{"id":200012,"date":"2019-05-02T11:24:40","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T09:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/?p=200012"},"modified":"2019-05-15T11:59:08","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T09:59:08","slug":"reubens-co-cafe-far-more-than-a-cafe-the-val-de-vie-resident-dining-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/reubens-co-cafe-far-more-than-a-cafe-the-val-de-vie-resident-dining-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Reuben\u2019s &#038; Co Caf\u00e9 far more than a Caf\u00e9, the Val De Vie resident dining room!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-200018\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/24138017-6179-4D67-A125-3AE153810EBF.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/24138017-6179-4D67-A125-3AE153810EBF.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/24138017-6179-4D67-A125-3AE153810EBF.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/24138017-6179-4D67-A125-3AE153810EBF.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/24138017-6179-4D67-A125-3AE153810EBF.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/24138017-6179-4D67-A125-3AE153810EBF.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>It must be fabulous living in the country estate of Val de Vie, with fantastic sport facilities and country living, equidistant from Paarl and Franschhoek, and not too far from Cape Town, and now have Reuben\u2019s &amp; Co Caf\u00e9 open its doors, alongside the gym and largest swimming pool in Africa, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner!&nbsp;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Reuben\u2019s &amp; Co Caf\u00e9 is far beyond a Caf\u00e9, defined by Google as a \u2018<i>small restaurant selling light meals <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-200019\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/444B1B6E-C942-409E-9B64-9B21553BBB83.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/444B1B6E-C942-409E-9B64-9B21553BBB83.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/444B1B6E-C942-409E-9B64-9B21553BBB83.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/444B1B6E-C942-409E-9B64-9B21553BBB83.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/444B1B6E-C942-409E-9B64-9B21553BBB83.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/444B1B6E-C942-409E-9B64-9B21553BBB83.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>and drinks<\/i>\u2019, given that it can comfortably seat 190 patrons, and 350 standing patrons as they did before and after the recent Andrea Boccelli concert at Val de Vie. What it serves is far beyond light meals, many dishes being the same as or evolved from dishes on the Reuben&#8217;s menu in Franschhoek and Cape Town.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reuben\u2019s Caf\u00e9 is Chef Reuben Riffel\u2019s fifth restaurant, alongside Reuben\u2019s in Franschhoek, at the One &amp; Only in Cape Town, at the Capital Moloko in Johannesburg, and Racine in Franschhoek, and opened its doors in December 2018. It is the first project created jointly with Chef Richard Carstens, having created a restaurant consultancy called RiffelCarstens after Chef Richard left Tokara.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"N6hbzsBU73\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/new-restaurant-consultancy-riffelcarstens-launched\/\">New Restaurant Consultancy RiffelCarstens launched!<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe title=\"&#8220;New Restaurant Consultancy RiffelCarstens launched!&#8221; &#8212; Whale Tales Blog\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/new-restaurant-consultancy-riffelcarstens-launched\/embed\/#?secret=N6hbzsBU73\" data-secret=\"N6hbzsBU73\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-200020\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D7ECFB9A-C6EE-4E67-847F-67DDD4C34D87.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D7ECFB9A-C6EE-4E67-847F-67DDD4C34D87.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D7ECFB9A-C6EE-4E67-847F-67DDD4C34D87.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D7ECFB9A-C6EE-4E67-847F-67DDD4C34D87.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D7ECFB9A-C6EE-4E67-847F-67DDD4C34D87.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D7ECFB9A-C6EE-4E67-847F-67DDD4C34D87.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>I had not been to Val de Vie for a while, having driven through it last year with my Parisian friend, having discovered a little coffee shop called Fleet. It was here that I got lost inside the vast and ever-growing Val de Vie estate, and had to be fetched by the friendly GM Charlotte Bredell, the boomsman at the recently opened Berg River G\u00e5te entrance to the estate close to Paarl &nbsp;handing me a huge paper map and quickly rattling off instructions to me, as if I had been there before. Their electronic security system was not working on the day, so I had to fill in my details on a paper sheet, not my favorite, which created problems when I left through the Franschhoek exit, meaning I had to enter my details on a sheet again! Charlotte shared that a huge retirement village is to be built across the road from the Caf\u00e9, and that Pearl Valley and Val de Vie have <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-200021\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/783B6B98-0110-451F-826D-2758FA9DFC5A.