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The one place we dine out more often than not in Cape Town is Zibaldone. Situated at the Tygervalley Waterfront, this restaurant offers authentic Italian cuisine. Zibaldone Choose your dessert first. LIfe is unpredictable. This is how the menu starts, with the dessert page. However, no matter how many times we eat there we very seldom … Continue reading Zibaldone, Bellville South Africa
Casa Bella Dave and I were invited by Andrew Grundling of High5s Connect to review Casa Bella. This Italian franchise is located at The Sanctuary shopping centre in Somerset West. Casa Bella has been open for two and a half years and all their pizzas and pastas are made on site. The competition in this arena in … Continue reading Casa Bella, Somerset West, South Africa
Restaurant Seven You know a restaurant is excellent when you find yourself eating there twice in less than a month. For Dave and I, Restaurant Seven, could easily become our new favourite. We seldom eat out, and when we do, there are few restaurants we go back to. But both times our meals were excellent … Continue reading Restaurant Seven, Somerset West South Africa
Field And Fork I love eating out at fine dining restaurants, and Field and Fork nearly meets this description. The concept of using locally sourced ingredients, fresh from the surrounding farms really resonates with me. I had read about this restaurant which is situated in the heritage area of Swellendam and I knew exactly where … Continue reading Field And Fork, Swellendam South Africa
Dave and I are not keen on going out for dinner in large groups but when we go motor racing this often becomes the norm. We were in Port Elizabeth twice in two months and both times we had dinner at Coachman On The Bay. The restaurant can be considered smart, and has an ocean … Continue reading Coachman On The Bay, Port Elizabeth South Africa
Dave and I wanted to eat out at a local restaurant when we were in Maratea last year. After reading the menu at La Perla, we decided that this would be our meal out. La Perla Overlooking Piazza Buraglia, La Perla offers several dining areas and their speciality is aqua pazza. This translates to crazy water … Continue reading La Perla, Ristorante Maratea, Italy
Dave and I were invited to have lunch at The Alba Restaurant, a cruise and dine experience at the V&A Waterfront. The Alba Restuarant It is important to keep in mind that the cruise part of the experience takes place within the Waterfront. You will not go out into Table Bay, and this was quite … Continue reading The Alba Restaurant, Cape Town South Africa
Ristorante Pizzeria Il Maneggio Dave and I were on our way from Agrigento to Siracusa, in Sicily, when we stopped for the night. Situated 11km outside of Licata is the seaside village of Falconara Sicula. We spent the night at a local hotel and needed to dine out. Along Strada Statale 115 is Ristorante Pizzeria Il Maneggio. Dave and … Continue reading Ristorante Pizzeria Il Maneggio, Falconara Sicula
Seafood at Chelsea The night before Dave and I went overseas, we met friends for dinner. As we did not want to travel too far from home, I chose Seafood at Chelsea. Situated in Somerset West, this is certainly worth the drive. When Dave made the booking they did not let us know that they … Continue reading Seafood At Chelsea, Somerset West South Africa
La Mouette La Mouette has been around since 2010 and yet this was our first ever visit to the restaurant. The Tudor home lends itself to a certain charm and to top that, the menu changes seasonally. Clinton, Lara, Dave and I went for lunch on a cold, wet Sunday. Thankfully the fire was well … Continue reading La Mouette, Sea Point, Cape Town South Africa