The Sweet Service Award goes to Alan Winde, Western Cape Minister of Tourism and avid cyclist, for resurrecting the Midnight Mass cycle, which takes place on full moon night once a month. The informal fun cycle, which has been running for a year and attracts about 4000 cyclists, was closed down earlier this month by the City’s Tourism, Events, and Marketing Directorate due to safety concerns, required for events of 2000 participants or more. Minister Winde met his City of Cape Town counterpart Grant Pascoe, Member of the Mayoral Committee for Tourism, Events, Continue reading →
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Greek Fisherman/City Grill/Meloncino Sweet Service and Nespresso Sour Service Awards!
The Sweet Service Award goes to the restaurant group of The Greek Fisherman, Meloncino, and City Grill in the V&A Waterfront, for the unusual way General Manager Barry Nieuwhoudt and Marketing executive Tammy Smit hosted the Camps Bay Guest House Association on Monday evening. Our Restaurant Safari started at The Greek Fisherman, where 18 guest house owners and managers met for starters, which included a selection of Greek mezes such as Greek salad, fried haloumi, feta-stuffed phyllo pastry rolls, dips with pita bread, and mussels. We then went upstairs to Meloncino (which once overlooked Granger Bay, but now is above City Grill), an Italian style ‘ristorante, bar, and pizzeria Italiano‘, where we were served a selection of their pasta, pizza, and meat Continue reading →
Autumn and Winter 2013 Cape Town and Winelands Restaurant Specials!
The Autumn and Winter 2013 specials for Cape Town and Winelands restaurants follow below, and are updated continuously. We welcome information about new specials, and feedback about your meals at these restaurants:
* Pepenero in Mouille Point : Sirloin and chips R89, Lamb shank lasagne R99, Seafood platter R149, Sushi platter R129, Crayfish tails R169, Chicken schnitzel R85, Minestrone R65, Chicken liver pasta R80, Prawn platter R119. Half price sushi all day. Daily. Tel (021) 439-9027 (updated 2/9)
* Theo’s on Beach Road, Mouille Point: Oysters R8 each, Seafood soup R55, Prawn special R110, Linefish and prawn combo R99, Linefish and calamari R99, Sole and Calamari R99, Rump or sirloin R99, Spare Ribs R99, Rump Espetada R99, 250g Lobster and prawn platter R139; Seafood platter R125. Tel (021) 439-3494 (updated 12/6)
* Sevruga in the V&A Waterfront: 2 course lunch R125, 3 courses R165, 4 courses R195; half price sushi and dim sum Monday – Saturday 12h00 – 18h00; 25 % off sushi and Continue reading →