Somerset West Contemporary restaurant
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Somerset West Located in the Trading Post Complex on Myburgh Street in Somerset West you will find Chez Max. This restaurant offers continental food in a warm and traditional atmosphere.
The food is unpretentious but amazingly well-prepared and tasty. Starters include dishes like a trio of prawns, homemade chicken liver and bacon pate, soup of the day and risotto.
Be sure to give the slow-roasted belly of pork a try. This dish is served with crispy crackling, Hanepoot glazed apples and aromatic. Another mouthwatering main is the char-grilled beef fillet, moist and tender, with a blue cheese potato cake, caramelised baby onions and rosemary. A variety of veal and fish dishes are also available.
A great wine list complements the menu and instead of choosing from a 'great wine list', you pick straight from the wine rack.
Enjoy upmarket surrounds and upmarket food without the upmarket attitude that can be the bain of many a restaurant.
Somerset West Contemporary restaurant
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Somerset West Mugg & Bean is a relaxed, cosy restaurant and coffee shop that is ideal for a family dinner, business lunch, or a catching up with friends over a delicious cup of coffee. It is renowned for its famous bottomless coffee and giant muffins.
The extensive menu caters for everyone, including vegans and vegetarians. The breakfast menu has everything from a typical South African farm breakfast to New Orleans French Toast and a Designer Omelette. There is a variety of sandwiches to choose from, as well as gourmet burgers, salads and soups.
There is also a large selection of traditional favourties such as lasagne, steak, chops and ribs. The special kids’ menu offers everything from potatoes, to steak to milk and cookies. It is sure to leave the little ones satisfied.
Somerset West Contemporary restaurant
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Somerset West This acclaimed restaurant is set on the Vergelegen Estate and boasts beautiful, tranquil surroundings and a laid-back atmosphere. Contemporary, country and casual is how they describe themselves and these are fitting words.
The menu features mainly traditional dishes, but boredom won't set in as there is a distinct modern and original flare to each culinary treat that comes out of the kitchen.
Munch away at a thin-crust pizza or order a mouthwatering pasta; the passata is definitely worth a try. For a lighter meal diners have a choice of sandwiches and salads, with or without chicken and delectable prawns. The line fish of the day is always a winner, using the freshest produce available. For the ravenous diner, there is the 24-day matured sirloin, the succulent pepper-crusted fillet and the salmon steak. Pair every dish with your favourite vintage from Vergelegen Estate. The wine list is extensive and you will find yourself spoilt for choice.
Finish off your dining experience with a traditional creme brulee or a chocolate pudding, even a cheese platter.
The service is very friendly, the food great and the ambience inviting and vibrant.
Restaurants near Somerset West
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Stellenbosch Contemporary restaurant
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Stellenbosch (5.3 km from Somerset West) Guardian Peak is essentially a winery - with a restaurant. From entering the farm, following the road through the vineyards and finding the restaurant nestled against the breathtaking backdrop of the Helderberg Mountain, one will soon buy into the “living the lifestyle” concept that drives this establishment.
If it’s modernity that one seeks, then Guardian Peak will certainly meet expectations. The open plan restaurant boasts a demonstration kitchen, allowing guests to experience the energy and synergy that takes place in a professional kitchen. The menu’s contemporary interpretation of ‘wine with food’ pairing (and not the other way round) leaves no room for ignorant choices when it comes to marrying food with drink.
The menu, which is seasonal, is wickedly extravagant. Besides a fare of traditional venison and lamb, patrons will be hard pressed not to succumb to temptations of Courgette & Goats cheese soufflé, Roasted Apple and Raisin Pork Belly or Quail Breast stuffed with bacon and sage.
Soak up the South African sunshine on the terrace or feel right at home with the warmth of the fireplace in winter, either way Guardian Peak is a great lunch location.
Strand Contemporary restaurant
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Strand (5.8 km from Somerset West) This beautiful restaurant is situated in the famous Hibernian Towers in Strand. It is an upmarket beach bar, lounge and restaurant that serves up delicious meals at surprisingly reasonable prices.
The interior is stylish and elegant, but still has an element of fun to it. The cocktails served are delicious and diners are spoilt for choice.
