Roster - 2023

Roster - 2023

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Roster 2023:

Jan - Carol,  Feb - Claudia, Mar - Janine, Apr - Lucy,

May - Ana Rita, Jun - Vanessa,

Jul - Carol,  Aug - Claudia, Sep - Janine, Oct - Lucy,

Nov - Ana Rita, Dec - Vanessa 

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Dias Tavern - Willowbridge

Dias Tavern - Willowbridge

Address: Willowbridge

Tel: TBC

Date: 4 December at 12pm

Organised by: Lucy

Patrons: Lucy, Mike, Grace, Tony, Julia, Nadine, Amie, Claudia, Brian, Claudia, Vanessa, Marco, Gail, Carol, Tony

Comments: 

- Passionfruit cocktail with MCC was delish!

- Calamari tentacles - very nice!

- Sardines main was tasty!

- Haloumi cheese was awesome, not rubbery at all.

- Grilled hake & calamari hit the spot and the chips were divine - crispy on outside, soft on inside and slightly salted for taste.

- Grilled calamari & trinchado was really tasty.

- Shrimp rissoles & grilled joe's special tasty & cooked perfectly.

- Passionfruit martini absolutely divine. Really nice venue.

- Espetada was too cooked but they brought a whole new portion & side, this time it was perfect.

- Brian had grilled kingklip and it was very nice.

- Shrimp rissoles were tasty but needed a bit more sauce.

- Sole, calamari & mussels main were delicious and perfectly cooked,

- Baby chicken was tasty but over cooked.

- Mussel starter sauce was delicious.

- First espetada was not medium rare and full of sinew. Second espetada was perfect.

- Veg stacker was a decent vegetable meal.

- Chorizo starter - spicey! Loved it.

- Trinchado main - cuisson on the beeth was perfect! Sauce was bland until I asked for more chilli - then it was positively amazing. I thoroughly enjoyed that.

- Trinchado starter was great. Rather large 200g starter! (Could have been a main meal).

- Pasteis de nata was deliciously 100% amazing!

Georges Kitchen

Georges Kitchen

Address: 31 Blaauwberg Rd, Table View

Tel: TBC

Date: 4 November at 6:30pm

Organised by: Lucy

Patrons: Janine, Lucy, Mike, Grace, Tony, Julia, Carol, Tony, Chris, Fiona

Comments: 

- Spanakopita starter was delicious! - portion of 3.

- Sardines main was a generous portion & very tasty!

- Really generous portions at a good price. Definitely a budget friendly restaurant with awesome hosts.

- Good sized portions.

- Very generous portions, good value for money.

- Lamb knuckle was delicious. Tasted just like Mom made it.

- Yiro was huge and super filling.

Fancy Franks

Fancy Franks

Address: Ocean Square, 4 Ocean Way, Sunset Beach

Tel: TBC

Date: 1 October at 6:30pm

Organised by: Vanessa

Patrons: Vanessa, Marco, Gail, Carol, Tony, Lucy, Mike, Grace, Amie, Tony, Julia, Monique, Garth

Comments: 
- Crispy grilled calamari starter - great flavour, just cold because of loadshedding. 

- Main meal service slow.

- Fillet mushroom sauce - delish.

- Three sisters pizza was delicious. Love the thin base.

- Pleasantly fiery mexican pizza.

- Steak perfectly rare. Great chips & onion rings. Nice venue. Lovely waitress.

- Three steps to heaven burger - nice but the burger was a bit bland. Chips were delicious!

- Ordered Mojitos for the cocktail special but had to send it back to add alcohol.

- Alcoholics! The mojitos had plenty booze. Did Carol write this? She had a tequila! Thanks Vanessa for a fun evening!

- OMG Amazing. More wine please!!!

- Nachtmuzik dom pedro - delicious! The best!!!

- Overall ambience was so relaxed, lots of laughter! Thanks everyone.

Edgemead Bowling Club

Edgemead Bowling Club

Address: Edgemead Bowling Club

Tel: TBC

Date: 12 June 22 for Lunch & Live Music from 3 - 7pm

Opening Band: Synetix 

Feature Band: Phoenix Rising

Entrance Fee: R60 per person for the live music

Organised by: Carol

Patrons: Tony, Carol, Nadine, Mike, Lucy, Grace, Tony, Julia, Vanessa, Marco, Gail, Claudia, Brian

Comments: 
- Awesome rock & roll with dance floor to boogie.

- Fish & chips (R70) - huge portions & served hot.

- Lasagne & salad (R65) - also big portion.

- Other bar foods served were hot chips, rissoles, samoosas and pastei de nata.

- Alcohol available at bargain prices e.g. 2 savannas & 1 appletiser = R70, bottle of wine = R100.

- Awesome afternoon with socialising, food &live music.

- Great venue, we should come more often to boogie!

- So much fun and something different for a Sunday afternoon. Great value for money! Food was delicious (lasagne and hot chips).

- Great value, would come again.

- Value for money food & drinks.

- First band better then the second band. We must frequent the venue again.

Groot Phesantekraal

Groot Phesantekraal

Address: Klipheuwel Rd,R302

Tel: www.grootphesantekraal.co.za, 021 825 0060

Date: 29 May 22 for Lunch at 12:30pm

Organised by: Claudia

Patrons: Lucy, Grace, Brian, Claudia, Vanessa, Marco, Gail, Tony, Carol, Amie, Claudia

Comments: 
- Very good pinotage pasta and pork belly. Good service.

- Pork belly was great but missing the crackling.

- The bubbly was worth buying a bottle!

- They had chicken strips & chips or just chips for kids menu!

- Asian crumbed chicken burger was very tasty - just a little salty.

- Beef burger was delicious and juicy. Chips were the best!

- Pork belly was absolutely divine.

- Line fish - yellowtail in a creamy curry sauce. Perfectly cooked.

- Private venue in what felt like a cellar was amazing.

- Pizza garlic & herb starter was good but the pork belly was to die for. Scrumptious!

- Private cellar was great for our loud group.

- Nice separate room & good service. Ribeye steak cooked to perfection - chips yummy.

- Ran out of carrot cake but tiramisu was a good replacement cake of the day.