Maranello Cafe

836 reviews

4 John St, Salisbury SA 5108, Australia

www.cafemaranello.com.au

+61456587630

About

Maranello Cafe is a Italian restaurant located at 4 John St, Salisbury SA 5108, Australia. It has received 836 reviews with an average rating of 4.1 stars.

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Hours

Monday11:30AM-9PM
Tuesday11:30AM-9PM
Wednesday11:30AM-9PM
Thursday11:30AM-9PM
Friday11:30AM-9PM
Saturday11:30AM-9PM
Sunday11:30AM-9PM

F.A.Q

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  • The address of Maranello Cafe: 4 John St, Salisbury SA 5108, Australia

  • Maranello Cafe has 4.1 stars from 836 reviews

  • Italian restaurant

  • "Decent amount of surrounding parking"

    "G'day, legends! Time to wrap your taste buds around Maranellos and their ripper schnitzels – fair dinkum, these schnitties are as Aussie as a kangaroo in a cork hat! Now, picture this: they slap down this massive schnitzel, and you'll reckon it's a contender for the Sydney Harbour Bridge"

    "Upon entrance of the cafe, a staff member provided with the introduction of "you can sit anywhere", yet when picking a table from the hundreds of free spaces to our luck this table was (occupied) by emptiness"

    "The staff were friendly, the place was clean"

    "KUDOS, my former complaint re a lack of ambience, style & decor has been rectified, the new renovations have transformed the atmosphere that elicits a new freshness with tasteful furnishings & a modern colour scheme"

Reviews

  • Brooke Julia

Decent amount of surrounding parking. Walking distance from a train stop. Great staff. Great food. Generoua portions. Great spacing (not cramped). Accesible toilets. Friendly staff. Cater for many dietary requirements. Indoor/outdoor seating options. Only one thing I'd change: music was a little loud for a quiet night but it didnt ruin dinner conversation. We're really glad we saw Maranello on FB tonight and decided to just go. We were excited by the amount of parmi topping options yet neither of us ended up choosing a parmi! I had the protein nachos with pork and they were the best nachos I have ever eaten and such a large serve, there was more than just corn chips towards the bottom (unlike some places that only put stuff on top!) Their cheesy garlic bread was the best we have had and my husband really loved his burger and isn't easy to satisy but he was so happy with it all as was I. Both employees we encountered were friendly and easy to talk with. It was a great night and well spaced, I was very comfortable (not basically touching strangers chairs like some places layouts). They had large option for drinks and food and cater for many dietary needs with their regular menu. The portions were large and definitely well worth it- their $$ for meals were slightly below average AND bigger portions AND tasted better than many places we have spent more at for disappointing food. We aren't local but we will happily travel the distance again when we want to eat out next and plan to drag our family along. There's a lot more we want to try! We will be back and will be recommending them.

  • 3buddy

G'day, legends! Time to wrap your taste buds around Maranellos and their ripper schnitzels – fair dinkum, these schnitties are as Aussie as a kangaroo in a cork hat! Now, picture this: they slap down this massive schnitzel, and you'll reckon it's a contender for the Sydney Harbour Bridge. But let me tell ya, size ain't the only thing that'll have you grinning. That crispy coating on the schnitzel? It's like a symphony of crunch in your mouth. And the meat? Tender and juicy enough to make you do a happy dance. But hold onto your hats, 'cause we're diving headfirst into a mountain of chips that'll have ya hollerin' "Stone the flamin' crows!" These chips are crispy legends, and that gravy? It flows like a billabong after rain, drenching every chip in sight with flavour. Now, here's the kicker – the Maranellos crew. They're legends, plain and simple. A bunch of top blokes and sheilas who make sure you're having a good ol' time while you tuck into your feast. So, if you're keen for a meal that's as Aussie as a barbie on the beach, Maranellos and their schnitzels are the go. Slap on your eating pants and get ready for a fair dinkum feast that'll have ya grinning like a possum eating a Vegemite sandwich!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

  • Noah Trotta

Upon entrance of the cafe, a staff member provided with the introduction of "you can sit anywhere", yet when picking a table from the hundreds of free spaces to our luck this table was (occupied) by emptiness. We then pursued to order our meal. The highly recommended "snitty" and burger. In which to our surprise the "snitty" must have been a whopper of a chicken as it extended over both sides of the plate. The meat was nice, although chips seemed to be over slated and dry. Tasted like kfc seasoning. As the chips seemed to be dry we asked for some ketchup. In which was provided in a takeaway cup. The sauce seemed a little cheap/ black gold branded. Personally would have opted for master foods. AND THEN… we were sitting just adjar of the television playing the chase in which to our scare a spider began it decent upon our table… which I can say was not a delightful experience. Upon departure and pondering upon this place staff were very friendly and credit to them. Although some minor adjustments could be due course. Such as the big knocks in the wall and obvious damage from past spider related incidents. ( must be more where that came from). Have a happy new year.

