Caffe Acqua

Food was nice although the service not so much. At the end of the meal i ordered a café latte, the young girl making the coffee made a cappuccino and when i corrected her she insisted that i just have the cappuccino.
Train your staff to take orders correctly, satisfy the customer and actually learn how to make coffee

We only ate here to get an $ 11 movie ticket with the meal so I wasn’t expecting much…
I had the porterhouse which was on special for $ 15 and it was quite nice for the price.
The place is done up quite nicely but suffers from its Elizabeth clientele.
Service was slow but all in all, if your after a cheap lunch and movie ticket it’s worth a visit.

Café Acqua at Elizabeth is a product of its environment. The standards of this café in North Adelaide or Norwood would have locals shunning it, and it would certainly crash and fail. But in Elizabeth, it is a welcome change from food court rubbish, or the culinary suicide of McDonalds and KFC.
The décor is modern and pleasant, the tables and floor are clean. The food is average, but not bad. Same with the coffee and tea. Nothing bad to say, but nothing pops out as showing exceptional flair to catch a foodies eye or palate.
It relies on «all you can eat» promotions to fill the restaurant on slow nights, and for Sunday breakfasts. As already stated, a product of its environment.
It does have the advantage of being surrounded by sub-​par chain food outlets, and an American pub opposite with a reputation for awful food. Compared to these options, Café Acqua does well.
An example of the standards is a coffee a friend ordered, the ceramic mug sported a deep chip right where you place your mouth (steel teeth are all the rage in the north it seems…)
There is no way the barista could not have seen it when making the beverage, and when I returned it to the bar, rather than make a replacement, the coffee was poured into a replacement cup and handed back. I doubt the mug was thrown out…
So, if in the Elizabeth City Centre, you certainly can do worse. Just don’t expect much, and you’ll be happy.

Elizabeth Shopping Centre wasn’t always the nicest, looks and people wise, but since undergoing a huge upgrade a couple of years ago now, I don’t mind going there for a few of the different shops and eating outlets.
Caffe Acqua is situated outside with over 200 seats, 100 which are alfresco in a semi closed in area.
The inside décor is lovely, bright, fresh, modern and oozes aqua and white colours.
The food is quite good, similar to a Caffe Primo, but with real $ 9.90 meals!
The staff are friendly and dress appropriately (unlike some Primo staff with extremely short black skirts and low cut tops).
When visiting Elizabeth Centre, stop for lunch at Caffe Acqua, and even the rest of the food court is very different, cheap and varied.

Average food, average coffee. I’m pushing it giving this place three stars, but the service is pretty okay, so we will stick with three.
The coffee is nothing to rave about, but it’s not the worst I’ve had I suppose.
The food is okay-​ish. The fact that it’s edible immediately puts it above Café Primo IMO. if you’re stuck between Macca’s, this or KFC, and you want something not junk food, then this place is an option. The meals are pretty cheap, but you kinda get what you pay for.