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South Africa, Restaurants in Cape Town |
The V&A Waterfront is not a cheap place to eat compared to the rest of the Cape, but all things are relative. I think you would still rather pay these prices than the ones in your home town.
DEN ANKER
On the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town we visited ‘Den Anker’ a Belgian themed restaurant. Here the food is very good. The bad thing about this place – at least the night that we were there, was that the staff are so busy running around with plates of food, that they have no time to build up a rapport with the diners – at least not before 10:00pm when there are a few empty tables.
We chose a:
1999 Waterford, Cabernet Sauvignon (R145.00) that was decanted at the table. Nice deep colour, very berryish nose and classic cabernet palate. A very nice wine. I almost forgot to mention the Belgian chocolate mousse – don’t miss it. Total bill without tip was R437.00 for 3 courses each, wine coffees and mineral water.
DEN ANKER RESTAURANT
Pierhead, V&A Waterfront
Cape Town
tel. +27 21 419 0249
email Den Anker
site Den Anker
EMILY'S RESTAURANT
Emily's was a lucky find. We were spending our last half day in Cape Town for gift buying etc. and of course looking for lunch. In the shopping centre 25 metres from the 'clock-tower' on the V&A Waterfront you can find Emily's on the 3rd floor.
I thought we must have struck lucky as the decor and the table settings looked quite up-market. I didn't realise how lucky until I saw the wine-list - all 257 pages of it, easily the best list of holiday, and cheaper than most other lists too ! What a shame we only had 90 minutes to spare before heading to the airport.
My wife was still suffering a little from the 'Knysna Prawns' which caused her fainting spell the evening before, but we soldiered on anyway(!) As I would have needed an hour to work through the wine-list, I let Billy the wine-waiter do it for me instead. I guess there must be a sign stamped on my forehead or something as he went straight for the R400+ selections. I decided that discretion should be the better part of valour and set a maximum R250 for lunch! So he spent a mere R150 for me on a 1997 Cordoba, Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon (I think the 1998 Cordoba was more lke R300+) to compliment our main courses of pork neck and beef medallions. First sniff and I though cork - and said so. The more I swirled the less sure I was, Billy gave a quick swirl and said an impressive nose! I kept sniffing but not drinking for the next 10 minutes. The corked smell was only strong if you didn't swirl. I decided there was no way I could enjoy the wine while I wasn't 99+% sure about it, so called Billy over and to his credit he said he'd open another. Thankfully this was completely different and an excellent wine - Billy agreed - phew!
Only one thing detracts from a first class dining experience - the large table numbers on stands, I kept expecting, "come in number 43 your time is up!" 2 courses, coffees, water and wine, ex gratuities, R412.00. Thoroughly recommended.
EMILY'S RESTAURANT
202 Clock Tower
V&A Waterfront, Cape Town
tel. +27 21 421 1133
email Emily's
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