My Review

4 out of 10 stars
The Adelaide is a nice place for an event, but you should go in with your eyes open. It is important to take into account the likelihood of having to cover part of your minimum spend in your budgeting. The venue is a little bit out of people’s way, and this reduced the numbers we were expecting. We did not meet our minimum spend, and were told “that this happens all the time”.

We were also surprised at the state of the venue. The building is old and “is soon to be knocked down”. The stairs down to the kitchen were pitch dark with minimal lighting from candles. Whilst we could use the kitchen, appliances were leaking and we continually had to mop up as we worked down there. We were told that this had been a problem “for a while”.

In fact, when we made the complaints above, these were initially met with aggression. Eventually both were worked out amicably, but not before quite a degree of resistance on the venue’s side.

Overall, it was probably a mistake for us to go to the Adelaide. We wanted to flag these issues so that others think through whether it’s the right venue for them.