Yeah that is right! Friday my sensational girlfriend and I went for cocktails at Co.fi at the Centurion Mall. I had some or other strawberry pina con lada with cream, and she had some Turkish Martini's (an old favorite of hers!).
After a while we felt ourselves getting hungry, and we decided to order. My eyes were somehow glued to the Cofi Fillet, which was a fillet with bacon, mushrooms and parmisan cheese, with extra melted mozzarella cheese over the whole thing. Damn it was simply nothing short of brilliant!!! It was clearly the best steak I have EVER EVER had! EVER!!!
My girlfriend also raved about it, this is from now on where I go to have steak! Anyway, she had some oven baked chicken with cheese and avo's, and I also had a taste - it was very very nice too, but my steak ruled!!!
Go eat the Cofi Fillet at the Centurion Mall as if your life depended on it!!
Our bill was ZAR 280 which included the tip (that is 39.20 US Dollars, 29 Euros and 19.75 British Pound) Quite steep but totally totally worth it!
Till I blog again!
Monday, April 16, 2007
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Uncle turning 60!!!
Yesterday my girlfriends uncle had his 60th birthday, and we all (thats now me, my girlfriend, her parents and her uncle and aunt) went to eat out at Mandolins, which is a very fancy restaurant in Johannesburg somewhere at a guest house.
The whole experience was very pleasant, and my girlfriend and I are going to go there more often, as they have very nice couches where we can sit and read ;)
Anyway, the waiter read the specials and things like Veal chops, calamari pasta and the like were mentioned. The calamari dish attracted my attention and I decided to have that, but I had a starter first, thinly sliced beef with slices of cheese, and vinegar.
The rest of the peoples dishes looked exquisite as well, but I won't mention it here because, quite frankly, I don't remember the fancy names some of the dishes have. I just know that my girlfriends mother had some or other roast lamb (I had a taste, AMAZING!). Her father had fish (don't know what fish, just know that it was fish) and her uncle had a T-Bone steak, which looked very tasty. Her aunt had the Veal chops which she enjoyed thoroughly!
Fortunately, my girlfriends uncle and aunt got the bill, so unfortunately I do not know what the whole outing cost us, but I would definitely recommend anyone to go there if you want a very fancy, classy restaurant! Yeah!
The whole experience was very pleasant, and my girlfriend and I are going to go there more often, as they have very nice couches where we can sit and read ;)
Anyway, the waiter read the specials and things like Veal chops, calamari pasta and the like were mentioned. The calamari dish attracted my attention and I decided to have that, but I had a starter first, thinly sliced beef with slices of cheese, and vinegar.
The rest of the peoples dishes looked exquisite as well, but I won't mention it here because, quite frankly, I don't remember the fancy names some of the dishes have. I just know that my girlfriends mother had some or other roast lamb (I had a taste, AMAZING!). Her father had fish (don't know what fish, just know that it was fish) and her uncle had a T-Bone steak, which looked very tasty. Her aunt had the Veal chops which she enjoyed thoroughly!
Fortunately, my girlfriends uncle and aunt got the bill, so unfortunately I do not know what the whole outing cost us, but I would definitely recommend anyone to go there if you want a very fancy, classy restaurant! Yeah!
Dopio 00 after day at the Zoo
We went to the Johannesburg Zoo on Sunday, and I'm not in the mood to go into details about it...
Afterwards, we were quite famished and decided to look for a place to eat. Well, we decided against hot dogs at the zoo, so we were on the lookout for a decent restaurant, which made us end up at the Dopio Zero at the Rosebank Mall.
We got their (thats now me, my girlfriend and her mother) and ordered drinks. They both had Cola Tonic and Lemonade, and I, regrettably, ordered a chocolate milkshake. It wasn't nice, and when I was about halfway through it, I sent it back, and didn't have the strength to complain at that stage...
To eat my girlfriend and her mother had health sandwiches and I ordered Lasagna. They were quite happy with what they had, and my lasagna wasn't too bad either. It was actually quite good!
The whole experience there wasn't as well as I would have hoped for, but we left happy customers (well, at least my girlfriend and her mother were 100% happy).
Our bill was ZAR 170 (23.55 US Dollars, 17.60 Euros and just below 12 British Pound). This, as usual, included a tip...
Anyway, happy eating out!
Afterwards, we were quite famished and decided to look for a place to eat. Well, we decided against hot dogs at the zoo, so we were on the lookout for a decent restaurant, which made us end up at the Dopio Zero at the Rosebank Mall.
