21 February 2014 - The Rumbullion at The Roundhouse is one of the restaurants that has been on my 'wish list' for quite some time, but I just never got the timing right as you need to book quite some time in advance to get a table. I must admit that I was surprised that there is such a long waiting list - which I suppose got my expectations possibility unrealistically high. The venue is beautiful, the view spectacular - however, being a first time visitor it would have been good to have clearer directions for parking, and it was a blazing hot afternoon, so a couple more umbrellas would have been great, which unfortunately were not available. As always the company that you share time with at a restaurant with is important - I went with my Cape Town office colleagues, which made for a lovely fun afternoon. There was a live band playing which added to the ambiance (a tiny bit loud at times so battled to have a conversation - but it was really chilled and formed part of the whole positive experience).
Food: There were three of us. We opted for a the "Sundowner double trouble special" - any two pizzas and two bottles of wine (specific selection) for R330. We selected a blue cheese / caramelised onions / green fig / rocket and walnut one (absolutely divine!) and a black forest ham and fresh rocket - also tasty, but I am a total sucker for cheese and fig combinations. Click here for the food menu
Drinks: We selected the 2013 Yonderhill Y Sauvignon Blanc - a wonderfully light and refreshing wine. It was a bit strange that there are two bottles of wine that forms part of this deal - but we took one of the bottles home.
Service: The service was good - the food arrived quite quickly. We took our time to decide what we wanted, and our waiter was very patient with us.
Value for money: It does feel pricey, but that is expected in terms of the location etc.
Recommendable? Yes, I will go back.
Rating: 7.5/10
Website - http://theroundhouserestaurant.com/
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