dash - queen victoria hotel

dash restaurant & bar, although it caters for queen victoria hotel guests, is a stand-alone establishment that welcomes patrons from near and far. extraordinary artworks embellish the walls in a bold fashion. further, a live pianist sets the tone during dinner service from tuesday to saturday, a delightful accompaniment to the exquisite fine dining offered at this restaurant. the menu is concise and changes every few weeks. the chef and his team place much focus on each ingredient’s unique flavour and combine them creatively to delight the palate. the bar offers an extensive selection of single-malt whiskies and wines, and is a tasteful meeting spot.

excellent ambience (live piano) and great service. the starters, mains and deserts was excellent. i highly recommend this restaurant. the sorbet to cleanse the plate was also fantastic.

located at a great place the waterfront,dash is pretty classy,fairly diverse but small menu,what i need to mention at the first is the banana parfait!!!!a beauty on the plate,delicately made and served melts into the mouth,one can feel the flavours distinctively,the foodbwas served fast and tasted equally good!!!the view,the atmosphere was excellent and the air has something magical about it!!!!

what a gem of a find! the bar was set very high for the first course, and it just kept getting better. the flavor combinations each of the six course was just culinary wizardry, which was heightened further by the superb service. very highly recommended.

food, service & beverage excellent as is the ambience. the piano and bassist rounds off a great restaurant. thanks for wonderful evening. highly recommended, will certainly be back!

fantastic food and service, excellent views. limited menu choice however caters for most tastes. prawn starter was best ever. lamb wellington was excellent.

i went for a 6 course dinner at dash last night. oh my gosh! what a wonderful place, what wonderful food, what wonderful service!!! i can't believe that they were so empty, but it did mean that we had our own personal chef for the evening. the only "bad"' thing i can say about this place is that the portions are huge for a tasting menu, and it's so good, that it breaks ur heart to return any of the unfinished food. each and every course was delicious, with lots of extra surprises in between. please do yourself a favour and visit this place. arrancini, mushroom soup, sesame tuna, hock, lamb wellington, risotto, and wonderfully decadent chocolate desert. wow!

went for my birthday and that is truly the best time to go. we got complimentary bubbles and an amazing birthday message. the service at this restaurant is adequate when considering the amount of time you are left unattended.

i have recently decided go sober for a while😢 and their virgin cocktail menu is so short it’s sad. the food options are limited, but it tastes so yummy that i don’t mind.

the views aren’t that great, given its proximity to the waterfront. it’s still amazing though.

booked lunch as part of restaurant week. the restaurant is absolutely gorgeous with the most comfortable chairs (which serve you well after stuffing your face with their delicious menu options). stunning views of table mountain from the balcony.

the restaurant week menu allows you to pick a starter, main and dessert from the options presented.

for starters, i had the duck confit noodles. very lovely, but missing either soy sauce or fish sauce. had to add some salt for the missing sodium element.

white truffle you say! well of course i had to opt for the mushroom risotto for mains. very dense, very rich, all kinds of goodness! but the veggie crisps i felt were a bit misplaced.

for dessert i chose the green tea parfait. definitely an interesting mix of flavours. would've loved that apple sorbet in between the courses, it was so refreshing! the green tea parfait component was very creamy.

portion sizes of the courses are really big! i could not finish my dessert.

the food is good. not wow, but definitely above average.

the service is impeccable. monica, the waitress assigned to my table; was super attentive, gave good recommendations and so warm.

special mention to the hostess, sasha, who was an absolute darl!

the food was surprisingly good. i had the vegetable terrine and had been quite worried initially because my choice of a main was one of exclusion. i enjoyed every mouthful and i thought the different textures and flavors worked really well together.

the service was very average. i attribute that to a lack of training. i was also very disappointed when i was brought dirty cutlery, which i pointed out to my server. he was very apologetic and replaced it and was definitely more attentive after that.

the ambiance was probably the highlight of this experience. the decor and lighting added a touch of glamour. it was also evident that they had paid attention to detail. we all appreciate beautiful spaces ☺️

overall, as this was at a hotel, there was ample parking at a reasonable rate. i'm not convinced that it was good value for money but i definitely think there is that potential!