  • Jason Baker

The staff were friendly, the place was clean. We were in a corner, and everyone was jammed in around us. The other tables were empty. One of the groups was frustrated and asked to be moved. Which they accompanied. I had the Beef N Chiok Burger. The burger came out and looked okay. Then, when I took a bite, the pattie was well overdone and had no taste. The Southern Styled Fried Chicken crumb seemed like it wasn't cooked enough or the oil was not to temp as it was very oily. Will I go again, yes. The people I was with had the giant Schnitzels and loved them so next time I am hoping for a better result.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 2
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 2
Parking space
Plenty of parking
Parking options
Free parking lot, Free street parking
Parking
Parking at the train station across the road and around the back of the restaurant.
Wheelchair accessibility
Parking at the train station and down the side street and around the back

  • Nicholas Papas

KUDOS, my former complaint re a lack of ambience, style & decor has been rectified, the new renovations have transformed the atmosphere that elicits a new freshness with tasteful furnishings & a modern colour scheme... an excellent menu, realistic prices, great service, definitely worth a try, cheers. The venue lacks an ambience & there was no discernible point of difference re style & decor, disappointing in fact, BUT, the service & attention to customer needs was excellent. It was predominantly a younger staff in attendance & they exceeded our expectations, the hip hop soundtrack was too loud, but they accommodated & reduced the said sound to a background level. The food came out in a reasonable time & surprised by the generous servings, they nailed the carbonara, but didn't quite succeed with the lasagne, they did not skimp on the garlic bread with numerous slices provided. The staff made us feel welcomed & made an effort to engage in conversation, we shall return & would recommend you try this establishment, cheers.

  • Alycia Giglio

Went here for dinner with family. I am a coeliac so find it embarrassing and difficult enough having to only eat gluten free and ask staff for help. This cafe doesn’t specify any gluten free options on their menu, and when I asked one of the staff what I could eat, they had no idea. They had just released a new menu, and so I asked why they didn’t write GF next to the gluten free meals (being it’s a new menu and most cafes cater and specify), and the response I got was “we don’t have customers come here that are gluten free”……?!? What a ridiculous comment. With a comment and attitude like that, you won’t have customers there at all. Coeliac disease is very common, and no different to someone with a nut allergy. I think this cafe needs to be educated on dietary requirements, so they can cater to everyone, without making the customer feel like an inconvenience. Food was good, but service and understanding of dietary requirements not so good.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40

  • Savannah Juraga

Went here yesterday for my cousin 13th. The manager who is blonde was super snobby and rude. I ordered the risotto which was amazing but I asked if I could change the chicken to salmon and before I even had the chance to say I will pay extra regardless the price she said nope in a very abrupt tone. I wasn’t the only one who had an issue with her, the rest of my family did to. She then continued to be looking over at our table in a glaring look whilst talking to coworkers. There was also an incident where a young girl had a medical emergency and the same manager just stood near her whilst she was playing with her hair looking around and it was her younger workers that came up to tables apologising and a random lady from the streets coming in to help the girl as she was trained in first aid whilst waiting for the ambulance. Overall it wasn’t a good experience. The food was outstanding though and majority of the other workers were amazing. Especially the young blonde girl.

  • Melissa

Would not recommend. Had to wait over 30 minutes for a cocktail to be made and over an hour for our meals to come out. after waiting 30 minutes for our meals we asked the waitress roughly how much longer they would be and she replied it will still be a while it's a full house. When our meals finally arrived the kids nuggets would have been the last meal to arrive if they had not messed up our order and made the wrong meal, so the last person had to wait a farther 15-20 minutes for his meal, bringing it close to the 1 1/2hr mark for his meal to arrive after placing his order. All we got in return was a rudely 'sorry guys'. Most of the food was alright but was not worth the wait, the pollo fungi on the other had was horrible chicken was barely cooked needed another minute or so, the mushrooms we not cooked just warmed through and the vegetables we flavourless.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–40

  • G

We went here as a family for our Dad's birthday, the table we reserved was nice and big everyone had plenty of room. The food came really fast and the food was great alot of us grabbed the Schnitzels , and others did get Ribs and Pasta. Everyone was impressed! The Schnitzels are huge!!! But tasty as well, I grabbed something different to try Cheesy Bacon with Curly fries, I really liked it the Bacon was decent as well not the cheap Bacon that is commonly used. But I'd love to try a classic Parmy as the sauce used on the Parmi was lovely. They have "Doggy Bags" boxes for you to take left overs home. They know how big the portions are haha. Great customer service, nice atmosphere and great food definitely recommend and I'd definitely go again. Cheers
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Chicken Parmagiana

