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BEST FOR Playful, deconstructed dishes and food adventures. FOOD The baby octopus teriyaki starter is cooked to perfection, while the tom yum is a delicious interpretation of the classic hot-and-sour Thai soup. If you’d like to stick to seafood for mains, options include prawn bisque tagliatelle and coconut-milk trout, or switch to the Three Little Pigs: slow-braised pork belly with sticky honey-mustard, soya-glazed eisbein, crispy streaks of bacon and crunchy pork crackling. Equally tempting is the beef fillet in a red wine reduction with truffles, and the duck magret. For dessert, go with Digging for Carats, a golden ball atop a slightly salty chocolate crumble, beneath which is a smear of crème brûlée custard. DRINKS All wines are sold by the glass and include Raka, AA Badenhorst and Rust en Vrede. Premium offerings include Leeu Passat and Mullineux. SERVICE The waitrons are eager to advise on dishes. AMBIENCE Contemporary cool yet cosy. (KK)