{"id":7176,"date":"2010-03-22T10:59:49","date_gmt":"2010-03-22T08:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=7176"},"modified":"2010-05-09T22:23:07","modified_gmt":"2010-05-09T20:23:07","slug":"restaurant-review-crust-cafe-not-for-the-upper-crust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/restaurant-review-crust-cafe-not-for-the-upper-crust\/","title":{"rendered":"Restaurant Review: Crust Cafe’ not for the upper crust!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Crust Cafe’ is a new-ish no-nonsense coffee shop, take-away and food delivery service operating in the Cape Town city centre, just off Buitensingel on Bree Street.\u00a0\u00a0 Its name is catchy and the clean white-painted tables and benches outside, with umbrellas, attract attention as one drives past.\u00a0\u00a0 It has a good selection of breakfast and lunch options, at extremely low prices.<\/p>\n

Crust Cafe’s all-day breakfast options include fresh fruit salad at R 20, and R 25 if muesli and yogurt are added.\u00a0\u00a0 Oats and banana cost R 24.\u00a0\u00a0 A full English breakfast with all the bells and whistles (sausages, bacon, tomato\u00a0and toast)\u00a0costs R 33, an omelette with a choice of two fillings costs R 30, and if you want it plain, eggs on toast cost R 20.<\/p>\n

For lunch or in-between snacks, toasted sandwiches are available (ranging between R 18 – R 22); gourmet sandwiches on\u00a0ciabatta, rye or rolls range from R 28 for ham and salad or smoked chicken and avocado, to R R 32 for roast chicken.\u00a0\u00a0 Wraps cost R 34, and two combinations are offered.\u00a0\u00a0 Two salads and a soup of the day are also available.\u00a0\u00a0 A 100 % pure organic coffee by TRiBeCa is sold in packets of beans, or in a variety of prepared coffee styles.<\/p>\n

Hot meals served include chicken and beef burgers (R 28 – R 35), hot dogs (R 16 – R 23), and chips.\u00a0\u00a0 Every day they offer a different special meal of the day – on 11 March this was lasagne and salad at R 35, beef curry and rice at R 32, and cream of celery soup and a roll at R 20.\u00a0 One can barely prepare\u00a0a meal at home\u00a0at such a low cost.\u00a0 All food is prepared fresh every day.\u00a0 Should any food be left over, it is disposed of at the end of the day.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What makes Crust Cafe’ attractive is its delivery service to office blocks nearby, even for breakfasts.\u00a0\u00a0 I observed businesspersons coming in to Crust Cafe’, to collect a quick bite to eat, probably to take back to the office.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Phil and Andrew opened Crust Cafe’ six months ago, two British Capetonians who have settled here because they love the climate and the people of Cape Town.\u00a0\u00a0 They are absolutely hands-on owners.<\/p>\n

Crust Cafe’<\/strong>, 243 Bree Street, corner Buitensingel Street, tel 021 422 2222, www.crust.co.za<\/a> (still under construction).\u00a0 Mondays – Fridays, 7h30 – 15h30.<\/p>\n

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

Crust Cafe’ is a new-ish no-nonsense coffee shop, take-away and food delivery service operating in the Cape Town city centre, just off Buitensingel on Bree Street.\u00a0\u00a0 Its name is catchy and the clean white-painted tables and benches outside, with umbrellas, attract attention as one drives past.\u00a0\u00a0 It has a good selection of breakfast and lunch […]<\/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":[3838,3200,3845,32366,32378,663,3836,3841,3837,3844,3840,3839,3618,476,983,3843,32373,3842],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\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