caravela portuguesa resaurante & sports bar

went there and we were told that food would take a bit longer! fair enough! after two hours! we got food! my 200 g rump steak was a 100 g! my hubbyordered1/2 chicken and 400g ribs! the ribs were 100g and the chicken was already cut up into pieces! did not look like a half chicken! music was terrible when it played and then no music for rest of day! looked like they were trying to take short cuts and patching together a meal! we were not happy at all and will never go back! every single table was complaining! if you want cope with the amount of people in your store at once then either book in more staff or take out some tables ! we also have a restaurant and the really overpaid for what we got

this was the worst food i ever ate in my life and the worst service ever from a manger. iordereda platter combo with hake and calamari. after 55 minutes the food arrived. the hake and the calamari was dry and tasteless. i sent it back. when it arrived back it was just as bad. what was worse was that the same calamari that i sent back came back again. they refried the same tought tasteless calamari. they only gave me 4 pieces of calamari with the hake and thought it was fine to charge r138 for this combo. even the side dish of half eaten fried pap came back. they did not even prepare a fresh portion of the side dish. my wife’s chips were not cooked and we sent that back as well. it took 15 minutes for them to return that and that was cold on its return. the manager could only say sorry and blame the kitchen. he had the audacity to charge me full price for for my wife’s food although we did not even eat all of it as we sent the chips back again. never again!!!

r240 for whole chicken. grossly overpriced. the going price for a chicken is usally around r100-r120. we felt very ripped off when the bill arrived as it wasorderedas a take away

my family and i went to caravela on a sunday afternoon after a day trip to haartebeestpoort. we had been there previously and enjoyed it however this time was a major disappointment. the food was below average and the service very slow.
on the positive side weordereda selection of starters to share amongst the table which were tasty. the haloumi cheese was soft and the trinchado was tender and well seasoned. however the mains were not great. my husbandordereda portuguese steak which was tough with an egg that was still slimy. the chips seemed to be cooked in old oil. my motherorderedsardines which had been gutted prior to cooking resulting in them being dry and my lemon and herb chicken had no flavour and being dry. calamari was alsoorderedwhich was actually the best my husband had in ages. it was really soft and very tasty. even with the few positives of the meals, it was seriously disappointing as we have been there many times before and always enjoyed our meal. i was left less than impressed.

we were staying at a health spa in hartees for a night and did not want to have supper at the spa so decided to go into hartees. must say it was disappointing as most restaurants are closed on a monday in hartees. caravela was one of the places open. iordereda pina colada cocktail which was sickly sweet and a pre-mixed cocktail out of a box. the waitress was clueless and when i asked why there was no pineapple or cherries as stated on the menu she walked off and then brought back a plate with a few cherries. weordereda starter garlic snails which was nothing to write home about. for mains we had the 12 peri peri prawns and the peri peri chicken. the prawns were cooked well and had great flavour. the chicken however was a bit dry and the peri peri sauce on the side was riddled with vinegar.

after a lot of searching for a place to eat in harties, realising alot of places are closed on a monday, we settled for caravela. having a weakness for portuguese chicken this place had to be a winner. to start weordered2 cocktails, a pino colada & a mango silk, both were very very sweet and are made from a premixed cocktail mix. you could tell that the barman wasn't experienced or they just didn't have one, as i asked for a classic mojito and was unable to get one even though they probably had all the ingredients in the bar.

weorderedthe garlic snails in a garlic butter sauce for starters. the dish was good, but nothing fantastic.

for mains weordered2 dishes to share, the 12 queen prawns which were perfectly cooked and absolutely delicious; and the half chicken which was a little over cooked and the peri-peri sauce was overpowered by vinegar.

all in all an average restaurant with average food.