Melt Hyde Park

Melt Hyde Park is a neighbourhood restaurant on King William Road in Adelaide’s Unley area, built around food that is easy to share. The menu brings together signature pizzas, tapas, salads and desserts, making it a practical choice when a table wants to order across several styles rather than settle on one dish each. There is also a lunchtime and dinner share-table option, with selections that combine tapas, pizza, salad and, at dinner, dessert.

The pizza list ranges from straightforward combinations such as Bianca, with mozzarella, parmesan, garlic and rosemary, to more elaborate choices including Funghi with mushrooms, truffle oil, fior di latte, free-range egg and parmesan. The vegan pizza includes artichoke, broccolini, capers, zucchini, caramelised onion, lemon, oregano and tomato, while The Turk brings together lamb, pine nuts, pomegranate, provolone, yoghurt, mint and sumac. Scacce is described as the house-specialty calzone, filled with roasted duck, mushroom, cherries, shallots and mozzarella. For something sweet, the dessert pizzas include chocolate and pistachio, or glazed citrus and currant with cinnamon sugar.

Tapas provide another way to build a meal, with options including hummus with ground lamb, pan-fried halloumi with pickled onions, baked gnocchi with peas, cream and pesto, pumpkin and zucchini fritters, and hot chilli chicken wings. Salads are also available, including rocket with mushroom and parmesan, and pear with rocket, walnuts and goat’s cheese. The menu is seasonal and may change, so these dishes are best understood as examples of the style rather than a permanent list.

The venue describes its dining space as stylish and sophisticated, and also offers it for special events. Bookings for groups of 10 or more are directed to its functions service, while takeaway is available for those who would rather enjoy the food elsewhere. Melt also caters for a range of dietary needs, with vegetarian and vegan choices, gluten-free pizza bases and other gluten-free dishes, plus the ability to accommodate nuts and seeds requirements. It is open from midday until late, except Tuesdays, and suits relaxed meals with friends, shared group dining and occasions that call for a more considered setting.