Category: Restaurants
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The Green Dolphin review
The Green Dolphin in the Waterfront as been around for ages. It’s one of the few places (Pigalle is another one) that offers live jazz every night of the week (especially now that Manenberg’s has closed down, thankfully). However, I have never held the Green Dolphin in high regard. I have been there a few…
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Foresters Arms review
You would think I would have reviewed Fories before now, seeing as it has been around for about 200 years (apparently). The truth is that I have eaten there several times before and just never got round to writing a review. So here is the review, finally. Fories is a pub, so a lot of…
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Jardine Bakery Review
I mentioned in the September newsletter that Jardine Restaurant had opened a bakery. I don’t often get a chance to try places in town which are only open in the week as I don’t work in town. However this week I had to get my passports renewed (Home Affairs wasn’t as bad as one might expect), so…
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Baia Review
I have eaten at Baia in the Waterfront once before and it was one of my better dining experiences, I’m not sure why I didn’t review it at the time. I went last night for the second time and was impressed again. Last time I went I had the linefish (R95) and remember being happy with it.…
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Zucca review
Zucca is another restaurant I’ve been wanting to try for a while (along with Toni’s next door). Zucca is an Italian restaurant owned by Ricky Turilli who previously owned Andiamo and Porcini and a couple of others, so it has some pedigree. I quite like restaurants that are located in converted houses, they seem to have more…
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Hussar Grill review
I ate at the Hussar Grill in Greenpoint for the second time last night. I have also eaten at the one in Camps Bay. I found the one in Camps Bay to not be as good as the one in Greenpoint. The service was not at all good, and it doesn’t seem to have much…
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Live Bait review
Live Bait is in the Kalk Bay harbour, next to Polana and underneath Harbour House. It used to be called Ek ‘n Jy. I ate there one evening last week. When we arrived we saw some people we knew and went over to their table to say hello. While we were at their table, I…
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Piccolo Mondo review
Whilst I may be hard to impress (we’re not called ‘critics’ for nothing), I am quite easily pleased. It’s seldom that I go out to eat and find the experience completely disappointing. Each experience will have some aspects that detract from it, but there are normally some redeeming aspects too. Dinner at Piccolo Mondo in…
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The Strandloper review
I’m surprised that I haven’t reviewed the Strandloper before as I have eaten there several times. The first time was many years ago, before I moved to Cape Town (they have been going for 14 years) and the most recent occasion was last weekend. The experience has not changed much between then and now. A…
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Relish review
Relish is a nice venue, with the restaurant downstairs, a bar upstairs and a function area on the top floor. The restaurant itself lacks some ambiance, due to the concrete floor and modern style furniture. It does have a great view of the mountain though. I haven’t eaten at Relish for quite along time, probably a…