Christmas is a day to spend with family and friends. While many prefer to have a lovely home-cooked feast, just how granny and mom used to make, others would maybe like to eat out this Christmas.
Here’s where to go for a Christmas cuisine this year:
Utopia
Guests can expect bistro-style and Meditteranean themed dishes that includes a variety of starters, mains and of course dessert. Starters include baked rosemary and garlic focaccia, potted Norwegian salmon, truffle arancini, steak tartare and smoked chicken liver parfait, while mains has a list of classic contemporary dishes. Lunch is priced at R550 per person and R275 for children over 10 years. If you would like to make a booking, visit their website.
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Copa Restaurant
Guests can look forward to starters and mains from the carvery section that includes traditional Christmas dishes such as glazed gammon, turkey legs and a buffet of seafood cuisines and vegetables.
Dessert includes a variety of puddings. From trifle citrus sponge, eclairs and custard to name a few. Lunch is priced at R855 per adult and R325 for kids aged between two and 12 years. If you would like to make a booking, visit their website.
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Homespun (Blouberg or Claremont)
Pork belly pancake or a daikon green curry as a starter? This is a teaser of what you could experience this Christmas at Homespun. For mains, guests can choose from the line fish with squid dukkah or a lamb roast and crispy gammon. For dessert, yummy dehydrated beetroot shavings with a white chocolate centre.
Lunch is priced at R895 per person including a welcome drink or R1,270 with the wine pairing option. No children under the age of 12 years are allowed. If you would like to make a booking: Claremont or Blouberg.
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Jonkerhuis (Constantia)
If you are not feeling for a restaurant scene this Christmas, look no further. Jonkerhuis is offering a Christmas picnic where guests will receive blankets, picnic seats and a Christmas basket priced at R 1 150 for two guests. For kids under 12 years, picnic baskets are R230 per child. Bookings can be made on 021 794 6255.
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Rhebokskloof Restaurant
Nestled between Paarl mountains, this Winelands if offering guests a family-style feast that includes peach and pecan arugula salad drizzled with a French dressing, and a herb-encrusted roast sirloin with a bone marrow red wine jus or golden roasted rosemary and cranberry chicken roulade.
For dessert, you can choose either the Glühwein-infused Christmas cake semifreddo or soft Camembert served with Spanish tortas de aceite. Lunch is priced at R700 per person. Children 12 years and under has a Little Buck menu that can be paid for on the day. If you would like to make a booking visit their website.
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96 Winery Road
This restaurant boasts South African cuisines. For starters, guests can pick between the Serano ham, Manchego cheese, potato croquettes and spring onion, or the grilled asparagus, exotic tomato with micro veg salad. Mains feature a Christmas classic including pan-fried duck breast, followed by a cheese course and dessert options. Lunch is R585 per person. If you would like to make a booking, visit their website.
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