dash restaurant is a delightful surprise. i went on a quiet sunday night and the food, atmosphere and service were all great.
for starters i had the double baked gorgonzola soufflé. the soufflé was soft and paired surprisingly well with the biltong and strawberry accompaniments. for the mains - i tried the lamb loin with pearl barley and beetroot. the loin was cooked perfectly and the pearl barley was an intriguing choice but worked well with the lamb.
dessert was a baked chocolate fondant with orange ice cream and tiny cubes of jelly and fruit. this was a perfect end to the meal and really enjoyed the pairing of hot gooey chocolate with cold fruity ice cream.
the staff was great. friendly and providing me with a few amuse-bouches between meals such as a duck croquet and coconut ice biscuit/cake with cream cheese frosting. while the meals were a bit expensive - the quality of food, service and atmosphere is well worth it.

had a great breakfast here-food was good, service great but views were the best part. lovely hotel - stunning decor and i like that the hotel is small and most of the time quiet and tranquil.

what a great experience. made reservations, was a tad late, but the table was still kept for us until we arrived. staff is very friendly, welcoming, the food is great and loving atmosphere.

mutton or lamb?

with very high reviews, we were expecting a great dinner. the elegant décor of the hotel entrance heightened the sense of stylish fulfillment, as did the vogue cover blonde sitting in the lobby. perhaps the fact that she was eating salad from a tupperware should have been a warning.

in the restaurant the ambience was sophisticated but subdued, the whole place like a stifled sneeze, with people speaking in muted tones rather than diners animated by their food.

the menu was simple. a few courses for starters, main and desert. i don't mind that, even prefer fewer choices. but the choices were uninspiring. mains were the steak, chicken, venison, vegetarian, fish or lamb. alright, so they covered the bases. but the descriptions of the dishes left me unexcited, like they had been culled from my wife's dinner party go-to menu. nothing wrong with the choices your wife gives you. my wife for the record, is an excellent cook! but i expect dinner at a place with this type of price list and a gourmet chef (hopefully) in the kitchen, to be replete with a tingle of anticipation at something recognizable but also novel, like when the sweet new masseuse at the spa says "have you tried the cinnamon hot wax treatment?"

the amuse' bouche arrived. except it wasn't amusing and was best described as a blob of tuna mayonnaise with a finely diced teaspoon of side salad.

we decided to skip starters. everything was recognizable and instantly forgettable.

the mains came in due course. my wife's chicken with butternut confit and corn was tasty but dry. my fillet steak with spinach purée and veg was good but could have come off my own grill. the accompaniments were competent but unexceptional. the couple we were with were chewing thoughtfully on the fish and chicken but there were no exclamations of delight.

after that coffee rather than desert seemed a better ending.

just as well we enjoyed the wine and the company! and the décor. i left with a vague sense of letdown and decided based on the dinner that the blonde model with the long legs in the lobby was probably a dude.

what a wonderful way to spend a saturday evening! my boyfriend and i were treated to a foodie night to remember in the heart of cape town's waterfront. their new executive chef germaine esau,  is said to be one of the most innovative chefs in the country, so we had to try out his tasting menu!

we were welcomed by a live pianist and elderflower and pomegranate cocktails - their signatures, and then settled in for the evening by the elegant coal fire. 

we enjoyed their tasting menu with wine pairing (r375 + r50 per wine), which began with a turnip soup accompanied by bacon jam and olive toast. the next dish was, "as fresh as ever," according to my boyfriend and i agree - it was fresh and from the sea; kingklip carpaccio, avo mousse and salmon tartar. moving on to mains, which was seared duck breast, confit baby chicken, with cranberry jus and carrot purée. and for dessert *inserts hands on head emoji* - it was wow, a chocolate surprise! all the food was carefully crafted and perfectly paired.

we left feeling well fed and jolly from all the wine and deliciousness. i'd also like to give the staff a special mention, who did a stellar job all around.

we cannot wait to go back.