Rossouws Restaurants

After a week of eating in Jozi, I was beginning to become desperate for one decent-to-good meal. A friend suggested we needed to head south. So Sunday lunch was at this renowned Portuguese spot. It’s idiosyncratically laid out, a triangle at an intersection. The tip of the triangle has been turned into a fenced kid’s play area, downstairs is the comfortably appointed “restaurant” section, while up is the smoking section which is more sportsbar themed with big screens and a charming deck with views. The wait for food is excrutiating - I don’t know if it’s just because it was Sunday and it was humming with families. Of all the dishes we sampled some gems were the chorizo in a red wine sauce with onion and olive and the seafood espetada. The chicken peri-peri is good value, as is the pork and clam stew and prawns, and the wine list has a fun selection of Lusitanian wines. So a good lunch with honest food, but a ridiculously long wait.