Fred VoomVoom
Google
We have been to the restaurant this evening. The first table they offered us wasn't the best, really, then we asked to be moved next to the garden, which was really amazing, it makes a huge difference. It was such a lovely and warm summer evening! Their terrace is something else! So when you book, if the weather suits it, ask to be on the terrace. The waiter was very nice and he has been doing great service all the way. Bravo! I ordered some oysters with a mix of soja and ginger sauce (where I am still wondering were the ginger was?), the plate arrived with no spoon and no forks...urghh sorry but I dont eat oysters with my fingers..then I asked for it and I got suprised when the waiter brought me a fork made to eat your normal food...he told me they used to have oysters forks but not anymore...dont they have money enough to buy some? (At R5500 a room?). It is super weird to eat oysters with a big fork..and it is not very classy for such a restaurant! The food was ok, but nothing amazing either. I had the duck. It was good, but honestly, it was such a small piece. Very small, even! When it arrived on the table, I didn't even see the meat on the plate, for real! 3 bites, and it was done. 100 grams with the bone at the max! I was very disappointed...the side plate was made of 5 pieces of coliflower, 4 pieces of corn, and 2 beans...at R295, you expect not coming back home and being still hungry. But when I arrived home then I opened my fridge and looked at what I could eat 😉
The wine list by the glass is not bad, but the 1st glass I ordered was off (the bottle got certainly opened 3 or 4 days before and not kept in a wine fridge, I cant handle the smell of it), the waiter opened a fresh bottle for me which I appreciated, unfortunately the wine wasn't chill (as too often in Cape Town) then I had to ask to be at the right temperature (17/18 degrees and not 25). At R110 a glass, you have good expectations, no?
Overall, it was a nice evening on their terrace, but I am not sure about the food...will we go back there? I'm not sure.
Will we recommend that place? I'm not sure.