Date: 1 December 2009
Hosts: Johan & Lida
Group: 18ppl (2 NEW MEMBERS - welcome Dave and Bets :)
Our Christmas dinner was loads of fun!
Great choice of venue and good company! I must admit I was a bit sceptic after hearing comments regarding their poor service, but we got excellent service from our waiter Jaco. He was a great waiter (it can't possibly be easy looking after such a rowdy bunch) and a good sport, he even joined in when we started singing Christmas Carols :)
Everyone's food was served at the same time...still warm :) The food was well presented and tasted as good as it looked! Their fairly priced menu caters for all tastes and includes everything from Sushi and Seafood to Pasta, Pizza & Steak!
My sushi starter was deliscious and great value for money! Other starters incluced soup, livers, fried camembert and garlic snails...
Mains: This was a problem for everyone as there were so many mouthwatering options!! Jack Daniels and Mushroom steak, Old Man Steak (still confused as to why it's called that lol), Creamy pasta, T- bones (very tender and juicy as were all the other steaks) and stuffed Chicken breasts. My steak was slightly overdone, but hey I'm probably just picky :) Everyone else raved about their food and I was amazed at how quiet our table became while eating....that's a sure sign that the food is great!
Thank you to Lida who organised small Christmas presents for all the guests - we really appreciate it!
I'm sure if I speak for everyone when I say we'll definitely be back for more!!!
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
A TOUCH OF MADNESS - OBSERVATORY
Date: 3 November 2009
Hosts: Chris & Gillian
Group: 12 people
The venue was lovely - old house with a courtyard & a bath lol.
I think everyone agrees that it was nice, but from their website we expected a lot more.
Most used line of the evening: Sorry we're out of stock
One of our group members had to change her main course as they had run out of Rump steak - and the rump was delicious! We also managed to get 1 piece of Malva pudding before they ran out of that..and not even to mention the beers which they must have had 1 bottle of each in their fridges.
But if you look past that, we had a very enjoyable evening and everything from the stuffed mushrooms to the lamb and curry was delicious!
Venue - lovely
Food - good when in stock
Service - average
We made the most of it and had yet another great dinner!
Hosts: Chris & Gillian
Group: 12 people
The venue was lovely - old house with a courtyard & a bath lol.
I think everyone agrees that it was nice, but from their website we expected a lot more.
Most used line of the evening: Sorry we're out of stock
One of our group members had to change her main course as they had run out of Rump steak - and the rump was delicious! We also managed to get 1 piece of Malva pudding before they ran out of that..and not even to mention the beers which they must have had 1 bottle of each in their fridges.
But if you look past that, we had a very enjoyable evening and everything from the stuffed mushrooms to the lamb and curry was delicious!
Venue - lovely
Food - good when in stock
Service - average
We made the most of it and had yet another great dinner!
Thursday, October 8, 2009
BRAZA - Canal Walk
Hosts: Hugo & Mariette
Group: 10 ppl
We were a small group this time round, but we still had loads of fun :) Venue was nice and cosy with the heaters and the service was fair.
The ladies each had a Margarita to start the evening off with :) and the guys opted for Lupini (sissies)
The starters were good - snails looked delicious, the Giblets were very tasty - even I tried one, the Trinchado however was a bit bland - I would have preferred it more spicy. The starter Espetada (chicken livers wrapped in bacon) was also a very different, but nice start to a meal.
To sum the evening and the place up in one word : ENJOYABLE.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Spring Dinner @ ONS HUISIE, BLOUBERG
Date: 1 September 2009
Host: Arlene & Manny
Group: 16people
Our second dinner was a HUGE success! The venue was great, the service top class (A big thank you to Roxanne - manager on duty & our waiters Pedro aka Coco & Du Toit) and the food - EXCELLENT!
Between us we tried everything from Roosterkoek to Steak. We had Pickled Fish and Fish cakes for starters...yummy! Most popular main dish was Fish & Chips - grilled & fried both looked and tasted delicious (I had some testers lol). The calamari was tender and juicy, Seafood pot looked amazing , the salad, pasta, steak, EVERYTHING was good. Alma "The Vegetarian" had Uncollected Mail (Veg & cheese filled pastry pockets).
Everyone received their food at the same time (unlike our previous dinner) and the only complaints I heard the whole night was that everyone ate way too much :)
We also had a birthday in the group (his birthday is actually today, but we started celebrating early;-) Happy Birthday Simon - we hope you enjoyed your birthday dessert treat :)
Thanks to Arlene for picking a great venue! We will definitely visit Ons Huisie again!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CAFE, TYGERFALLS
Date: 4 August 2009
Group size: 20 ppl (full house)
Our first Dinner was a great success and I'm sure everyone's feeling the after effects of all those Irish coffee's and Dom Pedro's :)
We booked their outside smoking tables and with the heaters on we were warm and cosy. The restaurant itself wasn't very full as it was a Tuesday night and I don't think many people dared go out in the cold.
The music was great, the company excellent & the food...well lets just say we didn't all receive dishes of the same standard & quality. Service was a bit slow as we had only 1 waiter for our table of 20 and we soon learnt that it's much quicker to go to the bar ourselves. I must say the bar staff were very friendly and efficient.
