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The Best Dining Deals in Adelaide Happening Right Now

Who said a meal out had to be expensive? These are the best dining deals in Adelaide to keep your eyes peeled for.

Midnight Spaghetti

Thanks to the increasing costs of living, it feels as though we’ve been clutching onto our wallets as of late…but money still seems to be vanishing somehow anyway. And as we watch those precious pennies dwindle down the drain, eating out becomes unimaginable, especially when there are so many other expenses to prioritise.

Adelaide restaurants have heard your cries for a cheap feed loud and clear, and they’ve delivered some incredible deals that, to be honest, may even be cheaper than preparing a meal at home. So, if you’re wanting to enjoy a meal out but don’t want to spend an arm and a leg, this is the guide for you. Here are some of the best dining deals in Adelaide that are happening right now, including a $15 steak, which is simply unheard of in this economy.

The Duke of York Hotel

Duke of York Hotel Lunch and Dinner Specials

No matter when you fancy a discounted feed, the Duke of York Hotel has a wealth of dining deals to keep you fuelled. This friendly neighbourhood pub has lunch and dinner specials every night of the week (except for Sunday, as they're closed). You can expect:

  • Monday lunch: $12.90 mains
  • Tuesday lunch: $12.90 burgers
  • Wednesday lunch: $12.90 schnitzels
  • Thursday lunch and dinner: $12.90 seafood
  • Friday & Saturday lunch and dinner: $20 schnitzel or burger and pint deal

Save those pretty pennies while filling your belly with a classic pub feed.

82 Currie Street, Adelaide

Grunthal Brew

Grunthal Brewhouse

What's better than pizza? Bottomless pizza! Grunthal Brewhouse is serving up unlimited slices of delicous pizza to hungry Adelaidians every single Friday for only $28 per person! Bookings are essential, with two seating time options available. There's no better way to satisfy those cravings for cheesey carbs than through making this a weekly ritual.

827 Mount Barker Road, Verdun

La Chiva Taqueria

The $45 Feed Me Banquette at La Chiva Taqueria

Craving a mouthwatering feast that’s easy on the wallet? The "Feed Me" banquet at La Chiva Taqueria is calling your name! For just $45 per person (minimum of 2), dive into a delicious spread featuring crispy tostadas, two rounds of tacos, and a tempting dessert. Can’t decide? Just share your dietary needs, and the team will take care of the rest.

It’s one of our top picks for set menus and dining deals in Adelaide right now. Don’t miss out on the birria, Baja barramundi, and battered enoki mushrooms—they’re absolute must-tries!

42 Grote Street, Adelaide

Magill Estate Kitchen

Magill Estate Kitchen Winter Warmer Express Lunch

Doing their bit to make winter a little more bearable, Magill Estate Kitchen is offering an elevated Winter Warmer express lunch deal on select days throughout July.

For lunch bookings on Wednesday through to Friday, diners can enjoy a 3-course meal with a glass of Penfolds wine for only $65. If you've been lucky enough to dine at Magill Estate Kitchen before, you know this offer is hard to ignore.

With a menu changing daily and rotating through the kitchen's signature dishes - think Bourguignon beef cheek with soft polenta and sticky date pudding with butterscotch and vanilla ice cream - we wouldn't blame you for making lunch here a weekly occurrence.

78 Penfold Road, Magill

Ruby Red Flamingo

Friday Lunch at Ruby Red Flamingo

Every Friday, you're able to enjoy a delicous, comforting lunch at Ruby Red Flamingo for only $39 per person. In this lunch, you'll enjoy antipasto to share, one pasta dish each, as well as a glass of house wine each. This lunch deal is so good, you'll find yourself coming back for more week on week!

142 Tynte Street, North Adelaide

General Havelock Hotel

Weeknight Deals at General Havelock Hotel

The team at General Havelock Hotel believe that eating out doesn't need to be an expensive ordeal, which is why they have a dining deal on every night of the week (except Friday)! Here, you'll find:

Monday: $15 schnitzels

Tuesday: $15 tacos

Wednesday: $25 steaks

Thursday: $15 burgers

Head down on your favourite night of the week to satisfy that pub food craving at a discounted price!

162 Hutt Street, Adelaide

Bowden Brewing

Taco Tuesday at Bowden Brewing

Every Tuesday is Taco Tuesday at Bowden Brewing! Head on over to enjoy three tacos for only $15, $7 pints of Cerveza, Margaritas for only $10, and $20 Sangria jugs. Grab the entire friend group and throw a fiesta! It's some start-of-the-week fun for everyone. We'll take a Sangria jug, thanks!

12 Fourth Street, Bowden

Seamore's Henley Beach

$15 Date Night at Seamore’s Henley Beach

Who doesn’t love a good date night, especially when it’s affordable? Seamore’s Henley Beach is spicing up hump day (wink wink) with their Wednesday date night special. You’ll find select pizzas, pasta, and their chicken schnitzel up for grabs for only $15, giving you and your date an absolute steal to fuel up right before you steal the night away. Choose from pumpkin, mushroom alla panna or creamy rosé pasta, margherita or veggie pizza, or a classic chicken schnitty. They all sound so delicious, we’ll be back every week!

255 Esplanade, Henley Beach

Smiley's Tuckshop

Meal Combos from Smiley’s Tuckshop

Want a bite to eat as you walk around the Adelaide Central Market? Smiley’s Tuckshop has you covered with an array of meal deals. Snag a classic pie or pasty with a can of soft drink for only $8, a ham and cheese toastie with your morning coffee for $10, or a bacon and egg roll and coffee for merely $15. That’s what we call a breakfast of champions.

