This afternoon my wife and I simply did not feel up to cooking so we decided to try out a new 24/7 take-away that had recently opened in Saldanha.

The place is called GRUB 24.

We ordered a Chicken Mayo Gatsby.

The normal Gatsby’s that you buy on the West Coast just just manages to feed three of us.

Well let me assure you that this was no ordinary Gatsby, this Gatsby had attitude and I am sure that somewhere deep inside it it also had evil intent. Because this Gatsby tasted AWESOME and can easily feed up to 4 people. The three of us gave it our best shots but needlessly to say we came of second best, and 4 hours later we are all still suffering.

The second surprise of the day was these two ladies.

They where busy making Koeksusters while we waited for our Gatsby (with attitude).

The owner Christoff gave us each a sample to taste and instantly heaven descended upon us, Soft and crunchy with that special sweetness, that is not all overpowering, running down your throat, flooding you with long lost childhood memories of hot kitchens and female family members baking on a Saturday, they were just the way Grandma used to make them.

So no I have a dilemma. My favourite treat is available in Saldanha and my favourite brew is available in Velddrif. 

Seems as if i will first have to buy the Koeksusters in Saldanha and then drive through to Velddrif to get the perfect coffee at Oupa se Koffie Stoor.

Today we stopped at a small and hidden away little Coffee Shoppe in Velddrif.

The place is called “Oupa Se Koffie Stoor ( Granddad’s Coffee Store)

The Service was friendly. The Prices unbelievably reasonable and then the cream of the crop arrived at my table. Oupa’s special.

A layer of Condensed milk with a double espresso on top. AWESOME and beyond.

So in future if you are looking for me more than likely you will find me at Grandpa’s Coffee Store in Velddrif

Well Done Olga

After a lengthy search up and down the West Coast we are glad to announce that we have found the PERFECT MILKSHAKE.

This monster milkshake was made by FIONA from BLACK VELVET Coffee Shoppe in Langebaan.

Definitely a winner by our book

After a 8 month absence we decided to visit Geelbek again.

Well what can we say, if you are good then you are good, the food was still as excellent as always and the service was as friendly as ever before.

The only complaint we have is that the once simple to read menu has been transformed into a cheap advert driven “tabloid”, making it hard for the patron to decipher the nitty gritty of the menu from the bumph of the adverts.

Come on folks a menu is a menu a newspaper is a newspaper and never the twain shall meet.

This venue is one of the best-kept “open” Secret on the West Coast.
Located of the beaten track in Langebaan it is a haven for Kite boarders and Wind Surfers.

The venue was full but very quickly a table was arranged for us.

Moreover, in a flash the drinks order had been taken, and drinks was served.
The person serving us was brilliant recommending the best fish and overall just seeing to all our needs.

The Best steak
The food arrived speedily for a venue that was fully booked and it was divine, no other words can describe it, simply divine.

Thanks to Anthony and the Staff for making a Gourmand Happy

Die Vishuis

Located in Velddrif this charming little gem offers consistently good food and brilliant service.

Despite being small, the food is always brilliant.

With only one waiter on duty, you would think that the service would be slow and poor but this was not the case.

Our meal was superb the food well prepared and extremely tasteful.

The one unique factor about this restaurant is that the menu is hand written on a blackboard meaning the dishes change often and is always an indicator that the ingredients are fresh.

Well done to Jill and her Staff

My self and a few guests from Johannesburg recently visited the newly named restaurant at the Paternoster Lodge in Paternoster.

Skatkis Restaurant

This magnificent venue is located in the picturesque village of Paternoster and overlooks the sea and the sunset.

Firstly, this venue heavily discriminates against smokers banishing them to the open-air section completely outside the restaurant away from the ambiance and atmosphere making smokers feel as is they are not welcome and have to sit outside the rooms and not in the restaurant.

The service:
Service was adequate, the waitress we had was friendly and polite and helpful.

The meal itself was rather disappointing. The food was poorly prepared with some of it still half-raw. The woman who is the chef and who claims to be one of the top chefs from Namibia, did not take kindly to being called from the kitchen nor was she really interested in any constructive critique we gave her.

Overall, the visit was a rather huge disappointment and thus we cannot in fairness recommend this restaurant.

We will visit this venue again in the near future to see if anything changed