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/783B6B98-0110-451F-826D-2758FA9DFC5A.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/783B6B98-0110-451F-826D-2758FA9DFC5A.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/783B6B98-0110-451F-826D-2758FA9DFC5A.jpeg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/783B6B98-0110-451F-826D-2758FA9DFC5A.jpeg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>amalgamated, with a road now connecting the two estates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Having been a competitive swimmer in my youth, I was impressed with the pool, alongside which the Caf\u00e9 is located, so chose to sit outside on a beautiful sunny day, facing the blue pool. But first I went inside with Charlotte, who showed me the different sections of the restaurant, two casual seating lounge-type areas, a coffee, Cake, and juice station, a bar, an open-plan kitchen, a wine storage area, a shelving area with Chef Reuben\u2019s books, metal tea pots, and KitchenAids, clearly for sale but not priced, and various table <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-200022\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/6A67797C-24F1-4106-8589-F835FD61432F.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/6A67797C-24F1-4106-8589-F835FD61432F.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/6A67797C-24F1-4106-8589-F835FD61432F.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/6A67797C-24F1-4106-8589-F835FD61432F.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/6A67797C-24F1-4106-8589-F835FD61432F.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/6A67797C-24F1-4106-8589-F835FD61432F.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>sizes, small as well as long shared ones. Outside on the terrace there is ample seating too. The vast long space in the restaurant has been softened with bamboo baskets overhead, and baskets with plants throughout. Being a rectangular space, the one length faces the pool, with sliding glass doors. One of the lounge areas has a tile detail which looks like it replicates a mountain scene. Chairs look like those from Woodbenders, in a light wood, linking to the baskets above. The interior design was done by Maryke Riffel and her team, and has been nominated for a design award by the SA Property Owners Association.<\/p>\n<p>Chef Richard Carstens introduced me to Head <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-200024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/692E9529-A399-42AF-9D80-73D35C8B1356.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/692E9529-A399-42AF-9D80-73D35C8B1356.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/692E9529-A399-42AF-9D80-73D35C8B1356.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/692E9529-A399-42AF-9D80-73D35C8B1356.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/692E9529-A399-42AF-9D80-73D35C8B1356.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/692E9529-A399-42AF-9D80-73D35C8B1356.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Chef Gianlucca de Quintal, whom I had last seen at Caffe Milano on Kloof Street, a favorite coffee shop of mine before it was transformed into a Carne steak house by owner Chef Giorgio Nava. Chef Gianluca moved to Reuben\u2019s One &amp; Only from there, took a break for a year, and then helped open the Reuben\u2019s in Johannesburg, before starting at Val de Vie. &nbsp;Chef Gianluca said that he is not intimated by big numbers of patrons, yet runs the kitchens with only six other chefs. He described the food served at Reuben\u2019s Caf\u00e9 as \u2018relaxed\u2019, and said that they were surprised that the local residents were not looking for extreme healthy foods as they expected. The favorite dishes are their Eggs Benedict, sandwiches, and their Beef Burger. But it is the Reuben\u2019s signature dishes they want too, the salt and pepper squid being a favorite too. Chef Reuben visits twice a week, but&nbsp;it is Chef Richard who is his mentor and guide in the restaurant.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte impressed, being eager to listen and to take action when receiving feedback. She worked at a guest house before starting as a manager at Reuben\u2019s Franschhoek, and then at Val de Vie. She told <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-200028\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/998846E4-DAC5-4846-9A61-8040886B4556.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/998846E4-DAC5-4846-9A61-8040886B4556.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/998846E4-DAC5-4846-9A61-8040886B4556.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/998846E4-DAC5-4846-9A61-8040886B4556.jpeg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/998846E4-DAC5-4846-9A61-8040886B4556.jpeg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>me that about 80% of their patrons are Val de Vie residents. It was cute that she offered me a dry cappuccino on arrival, but I have given them up, having switched to tea.