While
we were staying on the Garden Route, we had been directed to The Girls
restaurant in Wilderness, but they were closed. However we discovered they also
run Flava Café and on offer was a rather tempting menu with a value Sunday
lunch, so we booked for that
The Sunday lunch menu for the 6th
of June
It is a cheerful summery restaurant
with a terrace upstairs, but it was warm enough inside on a very cold Sunday
They do have a very respectable wine
list, but we wanted to spoil ourselves with some wines from our cellar which we
had taken on holiday with us. This 2012 Raats Old Vine Chenin Blanc was
beautifully full of mellow fruit and lees and a great start to lunch
They also have products for sale
This 2003 Boudinaud Côtes du Rhône was
probably at its peak a few months ago, but was still full of fruit and life. The
nose was an overwhelming storm of sandalwood and John also found a few violets.
It went well with the lunch
A deconstructed, deeply flavoured beef
and ale pie, fresh beans with caramelised onions and a thick portion of a
vegetable root bake was sustaining, if a little tricky to eat. Almost a Banting
portion, some of us avoided the pastry, others did not.. The stew was a good
match for the
Some were willing to brave the
elements and eat on the upstairs terrace
Very possibly the best malva pudding
Lynne has yet to eat. Very moist and served with a perfect real vanilla custard
spiked with Amarula liqueur
They absolutely don’t
Here he is giving in his kitchen
And later giving us a song or two after
dinner service was finished
It is a deservedly popular restaurant
with locals and visitors. This large group was celebrating a 35th wedding anniversary
Lunch cost us only R 286 with corkage
and service
© John &
Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2014
