Category: Restaurants

I went to Tokara for lunch on Saturday. It was a friend’s birthday. so we were a table of about 20. One person noted that if Tokara can handle a table of 20 ordering a la carte, why do other places tell you for tables bigger than 8 you must have a set menu? That’s…

On Saturday evening I ate at a Greek restaurant called Marijka’s for the first time. It’s on Victoria road just after Bakoven (on the sea side), you can’t miss it as it’s the only restaurant along that stretch. We sat on the veranda because we had some smokers in our party, but the veranda is…

I often wish for more time in order to try all the new restaurants that are opening every month. Long weekends provide exactly that. We decided to take advantage of Good Friday by going out to Kalk Bay and investigating what’s happening out there. We decided to try out a new wine bar and restaurant…

Wakame has been around for a while now. I have reviewed it before, but that was quite a long time ago and things have changed. Since they have opened Wafu upstairs, I have been spending a lot more time there and have eaten there several times this summer. Wafu is great for sundowners, the view…

I haven’t been to Anatoli’s for at least 4 years and was not a little surprised that it is actually still open. Anatoli’s used to be the place to go, I remember in my first few years in Cape Town we used to eat there often. Then something happened, I’m not sure what, but suddenly…

Bowl is a new restaurant situated in The Adderly Hotel at 31 Adderly St. They said they named it Bowl because all the food is served in bowls, but a lot of our meals were not served in bowls, so not sure what the deal is. Anyway, 10 of us had dinner there the other…

Po Na Na has become a tapas bar called Besobar (in Spanish ‘beso’ means ‘kiss’ and ‘bar’ means ‘bar’). If you’ve been to Po Na Na before you will know what to expect decor wise because nothing has really changed. Although, I’m sure you’ll agree, Po Na Na would be quite suitable for a tapas…

Those who know me will know that I’m easily pleased, but hard to impress. Riboville impressed me. It’s located in an old building at the top of Adderly St (just before you hit Wale St) which used to be a bank. They have refurbished the place but tried to keep as much of the original…