The wines we were
tasting were Bartinney’s Sauvignon Blanc BWI, Avondale Cyclus Blend BWI,
Waverley Hills organic Shiraz Rose, and their Shiraz and Boekenhoutskloof
Wolftrap Red, Boplaas Muscadel
At the monthly dinner
you can enjoy a free tasting of selected wines before dinner and then you
can pay for a glass of one you like
Lynne chats to Beverage Manager Tatiana Marcetteau and the sommelier
First ‘course’ good
bread and olive tapenade
Their modern version of
a Caprese salad. Restaurant-made mozzarella ‘string’ cheese with tomato chips, basil jelly and rocket
Soup comes in two parts. First you have the roughly puréed artichoke quenelle.
Then they add the thick
and really smooth Jerusalem artichoke soup. Delicious. It had an earthy taste from some celeriac which the
chef added.
Restaurant manager Ansolette Andov and Director of Food and Beverage Willem du Toit discuss the concept with Lynne
Next were spicy calamari
polpetti with lemon pepper dressing
The restaurant has a
very comfortable, modern and leisurely feel.
The wine tasting was happening in front of the glassed in kitchen.
The barbecue option.
Beef Spare ribs in a sweet and sticky vanilla and sesame sauce. The chicken
wings have Asian notes and a nice heat. Served with a cooling dipping sauce
Light as a feather
gnocchi in a three cheese sauce. We will be back for more of these. Reminiscent
of the wonderful light gnocchi they used to serve at L’Aperitivo before it
closed
We chat with the chef
Lyall Abrahams
Grilled Franschhoek
trout served with soft and creamy griddled polenta and mange tout
Starting to flag a
little! Soft as butter and perfectly pink ostrich fillet Bordelaise with
spinach, calvados apples and a tart tatin of artichokes. Marvellous wine sauce
with a lovely level of pepper crusting.
A citrus Assiette: a
rich creamy Orange parfait with strips of candied peel, carbonated lemon sorbet
on a mango pure and a lime cloud in a tiny cup which was sharp and fluffy. This
was perfectly matched with the Boplaas muscadel.
© John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2013
