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Roster 2012:
Apr - Fiona, May - Linda, Jun - Lucy, Jul - Nadine,
Aug - Clarissa, Sept - Janine, Oct - Fiona, Nov - Linda,
Dec - Lucy, Jan - Nadine, Feb - Clarissa, Mar - Janine,

Next Monthly Dinner

TBA

Chai Yo

Venue: Chai Yo

Address: Canal Walk (behind Mc Donalds)

Tel: TBA

Date: 30 March 2012

Organised by: Janine

Patrons: Lucy, Mike, Amie, Carol, Anthony, Janine, Nadine, Ana Rita, Fiona

Comments:

- Spring rolls for starter were good + tasty - nice variety: prawn, veg, duck

- Steamed fish - ordered very mild & had quite a bite but very tasty & served on a fish platter on a flame.

- Sushi good - nice size portions, main & sweet sour sauce very good + filling - chilli quite present, but very tasty. Waited a bit, but very much worth the wait!

- Good food. Had the most divine sushi. It didn't fall apart when it hit the soya sauce. The chicken cashew & fried rice was excellent. Truly scrumptious meal.

- Sushi great - chicken noodles very tasty - generous portions.

- Really impressed with the sushi. Cashew chicken and noodles very tasty. Spring rolls were good. Sushi was very nice - not hot. Note: Don't rub eye when you have wasabi on your fingers - it burns.

- Glass noodle seafood salad (mild) = not so mild - burns like #@$t.

- Good spring rolls starter. The beef basil was vicious! Delicious all round.

Koko

Venue: Koko

Address: 23 Church Street, Durbanville

Tel: 021 9760719

Date: 03 March 2012

Organised by: Clarissa

Patrons: Mike, Amie, Bill, Vicky, Nadine

Comments:

- Soup Diagnon starter was lovely + so was sirloin main course. Nice veg + potato wedges. Lovely venue & relaxed atmosphere. Not sure why they are so quiet on a Saturday evening.

- Bruschetta was very tasty. Saltimbocca was also very good. Atmosphere was very relaxed.

- Fruit de mare pasta was great. The pork fillet was good as well. Quiet night!

- Good food - minestrone soup & saltimbocca both excellent. Great little restaurant.

- Bruschetta was very tasty and I loved the variety of toppings. Veal with lemon was tender and veggies unusual. I enjoyed the meal. Coffee was 'burnt' though.

Cafe Extrablatt

Venue: Cafe Extrablatt

Address: 79 Main Road, Green Point
http://www.dining-out.co.za/member_details-MemberID-4952.html

Tel: 087 6250463

Date: 28 January 2012

Organised by: Nadine

Patrons: Lucy, Mike, Amie, Bill, Vicky, Brendon, Linda B, Linda M, Vannessa, Gathry, Carol, Anthony, Janine, Carl, Clarissa

** Happy 11 year anniversary to our Dinner Club. In celebration, we had to wear head gear / bling. Thanks to all who have joined us through our 11 years and cheers to at least another 11 years of monthly dinners! **

Comments:

- Classic Lasagne was a very generous portion, enough for take-aways and a 2nd meal the next day

- Very reasonable food prices

- Not the best Margarita I've had

- Initially waitress was not able to cope with a big table, we then raised this with the hostess and a 2nd waiter was allocated to our table which worked better

- Super cocktails! Salad - generous portion & very crispy chicken.

- Affordable veal schnitzel, definitely had better

- Veal overdone & salty - prices good - service poor

- Ditto!

- Reasonable prices, nice venue, food average, company fantastic!

- Calamari overdone but tasty. Chicken salad quite nice. Cocktails great!!

- Swimming pool, Mojito, Solero & Long Island Ice Tea - all very well. Food good too...

- Very reasonable prices and LARGE portion sizes! Service slow but good atmosphere.

- Butternut soup was lovely, but ditto on other veal schnitzel comments. Mocktails very nice! Liked venue & vibe. Great company.

- Decor beautiful and tasteful. Calamari starter very crunchy but tender. Burger was average. Mojito was good & large. Service a bit slow but improved.

- Service was slack at the start but got better after complaint. Starter was good & portion size huge!

