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Food & Wine
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Breakfast
At Parker, every day sees a different culinary touch to our sumptuous breakfasts. We offer freshly baked patisserie, fruit salads, cereals or perhaps you’d (also) like to treat yourself to our fantastically ample full English breakfasts? We also offer a range of cold meats, cheeses and fresh bread. You can enjoy your leisurely breakfasts outside on the veranda or in our grand dining room. As far as possible, we use local, organic supplies from local entrepreneurs. Here are some recent arrivals at our breakfast table:
Dessert E Miveh (from Tehran) – a mix of melon, apricots, orange blossom water and pistachios, often served at banquets in Iran
Mango e fragile al vino bianco – mangoes and strawberries macerated in white wine
Really Wild Salad (Phil’s invention!) – nectarine segments skewered with Kudu biltong and grapes on a bed of créme fraiche.
Evening Drinks
Every other evening at Parker, we invite our guests to share a glass (or three!) of wine with us at sunset. Suitably charged up for the evening, you can then take a short stroll through Cape Town’s mellow evening streets to one of several restaurants we recommend in the neighbourhood.
We’re still compiling our winelist, but so far, at least two or three of the following splendid creations will be on offer most evenings.
Cape to Cairo Syrah – a very smooth Syrah, marketed by a good friend of ours, who introduced us to this very easy drinking and perennial Parker favourite.
Le Pommier Cab. Sauv. Res 04 – a lovely vanilla-essense wine and some delicate tannins. This is one of those wines that seems to compliment anything, from conversation to Kingklip.
Four Fields Chardonnay - Liz loves chardonnay, Phil loathes it, but this Four Fields we describe as the 'Chardonnay for Non Chardonnay Drinkers'! Fruity and zesty without the cloying. Lovely.
Haute Cabrière Chardonnay-Pinot Noir. A very easy drinking almost apple-flavoured wine, off dry and sociable. This one is real crowd-pleaser and we're never without a case or two.
Restaurants we recommend
We spend a lot of time choosing fine places to eat in Cape Town. We honestly believe that you really can’t find the same variety at the same price for the same quality anywhere else in the world. Cape Town is just a food paradise, no question about it! We tend to favour owner-managed, unpretensious, highly personalized eating, so you won’t find any restaurants on this list that are too serious, too fashionable or too aloof. These places are about the welcome and the food, not just the food. Some are more about a dining experience, others more about a place to eat and laugh. Our personal favourites are listed in gold, but please ask us for full descriptions of any restaurant (or read the Eating Out guide in the lounge when you arrive).
| Gardens / Tamboerskloof area: |
| Saigon – Vietnamese and asian. Relatively formal |
(021) 424 7670 |
| Arnold’s – Game and meat. Informal |
(021) 424 4344 |
| Miller’s Thumb – informal bistro, superb fish |
(021) 424 3838 |
| Limoncello - Italian, relaxed vibe (Gardens) |
(082) 218 7252 |
| Greens – Trendy light meals, pasta and pizza (Park St) |
(021) 422 4415 |
| Puka – light lunches, great coffee (round the corner) |
(021) 423 6715 |
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| Bukhara – North. Indian – (Church St) |
(021) 424 0000 |
| Ginja – Very sophisticated and chic |
(021) 426 2368 |
| Savoy Cabbage – Sophisticated setting, simple dishes |
(021) 424 2626 |
| Bizerca – upmarket bistro, fusion food |
(021) 418 0001 |
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| Cape Quarter/De Waterkant (piazza-like setting, small, cobbled streets) |
| Andiamo – relaxed Italian (Cape Quarter) |
(021) 421 3687 |
| The Tank – Sophisticated, vibey (Cape Quarter) |
(021) 419 0007 |
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| Out of the City Bowl (take a beautiful scenic drive) |
| The Food Barn – Excellent food, especially on Sunday |
(021) 789 1390 |
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Chapman’s Peak Restaurant, Portugese owned,
great steak and beef dishes - Hout Bay
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(021) 790 1036 |
The Codfather, Camps Bay - the best fish in town.
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021 438 0782 |
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| Cafes and Bars (various, but mainly Kloof St. area) |
| Manna– lunch venue and hot waiters! (Kloof St) |
(021) 426 2413 |
| Melissa’s Deli – Lunch venue (Koof St) |
(021) 424 5540 |
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Caramellos – Café light meals, trendy ambiance (Lifestyle Centre, Kloof St)
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Café Paradiso – Café light meals, relaxed spot to look at the Mountain and watch the world go by (corner of
Derwent and 110 Kloof St)
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(021) 4382322 |
| Rafiki’s – Student 20 something crowd (Kloofnek) |
(021) 426 4731 |
Salsa – Light meals, good salsa music
(Cape Quarter),dancing (after 10pm) |
(083) 556 7466 |
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| Bon Appetit! |
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