8      Value  6     

Mixed bag is my description of our Saturday dining experience at Pistachio. The service - very good - nice spacing between meals and a waiter there when you needed them.The entrees - scallops large, tasty and well presented, the vegetarian tart was unfortunately on a filo crust so there were no flavours coming from the pastry and the topping didn't make up for this. The mains - the beef, tender and cooked as requested. There was however a herb topping (can't remember what) that was too strong and had to be swept aside. The dessert tasting plate was a hot - everything on it up to the standard you would expect from a good restaurant.

Nov 03, 2011 

8.3 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  9      Service  10      Value  5     

Lovely! Great staff, great food, great ambience. Hidden in Torrens, which is probably a blessing. I have great memories of the meal.

Jun 19, 2011 

8.3 Highly Recommended

Food  7      Ambience  9      Service  9      Value  8     

Very good value, but my chicken was barely cooked. Formal, but still humble enough to accommodate kids. Book ahead.

Nov 29, 2010 

9 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  8      Service  8      Value  10     

A treasure in the suburbs! The entree and dessert tasting plates were delicious, wonderful balancing of flavours and amazing sauces. Very good value, comfortable and quiet restaurant, I highly recommend it.

Oct 01, 2010 

8 Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  7      Service  8      Value  8     

Very good, what a surprise.

Aug 02, 2010 

8.3 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  8      Service  8      Value  8     

I and my husband dined here last night and found it to be very pleasant. The food was great, particularly the caramelised onion and apple tart for entree, the beef for main course and the tasting selection for dessert. Total cost for the two of us for 3 courses (we shared one dessert) plus 2 glasses of wine each was $159. The portion sizes were fine.

The restaurant was about half full and peaceful. Would probably be noisier when full. The waiter was informative and attentive. I would recommend it as a good place for occasions like birthday meals and nights out with friends.

Apr 21, 2010 

6 Average

Food  8      Ambience  7      Service  5      Value  4     

Its a nice little restaurant in the suburbs. The food is very nice but the portion is quite small especially the mains. The service was abit slow, waiting for the waiters to order our food and waiting after the entrees for our mains took awhile.

Jul 30, 2009 

8.8 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  8      Service  10      Value  8     

After reading the review regarding portion sizes I was a little hesistant however, overall the meal was wonderful. The waiter was very attentive. For entre we had scallops, probably the best I have had and the portion was quite sufficient. For mains I had the crispy salmon, very delicate, perfectly cooked and the portion I thought was quite decent.

My partner had the pork, whilst also delicious it was on the small size. The desserts were divine. The apple crumble mouth watering. The panacotta was interesting with pistachio fairy floss and raspberry cannoli, the flavours/textures didn't quite compliment each other, but indivdually all three ingredients were fabulous. It was slightly expensive but for a restaurant of this standard it was to be expected however all the mains were $25 which I found very reasonable.

I noticed on the way out they had a $20 all you can eat pasta night which I assume is keeping the tradition of the old pinnochio restaurant so I will be back to try that and more items on the other menu.

May 07, 2009 

5 Average

Food  8      Ambience  8      Service  3      Value  1     

For the entree, I ordered the aptly named 'tasting', a taste tester of various items on the entree menu. This turned out to be beautifully presented and delicious, however, the small size of this entree should have set off the alarm bells inside of me. For the main, I ordered the beef tenderloin with soft mash, mustard crust and red wine sauce. Whilst delicious, this tiny portion of beef set atop a thin smear of mash could hardly be described as an entree, let alone a main course.

Service was polite, however, the long wait between ordering and being served the meals was inexcusable, especially since the restaurant was not even close to capacity. After paying a hefty sum for our meals, we left feeling hungry and more than slightly ripped off. No fine dining experience should end with the consumer travelling to a 24 hour McDonalds drive thru. How disappointing.

Apr 06, 2009 

8.5 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  8      Service  8      Value  8     

I've dined at Sabyon several time under Chef David so looked forward to dining at Pistachio and I wasn't disappointed. He sure knows how to cook and I always find his meals to be enjoyable. Price is ressonable for a casual fine dining experience.

Mar 11, 2009