We got their (thats now me, my girlfriend and her mother) and ordered drinks. They both had Cola Tonic and Lemonade, and I, regrettably, ordered a chocolate milkshake. It wasn't nice, and when I was about halfway through it, I sent it back, and didn't have the strength to complain at that stage...
To eat my girlfriend and her mother had health sandwiches and I ordered Lasagna. They were quite happy with what they had, and my lasagna wasn't too bad either. It was actually quite good!
The whole experience there wasn't as well as I would have hoped for, but we left happy customers (well, at least my girlfriend and her mother were 100% happy).
Our bill was ZAR 170 (23.55 US Dollars, 17.60 Euros and just below 12 British Pound). This, as usual, included a tip...
Anyway, happy eating out!
Friday, March 30, 2007
Fancy dinner at Donatellos
Hi all you eaters out there!
Two nights ago (I wanted to do this post yesterday, but us living in South Africa have certain disadvantages, our telephone operator company being one of them, and we had no connectivity the whole day) was a special occasion, so I decided to look for a very fancy and elegant restaurant to go dine at...
So I asked ye old faithful google to help me, and luckily without too much of a search expedition, I found a very nice place called Donatello's which is right next to the Centurion Theater here in Centurion, Pretoria. So I quickly got in my car, drove over there and made a reservation (yup, a very fancy place, with a dress code too!).
So I went to pick up my absolutely stunning girlfriend, and took her there. When we got there, the place was packed (lucky for the reservations!) and there was a show on at the theater too. Anyway, we were seated at this very nice table with a white table cloth, and our waiter (Johannes) handed us our menu's and gave us some time to decide what we want to drink...
We ordered a bottle of red wine, and Johannes recommended the snook starter, which we decided to share (we wanted to save some room for dessert after our main course). It was absolutely to die for! Very nice indeed!
For a main course I ordered a 300 gram Rump Steak with a cheese sauce, and my lovely girlfriend ordered the Chicken Supreme. We were both very happy with our food, and enjoyed the evening thoroughly! Afterwards we had some chocolate mouse, and that was the very BEST chocolate mouse I have EVER had!!!
So that rounded off the evening excellently and we departed very happy and content!
Our bill was a bit steep, but I didn't expect a cheap place so I gladly paid! ZAR 340 including tip (that being 46.75 US Dollars, about 35 Euros and just below 24 British Pound)
Go to Donatello's, even if its just for the chocolate mouse!
Till next time!
Two nights ago (I wanted to do this post yesterday, but us living in South Africa have certain disadvantages, our telephone operator company being one of them, and we had no connectivity the whole day) was a special occasion, so I decided to look for a very fancy and elegant restaurant to go dine at...
So I asked ye old faithful google to help me, and luckily without too much of a search expedition, I found a very nice place called Donatello's which is right next to the Centurion Theater here in Centurion, Pretoria. So I quickly got in my car, drove over there and made a reservation (yup, a very fancy place, with a dress code too!).
So I went to pick up my absolutely stunning girlfriend, and took her there. When we got there, the place was packed (lucky for the reservations!) and there was a show on at the theater too. Anyway, we were seated at this very nice table with a white table cloth, and our waiter (Johannes) handed us our menu's and gave us some time to decide what we want to drink...
We ordered a bottle of red wine, and Johannes recommended the snook starter, which we decided to share (we wanted to save some room for dessert after our main course). It was absolutely to die for! Very nice indeed!
For a main course I ordered a 300 gram Rump Steak with a cheese sauce, and my lovely girlfriend ordered the Chicken Supreme. We were both very happy with our food, and enjoyed the evening thoroughly! Afterwards we had some chocolate mouse, and that was the very BEST chocolate mouse I have EVER had!!!
So that rounded off the evening excellently and we departed very happy and content!
Our bill was a bit steep, but I didn't expect a cheap place so I gladly paid! ZAR 340 including tip (that being 46.75 US Dollars, about 35 Euros and just below 24 British Pound)
Go to Donatello's, even if its just for the chocolate mouse!
Till next time!
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
A nice book
I discovered this book, and would recommend it to anyone looking for nice Cape Town restaurants!
Monday, March 26, 2007
Sunday breakfast
Yesterday, Sunday, we went to Centurion Mall, and my lovely girlfriend and I got some breakfast (brunch actually, as it was about 11:30) from Mugg & Bean.
