Restaurant Week commenced around the country on 1 April, and despite its name, runs for the whole month of April. Restaurants offer two or three course Lunch and/or Dinner set menus with options at a slightly discounted rate, allowing restaurant lovers to return to their favourite restaurants, to try new restaurants, or to visit restaurants that one has not visited before.a
A German swallow friend Annette Krueck had just arrived in Cape Town in the first week of April, and so I looked for a restaurant that was new to her to try, she being a restaurant lover too. As it was the first weekend of the Restaurant Week, the majority of the 47 Cape Town based restaurants were booked out already. All that was available for the Saturday evening were some brand new restaurants….. and surprisingly Grand Pavilion in Sea Point, a restaurant that I had eaten Lunch at after it opened a year ago, Service having been a problem then already. Continue reading →
Restaurant Week launched on 1 April, and despite its name, it runs for the full month.
Saturday 2 April 2022, Day 184 of Level 1 😷
Friday 11 March 2022, Day 162 of Level 1 😷
Today SÜD-AFRIKa magazine launched its first newsletter of 2022, and included an article written in German, summarising my Blogpost of earlier this month, with the wonderful news that more Restaurants have opened than have closed in the past 22 months, a wonderful turn-around for the industry.