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Sweet Service Award goes to Labotessa Hotel; Sour Service Award goes to Constantia Fruit Truck!

 

The Sweet Service Award goes to Labotessa Hotel and Café and its owner Johan du Plessis, for his continuous generosity in spoiling me when I pop in there for their wonderful Appeltaart or all-Day Breakfast, sitting at their outside tables. It is a wonderful inner-City refuge with friendly Service, a Dutch-inspired interior design, and good food.

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Sweet Service Award goes to Labotessa Café; Sour Service Award goes to Department of Home Affairs!

 

The Sweet Service Award goes to Labotessa Café in the Hotel with the same name, and its owner Johan du Plessis.  The Café serves the most delicious Dutch-style apple tart and cream, and has become a special hide-away break on Church Square in the City.  On a former visit to the Café I had shared with Johan how wonderful the Dyptique shampoo which he had gifted me is for my hair. As I left the Café, his assistant handed me a packet with more Dyptique shampoo and conditioner. Yesterday I popped in for another slice of tart after a client meeting, and Johan and I had a long conversation in the cosy Dutch-inspired Café. He refused to accept my payment for the tart. Continue reading →

Sweet Service Award goes to Supa Quick; Sour Service Award goes to AVBOB!

 

The Sweet Service Award goes to Supa Quick on Main Road in Sea Point, which my petrol attendant Michael at BP President had recommended to me for a repair of a slow leak of my tyre.  It took 5 minutes for the staff to find the nail in the tyre, to remove it, and to fit a plug to prevent the leakage.  And this fabulous service only costs R100! A company delivering on its brand name. Continue reading →

Sweet Service Award goes to Pick n Pay; Sour Service Award goes to Eskom!

 

The Sweet Service Award goes to Pick n Pay Camps Bay, and its Manager Thando, for his generosity in gift8mg me a pack of mini Tex chocolate bars, when the store did not have any standard size of the chocolate bar in stock. The Camps Bay branch management does its best to look after its local customers. Continue reading →