Moeng offers a delectable experience
New restaurant mirrors SA’S interesting diversity, writes Kabelo Khumalo
South Africa is the land of diversity. So is its cuisine, which offers a melting pot of intrigue and excitement.
Moeng is a new restaurant in the heart of Rosebank, offering a feel of kasi and indigenous cuisine to its clientele.
Moeng, which means “visitor” or “guest” in Setswana is a year old and run by business partners Absalom Kotsokoane and Keitumetse Molatlhegi.
Kotsokoane is the man behind the pots, while banker-turned-restaurateur Molatlhegi has taken a leap of faith in the world of food and entertainment.
“I have always loved entertaining guests and partnering with Chef Kotsokoane in this business venture was a natural fit,” she says, before explaining that the name of the establishment reflects the spirit of hospitality in the Setswana culture of offering a visitor the best of everything when you invite them to eat at your home.
The menu hides the genius Kotsokoane and his team put into every dish they produce. What caught my eye from the menu was a dish labelled ‘tshotlo / pulled beef’ with pap, a dish that has a real African feel to it.
Of course, no South African cuisine would be complete without mogodu.
“We are continuously coming with new techniques on how to cook and present our food. For example, our mogodu is not too greasy and fatty.
“And our customers appreciate that,” Kotsokoane says.
The rest of the menu equally makes one feel at home and in familiar territory, from chicken giblets to steamed bread with samp and beans, Moeng provides a home away from home experience.
Beyond the delightful food and ambience, the joint offers intimate sessions with Mzansi’s favourite artists.
Some of the country’s musi
Year-old reastaurant at the heart of Rosebank
cians to grace Moeng’s stage are Kelly Khumalo and Press.
Judith Sephuma will be performing on 23 September, while Karabo will take to the stage four days later.
What better way to celebrate Heritage Month than listening to Mzansi’s iconic acts and filling your stomach with delightful, originally South African dishes.
Where to find Moeng:
The restaurant is located in Rosebank’s new Oxford Parks precinct. If you are coming on foot from Rosebank go up the mosaic steps at the corner of Oxford and Jellicoe and follow the piazza type walkway that leads behind the building which faces onto Oxford Road.
If you are arriving by car from Oxford Road, you turn into Eastwood Road, the entrance to the car park will be directly on your left.