EAT … PLAY … DRINK …
NEDERBURG has opened its first restaurant in the more than 200-year history of the farm. While the tasting centre of the popular Paarl winery has long offered a range of themed food and wine pairings, the stylish new bistrostyle restaurant, called The Red Table, is the first à la carte offering.
Dishes will change regularly to reflect the availability of fresh ingredients and to showcase Nederburg wines such as the Private Bin 2007 Eminence, which earned Nederburg’s cellarmaster, Razvan Macici, the coveted Diners Club Winemaker of the Year Award in 2012. The Red Table will also be running flash sales on selected wines.
Located in the lovely old Cape Dutch manor house, it will be open from midday until late afternoon, Wednesdays to Sundays, until the end of April.
It has taken over most of the house, spilling over on to the veranda and also the surrounding gardens, when the weather permits. For many, this will be their first experience of the historic manor house, built in 1800 by Nederburg’s founder, Philippus Wolvaart. Until now, entry into this national monument has been exclusively by appointment.
The restaurant has been created with wellknown Cape Town foodie Andrea Foulkes, who has worked closely with the winery and knows its extensive wine range well. Says Macici: “We are the home of
MasterChef SA for the second season. We have such a close association with delicious dining that it makes sense for us to have a restaurant where wine-lovers can enjoy their favourites paired with great-tasting food.”
A children’s menu offers pies, steak rolls, chicken skewers and pizzas.
Prices start at R45, with most mains priced at around R65. The Sunday buffet table, that includes a fantasy sundae bar, is R195 a person.
For children, a picnic pack is offered at R75.
Vegetarians and those with special dietary needs will also be accommodated.
Visitors will still be able to enjoy the wine and food pairings offered in the tasting centre.
For bookings or queries, call 021 862 3104, send an e-mail to theredtable@nederburg.co.za, see www.nederburg.com/theredtable or follow Nederburg on twitter.com/nederburg (hashtag #Redtable) or www.facebook.com/Nederburg