The Original Coopers Alehouse

A Hidden Gem in Adelaide – The Original Cooper's Alehouse! What a fantastic little pub! The Original Cooper's Alehouse offers a warm, welcoming vibe with an atmosphere that's always buzzing but never overwhelming. The service here is absolutely impeccable — every staff member we encountered was friendly, attentive, and went out of their way to make us feel right at home. The food is just as impressive as the service. We tried the steaks and ribs, and both were cooked to perfection — tender, juicy, and full of flavor. The portion sizes are seriously generous, especially the Parmi — it's next level! If you’re hungry, this is the place to be. All in all, a great spot for a relaxed meal or drinks with friends. Highly recommend!

This local pub is a beautiful old brick historic building with great ambience and food. I’m gluten free (coeliac) and they had heaps of options - even a gluten free schnitzel/parmi! Also had cute fairy lights and many different nooks and sections in the venue.

Still trying to figure out what I paid for. The logo? The rent? Definitely not the food. Stopped in for a casual solo feed and a drink. Kept it simple, just a beer, some dumplings, and a chicken parmi. What could possibly go wrong? $73, that’s what. $73 for a new benchmark in a disappointment. Let’s start with the good: - The bar staff were great: friendly, conversational, made me feel welcome. That’s one star. - The second star goes to the building for holding itself together. Now, the food. After ordering, I wasn’t told anything. No wait time, no heads-up, just a silent hope that someone, somewhere, was doing something with a chicken breast and some dumplings. Time passed. Beers were sipped. Time passed (again). 20 minutes later, I went up to ask what was happening, and like magic, the dumplings appeared. 35 minutes after that, my parmi arrived, which leads me to believe that it had either been forgotten entirely or they were waiting for divine intervention to cook it. Now, for $39, you expect the parmi to at least try. You want sauce with personality, a crumb that crunches, something resembling flavor. Instead, I got a flat, joyless slab, dumped next to the saddest pile of salad I’ve ever seen. No dressing. No seasoning. Not even olive oil. Just wilted leaves and dry grated carrot. Sort of resembled the top layer of my green bin the day before it goes out. The dumplings? Fine. Nothing more, nothing less. I’ve had worse meals but not at this price point, and certainly not after waiting nearly an hour. This wasn’t lunch. It was a $73 reminder that sometimes, it’s better to just go home and eat cereal. Would I come back? Maybe for a drink. But I’d eat beforehand and completely reject any hopes of a decent feed.

The decoration gives off that authentic Australian pub vibe. The food was decent but it’s ok, I didn’t expect much coming from pub food. However the portions were gigantic for the price we paid. Not sure if I’ve been living in Sydney for too long but the prices at this place is amazing! Service was helpful but also a bit pushy, probably since we arrived 5 minutes before the kitchen closes.

Everything about this place was good. The food was fresh and hot. No small burgers here. They do have nice beer as well, and they accommodate those that don't drink also

Been there three times during my short 5 nights holiday in Adelaide and worth it no regrets. Dishes are delicious, staffs are so nice and kind, tap beers are fresh, and you can even purchase special goods highly recommend Avocado Louie I could drink 3 pints with that. And try Pizzas with dipping Garlic Cream. And Aged stout so creamy best coopers beer I have had. Will come back when I visit Adelaide again.

Absolutely amazing! Lovely staff, great food and beer and the atmosphere was very nice even during busy lunch time!