The reception area with comfy sofas
Studying the menu with Alton van Biljon, the restaurant manager
The menu of the day four courses for R150; with a glass of wine paired with each course R250. Available at lunch only on Tuesday to Friday
Starters and mains on their normal menu.
More mains and desserts
Enjoying the view and a glass of Pierre Jourdan bubbly
So smooth parsnip and cumin soup with aubergine pickle beneath and crispy apple slices as garnish, We had this with a glass of Haute Cabrière Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2011.
Pumpkin and Lemongrass risotto with a marvellous walnut and crème fraiche mousse melting on top and highlighted with nice crisp pumpkin seeds which went beautifully with the unwooded Pinot Noir 2011.
Off the main menu: Slow roasted chilli and black bean pork belly with red pepper and cashew pomme puree and a new one on us, pickled tomatillos. This contrasted well with another of Achim von Arnim’s excellent Pinot Noirs.
Braised beef shin, garlic mash, caramelised shallots and a root vegetable ragout on a beetroot reduction.
Bacon wrapped organic beef fillet on a butternut puree with bacon and pine nut salad and a bucchu jus. On the normal menu.
Dessert was a walnut and prune pudding with tarragon icecream and a gingerbread sauce. And this came with Pierre Jourdan Ratafia, that compliments any dessert it is paired with.
Chef Ryan Shell and Ingrid Petersen
The entrance to the Haute Cabrière Cellar Restauant
The glorious view from the Terrace
All these photographs were made with a Nokia N8 smartphone and are ©John Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2012
