Monthly Dinner Club

This is a blogspot which will serve as a Restaurant Review for our Monthly Dinner Club. We are based in Cape Town and have visited restaurants since January 2001. Each month, one of the Organisers selects a new restaurant with the only rule being that it is not allowed to be a venue that the Monthly Dinner Club or one of the Organisers have frequented before.

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Gourmet Boerie

Gourmet Boerie

Address: Buitenkloof Studios, cnr Buitensingle & Kloof st, Gardens
http://www.facebook.com/GourmetBoerie
http://www.gourmetboerie.co.za 

Tel: (021) 424-4208

Date: 28 December 2012

Organised by: Lucy

Patrons: Nadine, Amie, Mike, Lucy, Janine, Brendon, Linda, Gathry, Vannessa, Jadwiga, Nelius, Joe, Sue, Bill, Vicky

Comments: 

- Hangover Boerie was great, loved the caramelised pineapple.

- Arrive early as parking is a problem in this area!

- Bustling, vibey spot. Nice & cool with the open doors. Service super fast. Worthwhile to have more than 15 people to book a table. Pure sophistication boerie roll was lovely! Great concept.

- Veggie vibe was very tasty but could do with a little more sauce. Overall vibe is great!!

- Coming from Gauteng where you find boeries on every pub corner, this is fresh and something different, really worth it!

- Please add a meaty roll onto your menu, more meat, less bun.

- Love the decor, good service and good coffee!

- Good vibe and nice concept of traditional boerie roll. Decor is great with friendly service.

- Hangover boerie was really good. Had to remove from the roll half way through & just finish the wors and sauce!

- Enjoyed a hangover for the first time ever: usually they just suck.

- First time we have been to monthly dinner and paid R200 for the 2 of us, great value for money!
 






     

Sunday, December 02, 2012

Café Chic

Café Chic 

Address: 7 Breda Street, Gardens
www.cafechic.co.za

Tel: (021) 465-7218

Date: 01 December 2012

Organised by: Clarissa

Patrons: Chris, Fiona, Nadine, Amie, Mike, Lucy

Comments: 

- We started off in the Whiskey bar with some delicious cocktails. Mine was a winner! I ordered the Spring Break that had elderflower syrup and ginger ale. 

- Morae Campher took us on a tour of the restaurant – superb! 

- Duck Confit was good but not the best duck I have had. 

- Veggie Meal (butternut) was very, very good. Don Pedro not as good as Barbosa’s, but still good. Love the restaurant, very stylish and ‘chic’. 

- Beef carpaccio was superb and so was the martini. Clam spaghetti with a touch of chilli tried to burn my tonsils outJ Chocolate fondant was good. 

- Spring rolls really nice and spicy. Meat nice and tender & coffee really good. 

- Lovely venue and staff very friendly & entertaining. Spicy calamari starter and rump for mains – excellent. Definitely worth a visit. 

- Our waiter, Chris, had a ‘killer’ sense of humour – brilliant! My vanilla soufflé dessert was not as I expected it to be but it was yummy!!

Barbosa Social Café

Barbosa Social Café

Address:
15 Alfred House, Portswood Road, Waterfront


Tel:
(021) 421-0348

Date:
27 October 2012

Organised by: Fiona


Patrons:
Chris, Fiona, Nadine, Janine, Amie, Vicky, Bill and Ellie 

Comments: 

- Dining with the stars! Hello Marc Lottering and Tammy-Anne Fortuin!

- Steak starter absolutely lovely. Pizzas very tasty and filling.

- Cosmopolitan twice the normal size – excellent value for money! Very vibey place, worth a visit.

- Great Nachos and Poppers. Good babysitters •Ditto! Great pizza. Big portion sizes as well.

- Great Pizza. Awesome cosmo in a cognac glass!! Ab Fab!!

- Poppers “lovely n hot” and the chicken were delicious! Definitely a “social club/café and worth another visit or two. Oh, and huge food portions and service good and prompt.

- The food Fiona ordered for her (but eaten by me) was really good.

- Some chicken, mostly mushroom thingy. Poppers are “HOT”



Easy Joy

Easy Joy

Address: A68 China Town, Sable Square, Milnerton


Tel: (021) 552-0643

Date: 28 September 2012

Organised by: Janine

Patrons: Lucy, Mike, Ana Rita, Amie, Carol, Anthony, Janine

Comments: 

- Received wine on the house - 2 bottle for free! thanks to to friendly gentleman as his wallet was found.

- Thanks JB, 10/10 for sweet and sour pork!

- Food portions were ample and like the food sharing option with the lazy susie.

- Food good, all fresh... "Cat" fell off the bone. 

- Good portions & food very tasty! Excellent value for money.

- Crispy beef was delicious. Tasty food andbig portions.

- Awesome - if it's one thing we can learn from the Chinese - share your meal!

Dale's Black Angus

Dale's Black Angus

Address: The Paddocks, Milnerton

Tel: TBA

Date: 31 August 2012

Organised by: Linda

Patrons: Chris, Fiona, Janine, Lucy, Mike, Amie, AnnaMarie, Ana Rita, Linda, Shawn

Comments:

- Ughh... Just not up to scratch...

- I had nothint to eat, so cannot complain or rave about anything.

- You lie you had some of my steak!!!
  
- My steak was good, no complaints and sauce was delish.

- The 3 Musketeers steak was great and big portion. Done as requested 'rare'!

- Camembert starter was superb and so was my steak - perfectly done, big portion and lovely sauce. Nice place.

- Fish was good but the food was not hot enough.



    

El Gaucho

El Gaucho

Address: Seaside village, Bloubergsands 

Tel: TBA

Date: 04 August 2012

Organised by: Nadine

Patrons: Nadine, Vannessa, Gathry, Amie, Mike, Lucy


Comments:

- Chicken and mushroom pasta was very oily. Garlic and herb flat bread was great.

- Nachos were good. steak a little more done then medium, but tasty. Espresso martini very nice:-)

- Al fresco pasta was good and a big portion.

- Note that this picture shows the pancakes for 1 portion, so if you're not hungry best not to order this:-)