i gathered my family here to celebrate my birthday. we were warmly welcomed and shown to our table. the tow servers assigned to our table were friendly, one more so than the other. it's just a pity i didn't get her name. she seemed genuinely enthusiastic about her job & being of service to us. i love the art on the walls of this place. yes, yes, yes. also it has a very country club feel, which i do like. it's in the leafy suburb of waterkloof and one may feel a little bit of an outsider based on colour (sad fact) here but we were not made to feel unwelcome. the tables are pretty close to each other so if there's table banter and you're all laughing you may feel as though you're disturbing other diners' experience. however they do have private function rooms too which is really nice. again, the decor is so warm and inviting. light wood-based and elements of red and warm fire (big round votive candles placed all over the restaurant). this is the perfect ambience for a rainy saturday evening with glass of wine in hand while overlooking the golf course. yes! love it.
5 adults and 5 different starters. gosh. suffice it to say that everyone loved their choice. a must-have is the crumbed mushrooms dish. delish. we had two children under 7 at the table and they were also well attended to. being that they are kids, they were a little up & down and excited and i was worried we'd get complaints but we did not. there were only two other tables with children and it seemed the restaurant staff are adequately trained on how to handle kids in the restaurant. this is because the establishment isn't necessarily your kid-friendly type. so the effort made by the staff didn't go unnoticed. the kids each had a fish & chips dish which was brought out pretty quickly and it was thoroughly enjoyed by both boys. our servers were attentive with our drinks needs too & constantly checked on us to ensure glasses did not run dry. mains! wow! from duck to fish to rump to lamb...it's safe to say we had all meat bases covered. and each person enjoyed their choice. worth a specific mention is the venison dish that my brother ordered. all i can say is there wasn't enough of it on his plate. also the duck. yum. my other brother had this dish and i particularly enjoyed the orange glaze accompaniment. in fact that is almost always the best thing about duck😊. the children had ice cream for dessert and the one turkish delight(?) ice cream was too good. i shared the ferrero rocher mousse with my mom and although yum, we were both in agreement that it could definitely do with a scoop of vanilla ice cream as an accompaniment otherwise it's just too dry and too sweet. the less sweet ice cream would be a good balance on the palate.
initially when we had a look at the menu, my mom remarked that it was a very small & limited menu but after the fact, i like that they didn't have endless choices of dishes that just leave you so confused as to what to choose. also a highlight are the managers who brief the table on the specials. so engaging and so well executed. a little ott but not pretentious. lol. such a highlight because you see the passion with which they describe each dish & they really get you thinking too about those choices because they describe them such that you begin to salivate, lol. they're very good with helping you make a choice and we did appreciate that.
overall a great night at a great restaurant. bear in mind that it's pricey but you do get good roi where the food is concerned.