Harbour Rock, Hermanus
A weekend revisit to this spectacularly situated seafood and grill spot in the harbour was a great success. Over the last while (since they installed a sushi team) the menu has been more and more Asian inflected, and also focussed. So it’s moved from a typical SA sea-side grill towards a more modern/global incarnation of this type. The sushi is good, and on most days the seafood too. Presentation is fresh and pretty, and the food also presents itself as being fresh and highly edible. Service can struggle when they’re busy (whale season) but it’s generally a well-operated restaurant and better than you’d expect for its glorious setting.
Posted: 28-07-08 · 2 Comments »
Ugh. Visited Harbour Rock last weekend while visiting Hermanus and deeply regret the choice of venue. While the fresh linefish was a good choice (I pat myself on the back), the rest of the meal was distinctly average, if not worse. My partner (who shared the prawn ’special’ and the full ribs with a friend who joined us for dinner) informed me afterwards that it was the worst meal he has had in years. Tuna steak tasted of nothing. Both prawns and tuna had clearly been frozen judging by the woolly flavour.
The setting is splendid, but the unappealing food and harried service makes this nothing more than a tourist trap. Pity.
August 12th, 2008 at 1:14 pm[...] return to this Hermanus seaside spot was far less successful than the last. I had received some conflicting reports after I posted positively, and yesterday’s visit [...]
September 1st, 2008 at 12:13 pm