Saboroso

Venue: Saboroso

Address: 38 Victoria Road, Bakoven
http://www.dining-out.co.za/member_details-MemberID-4756.html

Tel: 021 4382727

Date: 28 December 11

Organised by: Lucy

Patrons: Lucy, Mike, Chris, Fiona, Amie, Bill, Vicky, Nadine, Ana Rita, Brendon, Linda, Karen, Linda, Shawn

Comments:

- Had the caprese salad to start - was good & decent size! Generous with the pesto.

- Prawn starter was very small & did not taste much prawn. Was quite spicy though.

- Haloumi & mushroom starter was very good, steak was ok, not great taste but well prepared.

- Waitress was rather nice as well. Well rounded dessert.

- Delicious springbok carpaccio & succulent yellowtail. superb food & company!

- Portuguese rump 2nd time round was perfectly medium rare. Delicious!

- Anon = Port rump & mash was ok, tough & cold. Hoping lindt balls will make up for it.

- Pizza was good & crispy.

- Tuna steak was nice but over cooked (asked for seared, came out medium)

- Mash with the yellowtail fish was excellent and the creme brulee was stunning:-)

- Yellowtail was stunning, awesome, fabulous. Bread & butter... lekker!

- Beautiful decor, stunning views, bread and butter pudding excellent.

- Pizza was awesome and the fried choc balls were sublime:-) Brendon

- Prawn starter was small, but nice. Portuguese steak was great and lindt balls were divine. Excellent company, as always.

- Fantastic yellowtail - lindt chocolate balls are frikkin' amazing!

- Lindt choc balls with pistachio ice cream were 'to die for'! Origin coffee was great too!

Vanilla

Venue: Vanilla

Address: Cape Quarter

Date: 4 December 11

Organised by: Linda

Patrons: Lucy, Mike, Chris, Fiona, Linda, Shawn

Comments:

- Calebs conco... was spectacular. Ice cream with nuts promises to be good... if they can concoct it.

- Prawns were good and plump!

- Dino - the waiter - was great & interactive!

- Linda & Fiona had their funny pills:-)

- Maryland chicken was very bland chicken, even the bacon was tasteless.

- Champagne!

- Food was good, lots of laughter!

Jamaica Me Crazy

Venue: Jamaica Me Crazy

Address: 74 Roodebloem Road, Woodstock
http://www.dining-out.co.za/member_details-MemberID-3492.html

Date: 29 October 11

Organised by: Fiona

Patrons: Lucy, Mike, Chris, Fiona, Gathry, Vannessa, Louise, Vaughn, Andrea, Manfred, Amie

Comments:

- Enjoyed the meal. They need to bring back the full Camembert burger and fry cheese fresh but was still good. Waiter was good as well, Espresso is KAAAAAAAAK!!!!

- Burger was a bit cold but lots of food. Half price cocktails were great especially 'One Love'!

- Not really convincing. Meat cold & fatty, but burger seem to be great & friendly waiter.

- Mussel pot starter really good and Camembert burger very tasty. Half price cocktails worth it. 'One Love' was the nicest.

- Service was pretty good. Food & cocktails were great.

- Poppers, buffalo wings & burger was very tasty. Waiter was not bad. Half steak was well prepared & blue cheese sauce very tasty.

- Cocktails great, burger was ok, at least it was hot:-)

- Banana fritters were the best part of the menu!

- Mud pudding was nice, loads of ice cream:-)

Sushi Suki

Venue: Sushi Suki

Address: Shop 19, Burgundy Square shopping Centre, Burgundy Drive, Burgundy Estate

Tel: 021 5589042

Date: 02 October 11

Organised by: Lucy

Patrons: Lucy, Mike, Nadine, Ana rita, Cindy, Willem, Dihan, Wiona, Gathry, Vannessa, Carl, Carol, Anthony

Comments:

- Waited very loooonnnggg for food but was good. slice of salmon on nigiri very thin (paper thin).

- Lekka, Lekka, sorry Mike. Come an hour earlier and order then - Willem

- Good sushi, got my saki roses wrong - gave me maki instead. Have ordered again. Mike & Nadine had to wait a long time for their order.

- Yummy sushi - slow waitress and long waits.

- First time eating sushi out and loving it. The soup was ok but did not like it.

- The Engleesh she is not so good! Eat as much as we can serve you. Sushi just okay.

