We had been invited to have dinner at Helenas Restaurant
as we were staying in the Coopmanhuis Hotel in Stellenbosch
as we were staying in the Coopmanhuis Hotel in Stellenbosch
The main dining room with its antique Yellowwood timber ceiling, chandelier and a gallery shelf
filled with an impressive collection of antique and old confit pots and flocked wallpaper
We sat near the front door
Good ciabatta bread, some small sweet baguette rolls, good black olives and a small dish of what tasted like dripping
Lynne ordered as a starter Duck liver pâté, glazed with a thin layer of Chenin Blanc jelly,
sprinkled pistachio nuts, a confit of a black vegetable (not sure what it was), and lots of toasted brioche
It is a very large and generous portion
John ordered the Homemade almond and potato gnocchi, lamb ragu and roasted cherry tomatoes
with apple and pear chutney as his starter
A small palate refresher of some granadilla sorbet before the main course
A lovely rose on the table
Lynne ordered the soup as her main, thinking it would be a small portion
It was an enormous lake of excellent thick curry in coconut milk seafood flavoured soup
with lots of fish and some prawns which quite defeated her
John had the Chalmar beef ribeye steak with mashed potato, tenderstem broccoli and aniseed glazed carrots
We had no room for dessert and went to bed fully sated
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