  • Natalie Skinner

Very Dissapointed on this venue. Booked birthday tea lastnight for daughter after hearing great "schnitzel reviews" unfortunately for us I was served to order by the Manager, Absolutely NO customer service skills, rolling eyes and watching tv as Im ordering then snapped when advised my drink was incorrect. Our meals were not brought out correctly and then advised a table number mix up? however we all used same number. Hospitality skills need improving. Shouldn't have to keep asking for meals, plates to be cleared, cake to come out etc. Schnitzels looked great. My salad was strip salad leaf with few strips calamari. Definitely Dissapointed will not return. No point complaining to Manager as she is main concern. If your after great Snitz ONLY then dine here because customer service cost extra.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 3
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1

  • Kerri Hanselman

Only second time that we have been there and was very disappointed in the service tonight. Our group of 8 people all ordered back to back and there was a time difference of at least 45 minutes to 1 hour between first and last meals arriving. The table after us started getting meals before all of ours had arrived. The final issue was the last schnitzel that came ourt did not have gravy and had to be requested twice. I understand that it was a busy Saturday night, but it was disappointing to wait so long. The first people had finished eating before the last meals had arrived. There was no complaint about quality of food or temperature but a group expects to eat together. What was supposed to be a one hour dinner turned into 2 hours. Just as well we were not going to cinema afterwards.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 4
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 4

  • Daniel

Had been to Maranello a few times and it was always good. Went there for our weekly cheat meal and within a minute of sitting down we could hear the manager yelling in the back for minutes on end. He came out, then went back in and continued yelling. A family next to us had a young child who looked scared. Manager came back out and sat down outside. We decided to leave as it was ruining the atmosphere and pretty unprofessional to be hearing that over a meal. Confronted the manager as I left and explained how unprofessional it was, and that due to his actions we would not be eating there that night. I would be willing to go back, but who knows if he'll be throwing another tantrum, forcing us to go elsewhere again.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$60–80

  • Rosalind Wilton

We once again enjoyed a wonderful lunch. The meals were delicious, and serving size was plentiful as always. Manager Tempany is a credit to Maranello, and we look forward to coming back very soon
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$40–60
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Vanilla Slice
Vegetarian options
Some good choices
Dietary restrictions
Menu is well laid-out for people seeking dietary information
Kid-friendliness
Family-friendly
Wheelchair accessibility
Entry is problematic, with pull doors and a small lip on entrance. Plenty of space inside. Table legs are an issue for people using wheelchairs and other mobility devices

  • Alison Vazquez

OMG what can I say.. The food was amazing!!! Super large servings I was eating my schnitzel for the next 4 days . My partner has the TBone and he said it was cooked perfectly. Friendly staff, very busy and loud but was great. We will be back with the family. My photo is from my leftover. Yes I ate some and this I bought home. Tasted amazing! I couldn't let it go to waste.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Chicken Parmagiana, Fiery Texas Chicken Parmigiana
Parking space
Plenty of parking
Parking options
Free parking lot, Free street parking
Parking
Many locations to park close to venue

  • DriftQueen DQ

A decent cafe to try and dine in. I feel as though it has changed throughout the years, with new menu/owner/chefs/management or simply a new look but it changed for the better and it is quite decent and standard. Sitting at the location that it is, I say it is not bad at all. Customer service has always been good. Food is reasonable. Returned multiple times and tried different items on their menu and have been quite pleased. They do have a wide variety to cater to everyone and choose from. The pricing sits just right. Cleanliness is good. Easy find, good parking, close by to most locals and where the busy facilities are at. Family friendly, spacious and a nice simple layout. The experience is nice. It is worth giving it a try.

  • Travelling Mama

Maranello has the best service for morning and lunch, but seem to get slow for dinner, especially if it's a full house!!They always have a friendly staff and food is amazing...especially schnitzels!!! The only negative is they need to get some fresh sweets cos been a few times but sweets were old....no problem though we'll cut out and continue with coffee!! ☕️
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Burger and Chips, Chicken Parmagiana, Lasagne, Garlic Bread
Vegetarian options
All types
Parking space
Plenty of parking
Parking options
Free street parking

