Comments for Salty Cracker Club

Comment on Fork Review by Steve

Steve — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 08:58:50 +0000

Lovely review, Jess.

Going there has brought tapas to the front of my brain, and it seems to be sticking there. The four piece servings at Fork made it perfect for the Devouring Crackernauts.
I have a slight preference for communal eatings, buffet sort of thing, Thai sharing stylings (and Jo and I almost always do halfties). Tapas style eatings combines that with small portions, meaning lots and lots of tastes in one meal: how can that not be full of, as they say, WIN?

I may have to revise my cooking style a bit to small, many, courses kind of thing. :)

Comment on Bistro 1682 by Steve

Steve — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 07:33:22 +0000

I concur re these other time slots. Definitely felt like a more relaxed pace.
I’ll have to scout out a noodle luncheon bar!

Comment on Bistro 1682 by Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 07:48:49 +0000

Hah! I was afraid for a moment that you weren’t going to mention the nanobots. It would have been a tragic and vital omission.

I have to put on record how amazingly cool and different a lunch-time meal slot is. It feels more relaxed, somehow, with less pressure to eat and be gone. We should do it more often. Salty Cracker brunchfests also have to be tried…

Comment on Knife by Food! : c and m

Food! : c and m — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:12:51 +0000

[...] little while ago we went to Knife for Salty Cracker. Hello, salty goodness! The meal and the experience were top notch, despite the slightly odd [...]

Comment on Knife by Sven

Sven — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 06:40:37 +0000

Delighted to hear that the mains deliver to such a high standard. I’d visited before for a whisky tasting where they served a delicious variety of nibbles, presumably from their starter selection. I had all sorts of intentions of returning but never did; this salivacious review has renewed my interest.

At my previous visit I had a chat with one of the bar staff who explained the hotel hosted mostly business travellers, so they were busier during the week compared to the weekend.

Comment on Knife by Steve

Steve — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:53:24 +0000

Word! Great review, Jess.

That rump steak was so, so, good. It was the most perfect Medium Rare I’ve ever had, and the outside had that grilled ever-so-slight crunchy thing going on. Fab!

Upon bill-checking, I see that corkage was R30 a bottle. Pretty standard, I guess.

Comment on Yindee’s by mary nagle

mary nagle — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:42:57 +0000

We ate in Yindees a few months ago and to be honest it didnt really rock my world. The food was okish, but no atmosphere, (we were there for Sunday lunch) and the room was very cold (it was winter, but…). Since then I have eaten in Soho beside Jacks Pub, behind the new Cape Quarter – the first time it was excellent, the second time, not quite as good, but nonetheless i would recommend any Thai afficiandos to give it a try. The nice thing there is that you can take the menu to the top outside deck and have your meal beside the lap pool with an uninterrupted view of the mountain, pretty amazing.

Comment on The Roundhouse by Steve

Steve — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 07:51:46 +0000

Agreed!
The combination of high-end service with the smiles and warmth and accommodatingness (ahem) make for a spectacular experience.

I don’t think I’ll going back there any time soon, but only because the price is at the high end of high for me. I didn’t feel at all cheated or that I wasn’t getting value for money. It’s just that is is a lot of money!

Note to self: must go back to Overture soon.
Oh, wait, we have a table booked for when Lucky is here.
Huzzah!

Comment on Bizerca by Steve

Steve — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 07:34:38 +0000

This was one of the best Crackers in ages. Every single dish was a winner,which is quite an accomplishment.

My starter fish was yellowtail. Loved the slightly tart zing of it.

My main meat mosh was springbok. Three little pink circles thereof. Done to perfection!

Comment on 95 Keerom by Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:27:23 +0000

Veal osso bucco. Incredibly good it was, too. I liked the sizes of the portions – rather more substantial than the usual nouveau scantiness, and it was fun to have a polenta choice as well as the usual potatoes. I also liked the way the chef came to the table to talk about the specials, although it felt a bit rushed, perhaps? The semifreddo for dessert was wonderful. I feel as though I hit it lucky with my orders, though – I really enjoyed the food.