After bombing out with Piero’s Tutti Pasta in Die Wilge for lunch (closed for some reason when all info suggested otherwise) I came across L’Epis d’Ore (which is/used to be in Rosebank?) in Menlo Park. It has a lovely setting, … Continue reading →

I must say I was dismayed when I saw the shopping centre that this spot is in. Dismal and decaying is the impression. But once I had crossed the portal, I felt much better. The interior is comforting and cocooning … Continue reading →

Comfy setting, warm and cosy in brick and dark wood, leather couches offering a sense of relaxation and a promisingly generous bar. There’s a doorman, but the sense of clubbiness ends there, this is under the skin a rather basic … Continue reading →

A quick swing by these spots to recce them for potential breakfast/lunch and also because I still needed a decent coffee after lunch at Brasserie de Paris. Li-Bel has unconventional charisma is spades, sitting on a old-school corner of the … Continue reading →

I like the idea of a casual bistro inside a modern/industrial architect’s fantasy home. The house is all raw surface and hugh volumes, while the bistro is small tabled, white and petite, with a classic menu that ranges from French … Continue reading →

This famous Japanese spot is well frequented by embassy types as well as Japanese, and it’s easy to taste why. It is all on the plate, because, while the interior is not poor, it is not the focal point – … Continue reading →

Sexy place, this, until you get your food. A modern space, impressive in its triple volumes, steel and glass and textures (including a huge sculpture of a man), with hip urban music. It’s big inside, with a great bar and … Continue reading →

Rounding out a week of gourmet eating, a revisit to David Higg’s R&V was a successful conclusion. This is a high class act and one of the most attractive spaces in the Cape (barring some rather clumsy paintings on the … Continue reading →

For some time, the restaurants at the Liz McGrath Collection have been treading water. Somewhat lacking in innovation and not living up to the high standards of the hotels’ accommodation offerings, the best of the group has been the Cellars-Hohenhort … Continue reading →