- Sushi mediocre, service not so good.

- Monthly Comedy club - mike = Founding member

8 1/2

Venue: 8 1/2

Address: Island club, Century City

Tel: TBA

Date: 27 August 11

Organised by: Clarissa

Patrons: Manni, Andrea, Janine, Nadine, Vicky, Amie, Mike, Lucy

Comments:

- Ordered a starter pita bread with feta & garlic, had to send it back as there was no feta. when it arrived back, there was feta but no garlic!!!

- Seafood pasta dish, I asked if it was done in a white sauce and the answer was yes - no white sauce!!

- Quiet place - probably cause it's a little hidden away. Mushroom starter + La Dolce Vita pasta quite nice.

- Had mushroom starter - quite nice. Pizza was good and crispy. Quite reasonable prices. Quiet atmosphere but pleasant.

- Very nice carpaccio and fantastic chicken with veggies. Lovely food and service.

- Panacotta berry dessert was harder than expected but very, very good!

- La Dolce Vita tastes very boring, have had much better carpaccio before.

Meloncino

Venue: Meloncino

Address: Shop 259, Upper level, V&A Waterfront

Tel: +27 21 419 5558

Date: 30 July 2011

Organised by: Nadine

Patrons: Mike, Lucy, Nadine, Janine, Fiona, Chris, Amie, Kerry, Niel, Andrea, Manny, Craig, Lana, Craig, Ana Rita, Vicky, Bill, Carol, Anthony

Comments:

- Singers were very good. Speed of service and delivery of food for such a large group was very good:-) Chicken was rather salty but good.

- The food was good.

- Nice ambiance, food good. Enjoyed the music too!

- Good steak. Great vibe. menu is far too elaborate though. Too much effort to read.

- Provolina pizza too bland, basically a pita with some cold meat slices on it. Good service though.

- Nice ambiance. Food a bit bland.

- Lovely restaurant! mussel starter very nice + sirloin with balsamic vinegar divine. Will recommend.

- Enjoyed the singers. Food was very good and the service was excellent!

- It was not necessary to organise this lovely welcome music for us:-) Thanks we will be back.

- Fish was good but over priced - the company made up for it.

- Chicken nice and soft, very tasty. Tiramisu also good, stunning atmosphere.

- Only one chicken dish on the menu which is 'strange'. Lots of veal. calzone was really nice and tasty.

- Great food (especially the baked choc flan) and great company!! The Tenors were excellent. loved it!!

El Burro

Venue: El Burro

Address: 81 Main Road, Green Point

Tel: +27 21 433 2364

Date: 03 June 2011

Organised by: Lucy

Patrons: Mike, Lucy, Vicky, Bill, Kathleen, Carol, Anthony, Vaughn, Louise, Amie, Janine

Comments:

- Jalapenos were delish!

- Jisis! That was awesome... corn taco's, the pork special & that donkey jalapeno sauce. Amazing.

- Nice vibey spot! Waitress very helpful & efficient. Squid starter lovely & not too hot. Tacos' divine & lots of fun! Enjoyed the evening!

- Very tasty soup special. Roast pork tacos - very nice and filing as well as the corn fried quesadillas. Good service! Great company! Wow - margarita's = Arriva Arriva.

- Enjoyed the evening very much. Tasty food (enchiladas) + good company.

- Yummy food and huge portions! Chillies were very tasty as were the enchiladas. Nice atmosphere as well:-)

- Soup very tasty, warmed us up nicely! Soft tacos marinated chilli & lemon very nice. Good to be back and to meet new people.

- Great food & mostly authentic. Apparently 4 meals is normal.

Taste of Cape Town 2011

Taste of Cape Town 2011

For April monthly dinner we went to the Taste of Cape Town 2011 event on Saturday 7th May 2011 from 18h30 - 22h30.

We bought the R70 standard tickets – this covered entrance to the festival and included a Taste wine glass - and then you could buy booklets of CROWNS (The official Currency of Taste of Cape Town) at the event.

Thanks to Vicky for organising the April Monthly Dinner:-)

Unfortunately, we did not have our Monthly Dinner Book there for Reviews so for those who attended please add a comment to the Blog instead

Attendees: Carol, Anthony, Janine, Nadine, Vicky, Mike, Lucy, Jordan, Kerry, Neil