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Join us for a delicious 200g Rump, for Only R159
Includes a COMPLEMENTARY glass of red wine.
or upsize to 300g For Only R199.

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Lunch Special

Join us for a delicious Lunch, for Only R129, includes a FREE glass of red OR white Durbanville Hills wine Or a Choice of Cooldrink
Monday to Saturday 12h00 till 15h00

Note: On the Pier & Hillcrest will run the Special from Tuesday to Saturday due to Monday Closures

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Lekker Lunch Special – Monday to Friday

Satisfy your lunch cravings with our Lekker Lunch Special!

Get this Shweet deal and enjoy any one of our five Lekker Lunch options and a complimentary glass of Durbanville Hills white or red wine for only R99!
200g Sirloin & Chips | Hake & Prawns Combo | Chicken Schnitzel & Chips | Beef or Chicken Cheese Burger | Cape Malay Chicken Curry
Available for dine in only.
Monday to Thursday 12h00 to 15h00.
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Available at: ALL BRANCHES! 

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Turkish Eggs with Hummus and Feta

Ingredients:

 

Smokey tomato sauce:

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 teaspoon cumin, finely ground

2 teaspoons smoked paprika

1 teaspoon chilli flakes, finely ground

2 tablespoons tomato paste

1 400g tin crushed tomatoes

1 teaspoon sugar

¼ cup water

4 free range eggs

 

To serve:

50g crumbed feta

Hummus

Fresh tomatoes

Parsley or coriander to garnish

Pita bread, naan or ciabatta

 

Method:

  1. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan on a medium heat, and briefly fry the garlic.
  2. Add the cumin and paprika and fry for another 30 seconds.
  3. Stir in the tomato paste, chilli flakes, tinned tomatoes, sugar and water and simmer for 4-5 minutes until the sauce has thickened.
  4. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  5. Carefully crack the eggs into the simmering sauce, cover with a lid and steam until the eggs are set but the yolks are still runny, or until the eggs are cooked to your preference.
  6. Crumble the feta over the eggs and sauce, garnish with chopped parsley or coriander, and serve with hummus, fresh tomato and bread.

Asian Style Valentine’s Meal

Asian style Valentine’s Meal

 

Salad Starter

 

1 baby gem lettuce, cut in half length ways

Cremezola cheese (Woolworths)

Nut and seed sprinkle (Woolworths)

Red Miso dressing  (Woolworths)

Basil pesto and mozzarella cheese pull apart spirals (Woolworths)

 

Method

  1. Crumble the cremezola cheese over the lettuce halves
  2. Add the dressing, and garnish with nut sprinkle
  3. Heat the bread in the oven and serve immediately

 

Heartwarming Asian Beef Mains

Stock

½ litre water

2 stock sachets

1 teaspoon seasame oil

1 tablespoon soya sauce

3 ½ cm slices of ginger (not necessary to peel)

3 garlic cloves, peeled

½ teaspoon chilli, crushed

 

Method

  1. Add all ingredient to a small pot and bring to the boil
  2. Reduce the temperate and simmer until the liquid has reduces by half

 

Dipping Sauce

½ teaspoon ginger, finely chopped

½ teaspoon garlic, finely chopped

½ teaspoon chilli, finely chopped

1 ½ tablespoons soya sauce

 

Method

Mix all ingredients together and allow to marinade

 

Mains

150g edemame beans in shells

150g exotic mushrooms (Woolworths)

1 400g sirloin steak

1 packet Heat & Eat brown basmati rice with red and white quinoa (Woolworths)

Corriander

Salt and pepper for seasoning

 

Method

  1. Boil the edemame beans for 3 minutes, and de-shell
  2. Slice the shiitake and king oyster mushrooms, and dry fry all mushrooms for approximately 10 minutes until soft and tender. Add a little salt once cooked.
  3. Fry the steak in a hot pan with a little olive oil for 2 minutes on each side. Season afterwards with a little salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Allow to rest and then slice thinly.
  4. Heat the rice in a microwave as per the instructions on the packet.

 

Assembly

  1. Add spoonfuls of the rice to two bowls, creating a mound in the middle of the bowl
  2. Carefully spoon in the stock around the rice
  3. Add the mushrooms and edemame beans on top of the rice.
  4. Add the sliced steak on top, and garnish with the coriander.
  5. Add small droplets of the dipping sauce, and serve immediately.

Deconstructed Carpetbagger Fillet

Ingredients:
2 x 200 g fillet steaks
125 ml cream
1 tin smoked oysters
Two knobs of butter
1 Tbs olive oil
30 ml finely chopped parsley
Good quality barbeque basting sauce

Method:
1 Heat the butter and oil in a pan and fry the steaks on high heat, only turning the steaks once for each side, until cooked medium rare.
2 Add a little barbeque basting sauce to the steaks, and coat both sides, then remove the steaks from the pan, and allow to rest.
3 Add the cream and smoked oysters to the pan, and another knob of butter. Allow the sauce to thicken, and then drizzle over the steaks, presenting the oysters on top, and decorate with chopped parsley.

Serves two.

Serve with a side salad and crispy potato wedges.

DIY Firelighters

You will need:
Used tea bags
Paraffin
Glass bottle

Instructions:
1. Dry the used tea bags completely
2. Put them into a glass bottle
3. Fill the bottle with paraffin

These home made recycled tea bag fire lighters burn far longer than the commercial ones.

Disclaimer: Remember that paraffin is highly flammable, so please use with caution!

Fillet and Asparagus salad with chimichurri sauce

Ingredients:

Salad
400 g beef fillet, pan-fried, grilled or braaied to your preference, and thinly sliced
1 bunch of asparagus, flash fried in butter
2 handfuls of rocket, or your favourite greens
½ yellow pepper, thinly sliced
10 cm cucumber, halved and thinly sliced
1 avocado, peeled and sliced
handful of cherry tomatoes, halved
handful of beetroot julienne strips
handful of micro greens, to garnish
handful of roasted seeds, to garnish

Chimichurri
1 cup fresh parsley
1 cup fresh coriander
2-3 cloves of garlic
¼ teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
½ cup extra virgin olive oil

Method:
1. Place all the chimichurri ingredients into a food processor and blitz until finely chopped and mixed through.
2. Assemble the salad, with the fillet strips and asparagus on top, and add generous dollops of the chimichurri sauce.
3. Enjoy immediately.

Cheesy Garlic Bread

Cheesy Garlic Bread

Ingredients:

125g Melrose Sweetmilk cheese spread
125g soft salted butter
1 tablespoon crushed garlic
2 tablespoons of parsley, finely chopped
1 baguette

Method:
1. Mix the Melrose cheese, butter, garlic and parsley until smooth and thoroughly mixed.
2. Slice the baguette into 1,5cm slices, without cutting all the way through
3. Generously spread the cheesy paste onto both sides of each slice.
4. Wrap in foil and heat through in a warm oven (100 °C) for 10 to 15 minutes, or on the cooler section of the braai grid.
5. Serve hot.

Meat Seasoning Recipe

Meat Seasoning Recipe

Ingredients:

30ml coriander seeds

15ml cumin seeds

30ml black salt

15ml black pepper corns

15ml dried chilli flakes

15ml garlic flakes

 

Method:

Place all the ingredients into a mortar, and using a pestle, crush and grind the ingredients until the seeds and peppercorns have broken into a semi-fine powder.

 

To use:

Coat raw meat with a little olive oil, and rub in the seasoning. Allow to stand for a while before cooking, so the meat can infuse with the flavours.