The menu is small but well thought out and includes dishes like chicken roulade, chicken stuffed with sundried tomatoes, cashew nuts and feta served with cous cous and honey-glazed veggies. Also a must-try is the sirloin steak and the bacon wrapped pork fillet served with honey and mustard mash, honey glazed veggies and apricot compote.
Light meals like pastas, burgers, wraps and fish and chips can also be enjoyed by those who just want to nibble while watching the sun set over the ocean with a cocktail in hand.
Strand Contemporary restaurant
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Strand (5.9 km from Somerset West) This wonderful, relatively new restaurant is situated a stone's throw from the beach in Strand and is the ideal hangout for long, lazy lunches and beautiful dinners. The menu is refreshing and creative with dishes like gourmet baguettes, original, gourmet pizzas and the favourite sharing food - sushi.
Try the bitterballen as a starter, five traditional round Dutch croquettes served with mustard, or a lovely picnic basket for two filled with a French baguette, garlic gamba’s, Italian cold meat cuts, brie and gorgonzola, fig preserve, fruit, marinated olives, salad, Amsterdammertjes, sparkling wine or Ega Rooibos tea. This should be ordered two hours in advance.
The pizzas are truly unique and the breakfast pizza with free range eggs and bacon topped with Parmigiano Reggiano is a must-try.
A wide variety of coffees, teas, wines, dessert wines and sparkling wines are available.
As Carolina says: 'Buon appetito, Lekker eet, Enjoy, Bon appétit, Eet smakelijk, Selamat makan, Born up a tree!'
Strand Contemporary restaurant
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Strand (5.9 km from Somerset West) Ralph's @ 127 is a delightful restaurant that serves traditional food in a classy, elegant environment. The interior of the restaurant is beautifully decorated in understated tones and the wooden floors lend an immense amount of warmth to this space.
Pizzas, pastas and tapas can be enjoyed here. The main menu serves up dishes like Fillet Rossini, the best fillet of beef cut marinated in rosemary and topped with sauteed chicken livers, mushrooms and drenched in a masala red wine sauce. Here you can also try the Steak Tartare at its Best, once again good quality beef, hand chopped to a fine mince garnished with vegetables and salad condiments.
The menu is extensive and diners will be spoilt for choice.
The restaurant is open seven days a week for dinner and can be used as a function venue on request.
Stellenbosch Contemporary restaurant
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Stellenbosch (6 km from Somerset West) This original farm-to-table restaurant uses produce that is grown on the farm or that is sourced from nearby farmers. Natural, organic produce is used to conjure up healthy food that bursts with flavour.
The number 8 denotes an endless loop that begins and ends in the same place, and this harmonious interconnectedness of life is exactly what this restaurant celebrates. The menu is small and seasonal and the food on offer will be chosen to fully utilize the ingredients available.
Spier's award winning wines complement the food and the tranquil surroundings ensure a great experience. Eight to go next door sells picnic baskets with the same fresh produce to enjoy anywhere on the farm.
Stellenbosch Contemporary restaurant
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Stellenbosch (6.5 km from Somerset West) Easily accessible by any account, yet a drive out to Haskell Vineyards’ Long Table Restaurant may feel slightly off the beaten track. In this case, though, it’s more like following the red brick road to a secluded spot where subtle sophistication meets wine estate ambiance.
The shaded terrace is the perfect place to soak up the picturesque view of Stellenbosch on a summer’s day, while the indoor fireplace and the Long Table (seats 12) will keep the party quite content in moodier weather.
The breakfast menu has an exciting individualist flare and caters for all preferences. Expect to be tantalized by offerings of Breakfast Trifle, Tunisian Adja and French Toast Pockets amongst the traditional.
The lunch menu is varied, complete with starters, light meals, mains and dessert. Choices range from simple to sophisticated with Duck and Quail for those who crave something a little different.
The wine list is a treat for wine lovers and comprises the farm’s own Dombeya Wines and Haskell Vineyards offerings including the Samara (Double Gold Winner Michelangelo Awards 2008) and the Boulder Road Shiraz (Gold Medal Best in Class Winner - 2008 International Wine and Spirits Awards).
Meal portions are generous, offering good value for money.
A bonus for those who would like to make lunch more of an outing is the opportunity for wine tasting in the restaurant’s foyer.
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