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Wasabi Review

Woo! The slightly last minute choice to do Cracker at all this month, and the choice of venue, seemed to work out well. Wasabi (official site, @ eat out, @ dining-out) in Constantia Village was great. I’m trying to keep Japanese-ish themes for my picks and not (just) sushi joints as I realise that not all [...]

Savoy Cabbage

In which the Salty Cracker Team return from a hiatus (due to parental visitation and a trip to Die Strandloper) and earn their orienteering badge in Cape Town’s Central Business District. Review from Jessica to follow!

A few thoughts on Cargills

Okay, so it wasn’t shortly, and this isn’t really a review, but it needs to be said that Cargills (at dining-out.co.za, at eatout.co.za) was fantastic. It’s in the distant past now, so I unfortunately can’t remember much detail (that’s my advanced age for you), but the general standard of food was excellent. The waiter was [...]

Fujiyama review

Or, A Tale Of Two Restaurants It was the best of Crack, it was the worst of Crack. No, wait. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a Salty Cracker. Uh… no. This is not a review of Kubo’s Little Japan [...]

Buzbey Grill

It seem highly unlikely the Eckhard will write his own review, so the other Crackers will do mini review jobbies of our own, sort of on his behalf. It has been suggested that we write a review where he can fill in the blanks. We shall see. Starters: Crumbed Mushrooms (Jess) Angels on Horseback (Jo) [...]

Benkei Review

Review in brief: food generally good, generous portions, reasonable prices, service a bit lacking. So, after dipping out off a wine farm lunch on Friday due to time and heat constraints, we decided to Crack our Salty selves on Saturday instead. I was in the mood for some Japanese food, but specifically not sushi. So, [...]