  • Jon Hunter

We came here just to try the giant schnitzels and we weren't disappointed. They are huge and come in a big variety of toppings - look at the menu I uploaded! Luckily they gave us a pizza box each to take home the leftovers. Those will be feeding us for a couple of days... Nachos - very simple but huge and tasty. Massive portions of guacamole, sour cream, salsa and jalapenos too. Garlic bread - huge portion and very cheap. There is a deep coating of garlic butter too, so loafs of flavour. Deep fried cheese trio - genuinely a superstar of a dish. The deep food halloumi in particular was a delight.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$40–60

  • Natalie Harmse

We were supposed to go to the dumpling market but due to bad weather, we had to cancel, so my husband asked what else I'd like to do. Well after seeing reviews on the size of their schnitzels, I suggested coming here and I'm glad I did. (love a big snitty) Well they certainly didn't disappoint as you can see by my pictures, the only thing I can complain about and that's if you can really call it a complaint, is they needed just a bit more neapolitan sauce, other than that we really enjoyed. Most definitely coming back without a doubt.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4

  • Tash Blesing

Awesome place to eat, bring your appetite. Big meals great value for money. They do in store deliveries and pick ups too Update from recent visit Early December 2023; This place great to dine in at until the revamp they did, their service is cold and uncaring, food quality has dropped too, serving out cold food and cold service, having your mral thrown at you on the table, not dining here anymore, if the staff don't like their job, then quit, it makes you NOT WANT TO COME BACK.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 4
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 3

  • Momo

Schnitzel was sooo massive. Lasted 3 meals. Pretty good but the mushroom gravy was not that amazing. Normal gravy would be better. Schnitzel was cooked ok, not the best that I have had but the size was insane. Partner had the fettuccine Alana and it was really good. Perhaps could have more prawns. Very creamy fettuccine, hint of chilli sauce. Service was great but partner said that the staffs were very rude the previous visits. Atmosphere ok pretty busy. Waiting time was average
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 4

  • Tracey

Not good. Waited nearly an hour for all our meals (8) and the one that took the longest was a plain beef snitzel with chips and gravy. Rest of table had finished when final meal was served. Spoke to waitress nothing she could do wasn't her fault. This is the second time in a row have had issues here and will be taking our business elsewhere. Yes they were busy but that is no reason for the way we got our meals etc. Our whole table ordered at the same time and made sure we ordered before the big tables ordered.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$60–80

  • Kat

Ok so I've been following you guys for sometime now lol and I thought I'll try it out for my birthday dinner. and oh boy was I not disappointed at all The food was amazing and I thought the price's were good too. but omg be prepared to have your dinner there as well as have your lunch or dinner for the next day too then meal are so big not complaining at all and the staff were really lovely and helpful to so thank you for letting me have a wonderful birthday.
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$180–200
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

  • budzhusky

Booked a table for a Sunday night. Arrived and it got busy quite quickly. Went to try a schnitzel and was not disappointed. I'm a big eater and could only eat 1/3 of it. I had The Texas firey Parmi, my friend had the Italian Parmi and Beef n Chook Burger. All were good but a bit disappointed the Texas firey wasn't as hot as it led me to believe, but was still very nice.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Fiery Texas Chicken Parmigiana, Giant Schnitzel

  • Alana Markus

Top quality food, worth every cent and still the freshest juiciest chicken schnitzel I've ever eaten (I've eaten a lot to compare ) Had bbq chicken pizza also and again top quality ingredients, chicken was moist and flavoursome, lots of tasty red sauce base which Is super Important to me, dough nice and chewy both number 1 on my list. We drive from Adelaide cbd to here the food is that good! (we eat out a lot over 17 years) Wish I took a photo!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$40–60
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

  • Ruth Holfter

Fantastic range of different foods where you definitely get value for money. Music was a tad loud which meant people's conversations were loud, adding to the noise, but it was bearable - just don't expect a quiet romantic dinner for two. This is a place for the enjoyment of food, family and friendship.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Dietary restrictions
Menu didn't indicate GF but the staff confirmed what choices were available

  • Ilona Leguin

BIG NONSENSE, more than enormous quantities for one person and not even one word about it for the customer. It is already an aberration to serve such quantities and on top of that not to warn customers. the food is extremely expensive and fatty and on top of that you will barely eat half of it. Run away from this place, or at least share your food with your brother, sister or whatever to avoid the human stupidity of throwing away so much food, it's just food waste. Sincerely
Food: 1
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1

  • Teza M

Omg what a schnitzel and such a great price. I had a chicken schnitty with Italian parmi topping and it was amazing. Crumb was great. Chicken was nice and uniform. Topping was bloody fantastic. Real Italian salami. $29 for a schnitty that literally covered the plate. 11 people at the table and 10 people took home a take away container.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Giant Schnitzel, Garlic Bread

