There can't be many places with a view like the panorama from the deck of Azure Restaurant at the Twelve
Apostles Hotel, on the road from Bakoven towards Llandudno and Hout Bay. We were
invited for a breakfast meeting last week and were delighted that our current
Indian Summer was continuing. When we arrived at nine, the sea was calm, the
weather warm and, yes, we would like to sit out on the terrace to enjoy the view.
The hotel is part of the Red Carnation Group of International Hotels
Help yourselves to fresh local
oysters, juice, pastries and croissants
Very nice plump oysters on ice
A glass of Kleine Zalze Mèthode
Cap Classique bubble to get the day started, on its own or with orange juice
Fresh fruit in season, yoghurts,
cereals and porridges
Sprinkle your cereal or Bircher
muesli with dried fruit, bran, nuts or seeds
Fresh fruit and the cheese board with freshly
baked bread and biscuits
Just chilling. Breakfast is
served from 7.00 to 10.30 am
The breakfast menu.
We began simply. A glass of the
Kleine Zalze MCC and two good Americano black coffees, topped with a good crema.
This was followed by a pain au chocolate for John and some smoked trout, cream
cheese and a croissant for Lynne
You can often see whales and
dolphins swimming by in the season. It is a popular spot and the hotel is a
popular wedding and function venue
Now please don't judge. It is
not a mean breakfast. The small helping was Lynne's choice from the self serve
warm buffet, She tries not to eat too much. You can have a huge helping should
you desire. And go back for more. The stars of the show were the creamy buttery
scrambled egg and the 'home made' baked beans, which were smoky and slightly
spicy. And yes the bacon is crisp
John ordered the three egg
omelette with cheese, bacon and chorizo. Excellent
Fisherman out at sea, pulling
in their catch. This whole coastline is a marine nature reserve, so we hope they
had permits
A misty morning view of Lion's
Head with its feet in the sea
Down on Oudekraal beach after
breakfast
A friendly stray, on this
resort, who probably lives off the remains of barbecue
A view of the hotel from the
road. It is only a short drive into town over Kloof Nek, the pass between
Lion's Head and Table Mountain
And a view of the whole
coastline with the side of Table Mountain and the Twelve Apostles (the ridge of
mountains behind the hotel) standing guard
© John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2017
