South Africa
An absolutely perfect ending to a marvellous holiday. Restaurant Tokara @ Tokara Wine Estate (7. December 2023)
One last evening in South Africa – spent at the Tokara Wine Estate! And that’s definitely a great idea to finalise your South Africa holiday this way. Started off with a “Pink Mojito (white rum, cranberry juice, lime juice & mint)” (110 ZAR), which was truly delicious and watching the sundowner works perfectly. To finalise, […]
Slow service for lunch, but still an amazing view: Restaurant @ Clouds Estate (7. December 2023)
Given, I felt like a lazy day spent by the pool, I decided to also have lunch at the Clouds Estate restaurant, and that was okay – despite the relatively slow service. I had gone for the “house salad (peppers, cucumbers, baby tomatoes, red onion, salad, pickled carrots, honey mustard dressing, toasted seeds)” (100 ZAR) […]
An amazing view, but a mediocre breakfast experience: Restaurant @ Clouds Estate (7. December 2023)
Staying at the Clouds Estate is generally speaking a good idea as you have nice villas for a relatively fair price, and you have a lovely view over the whole valley – so, worth doing so. Now, if you want to enjoy breakfast here, then it is not entirely the same. Sure, they offer a […]
A surprising black out in the estate of one of the biggest diamond traders globally: Restaurant Delaire Graff (6. December 2023)
The Delaire Graff estate is the hobby of the world famous diamond trader Graff, and you can feel and see that the place comes from proper money as it’s artsy and very appealing at the same time. I had booked for 7pm, but arrived 6pm, so it was time to relax with a glass of […]
Definitely one of my favourite wine estates during this trip: Wine Tasting @ Waterford Estate (6. December 2023)
Given the Waterford Estate is on the way from Hermanus to Stellenboesch, it is the perfect pit stop to try “The Cellar Collection” (395 ZAR) and to me, this was the best wine tasting I have had while being in South Africa – mainly, I suppose, because they focus on red wine and not on […]
A lovely location for breakfast with a decent buffet: Restaurant Pavilion @ The Marine Hotel (6. December 2023)
The Pavilion is also the location to get breakfast when staying at The Marine Hotel, and the breakfast (usually 265 ZAR) is definitely one worth trying when you’re staying here. It has a generous buffet, which kind of has everything you would need and want. On top of that, they also do rather tasty “eggs […]
A decent location to enjoy the view of the sea shore: Restaurant Pavilion @ The Marine Hotel (5. December 2023)
The Marine Hotel is definitely what one would call a Grand Hotel – located right next to the sea shore and with a view to see the whales (if they are around), this place is very lovely in terms of design. Sure, it is a ‘grande dame’, but this doesn’t make it any less appealing […]
Delicious food, but a tiny bit too slow service on a marvellous estate: Food & Wine Tasting @ Creation Wines (5. December 2023)
The Creation Wines estate was recommended to me by a friend, so I decided to give it a try. And I must say, if you are not planning ahead and check the roads on Google Maps, it will take you through a very bumpy dirt road where you are wondering if you will ever arrive. […]
