A winter feast in Cape Town
It’s winter in Cape Town which means you won’t be trampled by tourists. It also means there are some great deals for South Africans travelling to the Mother City. What this Kalk Bay institution lacks in fabric table cloths it makes up for with extremely fresh seafood, fabulous waitresses who easily traverse the restaurant floor carrying plates piled high with deep fried deliciousness. The slap chips and yellowtail are recommended, but for under R250 you can get two lobster tails, a massive portion of fish and a generous helping of calamari that can feed two hungry adults. Once you’ve wiped your mouth stick around to watch the local seals try and poach fish from the local fisherman, or simply meander around town. introduction of a prix fixe menu at lunchtime, Monday to Saturday.
Chef Wesley Randles and manager Simon Widdison have convinced a handful of Swartland Independent Producers to dig out barrels of wine you’re unlikely to find on any other wine list. Each month a new winemaker will pair a carafe wine from their cellar with Randles’ food. The threecourse prix fixe menu is at lunch on Monday to Saturday until September 30. It’s R360 per person with wine or R280 without.
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The team at Faber at Avondale have masterminded a threecourse set winter lunch menu that will run Wednesdays to Sundays. It’s R250 per person. Expect delectable servings of Avondale duck ravioli with nasturtium pesto and duck broth, hen’s egg, mackerel bokkoms, pickled garlic, grand padano and roasted pumpkin tart, cinnamon and brown sugar ice cream. You can ask Avondale’s organic wines for the finest pairing with the menu.
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