Dinner at The Duchess of Wisbeach in Sea Point

Duchess of Wisbeach

The Duchess of Wisbeach is a relative newcomer to the Sea Point Restaurant Scene and she announces herself with a London Double Decker Bus bright red front door and an antelope head of some kind above the bar (keeping a watchful eye over the entrance!)

We had a fairly large table with stragglers arriving way after the time the table was booked for.  Seeing as the group is quite a rowdy bunch and seemed to spend more time chatting and having a cigarette on the pavement, our waitress suggested putting a few of their sidewalk tables together and so we ended up dining, Parisian café style, on the pavement! Continued

Munching my way through breakfast at Martins

Martins Bakery

Martins in Diepriver is one of those hidden gems about which only the locals know, and visitors to Cape Town wish they knew, given the recent propensity for artisan breads.

Martins resembles a typical old fashioned deli / coffee shop, which indeed is exactly what it is. Run by ‘Mr Martins’ (even his faithful staff members call him thus) together with his son and daughter-in-law, Martins is teeming with bread and baked products of just about every description, including an excellent range of wheat-free goodies that feature a wheat free bread (for which you have to place an order, so be warned), a range of biscuits, and the bakery’s delectable date balls, for which we make a stop at least once a week … Continued

Eating out in Cosmopolitan Cape Town

South Africa’s Mother City is home to some truly global gastronomy – Cape Town’s CBD is a veritable melting pot of different cultures. Not only are its locals far from homogenous themselves, there’s also the multitude of ex-pats from far-flung nations who’ve fallen in love with the city of Cape Town and made it their home. The resulting mixture of different customs, clothing and cuisine makes for a vibrant and eclectic city – not to mention a mouth-watering restaurant scene. On any night of the week you can sample culinary arts from around the world, with a side serving of South African hospitality and a sprinkling of Cape Town flair … Continued

I thought I soy a sushi bar …

I remember myself, age fourteen, squidging up my face in revulsion at what I’d just put in my mouth. Not the actual taste of it, mind you – in hindsight I’m sure it was delicious – but the thought: raw fish wrapped in seaweed? I wasn’t having any of it. Until about a year later, when I couldn’t have enough of it.

Sushi definitely grew on me, and you’d be amazed how many Capetonians list this Japanese cuisine as their number one favourite food. Luckily for me, Cape Town embraced sushi in a big way a few years ago and I can now get my fix just about anywhere in the city. Just in case you don’t know, here’s a rundown of a few of the best places to grab a California roll or ten … Continued

What’s for dinner tonight?

If you don’t feel like cooking dinner tonight and the credit crunch making it difficult to afford that luxury dinner then I have a few solutions for you to dine out for R50.00 or less per person. Sounds too good to be true doesn’t it?

Restaurant Specials

Brad’s Grill in Harfield Village Claremont (Southern Suburbs, Cape Town), has an In by 6 Out by 8 special that runs 7 days a week and the whole night on Sunday. The deal is you need to be in the restaurant by 18h00 (last orders taken at 18h45) and be out by 20h00. This is great for a midweek dinner when you have forgotten to defrost the chicken! The menu is always the same, which is great because you know what you are in for. For R35.00 you have a choice between a 180g sirloin steak, chicken schnitzel, deep fried calamari, hot and spicy chicken wings or vegetarian spring rolls. This is served with either a baked potato, chips or rice and 2 vegetables (butternut and spinach) … Continued