We sat outside, on a too small table for comfort, but it wasn't too bad. Anyway, she had a Mochachino to drink, and I had a chocolate milkshake. Apparently the mochachino was amazing (I personally don't like the stuff that much...) and the milkshake was excellent as well! (I wish I had rather ordered the tall one, instead of the small)
To eat my girlfriend ordered a scone, but they were all out, so she had a bacon and cheese GIANT muffin instead, and I ordered a normal South African breakfast (or something to that affect). It consisted of eggs, sausage, toast, bacon, black mushrooms, a potato hash brown thingy and a grilled tomato.
The breakfast was pretty good, no complaints whatsoever, and the muffin was very tasty as well.
Anyway, we had other stuff to do, so we didn't hang around there for too long. Our bill was ZAR 85 including tip (being 11.75 US Dollars, 8.85 Euros and 6.00 British Pound)
Anyway, till next time!
We sat outside, on a too small table for comfort, but it wasn't too bad. Anyway, she had a Mochachino to drink, and I had a chocolate milkshake. Apparently the mochachino was amazing (I personally don't like the stuff that much...) and the milkshake was excellent as well! (I wish I had rather ordered the tall one, instead of the small)
To eat my girlfriend ordered a scone, but they were all out, so she had a bacon and cheese GIANT muffin instead, and I ordered a normal South African breakfast (or something to that affect). It consisted of eggs, sausage, toast, bacon, black mushrooms, a potato hash brown thingy and a grilled tomato.
The breakfast was pretty good, no complaints whatsoever, and the muffin was very tasty as well.
Anyway, we had other stuff to do, so we didn't hang around there for too long. Our bill was ZAR 85 including tip (being 11.75 US Dollars, 8.85 Euros and 6.00 British Pound)
Anyway, till next time!
Pizza and Pasta at Cappuccinos
Friday we wanted to do the reading a book in a coffee shop thing again, but we misjudged how busy Brooklyn was gonna be, so after a while we decided to have some dinner at Cappuccinos instead.
We were very lucky to get a table, but soon after that we moved to a move comfortable booth type table. Anyway, enough of the boring stuff - on to what we ordered...
To drink my gorgeous girlfriend had a glass of red house wine, and I a Hunter's Gold. We weren't in the mood for fancy drinks I guess. To eat she ordered a Margarita Pizza, and I ordered the Lasagna. Even though the place was packed, I'm happy to say we didn't have to wait long for our food to arrive.
I also had a slice of my girlfriends pizza, and damn it was good! Would definitely get some pizza there again. Plus, they prepare it in a wood burning oven, not a gas or electric one, which obviously makes the pizza so much better!
My lasagna was HUGE, and I am ashamed to say that for the first time I wasn't able to finish a lasagna. But still, it was incredible! We had a very pleasant experience at Cappuccinos in Brooklyn Square, would recommend anyone to go there!
Our bill was an even ZAR 130 (translating to just below 18 US Dollars, 13.55 Euros and 9.20 British Pound) This was including the tip.
So, go eat there, you won't regret it!
We were very lucky to get a table, but soon after that we moved to a move comfortable booth type table. Anyway, enough of the boring stuff - on to what we ordered...
To drink my gorgeous girlfriend had a glass of red house wine, and I a Hunter's Gold. We weren't in the mood for fancy drinks I guess. To eat she ordered a Margarita Pizza, and I ordered the Lasagna. Even though the place was packed, I'm happy to say we didn't have to wait long for our food to arrive.
I also had a slice of my girlfriends pizza, and damn it was good! Would definitely get some pizza there again. Plus, they prepare it in a wood burning oven, not a gas or electric one, which obviously makes the pizza so much better!
My lasagna was HUGE, and I am ashamed to say that for the first time I wasn't able to finish a lasagna. But still, it was incredible! We had a very pleasant experience at Cappuccinos in Brooklyn Square, would recommend anyone to go there!
Our bill was an even ZAR 130 (translating to just below 18 US Dollars, 13.55 Euros and 9.20 British Pound) This was including the tip.
So, go eat there, you won't regret it!
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Our trip to Hartebeespoortdam
Since yesterday was a public holiday, we decided to drive to Hartebeespoortdam and relax a bit...
I'm not gonna bore you with what we did and all, so I'll start with Cafe Panini. We visited a snake and bird park, and after strolling through there for quite a while, we found ourselves to be pretty famished! Just across the street we saw a row of little shops and restaurants, and Cafe Panini caught our eyes.
Its it quite high up, and we sat outside on a balcony with a very nice view of the dam. To drink I had a regular soda, and my girlfriend had fresh pineapple juice, which was just what the doctor ordered to quench our thirsts.
