We went out on a weekend break just outside Cape Town, in GlenCairn. We booked to stay at Simonstown guesthouse, which was not in Simonstown, but in GlenCairn. It was a cozy little stay, with beautiful sea view on the top of a hill. Feeling very hungry by the time we reached there, we decided to have lunch at a restaurant that was situated at the foot of the hill. It was called Dixies Pub.
Locals recommend you going to this place. Apparently from what we heard, it is run by a family who has owned it for 3 generations. Now off for starters, we ordered Smoked Salmon with Capers and Tomato. The Salmon was well seasoned, but too much of capers on my plate made it taste salty.
For mains, we ordered Calamari Steak with Rice and Pizza. As there was too much going on the plate of Calamari and Rice, the vegetables and sweet potato mash was served on a different plate. I felt that the flavours were good, but did not go well together. Calamari Steak with mayonaise, Vegetables with tomato based sauce, sweet potato mash - you can imagine the tonnes of flavour that was going through when you eat it. Could not finish the dish, ended up eating rice with the tomato based sauce. Defintely one rule that you learn - too much of a good thing does not work at all!
The pizza was mediocre. Well.. on a positive note, it had a thin crust. The rest - predictable. I would say the view from the place was nice. Would I go back to Dixies? Maybe if I am stuck in GlenCairn again without a car or a train service running.
P/S : There is a lady, carrying a baby, who makes hand craft and sells it on a Sunday. Touched by her hard work, I bought some beads lavender from her. So if you ever pass Dixies, purchase something from her and make her day!!! :)
Ambience : 3/5
Food : 3/5
Service : 4/5
Drinks : 3/
***Impressions are based on writer's opinion
***All reviews are independent, unanounced and not sponsored by any party
***All reviews are independent, unanounced and not sponsored by any party
0 comments:
Post a Comment