19 March 2014 - When I travel, I prefer to try new places, but it was Mark's choice for breakfast and Europa was stone throw from where we were staying.
FOOD: Mark had what looked like a mixed grill, a bit of everything bacon, eggs, mushrooms, beans, sausage, toast, baby potatoes, it looked delicious. I love eggs benedict, sadly Europa's did not crack it. Although the eggs were cooked to perfection (my preference is medium) the rest of the dish was disappointing. The hollandaise was very thick and stodgy and quite bland and there was a lot of it. This was all served on a bagel that was very dry - just too much bread. Maybe if the bagel was toasted it would have been better but I don't think much could rescue that dish.
DRINKS: Mark had two cappaccinos so I deduce the coffee is good. I opted for orange juice, it's Sir Juice, so OK, would have preferred freshly squeezed, but it was fine.
SERVICE: the service was pretty average
VALUE FOR MONEY - Average
RECOMMENDABLE will I go back? I don't think so, there are so many other places to rather go to. Average is not good enough
RATE 4/10
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Sunday, 4 May 2014
Restaurant - JB's Corner - Melrose Arch
18 March 2014 - This is one of my favourite spots at (the very pretentious) Melrose Arch. The décor and ambiance resonates with me. I love the high ceilings and the glass jars of confectionary and decadently looking cakes in the display cabinet.
My sidekick and I had supper, the waitress recommended that their burgers, steaks, pasta and pizza's were the best (so basically everything!).
FOOD - Mark had a 500g T-bone steak, egg and chips. He was asked whether he wanted bbq basting, he was a bit wary as at some other restaurants in the past the sauce dominates the taste and you don't taste the meat. The waitress promised that she would request only a bit of sauce. According to Mark it was cooked to perfection and just the right amount if basting.
I opted for the Kleftiko, Greek meatballs served with lemon and humus. I was expecting a couple of meatballs the size of golf balls. What I got was three hamburger patti sized meatballs, deliciously spiced and cooked medium-rare, just as I like it. It is a great alternative to a hamburger. I only managed to get through one and a half of the 'balls'. The chips it was served with were crispy and tasty. For a moment I did get confused between Halumi and Humus so was a bit disappointed that it was humus as I'm not a fan of it, but that is minor compared to the rest of the food.
Dessert was very tempting as we sat right next to the cakes, but we were both just too full.
DRINKS Mark opted for a Jack Black beer (R35) I was very tempted to go for their mixed drink consisting of Chardonay, appeljuice and other delicious sounding ingredients, but at R80 for 500ml it was a bit excessive, too much just for me. So I went with a glass of (my absolute favourite) Fat Bastard Chardonay (R55) I tried not to think that I had recently paid less than that for a bottle at Pick n Pay. But as with all restaurants they make their money on the mark-up of their drinks.
VALUE FOR MONEY Including the tip, R350 for food & drink, pricey but reasonable for quality of foodand taking into consideration that it was at Melrose Arch.
RECOMMENDABLE Definnitely, we'll be back!
SERVICE Our waitress was very attentive and made great recommendations. We did not wait long for our food, drinks or bill.
RATE 8/10
My sidekick and I had supper, the waitress recommended that their burgers, steaks, pasta and pizza's were the best (so basically everything!).
FOOD - Mark had a 500g T-bone steak, egg and chips. He was asked whether he wanted bbq basting, he was a bit wary as at some other restaurants in the past the sauce dominates the taste and you don't taste the meat. The waitress promised that she would request only a bit of sauce. According to Mark it was cooked to perfection and just the right amount if basting.
I opted for the Kleftiko, Greek meatballs served with lemon and humus. I was expecting a couple of meatballs the size of golf balls. What I got was three hamburger patti sized meatballs, deliciously spiced and cooked medium-rare, just as I like it. It is a great alternative to a hamburger. I only managed to get through one and a half of the 'balls'. The chips it was served with were crispy and tasty. For a moment I did get confused between Halumi and Humus so was a bit disappointed that it was humus as I'm not a fan of it, but that is minor compared to the rest of the food.
Dessert was very tempting as we sat right next to the cakes, but we were both just too full.
DRINKS Mark opted for a Jack Black beer (R35) I was very tempted to go for their mixed drink consisting of Chardonay, appeljuice and other delicious sounding ingredients, but at R80 for 500ml it was a bit excessive, too much just for me. So I went with a glass of (my absolute favourite) Fat Bastard Chardonay (R55) I tried not to think that I had recently paid less than that for a bottle at Pick n Pay. But as with all restaurants they make their money on the mark-up of their drinks.
VALUE FOR MONEY Including the tip, R350 for food & drink, pricey but reasonable for quality of foodand taking into consideration that it was at Melrose Arch.
RECOMMENDABLE Definnitely, we'll be back!
SERVICE Our waitress was very attentive and made great recommendations. We did not wait long for our food, drinks or bill.
RATE 8/10
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