To eat, I ordered a Cheese and Bacon Burger, and my lovely girlfriend ordered a Mushroom Burger. It didn't take long to prepare, and we were quite surprised with the very generous portions they offered! And the beef patties are homemade, and were very delicious! I must admit that this was going on my top 10 list of burgers!
So if you're ever in Hartebeespoortdam, and find you have an uncontrollable craving for some excellent burgers, don't hesitate to go to Cafe Panini! Definately worthwhile!
Our bill total was ZAR 107.25 (about 14.70 US Dollars, 11 Euros and 7.50 British Pound). This, once again, included the usual 10% tip. A bit steep for 2 burgers, but definitely worth it!
Till next time!
I'm not gonna bore you with what we did and all, so I'll start with Cafe Panini. We visited a snake and bird park, and after strolling through there for quite a while, we found ourselves to be pretty famished! Just across the street we saw a row of little shops and restaurants, and Cafe Panini caught our eyes.
Its it quite high up, and we sat outside on a balcony with a very nice view of the dam. To drink I had a regular soda, and my girlfriend had fresh pineapple juice, which was just what the doctor ordered to quench our thirsts.
To eat, I ordered a Cheese and Bacon Burger, and my lovely girlfriend ordered a Mushroom Burger. It didn't take long to prepare, and we were quite surprised with the very generous portions they offered! And the beef patties are homemade, and were very delicious! I must admit that this was going on my top 10 list of burgers!
So if you're ever in Hartebeespoortdam, and find you have an uncontrollable craving for some excellent burgers, don't hesitate to go to Cafe Panini! Definately worthwhile!
Our bill total was ZAR 107.25 (about 14.70 US Dollars, 11 Euros and 7.50 British Pound). This, once again, included the usual 10% tip. A bit steep for 2 burgers, but definitely worth it!
Till next time!
Monday, March 19, 2007
The Blue Crane
Yesterday we decided to go have a cocktail at the Blue Crane here in Pretoria. Now this is a very nice restaurant. Its on the edge of a small dam, with lots of ducks swimming about and splashing in the water.
We got there at about 12pm, and ordered cocktails. I had Sex on the Beach, and my girlfriend had a Margarita. After browsing through the menu, we decided that we were not going to have anything to eat, even though the menu did have a few very tempting items.
We sat outside on the top level (its a double story building) and enjoyed a very nice and peaceful view of the dam below. It was obviously quite hot, but luckily there were huge umbrellas that provided some form of shade. (hehe, it was hilarious when this one lady did the tantrum thing when the sun shifted, and she was now sitting in the sun!)
Anyway, we decided to have some cheesecake, which I would highly recommend! It was very creamy, absolutely delicious, and it wasn't like a tart, it was a good old fashioned baked cheesecake. Very enjoyable!
Our bill totaled about R75 (just above 10 US Dollars, about 7.60 Euro and 5.20 British Pound) which included the tip already.
So, until next time once again!
We got there at about 12pm, and ordered cocktails. I had Sex on the Beach, and my girlfriend had a Margarita. After browsing through the menu, we decided that we were not going to have anything to eat, even though the menu did have a few very tempting items.
We sat outside on the top level (its a double story building) and enjoyed a very nice and peaceful view of the dam below. It was obviously quite hot, but luckily there were huge umbrellas that provided some form of shade. (hehe, it was hilarious when this one lady did the tantrum thing when the sun shifted, and she was now sitting in the sun!)
Anyway, we decided to have some cheesecake, which I would highly recommend! It was very creamy, absolutely delicious, and it wasn't like a tart, it was a good old fashioned baked cheesecake. Very enjoyable!
Our bill totaled about R75 (just above 10 US Dollars, about 7.60 Euro and 5.20 British Pound) which included the tip already.
So, until next time once again!
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Hunger slowly catching up
After the guys at Exclusive Books asked us to leave (luckily in a very polite manner), we found ourselves to be pretty hungry, and decided to go have something to eat somewhere...
Which brought us to Cafe Bugatti Centurion, which was also at the Centurion Mall. Anyway, we both ordered water, my girlfriend ordered hers with lemon, and I ordered mine without lemon. To eat she had the toasted Ham, Mozzarella and Tomato sandwich, and I just ordered a normal Cheese Burger. Both with chips (or French Fries if you will).
It wasn't long and we received our order. The burger was very nice, instead of putting on a slice of cheese, the serve it with a cheese sauce, so you can decide how dunked you want it. The sandwich looked very nice, and my girlfriend enjoyed it thoroughly, but she asked for half of it to be put in a doggy bag, as she couldn't finish it. And the helping of French Fries was also very generous!