Stall 11, Adelaide Central Market, 44/60 Gouger Street, Adelaide

Ban Ban

$40 Feed Me Menu at Ban Ban

So hungry you could eat a horse, but you’re on a bit of a budget? Ask the team at Ban Ban to feed you, and they’ll exceed all expectations. Their “Feed Me” menu is only $40 per person, but it comes with Korean food galore! Expect chicken, kimchi ad rice dishes that while boasting traditional Korean flavours, have an added western touch that fuses both cultures together. It’s the perfect cure for hangriness!

Adelaide, Port Adelaide & Elizabeth

The Cumberland Arms Hotel

The Cumberland Arms Hotel

Known and loved by Adelaidians as ‘The Cumby’, The Cumberland Arms Hotel is a local favourite – and once you lay eyes on their weekly specials, it’s not hard to see why. Every single night, there’s a different meal or drinks deal on, and they’re some of the best dining deals in Adelaide that we’ve ever seen. They’re as follows:

Monday: $15 fish and chips when you purchase a drink.

Tuesday: $15 parmys when you purchase a drink.

Wednesday: $15 steaks when you purchase a drink.

Thursday: $15 burgers when you purchase a drink.

Friday: $10 espresos and premium gins from 5pm onwards.

Saturday: $6 vodkas and $10 vodka red bulls.

Sunday: $15 parmys when you purchase a drink.

Honestly, these dining deals sound too good to be true…but they’re not, so run to The Cumby as soon as you get a chance.

205 Waymouth Street, Adelaide

Burgertec

$15 Lunch Combo From Burgertec

Everyone loves a good ol’ burger, but no one does more than Burgertec. They love them so much, they want everyone to enjoy them, which is why they’re offering a burger, chips and drink for only $18! Choose between the O.G Cheeseburger, Hot Buffalo Bird or Hot Chick and munch away to your heart’s content. It’s an absolute steal, you’d be silly to pass up on this offer.

Brighton Metro Hotel

All-You-Can-Eat from $29.95 at Charlie’s Diner

This may be one of the cheapest all-you-can-eat buffet deals we’ve ever seen. Charlie’s Diner at Brighton Metro Hotel is offering Adelaidians a buffet experience starting at $29.95 per adult, depending on the day you go. The best days and times to go are Tuesday to Friday at lunchtime, which is when you’ll score the lowest price. See you there!

466 Brighton Road, Brighton

Seamore's Henley Beach

Italian Night $35 Banquet at Seamore’s Henley Beach

Seamore’s Henley Beach is getting another feature because they’ve got another great dining deal up their sleeve. Return to Seamore’s with the whole crew after Wednesday date night for their Thursday night banquet, a three-course feast consisting of all things Italian. Chow down on arancini as your starter, pizza or pasta as the main, and a dessert of your choice as well! Plus, Spritz cocktails are only $10! Now that’s cause for celebrating.

255 Esplanade, Henley Beach

Midnight Spaghetti

$15 Pasta at Midnight Spaghetti

Midnight Spaghetti sits quietly above one of Adelaide’s favourite pubs, Crown & Anchor, sneakily offering one of the best dining deals in Adelaide to those who know about it. On Wednesdays, Midnight Spaghetti does $15 bowls of pasta and drink specials for family night that are too good to miss out on. 

196 Grenfell Street, Adelaide

Midnight Spaghetti

1800-LOVER at Midnight Spaghetti

It's Midnight Spaghetti again! Can't make it on a Wednesday for their $1`5 pasta deal? No worries. Thursday is date night at Midnight Spaghetti, and for only $90, two people will be able to share one starter, one garlic bread, two pastas, a bottle of wine, a side dish and dessert. Now that's how you do date night.

Got a third wheel you can't seem to shake...we mean, want to bring along? No worries! Just add on an extra $30 and they can join in on the fun, too.

196 Grenfell Street, Adelaide

Okami

Okami

Okami is one of the classics when it comes to the best dining deals in Adelaide, and for good reason. For just $42.80 per person, you can feast on a wide range of Japanese delights for two hours straight. There’s Yakiniku beef, gyozas, sashimi and nigiri, chicken karaage, tempura, and so much more! It’s incredible value for amazing quality food, and we can’t get enough!

287-291 Glen Osmond Road, Glenunga

Shop 5/297 Montacute Road, Newton

Gunbae Chicken and Beer

Gunbae Chicken and Beer

Gunbae Chicken and Beer is here to nourish your belly with affordable, flavourful Korean eats. They have three different dining deal options to satisfy your hungry bellies. There’s the dinner for two menu ($70) that’s complete with original boneless chicken, mandoo, coleslaw and pickled radish – yum!

Alternatively, if there’s a larger group of you going, get a minimum of three people together for their signature boneless chicken tasting board complete with four sauces and sides, as well as four smaller plates, for $45 per person.

Feel like something light? Indulge in their $45 tapas for two and enjoy a bite-sized selection of their best dishes.

11-29 Union Street, Adelaide

The Gully Public House

The Gully Public House

The Gully Public House always has a classic pub special on. Grab your mates and come on a Wednesday lunch for a $20 pint and parmi, or for a post-work feed, with schnitzels from $15.90 on hump day. Alternatively, if you want to rile up the gang for a weekend activity, The Gully is serving up bottomless tacos for only $20 every Saturday between 12pm to 3pm. Now that’s what we call a dining deal!

Keen to find even more venues around Adelaide offering purse-friendly feasts? Check out our edit of the best pubs in our city, or if you fancy a day trip, check out the best things to do in the Adelaide Hills.

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