  • Tom Allen

Had my dads birthday lunch there recently, tucked into one of their mega chicken schnitzels with surf and turf, was delicious. Friendly staff, a nice decor & a range of tastey beverages,
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Chicken Schnitzel with Diane Sauce
Vegetarian options
A range of vego options are available,
Parking space
Plenty of parking
Parking options
Free parking lot

  • Raych

My husband and I turned up 7.55pm, walked in place looked kinda tacky and there was no one to welcome us. We had no idea what or where we needed to go. And when we did go up to the counter she said they are closing and they they are about to kick people out and they had an hour to go before the advertised closing time of 9pm. The server wasn’t very pleasant, we won’t be trying this place again. If I could give zero stars I would.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1

  • Djuro Vrankovic

Ordered the ribs with two other meals, one of the meals came out and my ribs were delivered to another table. That table then got there actual ribs aswell. When I questioned where my ribs were I was told there was a delay and when I stated they delivered to the wrong table they said it was a kitchen error. Paying upfront means you can get bad service and there is no chance of being compensated. Will never visit again
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Service: 1

  • thomas guerin

Shocking. Ordered and said it it’ll be ready at 6.30, delivered. Called at 6.45, they said 7pm. Called at 7pm, they said 7.30. Despite paying for delivery, I went and got it. They blamed menulog? How? The business accepted the order and said directly to me it would be ready then. Pizza’s came back for 15 people. The quality was laughable. Soggy, flavourless etc. we actually had no option but to laugh. Never again. Avoid.
Service
Delivery
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$120–140

  • Susan Spacky

really disappointed in our dining experience tonight. although it wasn't overly busy when we got there it still took ages for meals to come out, and when they did they weren't up to scratch. chips and cheese comes out cold,salty and oily. the crispy bacon wasn't crispy in the slightest. The chicken wings weren't good either, the plum sauce was too sweet. we hadn't been in since the makeover and after tonight we won't be returning. Can't fault the front of house staff though.
Meal type
Dinner

  • Janet Bailey

Food lacks flavour, staff were not friendly, yes the schnittys are huge but what they make up in quantity they lack in quality! Photo is, what they call, Kilpatrick Schnitty, this is not Kilpatrick, more like a parmigiana, but they were insistent it was Kilpatrick. This meal was very late coming to our table but there was no apology when I checked on it. Staff are definitely not sociable or professional. Will not be returning any time soon.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner

  • Tom P

Great family dining venue. Only the mightiest appetite can vanquish their gigantic schnitzels. The pizza is excellent and the prices very good. The ribs and wings are a definite as a side dish. Staff are friendly and engaging. Food comes out quickly once ordered-a sign of a good team in the kitchen. My only criticism is the wine list is too small.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$40–60
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 3

  • B F

First thing to note - portion sizes are huge regardless of what you order. You won't leave hungry. Even better, quality is pretty good too - as is the price! Atmosphere is terrible though - big, empty, awful music and a bad layout. Service tries hard, but is pretty unpolished. Only complaint about the food was the garlic bread - buttered and thrown in the microwave. Seriously? Grill it for a minute!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40

  • tezzame61

So, not sure if these guys want bums on seats or not. We ring to see if we can get a table for dinner tonight, at around 7pm (place closes at 9pm) we are told they are booked out tonight (has happened frequently when we call to book a table). According to Google activity, they are 50%less busy than usual, so who do you believe? Won't order delivery as we have done that in the past and the food was abysmal. I think it's easier to just drop them out of our radar.

  • natarli Stokes

This is the BEST place to eat,we don't go anywhere else now,and i tell every1 how great there food is. Meals are always awesome and size wise absolutely humongous,they even give away free take away container's as u usually need them. Have tried almost everything on menu and still can't fault anything.The staff are lovely and can't do enough for you. Love,love,love. Pity it wasn't closer or I'd get take away too lol
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner

  • Mel Cassar

We love the schnitzels here! We get 1, and it feeds 3 of us, plus lunch the next day! Love the chips. The only downside is I get the ceaser Burger no bacon, but they put double bacon! So, I had to throw the whole burger out. But we continue to order cause we love the food! The atmosphere is way too loud to dine in, though
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 2

  • Brett Cooper

Came here for lunch, had a monster sized chicken parmi. My mate had the beef parmi and it was just as big. Both parmis were perfectly cooked, tender and so tasty. Both came in under $30 each which is amazing value for money and neither of us were able to finish the meal. Service was quick, polite and friendly and the place was really clean. Highly recommended eating here.
Meal type
Dinner
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

  • John Longo

The meal sizes were humungous. I personally prefer quality over quantity. However, in this case, they offered both, great tasting food and a lot of it. Seems like a waste when the entire table is taking home leftovers. The staff were pleasant and did their best to serve us.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Chicken Parmagiana

