Palais Hotel
86 Esplanade, Semaphore SA 5019, Australia
Today 09:00 – 02:00 · by the venue's published hoursFull hours
A much-loved seaside pub at Semaphore in Adelaide, rated 4.3 across more than 2,100 reviews.
Practical details
Opening hours
- MondayToday
- 09:00 – 02:00
- Tuesday
- 09:00 – 02:00
- Wednesday
- 09:00 – 02:00
- Thursday
- 09:00 – 02:00
- Friday
- 09:00 – 02:00
- Saturday
- 09:00 – 02:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 00:00
Why it's worth checking out
The Palais Hotel sits on the Esplanade at Semaphore, the relaxed seaside suburb north-west of the Adelaide CBD, right by the beach. A much-loved seaside pub, it's a genuine local fixture — combining a relaxed, characterful pub atmosphere with quality food, good drinks and a warm, welcoming feel, all in a lovely beachfront location.
The appeal is that combination of a great pub atmosphere, quality pub food and drinks and a fantastic beachfront Semaphore location, ideal for a relaxed meal, a drink by the sea, a catch-up or a night out near the beach. The lovely seaside setting and a quality pub offering make it a real go-to, and the Palais has clearly won over a big, loyal following of locals and visitors.
With a 4.3 rating from more than 2,100 reviews, it's clearly a popular, well-loved spot. Menus, drinks lists, opening hours and any events vary, so it's worth checking current details before you go — though for a meal, a drink and a relaxed seaside pub atmosphere, it's often just a matter of dropping in at the Palais Hotel at Semaphore.
Spot Score
The Spot Score is our composite of five signals — two about the venue's standing with visitors and three about how complete and current this listing is. It is not a visitor rating and not a verdict on the food or the experience. The 4.3 from 2,192 reviews is Google's visitor rating, shown separately and never altered by us.
About the venue · from Google
- ReputationGoogle star rating, smoothed for review count
- 72
- PopularityHow many Google reviews it has
- 100
About this listing · our record
- Information qualityWebsite, menu and structured details on file
- 30
- Category fitHow well it matches its listed category
- 70
- FreshnessHow recently we last checked our sources
- 30
Last checked against sources 19 June 2026.
Our independent editorial score — not a user rating.
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