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the wood top tables was a side plate by Revol from France, with a guaze branded serviette and Eetrite cutlery. I liked the round black place mat, a better quality than one normally sees <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-200029\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/642C9472-8EA9-4AD4-AE88-9C4062AA76BD.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/642C9472-8EA9-4AD4-AE88-9C4062AA76BD.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/642C9472-8EA9-4AD4-AE88-9C4062AA76BD.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/642C9472-8EA9-4AD4-AE88-9C4062AA76BD.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/642C9472-8EA9-4AD4-AE88-9C4062AA76BD.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/642C9472-8EA9-4AD4-AE88-9C4062AA76BD.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>in tablecloth-less restaurants.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I ordered a salad of butter lettuce, Gorgonzola cheese, poached pears, roasted walnuts, and Gorgonzola cheese, with a dressing of rice wine vinegar, canola oil, oregano, and castor sugar on the side (R95). I was surprised about the leaves in the salad, not reflecting the soft ones I buy at Woolworths. Chef Gianlucca explained that they order \u2018frilly butter lettuce\u2019 from their supplier, and use this in the salad. It was served in an imported Churchill bowl. I liked the contrast of the sweet pears and the Gorgonzola, and the crunchiness of the walnuts, a favorite. Speaking to Chef Richard just before posting this Review, he confirmed that they have switched to the soft Butter Lettuce.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-200033\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/3781E75E-70BA-4032-8AA9-CE52956BADCB.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/3781E75E-70BA-4032-8AA9-CE52956BADCB.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/3781E75E-70BA-4032-8AA9-CE52956BADCB.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/3781E75E-70BA-4032-8AA9-CE52956BADCB.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/3781E75E-70BA-4032-8AA9-CE52956BADCB.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/3781E75E-70BA-4032-8AA9-CE52956BADCB.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>When I saw the Chocolate mousse and Tiramisu ice cream dessert on the menu, I had to have it, throwing all dietary caution to the wind, my two favourite desserts in one. The chocolate mousse was served as a slice, rich, moist and creamy, with bits of Boudoir biscuit, the ice cream, and topped with a shard of meringue dusted with cocoa powder, looking like a hat. Absolutely deliciously perfect (R75).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chefs Richard and Gianluca came to sit with me after I had eaten, and shared their Autumn menu with me, which was introduced yesterday. It will include <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-200034\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9BAD19B6-F116-4387-8472-EAFAC8EE138D-300x300.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9BAD19B6-F116-4387-8472-EAFAC8EE138D.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9BAD19B6-F116-4387-8472-EAFAC8EE138D.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9BAD19B6-F116-4387-8472-EAFAC8EE138D.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9BAD19B6-F116-4387-8472-EAFAC8EE138D.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9BAD19B6-F116-4387-8472-EAFAC8EE138D.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Beetroot, chicken, and sweet potato salads; blue cheese and onion tart; crisp squid; mushrooms on sourdough; chicken livers <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-200039\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/FCC21B63-8A01-4A24-842A-1F1F74EFA32A.jpeg?resize=261%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/FCC21B63-8A01-4A24-842A-1F1F74EFA32A.jpeg?resize=261%2C300&amp;ssl=1 261w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/FCC21B63-8A01-4A24-842A-1F1F74EFA32A.jpeg?resize=768%2C883&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/FCC21B63-8A01-4A24-842A-1F1F74EFA32A.jpeg?resize=600%2C690&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/FCC21B63-8A01-4A24-842A-1F1F74EFA32A.jpeg?resize=130%2C150&amp;ssl=1 130w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/FCC21B63-8A01-4A24-842A-1F1F74EFA32A.jpeg?w=835&amp;ssl=1 835w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>on sourdough; tempura prawns; a soup of the day: butternut ravioli; eggplant parmigiana; beer-battered hake; confit Chicken; lamb shoulder; pork neck; chef\u2019s cut beef; pasta; curry; sandwiches; and beef burger. Desserts are Chocolate Malva pudding, cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e, and waffles.<\/p>\n<p>They serve breakfast from 8h00 &#8211; 11h00 on weekdays, and all day on weekends. 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