  • Vicky Flack

Best schnittys ever! So filling, normally can only eat half and eat the rest the next day or me and my partner share one! Schnitzel is thick, juicy and crispy, chips are crunchy and well seasoned and the gravy is delicious will 100% be back and recommend them to anyone wanting a good feed!
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes
Giant Schnitzel

  • Charlie S

We had dinner last night and the food portion per plate is really in good big amount and tasty too! So thumbs up for that. The young servers just need to be taught how to properly take the empty plates from the table not to go over the customer. I would have given it 5 but the last server who took our empty plates seems to be that she really doesn't want to be there. A bit rude and no smiling at all and kept cleaning and taking empty plates.

  • David Hargreaves

2 stars for the decent onion rings and for serving up good sized meals. Unfortunately my schnitzel came coated with prawns that were quite obviously undercooked. Flimsy and still looking transparent in places and was not even offered a replacement by management that seemed rather uninterested. Didn't even get to eat a quarter of it. Won't be returning.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$40–60

  • Dannielle Faul

Very unhappy. Served the entree stone cold. I told them I wanted a refund and they came out with another lot of entrees. Took over a hour for my cocktail. And my partner order a schnitzel with gravy. Took them 20 minutes to give him the gravy making the schnitzel and chips cold. When I requested a refund they said no because he had a few bites of the schnitzel. Not happy!!!
Food: 1
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1

  • Wendy Vickers

WOW IT WAS HUGE!!! I could not believe my eyes when I saw my Chicken Schnitzel Parmigiana meal. A (doggy-bag) take-away box was required to take the rest home to enjoy for my dinner. Thank you for making my first to at Cafe Maranello Italian Restaurant a memorable time.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–40
Kid-friendliness
High Chair options with available spacious seating

  • Pamela lewis

Ive tried to call this place many times over the past two days and get no answer then i finally got through tonight to someone and they put me on hold. After 10 minutes i hung up. All i could hear is a woman in the background talking to customers. They have lost a booking of 15 people. Not happy and wont be going there if this is how they treat there customers.
Food: 1
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1

  • Seb

Bigger does not always mean better but this is for sure impressive !!! Huge permi size and options alongside a good menu range. I recommend trying it. Kid meal was good too.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$100–120
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Parking space
Plenty of parking
Parking options
Free street parking, Paid street parking

  • Sam

Our friend told us about the giant Schnitties here and wow we're blown away. We got 2 x Schnitties, and a gourmet pizza take away and we loved them all. Couldn't finish the food, massive portions, and pricing is so good. Great job team, thankyou and keep up the great work!!
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

  • Ian Adams

Always have had a decent feed here and the coffee is good. We went for a coffee and something light to munch on. The menu is quite extensive and sure to cater for anyone's taste. Ordered the nachos. Much to our surprise, they brought out a serving that could feed a family. Will continue to visit and recommend this venue.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Other
Price per person
$1–20

  • Lisa Hawley

Customer service was great but unfortunately the food wasn't good. 2 out of our table of 17 said their meal was nice and they both had prawn and rice dishes. The rest of us said that we were disappointed. Two meals were severely overcooked and could not be eaten.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 2
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 3

  • paul rogers

Waiters are very good my partner had a main squid it was average to good.. I had a seafood pizza, it was bland ,soggy and was overloaded with tastles cheese. I said to waitress about it, she apologized ( not her fault) but unfortunately nothing more was done.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 2
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 2

  • Josh Nelson

The schnitties are bigger than my damn head, and they taste absolutely incredible. A stomach explosion (in a good way) is 100% something you should expect when you come to Maranello’s. Definitely a great place to visit and take mates when I’m back in Adelaide.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Recommended dishes
Chicken Parmagiana

  • Lauren Hage

We had our best friends birthday here tonight and it was beyond amazing the food, the drinks, the service absolutely terrific we will be regulars from now on Thanks
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$80–100
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Chicken Mexican Parmigiana

  • Just Me Drop in

I ate there twice. The food was tasty and very generous. Perhaps too generous of a size meal.
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 3
Vegetarian options
Vegetarian options are there, but as usual are limited as is in most places. I hope this will change more over time. Not everyone eats meat or dairy products.

