Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Supper at Kapstadt Brauhaus

Last week we and members of our wine club had a great tasting of Ernie Els wines at the Cape Grace Hotel and wanted to have some supper together afterwards. We finished at 8.30 and as many of the Waterfront restaurants start to close at 9. We had to find somewhere that didn’t close early and a short walk from the Cape Grace
If you remember where the Paulaner Brewery was, you will know how to find the Kapstadt Brauhaus in the V & A Waterfront
Official Address is Shop G13 Clock Tower. The Brauhaus is on the first floor, above the Cape Town Fish Market restaurant
with a good view of the old Port Captain’s Building, by the Swing Bridge and across The Cut
Plenty of tables were available
Prices on the beer menu
and the food menu. Many of us chose starter portions; some are quite large
A popular choice was the Hauswurst Platter with a Weisswurst, a Bockwurst and a Bauernbratwurst. It comes with red cabbage, sauerkraut - underneath the wurstchen - and some senf (sweet mustard) and just a couple of pretzel chips. We ordered a plate of crisp French Fries to share and some good beer. Some just had the Hauswurst, a single Bratwurst with all the accompaniments
Good value at R65
One brave member ordered the extremely generous Eisbein, really big enough for two; much of it went home in a doggy bag
Many of us were extremely envious
Definitely a place for a fun evening with friends. There was live music as well. And huge screens showing sport

Sushi lunch at Fortune House

About every five to six weeks, we get a longing for some Sushi and off we go to our new local in Sea Point,
which we think has excellent sushi. It’s on the seaward side of Main Road, near Hall Road
The decor leaves a little to the imagination; the premises used to house a nightclub
We are trying to persuade the owner to paint it white or pale grey to make it lighter
He makes all the sushi fresh as you order it
This time, instead of the normal special platter of 31 pieces, we were greedy
and ordered two of the smaller special platters of 21 pieces each, at R79 per platter
We enjoyed it with a bottle of the Woolworths De Morgenzon Chenin Blanc 2016, a very good match
Corkage is R40 a bottle
You can also order some good dumplings - steamed or pot stickers

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