Seafood at The Marine, Hermanus

A quick lunch here, at this fine hotel’s “little” restaurant, since the main one, Pavilion, is not open daytimes. A lovely elegant setting (with an upmarket feeling, and often older international clientele), I sat with a sea view at the lounge tables, while the dining section has a view of the kitchen. The wine list is small but happily locally-focussed, while the menu is naturally all about seafood in Mediterranean, Asian and Cape guises and dishes, as well as rich man’s fish and chips or platters for a more deluxe meal. My Caesar salad to start was ok, leaves “correct” and containing all the right bits, but croutons were ordinary and the dressing too, it lacked bite. My seafood kebab on risotto was, however, fantastic: just charred, the fish and prawn perfectly cooked, with a risotto of mussel and shrimp that had a delicious lemon tang and ideal texture. Coffee not great. Two courses here costs R180.  028 313 1000.

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