{"id":209210,"date":"2020-12-09T12:36:07","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T10:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/?p=209210"},"modified":"2020-12-09T12:57:04","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T10:57:04","slug":"va-waterfront-stalwart-restaurants-balduccis-and-belthazar-close-down-latest-covid-lockdown-casualties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/va-waterfront-stalwart-restaurants-balduccis-and-belthazar-close-down-latest-covid-lockdown-casualties\/","title":{"rendered":"V&#038;A Waterfront stalwart Balducci\u2019s and Belthazar Restaurants close down, latest Covid Lockdown casualties!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-209216\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/5D550761-55F1-4EAC-9FFD-97E5FF4EC358.jpeg?resize=300%2C269&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/5D550761-55F1-4EAC-9FFD-97E5FF4EC358.jpeg?resize=300%2C269&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/5D550761-55F1-4EAC-9FFD-97E5FF4EC358.jpeg?resize=200%2C180&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/5D550761-55F1-4EAC-9FFD-97E5FF4EC358.jpeg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Sad news today is two further casualties of the Corona Lockdown, being Waterfront-based sister restaurants Balducci\u2019s and Belthazar Wine Bar and Restaurant, owned by the Slick Restaurant Group, its MD Ian Halfon confirmed telephonically today. Balducci\u2019s was one of the first restaurants to open in the Waterfront, opening its doors 27 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The Slick Restaurant Group will continue to operate Gibson\u2019s Gourmet Burgers, also based in the Waterfront.\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Balducci\u2019s offered Italian -style cuisine, and more recently added a Vegan focus to its food offering, a rising trend. Belthazar was known for its superb quality steaks, as well as its wine bar, offering excellent quality wines.<\/p>\n<p>Early in Lockdown I heard a rumour that Balducci\u2019s was closing down, and interviewed Halfon at the time, he assuring me that they were setting up a Dark Kitchen in the City centre, from which the Group was running a food preparation kitchen for five of its brands. Food delivery took off, and the Group earned a reasonable income from the new sideline business, but not matching its previous sit-down turnovers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"LVpf4EFviD\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/dark-kitchen-restaurant-trend-grows-enhanced-by-corona-lockdown-operating-in-cape-town-too\/\">\u2018Dark Kitchen\u2019 Restaurant trend grows, enhanced by Corona Lockdown, operating in Cape Town too!<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;\u2018Dark Kitchen\u2019 Restaurant trend grows, enhanced by Corona Lockdown, operating in Cape Town too!&#8221; &#8212; Whale Tales Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/dark-kitchen-restaurant-trend-grows-enhanced-by-corona-lockdown-operating-in-cape-town-too\/embed\/#?secret=LVpf4EFviD\" data-secret=\"LVpf4EFviD\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Four months ago, when Sit-Down Service was allowed, Balducci\u2019s reopened in the Waterfront, while the 350-seater premium Belthazar restaurant has remained closed since the start of Lockdown on 27 March. Despite offering unbelievable specials at Balducci\u2019s, they only achieved 30% of their former turnover level. The loss of the international market due to Covid regulations in our major tourism source markets as well our country\u2019s initial international tourism regulations, meant the death of Belthazar, which was predominantly a tourist-supported restaurant. Halfon and his business partner therefore had to make the painful decision to close the doors of their two flagship <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-209217\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/F7177164-8810-4489-8527-CA1CAC9ED6F0.jpeg?resize=201%2C251&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/F7177164-8810-4489-8527-CA1CAC9ED6F0.jpeg?w=201&amp;ssl=1 201w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/F7177164-8810-4489-8527-CA1CAC9ED6F0.jpeg?resize=160%2C200&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>restaurant brands.<\/p>\n<p>Halfon shared that many locals are still scared to eat out at restaurants, and Balducci\u2019s\u00a0was relying mainly on Specials as well as on walk-in Trade, which worked well on weekends, but not on the quiet Waterfront weekdays. Not all the hotels have reopened in the Waterfront, a lucrative source of business in the past, and others have only recently reopened. Halfon sees our city being in a Second Wave of the pandemic already, with international tourism only likely to take off again in October 2021, but with tourists\u2019 wallets having become smaller and tighter, given the losses that they too have suffered in their countries. Expenses in running the restaurants increased, with a meticulous focus on following the Covid regulations, putting up signs in the kitchen, testing the temperature of all clients, measuring the temperatures of all staff at numerous times of the day, keeping a back shift of staff should a member of staff of the other shift contract the Virus, and sanitising, sanitising, and sanitising.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018<i>catastrophic losses<\/i>\u2019 they have been making since the start of Lockdown left the business partners no choice but to close the doors of their two premium brands.<\/p>\n<p>Halfon is complimentary of the Waterfront management\u2019s support in their darkest hour. He is a smart business operator, reading up internationally, to stay ahead in the restaurant game, and is well-connected locally.<\/p>\n<p>Gibson\u2019s Gourmet Burgers is currently offering unbelievable specials, such as R99 for a 500 gram T-bone steak, and R130 for a baby kingklip. Gibson&#8217;s and its Dark Kitchen brand WhattaBurger will continue to offer a Delivery Service alongside its Sit-Down service.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chris von Ulmenstein, WhaleTales Blog: www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog Tel +27 082 55 11 323 Twitter:@Ulmenstein Facebook: Chris von Ulmenstein Instagram: @Chrissy_Ulmenstein<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"d5IYfEaHX6\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/about\/\">About Chris von Ulmenstein<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;About Chris von Ulmenstein&#8221; &#8212; Whale Tales Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/about\/embed\/#?secret=d5IYfEaHX6\" data-secret=\"d5IYfEaHX6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Sad news today is two further casualties of the Corona Lockdown, being Waterfront-based sister restaurants Balducci\u2019s and Belthazar Wine Bar and Restaurant, owned by the Slick Restaurant Group, its MD Ian Halfon confirmed telephonically today. 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