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Summer A La Carte Menu

Summer A La Carte MenuCommences 14th October. Not available on Sundays

The pictures of the plates of food and not necessarily those stipulated on the menus

Starters

  • Roast beef marrow bone “boats”
     238
    topped with a gratin of parmesan, west coast oysters, salmon eggs and toasted bread fingers
  • Saldanha Bay mussels
     173
    with white wine, parsley, cream and garlic
  • Lightly smoked, hand-cut ostrich fan-fillet carpaccio
     236
    with Constantia Hanepoot grapes, Kalahari dates and a honey, pumpkin, sunflower and pimento berry crumble
  • Green asparagus, beetroot, walnut, truffle, ashened goat cheese and pear salad
     236
    Dressed with a pomegranate and orange vinaigrette
  • Prawn and avocado “Coronation” coupe
     231
    on a bed of crunchy south Asian slaw
  • Mozambican charred sweet potato, avocado, peppadew, mango, corn and tomato stack
     188
    With a ginger, macadamia and lime salsa
  • Cape summer vegetable terrine
     173
    with seared baby vine tomatoes, crispy leek leaves and a raspberry and rocket vinaigrette
  • Our bay’s oriental gamefish ceviche
     222
    with basil, seaweed, sesame, water chestnut and ponzu dressing

Main Courses

  • Roast loin of Kingklip
     338
    with a toasted coconut, lime and coriander crust. Served with a caramelised butternut and lemongrass mash and glazed snow peas. Finished with its own citrus-spritzed pan juices
  • Char-grilled ‘Bistro’ rib eye steak
     345
    hand - cut potato frites, young green beans and a wild mushroom sauce
  • Hout Bay seafood
     441
    simmered in a shellfish bisque with mussels, lobster meat, clams, baby squids and line fish. Served with aioli and rouille toasts
  • Crispy wood-oven roast duck
     342
    on a pistachio, date, cinnamon, saffron and mint couscous. With sauteed courgettes, glazed beetroot and green peppercorn jus
  • Griddled loin of Karoo springbok and Atlantic scallop
     388
    “surf ‘n turf” wrapped in pancetta with fried quail eggs. Served with a creamed corn, paprika and macadamia butter chowder with whiskey and honey butter-pan juices
  • Stuffed sunny Cape bell peppers
     265
    with nutty black rice, brinjal, courgettes, tomato, capers, basil and pinenuts. On sautéed spinach with lemon olive oil, humus and saffron
  • Roast rack of free-range Calvinia lamb
     343
    with a scrub-herb and feta crumble. Served with roasted baby root vegetables with sun-dried olives, minted ‘n mashed peas and a muscadel jus
  • Mozambican whole king prawn curry
     449
    with coconut cream, cashew nuts, crispy ginger, basmati rice, lime and coriander. Served with a pineapple sambal
  • Sir Sol’s Umhlanga lamb shin curry
     329
    Authentically hot with an intense, rich tapestry of spice notes – just how the legendary sun king loved it! Served with basmati rice, sambals, and Mrs. Balls chutney

DESSERTS

  • Pink rose, pistachio, apricot, date, pomegranate, fig and toasted sesame frozen nougat
     162
    Served with candied fennel seeds
  • Honeybush and Buchu sorbet
     84
  • Cape Victorian lemon honeybush and almond torte
     169
    steeped in a fynbos syrup. Served with a pink gin and Pimm’s ice cream
  • Seventy percent cocoa content, dark Lindt chocolate mousse ganache cake
     189
    Served with a hazelnut praline and burnt orange rind ice cream
  • Pear and almond tart
     161
    with a saffron and honeycomb ice cream
  • Cape summer stone fruits
     152
    poached in an aromatic Malagasy syrup. Served with vanilla bean ice cream
  • Homemade (organic dairy full cream) ice creams
     72
    (Per scoop)
  • Amarula pannacotta
     157
    topped with a Brazil nut praline and a compote of caramelised cinnamon-charged banana
  • Artisanal Cape cheeses
     285
    with toasts, nuts and fruits. (Serves 2)

DIGESTIFS

Whiskeys

  • Bains Cape mountain single grain
     48
  • Glenfiddich single malt 15 yr. ol
     75
  • Caol Ila - 12 year old single malt
     48
  • Bushmills black - sherry cask maturation
     44

Brandies

  • Van Rhyns pot still 15 yr. old
     44
  • Hennessey V.S.
     89
  • Sir George pot still - Napier
     47
  • Die Mas Kalahari 5 yr. old
     50
  • KWV 10 yr. old
     42