Snooty Fox Restaurant, Quality Inn, O'Connell Street, Nth Adelaide

We went here for dinner last week because it was a 'Jump On It Deal' which sounded very appealing at $49 for two people.  The deal included two entrees, two main courses and two glasses of house wine.

Despite its name, the Snooty Fox is not at all snooty or pretentious and the setting was quite welcoming, warm and quiet with an arrangement of discreet dining booths or tables for larger groups.  The best part of the evening was the courteous welcome and very professional service including the fact that our orders were taken promptly and the food was served quickly and at appropriate intervals.

Unfortunately the menu choice was very limited and retro in a 1970's style and the quality and taste of the food didn't live up to the standard set by the service staff.   

We decided to share the two dishes we chose as entrees, a salt and pepper squid and a crunchy fried chicken dish and both were oily and served with wilted salads.  The taste and presentation of both dishes was unimaginative, though the servings were very generous.

For a main I chose the veal tortellini special, because it sounded the most interesting of the menu choices, but when it came it was a monster serve and looked really unappealing topped with thick shaved slices of parmesan cheese as shown right.  

I could only eat a few mouthfuls, as the tortellini was disappointingly heavy and floury and the sauce was tasteless.   I'm sure that if there had been more kalamata olives and capers in the sauce it would have been much more palatable. 


Overall, we thought that the deal was generous and that the ambience was pleasant, but we couldn't recommend the establishment as an eating venue because of the derivative menu and uninspired cooking and presentation.