Mariana’s
You won’t get closer to real, unprocessed food in a restaurant than at this county eatery. It’s not a discovery, the wife and husband team here have been growing their fiercely loyal fan-base for a few years, but it’s the kind of place you wish you ate at more often every time you visit. Ours was yesterday for a long Sunday lunch. Lunch is all they do, and while the length is up to you, it’s a challenge to keep them short. From her own garden, Mariana builds seasonal flavours with a strong South African twist; and husband Peter adds his humourous twist to the menu (like Sunday’s Uncanneloni). My starters were a gruyere tart and a tuna persillade (parsley and garlic with the tuna, and then set in aspic), then I moved on to the dried fruit stuffed guinea fowl which was massive in flavour. If you desire home-made chicken pie, this is the place, and if you yearn for crème brûlée made with farm eggs, you have this spot. Highly recommended.
12 Du Toit Str, Stanford. 028 341 0272. Thurs-Sun lunch. NB No credit cards!
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