{"id":13865,"date":"2010-11-10T10:18:03","date_gmt":"2010-11-10T08:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=13865"},"modified":"2010-11-10T10:18:03","modified_gmt":"2010-11-10T08:18:03","slug":"restaurant-review-oishii-delicious-caffe-is-delicious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/restaurant-review-oishii-delicious-caffe-is-delicious\/","title":{"rendered":"Restaurant Review: Oishii delicious Caffe is delicious!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Oishii delicious Caffe\u00a0is a new restaurant in Tamboerskloof, which quietly opened three weeks ago.\u00a0\u00a0 It has\u00a0a gentle presence and welcome when one steps inside the shop\/deli\/caffe.\u00a0 Manager Fatima impressed with her friendliness, and the food served is delicious.\u00a0 “Oishii” expresses the emotion of deliciousness in Japanese, she explained to us. It offers excellent value for money, especially compared to the expensive Melissa’s a few doors away.<\/p>\n

When one steps inside, one notices the wooden shelving with a collection of unrelated items, some crafted in Cape Town, and some picked up by owner Marko\u00a0Helfer from a recent trip as far away as China.\u00a0\u00a0 The deli counter is hidden from the entrance, and displays five salads that are freshly made, which one can eat there or take away.\u00a0\u00a0 Breads and pastries from Marcellino’s Bakery\u00a0are available for sale or to enjoy with the lovely Deluxe coffees.\u00a0\u00a0Seven ice cream flavours are sold, and come from Venezia in Sea Point.\u00a0 \u00a0Marko owns the Pure Solid 13 clothes, gift\u00a0and accessories shop next door, with a branch in Cavendish Square too.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

There is no menu.\u00a0 One blackboard lists the coffee options (one of the cheaper cappuccino destinations in Cape Town, at R13) and another the sandwich (R25 without meat, R35 with meat), salad (R35 without meat, R40 with meat)\u00a0and noodle (R35) options.\u00a0 Marko designed all the furniture (including a baby high chair)\u00a0and shelving for the shop, Fatima told me, and had it made up – it has a lovely earthy Scandinavian feel to it, and the colourful collection of chairs in different styles, shapes and colours add to the decor.\u00a0 The lamps are unique in design, and Marko’s wife crocheted all the covers for them.\u00a0\u00a0 I loved the bunch of fresh flowers from a garden on one of the tables.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Fatima has had short stints working at the Daily Deli and Bonjour Patisserie, both in Tamboerskloof, and last worked in an office.\u00a0 She describes her customers as locals who work in the area, and who come in to enjoy the coffee and other treats served.\u00a0 Breakfast options include croissant, avocado, Gruyere and choice of egg for R42; granola, fruit salad and yoghurt at R18; and croissant, jam and butter at R15.\u00a0\u00a0 The salads appear to be sold at R7 a portion of a specific salad.\u00a0 Meat options for sandwiches or salads are roast chicken, salami, and coppa ham.\u00a0 Pastry choices\u00a0include cinnamon pretzels, chocolate cigars, chocolate croissants, and the bread range includes rye, ciabatta and Kornspitz.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Oishii delicious Caffe has a chef who comes in every day, making up the salads.\u00a0\u00a0 Marko is sent to buy the fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as grain products for the salads.\u00a0\u00a0 Anel Clarke is the chef, and spends the mornings at Oishii, making five salads, always a raw salad, a bean one, a chicken or tuna one, a starch one (pasta or couscous), and a potato one.\u00a0 When we were there\u00a0last Saturday\u00a0Anel’s salad selection included orange couscous, mange tout and sundried tomato; chick pea, feta and olive salad; beetroot, apple and rocket salad; and roast chicken, paw paw, and cucumber salad with a coconut dressing.\u00a0 Anel uses a different dressing for each salad, and tries to make unusual salads not found anywhere else.\u00a0 She says her chicken and corn salads are the most popular.\u00a0\u00a0 When Anel is not at Oishii, she does cooking lessons in customers’ homes, and makes vegan food for the Wellness Warehouse on Kloof Street.\u00a0 She has started a blog called Daisy Meisie, but does not have much time for it.<\/p>\n

We paid R 55 for a selection of four salads as well as\u00a0a cappuccino, which is excellent value.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Oishii delicious Caffe<\/strong>, corner\u00a0Kloof and De Lorentz Streets,\u00a0Tamboerskloof.\u00a0 Tel (021) 422-4981.\u00a0 No website.\u00a0 Monday – Friday 7h30 – 16h30, Saturday 8h00 – 14h30.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio:\u00a0www.whalecottage.com<\/a>\u00a0Twitter: @WhaleCottage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Oishii delicious Caffe\u00a0is a new restaurant in Tamboerskloof, which quietly opened three weeks ago.\u00a0\u00a0 It has\u00a0a gentle presence and welcome when one steps inside the shop\/deli\/caffe.\u00a0 Manager Fatima impressed with her friendliness, and the food served is delicious.\u00a0 “Oishii” expresses the emotion of deliciousness in Japanese, she explained to us. It offers excellent value for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[3,124,20,21],"tags":[8417,8416,8409,32366,723,2152,32378,8415,8419,8420,253,8410,4642,8414,999,665,6069,8411,249,8407,8406,8413,3625,3618,8408,1131,1824,8412,8418,32373],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t