Starters: Not everyone ordered starters, but those who did really enjoyed it. I had the Jelapeno Poppers ...Yummy! But then again I'll eat nearly anything with chillies :) We were a bit unhappy with the bowls the food was served in - some of them were badly chipped and this is not what we expect from this restaurant.
Mains: The Calamari & Lamb cutlets (definitely value for money) looked delicious and from the comments last night, it definitely was. I had the Chicken Quesidilla - The chicken was very tasty and I can only say that I now know why they have the option of 'half' portions :) The majority of our group ordered their famous Cuban Steaks. Now for the let down....The first people to receive their food had finished eating & had an after dinner cigar while some of us were still waiting on our food to arrive. I understand that they can't send all the food out at exactly the same time, but it shouldn't take 20 min - half hour to serve one table's mains. What do they do when the restaurant is full? People who ordered Medium to Rare steaks received their steak Well Done & cold. Ok I saw 2 steaks that looked delicious and was done to perfection...but that was it.
We booked the table well in advance and surely when you receive a large booking you make sure that you have sufficient staff on duty?
In my opinion -Buena Vista Tygerfalls is not equipped to deal with larger groups of people.
It wasn't all bad though and we finished the evening off with some coffee and more wine :)
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IN THE END AN EVENING OUT IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT....AND I CERTAINLY HAD A GREAT TIME IN THE COMPANY OF FRIENDS :)
Group size: 20 ppl (full house)
Our first Dinner was a great success and I'm sure everyone's feeling the after effects of all those Irish coffee's and Dom Pedro's :)
We booked their outside smoking tables and with the heaters on we were warm and cosy. The restaurant itself wasn't very full as it was a Tuesday night and I don't think many people dared go out in the cold.
The music was great, the company excellent & the food...well lets just say we didn't all receive dishes of the same standard & quality. Service was a bit slow as we had only 1 waiter for our table of 20 and we soon learnt that it's much quicker to go to the bar ourselves. I must say the bar staff were very friendly and efficient.
Starters: Not everyone ordered starters, but those who did really enjoyed it. I had the Jelapeno Poppers ...Yummy! But then again I'll eat nearly anything with chillies :) We were a bit unhappy with the bowls the food was served in - some of them were badly chipped and this is not what we expect from this restaurant.
Mains: The Calamari & Lamb cutlets (definitely value for money) looked delicious and from the comments last night, it definitely was. I had the Chicken Quesidilla - The chicken was very tasty and I can only say that I now know why they have the option of 'half' portions :) The majority of our group ordered their famous Cuban Steaks. Now for the let down....The first people to receive their food had finished eating & had an after dinner cigar while some of us were still waiting on our food to arrive. I understand that they can't send all the food out at exactly the same time, but it shouldn't take 20 min - half hour to serve one table's mains. What do they do when the restaurant is full? People who ordered Medium to Rare steaks received their steak Well Done & cold. Ok I saw 2 steaks that looked delicious and was done to perfection...but that was it.
We booked the table well in advance and surely when you receive a large booking you make sure that you have sufficient staff on duty?
In my opinion -Buena Vista Tygerfalls is not equipped to deal with larger groups of people.
It wasn't all bad though and we finished the evening off with some coffee and more wine :)
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IN THE END AN EVENING OUT IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT....AND I CERTAINLY HAD A GREAT TIME IN THE COMPANY OF FRIENDS :)
Monday, July 20, 2009
Our first evening
Hi everyone.
As you all know our first dinner evening will be on the 4th of August.
Place: Buena Vista Social Cafe , Tygerfalls (Tygervalley Waterfront)
Time: 19h00 for 19h30
http://www.buenavista.co.za/home.html
We will be at Cue Inn for some pre dinner drinks :) if anyone is interested in joining us.
Please let me know by the 27th of July if you will be attending.
We hope to see you all there...it's going to be great fun.
As you all know our first dinner evening will be on the 4th of August.
Place: Buena Vista Social Cafe , Tygerfalls (Tygervalley Waterfront)
Time: 19h00 for 19h30
http://www.buenavista.co.za/home.html
We will be at Cue Inn for some pre dinner drinks :) if anyone is interested in joining us.
Please let me know by the 27th of July if you will be attending.
We hope to see you all there...it's going to be great fun.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Hi everyone
Welcome to our dinner club. We will be posting photo's and details about our monthly dinners on this site. Please feel free to add your own comments and photo's. If there's any problems please be patient as this is my first blog :)
Everyone will get a chance to choose a restaurant of their choice (we'll draw for months to make it fair)
Invited members only
We would like all members to come to at least 6 dinners - I know we all enjoy eating ;)
We all know how we like our restaurants...close, not too expensive, smoking section, food, wine & more wine lol
Elzanne
Everyone will get a chance to choose a restaurant of their choice (we'll draw for months to make it fair)
Invited members only
We would like all members to come to at least 6 dinners - I know we all enjoy eating ;)
We all know how we like our restaurants...close, not too expensive, smoking section, food, wine & more wine lol
Elzanne
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