Category Archives: De Waterkant

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 62 of Level 1, 21 November 2020.

 

Saturday 21 November 2020, Day 62 of Level 1, Day 241 of Lockdown 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#Grateful for a relaxed day; for a sunny but much cooler day, at 22C; for a busy morning on Social Media; for a walk to Camps Bay, with lots of litter from yesterday to pick up; for a friendly shop at Woolies; for a cocktail date with Hans-Werner Klein and Rose Klein at Utopia, I staying on to listen to George Sax playing, and serenading a couple that got engaged; and for being happy and healthy. 🙏💙 Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 55 of Level 1, 14 November 2020

 

Saturday 14 November 2020, Day 55 of Level 1, Day 233 of Lockdown 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#Grateful for a cool day, at 18C, with a little rain at midday, making it nice and cozy in bed all morning, going on a Social Media posting spree; for a walk to Camps Bay, Rose Klein and Hans-Werner Klein driving past and stopping for a chat, making a date for next Saturday; for a lovely sunset this evening; for popping in at Utopia, to hear SiAnne Wilkens sing, and to photograph some of their dishes; and for being happy and healthy 🙏💙 Continue reading →

Utopia Restaurant launches best value Tasting Menu in Cape Town, as well as Special Sunday Lunch Menu!

 

Utopia Restaurant has launched its first ever Tasting Menu, offering five beautiful courses on Monday to Thursday evenings, at an amazingly low cost of R195, the lowest in Cape Town for a Tasting Menu. It has also introduced a Family-friendly Special Sunday Lunch Menu, accompanied by live entertainment. It has  introduced new dishes to its À la carte menu.

Utopia towers above all other restaurants in Cape Town in being the highest, located on the 15th floor of the Mirage building in De Waterkant, offering magnificent 360 degree views of Cape Town.  Continue reading →

Utopia Restaurant towers above all other restaurants in Cape Town, excellent elevated dining!

 

In my mind the Silo Hotel in the Waterfront was Cape Town highest restaurant and bar, although more bar on the 11th floor and restaurant on the 6th floor. A year ago that record was broken by Utopia when it opened as an Upmarket Bistro, in the Mirage building in De Waterkant, on the 15th floor, offering dining with a 360 degree view of the Mother City.

I was invited to try the 120-seater restaurant, which is a member of my Lockdown Sit-Down, Deliveries and Collection Facebook Group, for Lunch on Saturday, experiencing its Elevated Dining Restaurant and Bar.

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