  • Natalie Andreou

Attended for the second time within a couple weeks so impressed by the friendly service, value for money, tasty food and portion sizes are very generous. Every meal that came out looked appetising. My husband and I both highly recommend this restaurant and can not wait to return
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$80–100

  • Becky H

Ordered delivery. Said it would be arriving at 6.50pm-7.10pm. Called at 7.20pm and they said it was on the way. 8pm and still has not arrived. Has been over 2 hrs waiting. Sauce leaked everywhere and there was hardly any chips with the schnitty aswell. Very disappointed. Will be sticking to Hanson Pizza.
Service
Delivery
Meal type
Dinner

  • Hayden Adams

Food was HUGE and delicious, prices were pretty average, can't complain. Atmosphere is nice and simple however on a 40 degree day you would expect to cool off when walking into a building. The aircon was poo
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 2

  • Adam Hennessy

I mostly go here for their enormous schnitzels. Went again today, and as usual was not disappointed. So big and so good, I brought enough home for dinner as well.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Giant Schnitzel

  • Amber Rose

Amazing food. Massive portion sizes, I don't think anyone finished their food! (But in a good way haha) Loved the atmosphere and the staff were all lovely
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Burger and Chips

  • Mitch Mitch

Not sure how you guys make money with your serving sizes. Feeling a bit like Gordon Ramsay when I write this but nerveless this could possibly the best cafe in Aus. Big thanks to all the friendly staff. I truly wish every single person that works here success and happiness <3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

  • Sarah Whalan

Stumbled across this place after never hearing of it before. Didn't realise the schnitzel servings were so big! I had enough left over for 2 more meals! The food was tasty, cooked just right. Service was a little lacking but will defiantly will return!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40

  • Narelle King

We both ordered the prawn lovers beef schnitzel. Should have got 1 between us. It was huge and tasted great. Very friendly staff. Will definitely be going back
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Parking
Parking in surrounding area
Kid-friendliness
Children of all ages

  • Adam Lomman

The schnitzels here are massive! They taste nice, too. Great service from Bella and the other girls that were working tonight. Good Cafe atmosphere. You definitely won't leave feeling hungry.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Kid-friendliness
The kids meals are quite big.

  • Crystal King

$12.90 chicken Snitzel with gravy, salad and chips (underneath). House special AB also in photo.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 3
Parking space
Somewhat difficult to find parking
Parking options
Free parking lot

  • Fiona Watson

Absolutely amazing meals well worth the money they brought out our food and omg the snitzel are massive for me and my 3 kkds with dinner and desert $105 awesome prices awesome staff GO HAVE A MEAL HERE YOU WONT REGRET IT ......10 STARS FROM ME
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40

  • Teresa Saliba

Booked through eat club and was told they don’t look at that. They gave us a free drink each instead of 20 per cent off the bill. My seafood platter was good but the schnitzel were so thin and over cooked they looked like they would crumble . Sometimes quality I’ve size is much better. Won’t be going back in a hurry.

  • Mark Cole

Friendly service and delicious food with very generous portion sizes!
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
BBQ Chicken, Garlic Bread
Parking space
Plenty of parking
Parking options
Free street parking

  • Kerry Caputo

Highly recommended. Friendly staff and fantastic food. Schnitzels are huge (took home half) that are cooked perfectly with a great range of toppings to choose from. Prices are very reasonable, we will definitely go back again!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40

  • Scuba 85

Good food and used to be good value, you would only have to spend $25 to get free delivery but now they have brought in a $9 delivery fee! which is absolutely ridiculous. Not to mention now charging $28 for a Schnitzel alone, so that's $37 once you factor in delivery!. As I said, absolutely ridiculous.

  • geoff Grantham

Huge servings... little pricey but there come this big sizes. Noisy environment if busy.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$40–60
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 2
Recommended dishes
Aussie Parmigiana, Chicken Parmagiana, Penne Carbonara

  • Tam L-J

Fantastic food ,prices and serving sizes! Staff were also great and friendly. Went for a mother daughter date but Will definitely be back with the rest of the family.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$40–60
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

  • Kelinda “Kelly” Hera-Singh

Tried to eat here twice now. Both mid-week dinners, no special times or occasions. Both times got told very quickly that they are fully booked. Drove past tonight to eat some where else and there may have only been 2-3 groups eating. 90% of the restaurant was empty. Won’t be trying a 3rd time.

  • Anthony Reiter

Awesome food great service, meals were massive, everyone at the table needed a doggy bag.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$40–60
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Chicken Parmagiana, Fish & Chips, Garlic Bread

  • Jessica Anderson

I love this place. Great value for money, the food is always delicious and we always leave with full bellies. Had my birthday dinner here with 30+ people and all our meals were brought out in good time, no one left hungry or unhappy. Thanks maranellos ❤️
Price per person
$20–40

  • Cindy Matsen

My husband and I dropped in for a late lunch. Menu was good and reasonably priced. We ordered nachos to share between the two of us. When our order came out we were surprised with how much we got, let me just say 3 people would have been satisfied. The coffee was very good as well.

