The Tasting Menu of Utopia Cape Town was launched in November 2020 for the first time, the marketing rationale of offering a five course Tasting Menu at an unbeatable unbelievable R195 beimg to attract new diners to the restaurant, making it the talk of the town, not only for its spectacular 15th floor view.

The Tasting Menu proved to be so popular that Utopia Cape Town launched a Vegetarian Tasting Menu too, also offering five courses at R195.

After nine months of serving the Tasting Menus it was time for a change, Executive Chef Pavel Dimitrov and his team designing a winter-warming Winter Tasting Menu, and launching it at the beginning of this week, when the restaurant reopened its doors after a long four week Level 4 Lockdown closure. A Winter Vegetarian Menu is available too.  Both Tasting Menus are available with a wine pairing, costing R350 in total.

The Standard Fish/Meat Winter Tasting Menu consists of the following courses, two of the five courses being on the previous Tasting Menu, its two most popular dishes.

1.  A Velouté of seasonal vegetables, chefs aromatics, and finished with in-house seasoning, served in a see-through espresso cup.

2.  Ricotta and Spinach Mezzelune, with fresh ricotta, spinach, lemon zest, thyme, and a Napolitana sauce, topped with Parmesan crisps.

3.  Spicy Prawns, sautéed with olive oil, chili, garlic, and a butter and wine sauce (wine can be excluded), a dish from the former Tasting Menu.

4.  Sautéed Beef, Lyonnaise onions, wild mushrooms, and veal jus, also a dish from the previous Tasting Menu.

5. Baked Yoghurt made with double thick yoghurt, seasonal fruit, vanilla, and crumble, a delicious new dessert.

 

The new 5-course Vegetarian Tasting Menu consists of the following dishes, and also costs R195:

1.  A Velouté of seasonal vegetables, chefs aromatics, and finished with in-house seasoning, served in a see-through espresso cup.

2.  Ricotta and Spinach Mezzelune, with fresh ricotta, spinach, lemon zest, thyme, and a Napolitana sauce, topped with Parmesan crisps

3.  Creamy mushroom Risotto, made with Arborio rice, white wine, finished with herbs, seasoning, and olive oil, a Vegetarian dish from the former Tasting Menu.

4.  Sweet potato croquette, with crisp fried sweet potato, chili jam, fresh herbs, green oil, and Chevin dill mousse.

5. Baked Yoghurt made with double thick yoghurt, seasonal fruit, vanilla, and crumble, a delicious  new dessert.

 

Disclosure: Utopia Cape Town is a Communications client of mine.

Utopia Cape Town, 15th floor, Chiappini Street, De Waterkant, Cape Town.  Tel 021 418-3065 www.utopiacapetown.co.za Facebook Utopia Cape Town Instagram: @utopiacapetown @chefpavelcapetown. Mondays- Saturday 12h00 – 21h00.

 

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