One doesn’t often think of Sea Point when considering good dining places, with the exception of the new Duchess of Wisbeach and the wonderful Posticino, which I’ve loved for years now, and their consistency keeps me going there time and time again, drools, ok back to Sea Point, so now late last year when I discovered La Boheme, I was most pleased, partly for it being somewhat Parisian and more importantly having great food at such modest prices. La Boheme is owned and run by Faisal, better known for his tenure as manager at the fabulous Caveau in Heritage Square; the restaurant is linked to his partner’s Spanish café, La Bruixa on Sea Point Main Road. The space is a mixture of comfortable, urban minimalist accented with some browns and a touch of Parisian bistro appeal with an open kitchen. Defined by its owners as both a bistro and wine bar, it comes as expected that they offer a moderately long list of 60 wines available by the glass. La Boheme’s charm continues with their modestly priced menu, they are currently running a special till the end of the year, which I think is amazing value for money, two courses for R90 and three at R110 – for good, flavoursome and well prepared bistro style food. The menu presented on black boards, (some stodgy people might argue Faisal is copying the way they do it at Caveau, but I saw it more as a homage), is not long, which is a good thing as I feel it allows the kitchen to focus on producing consistently good dishes. On my first visit I tried their liver parfait as well as the beef fillet with mushroom risotto, both convinced me the restaurant was worthy for an encore, everyone who was part of our dining party was thoroughly pleased with their meals as well. On my 2nd and more recent visit for mains I tried their pork belly with poached apples, the dish was lovely, except I didn’t care for the use of apple, I would much prefer a poached pear with the pork, but perhaps pears are not in season…hmm. Either way La Boheme has won me over to become one of my neighbourhood favourite places to frequent. La Boheme. 341 Main, corner Main and Albany, Sea Point. 021 434 8797 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 021 434 8797 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, lunch & dinner – closed on Sundays.Monday, May 24, 2010
Restaurant of The Week: La Boheme in Sea Point
One doesn’t often think of Sea Point when considering good dining places, with the exception of the new Duchess of Wisbeach and the wonderful Posticino, which I’ve loved for years now, and their consistency keeps me going there time and time again, drools, ok back to Sea Point, so now late last year when I discovered La Boheme, I was most pleased, partly for it being somewhat Parisian and more importantly having great food at such modest prices. La Boheme is owned and run by Faisal, better known for his tenure as manager at the fabulous Caveau in Heritage Square; the restaurant is linked to his partner’s Spanish café, La Bruixa on Sea Point Main Road. The space is a mixture of comfortable, urban minimalist accented with some browns and a touch of Parisian bistro appeal with an open kitchen. Defined by its owners as both a bistro and wine bar, it comes as expected that they offer a moderately long list of 60 wines available by the glass. La Boheme’s charm continues with their modestly priced menu, they are currently running a special till the end of the year, which I think is amazing value for money, two courses for R90 and three at R110 – for good, flavoursome and well prepared bistro style food. The menu presented on black boards, (some stodgy people might argue Faisal is copying the way they do it at Caveau, but I saw it more as a homage), is not long, which is a good thing as I feel it allows the kitchen to focus on producing consistently good dishes. On my first visit I tried their liver parfait as well as the beef fillet with mushroom risotto, both convinced me the restaurant was worthy for an encore, everyone who was part of our dining party was thoroughly pleased with their meals as well. On my 2nd and more recent visit for mains I tried their pork belly with poached apples, the dish was lovely, except I didn’t care for the use of apple, I would much prefer a poached pear with the pork, but perhaps pears are not in season…hmm. Either way La Boheme has won me over to become one of my neighbourhood favourite places to frequent. La Boheme. 341 Main, corner Main and Albany, Sea Point. 021 434 8797 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 021 434 8797 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, lunch & dinner – closed on Sundays.
Friday, May 7, 2010
Cape Town Winter Dining Special 2010
Some of you will remember last year I posted a list of all the restaurants around the Cape that were offering winter specials (Cape Town Winter Special 2009), well its that time of the year again. Except with the official World Cup season starting next month a lot of these specials are not running for the duration of winter like last year, this time some of them are ending beginning of June, which is a shame for the poor locals on a budget, but with a penchant for fine dining on a shoe string. I must say even I have been done in by the recession, this year I've been quite a fan of the specials myself, so I will follow up with reviews of the ones I've tried, will tell you which ones are worth the bucks and which are basically scams, yes there are a few of those. This is the most comprehensive list of specials, way more than even eatout will give you ;), also you will notice my focus is on restaurants in town (cape town) and the immidiate surroundings, I'll make another list featuring restaurants around the outskirts, winelands, karoo etc
| Restaurant | Special | Period | Location |
| 1800° | Choose between matured rib-eye, rump steak or sirloin steak for lunch or dinner for only R99. | Month of May | Cape Royale Luxury Hotel, Green Point |
| Andiamo | R 89 Breakfast special for 2, and R 125 pizza/pasta + wine for two | All winter | Old Cape Quarter |
| Ci Casa at Camil’s | 2-course lunch on Sat and Sun for R 100 + glass of bubbly, | April & May | Cape Royale Luxury Hotel, Green Point |
| Five Flies | 2-course meal reduced down to R125, 3-course dinner reduced down to R150, | Mon, Wed and Fri for the next 3 months | Rembrandt House, Keerom Street, |
| Jardine | 3 course dinner at R 150 | until end May | Bree Street |
| La Boheme Wine Bar & Bistro | 2 courses for R90 and three for R110. | May – Dec 2010 | Sea Point |
| Myoga @ The Vineyard Hotel | R150 for a six Course meal – each course you have a choice between 3 dishes. | Not listed. | Newlands |
| Nobu | Great value for haute Japanese cuisine. Bento Box offering, for only for R195. | May – Dec 6pm-11pm (Sun –Thur) & 6pm-7.30pm on Fri & Sat | V&A Waterfront |
| Pepenero | sirloin and chips R 79, seafood platter R 129, prawn platter R 99, oysters R 9 each, half-price sushi | On-going | Mouille Point |
| Sinn’s Restaurant | lunch plus a fruit cocktail at R 50, 11h00 - 16h00 | May | Wembley Square |
| The Cru Cafe | breakfast for 2 for R 85, 2 pasta dishes + 2 glasses of wine for R 119 | all days of week, lunch and dinner | New Cape Quarter |
| The Roundhouse | 7-course dinner for R 245 | May only | Camps Bay |
| Tuscany Beach | 50% off second person’s main course, and 1/2 price sushi | 12 - 6 pm | in Camps Bay |
| Sevruga | Sole dishes range from R 89 - R 180 | during April | V&A Waterfront |
| Vanilla | 50% off second person’s main course, and 1/2 price sushi | 12 - 6 pm | New Cape Quarter |
| Wang Thai | half-price sushi and cocktails | Mon – Thur 12pm – 6pm | V&A Waterfront, Constantia. |
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