We sat right next to the display of all types of cakes and tarts, and was very curious about this one item, which turned out to be Amarulla Chocolate Mouse. So we ordered one to share, and it turned out very very nice. Our bill, including a +- 10% tip, came out to be ZAR 90 (translating to about 12 US Dollars, 9 Euros and 6.20 British Pound)
This was the second time we've eaten there in a week, and would highly recommend it!
Once again, till next time!
Which brought us to Cafe Bugatti Centurion, which was also at the Centurion Mall. Anyway, we both ordered water, my girlfriend ordered hers with lemon, and I ordered mine without lemon. To eat she had the toasted Ham, Mozzarella and Tomato sandwich, and I just ordered a normal Cheese Burger. Both with chips (or French Fries if you will).
It wasn't long and we received our order. The burger was very nice, instead of putting on a slice of cheese, the serve it with a cheese sauce, so you can decide how dunked you want it. The sandwich looked very nice, and my girlfriend enjoyed it thoroughly, but she asked for half of it to be put in a doggy bag, as she couldn't finish it. And the helping of French Fries was also very generous!
We sat right next to the display of all types of cakes and tarts, and was very curious about this one item, which turned out to be Amarulla Chocolate Mouse. So we ordered one to share, and it turned out very very nice. Our bill, including a +- 10% tip, came out to be ZAR 90 (translating to about 12 US Dollars, 9 Euros and 6.20 British Pound)
This was the second time we've eaten there in a week, and would highly recommend it!
Once again, till next time!
Having coffee, reading a book
Yesterday my absolutely stunning girlfriend and I decided we're gonna start scouting for nice coffee shops where we can go sit on nice comfortable couches, have some coffee and just sit and read a book or two, while being in each others company.
So, yesterday evening was the start of this endeavor. We went to a well known bookshop here in Centurion (which is a suburb of Pretoria in South Africa) at the Centurion Mall called Exclusive Books. Now they have a very nice selection of books, and whats more is they are sort of part of a little coffee shop called Seattle Coffee.
So inside the book store there is this huge leather couch where anyone can basically go sit and have coffee and read. Which is exactly what we did. Luckily, nobody was sitting there, so we had this couch all to ourselves.
We ordered Tall Mochas, which is basically a coffee/chocolate mix in a huge navy mug. I must admit I actually enjoyed it, even though I'm not much of a coffee drinker. This cost us ZAR 17 each (that translates to about 2.27 US Dollars, 1.71 Euros or 1.17 British Pound). A bit steep, but if you're an overseas visitor, you'll find this very reasonable!
Anyway, to order, you basically have to go to the counter, place your order, and when its ready one of the waitresses will shout whatever it is that you ordered, then you come and fetch it yourself.
Well, we sat there until the place closed, so it was quite a pleasant experience!
Till next time!
So, yesterday evening was the start of this endeavor. We went to a well known bookshop here in Centurion (which is a suburb of Pretoria in South Africa) at the Centurion Mall called Exclusive Books. Now they have a very nice selection of books, and whats more is they are sort of part of a little coffee shop called Seattle Coffee.
So inside the book store there is this huge leather couch where anyone can basically go sit and have coffee and read. Which is exactly what we did. Luckily, nobody was sitting there, so we had this couch all to ourselves.
We ordered Tall Mochas, which is basically a coffee/chocolate mix in a huge navy mug. I must admit I actually enjoyed it, even though I'm not much of a coffee drinker. This cost us ZAR 17 each (that translates to about 2.27 US Dollars, 1.71 Euros or 1.17 British Pound). A bit steep, but if you're an overseas visitor, you'll find this very reasonable!
Anyway, to order, you basically have to go to the counter, place your order, and when its ready one of the waitresses will shout whatever it is that you ordered, then you come and fetch it yourself.
Well, we sat there until the place closed, so it was quite a pleasant experience!
Till next time!
Introduction
Hello people of the world!
Since I live in South Africa, and I eat out quite often, I thought maybe I'd start this blog with all the restaurants I visit, what I ordered, how much it cost, how it was, where and what the restaurant is and just basically all you need to know about that specific place.
I hope this will be a nice guide to restaurants here in South Africa!
Since I live in South Africa, and I eat out quite often, I thought maybe I'd start this blog with all the restaurants I visit, what I ordered, how much it cost, how it was, where and what the restaurant is and just basically all you need to know about that specific place.
I hope this will be a nice guide to restaurants here in South Africa!
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