Vineyards going right up
the mountain behind Delaire Graff on Helshoogte Pass
Dark wood and superb views
in the foyer of Indochine Restaurant
The Menu
Tempura fritters with two
asian dipping sauces with the compliments of the chef
A very smoky view of
Table Mountain from Delaire Graff because of the forest fires in Franschhoek and
Paarl
Lynne and Tanja MacKay-Davidson at our table on the lovely
cool breezy terrace
Smoke billowing up from
the horrendous forest fire
Katherine, the sommelier
showing us the Delaire Cabernet Franc Rosé
Which John had with his
starter
Tanja’s mushroom broth
Lynne’s starter of Chicken
Lataing with a Penang egg net. Like a
sushi roll, the egg net of crisp deep fried egg encases the spicy chicken and
fresh herbs with counterpoints of small squares of citrus jelly, lemon slices
and is sprinkled with crisp cashew nut brittle.
John chose the crispy
Ponzu duck also with cashew nut brittle and citrus jelly
For her main course, Lynne
had the Red Thai duck breast with fresh litchis, coconut and ginger. They warned us that the curries could be
very spicy and that they could cool them down, if we wanted, by the addition
of coconut milk, but we both like a bit of heat and didn't find either very hot.
The curry sauces are
interactive. You pour them over your dish yourself. This was Tanja’s vegetarian
curry main course
John's Main course of Rogan
Josh
Three side dishes of
mushroom dumplings, small crisp spring rolls together with three dipping sauces
and an aubergine stir fry, with a portion
of steamed rice.
John's dessert: Banana and
white chocolate spring rolls served with banana caviar, a chocolate praline ice
cream and nut fudge, a tour de force!
Inside the restaurant - on a very warm Monday, even with air conditioning, everyone was on the verandah
Lynne's delightful pot of
herb and flower tea and a double espresso for John
Executive chef Christaan
Campbell
The cool foyer is full of
very interesting art and sculpture
A sculpture over one of
the koi ponds, which Lynne covets
Another view of the fire
heading for Paarl
from the
stunningly beautiful vineyards at Delaire Graff
© John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2013