  • Hugh Norman

The schnitzels are great value for money, I got three meals out of mine. The gelato is also pretty good.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Giant Schnitzel

  • Jessica Kelly (JessieQ)

Be ready to take some mouth watering schnitzel home because these are monsters. Their other meals are also nice. It is great that they allow you to take your leftovers home. Worth the wait to get in, reservations are a must
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

  • Edward Bereny

Great place and schnitzel was amazing and massive! Looking forward to coming back for another feed soon.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Giant Schnitzel

  • Wayne Cotton

Ordered a beef lasagna. Seemed to me that it had 0 beef in it.. it was filled with lots of ham and cheese. Partner also said it was the worse fish she has had out and mum was not happy that ingredients were missing from her meal..
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch

  • Kym Listing

The biggest juiciest schnitzel in Adelaide. Too many toppings to choose from. Life changing experience!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Giant Schnitzel

  • Leticia Reed

Amazing food not only does it taste great it looks fantastic. The girls are lovely so nice and friendly . Definitely somewhere you should go .
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4

  • brenda willimott

Lovely meals , a very large serving way more than we could eat . Really impressed with the quality
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Giant Schnitzel

  • Trev Lovatt

Excellent food at a great price but service to slow but lots of staff but to busy standing around talking
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 2
Recommended dishes
Chicken Mexican Parmigiana

  • Cil

Came back to Adelaide a few weeks ago to visit and had this amazing schnitzel the portion size was massive I was so shocked. It was extremely delicious!
Service
Dine in
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

  • Thomas Soya Hui

They are obviously understaff. we ordered a few coffee drinks but they keep taking and making new orders without doing ours. The drink was incorrect too. I ordered a long black and they put milk in it.
Food: 2
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 4

  • Matthew Atherton

Great place, great food and decently priced! The server that greeted us was extremely friendly and bubbly. Highly recommend.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

  • Ronald Janusaitis

Food was generously supplied and tasty to boot. Quick service and a great meal for our table of 11 people. Lots of variety and busy but efficient service. Very pleased with the meal and the night.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

  • Chris Boon

Just had dinner at cafe Maranello's. The food was fabulous, tasted great, and had very large servings. No-one will go home hungry from that place! The staff were fantastic. In fact when I put in some critical feedback, about having to smell

  • Tay

Got to the buisness at around dinner time just before the flood of people pored into the establishment. Didn't order food just had coffee. Waited 30min for two coffees . Had to ask where they were and they forgot . It was an easy mistake so

  • john maylin

Greeted by 2 lovely staff member who Greeted us with in 3 seconds off entering the dinner. I have never had a schnitzel so big and cooked so nice unbelievable to tell you the truth.
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–40

  • Rebecca Barnett

Unfortunately had the most terrible meal tonight. Restaurant was nearly empty and our meal for 2 took 45 minutes to come out and that was after we had to go and ask what was happening. Chicken breast was dry and the chips were overcooked.

  • Stacey Mannall

amazing experience! super nice staff and massive meals. the staff was very welcoming and super friendly. was my first time here and definately isn’t my last!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$40–60

  • Wayne Brazier

Went here for lunch today with my mum, had the polo avocado and Atlantic salmon. Both meals were of good size and cooked to a high standard. Staff very friendly, would highly recommend.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch

  • Darren Adams

Schnitzels are huge! We can easily get a takeaway schnitzel with chips mushroom gravy and salad for around $28 that can feed a family of 4. Ribs come in a generous serving too.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4

  • Jayne W

I have dined at Marinello's 3 times this year and so Marinellos every dish has been just perfect. Large serves and cooked to perfection. I'll definitely be frequenting Marinellos often from now on. Compliments to the chef/s. More

  • Della Banks

Great service and awesome filling-loaded pizzas. Would highly recommend this venue. The menu is varied with so many choices.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$60–80
Atmosphere: 5

  • Sarah M

Disappointed with the beef schnitzel! Not sure the coating they use but it was horrible and the pepper gravy was not peppery at all! Was actually sweet. Waste of money!
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40

  • Adam Roe

No Going Past Maranello Cafe - Ristorante cafe Back there again Tonight for Another Round Amazing Staff and Food Very Clean Restaurant And an Owner that takes Pride in what he Has
Meal type
Dinner

  • Phil Morris

Apart from the table and cutlery being a tad dirty , which was rectified , the food was superb . The schnitzels are HUGE , spilling over a 30cm plate ! Prices were very reasonable , will be going back . More

  • steve pope

Dropped in with a old work mate tonight for dinner...amazing size and quality, value for money, the service was fantastic, couldnt fault, def be back, the owner/manager was super friendly and accomodating!

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