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SCENE STEALERForcreamednougatandmore:DIE OU PASTORIE
(Skeerpoort,NorthWest)
DieOuPastorie,a country-stylerestaurantabout
15 kmfromHartbeespoortDam,is housedina historic
buildingthatdatesbackto 1885 and,fittingly,servesgenerous
portionsofprettystandardtraditionalfare.Butthequality– and
valueformoney– is exceptional.Weconsidertheir“ChilliBomb”–
chickenliverssautéedina creamyonion-and-chillisauceandserved
withtoastedFrenchbaguette– thebestwe’veeverhad,andyou
certainlywon’tgowrongwiththeirspecialitydish:traditionalduck
pieservedwithhome-mademulledwinejelly.Buttherealreason
wecan’tstayawayis theircreamednougatpots,available
inflavoursincludingroseandpistachio,Amarulaandnutbrittle,
coffeeandBarOne,andmilktart.Bewarned– youwillbecome
addicted(itdoesn’thelpthatyoucanalsobuyjarstotake home).
On the S56 (Route 560), tel: 012207 1027; dieoupastorie.comForthevery,very,verybestfish
andchips:MRKAAI (Sedgefield,
WesternCape)
Casualis kingatthishidden“holein
thewall”,wherejustonebitewillturnyouinto
a discipleofMrKaai,becauseheretheyreally
dosellthefreshest,flakiest,mostmelt-in-the-
mouthfishinthelightest,crispiestbatter.In
holidayseason,we’retold,theyshutthedoors
theminutetheyrunoutoffreshfish.Theirchips
andpotatowedges– crunchyontheoutside,
fluffyontheinside– makefaithfulbanters
wailinregret.Ordera takeaway(nocreditcard
facilitesoralcohol)orsitatoneoftheseven
tablesinthesmallcourtyard.CornerKingfisher
DriveandUilStreet,justofftheN2,tel: 074756 8103;
facebook.com/Mr-Kaai-SedgefieldForanunforgettableculinaryhigh:SILVER ORANGE BISTRO
(Hartbeespoort,NorthWest)
ApartfromBillHarrop’shot-airballoonsafaris,theultimatewaytoget
higherthana kiteintheMagaliesRiverValleyis byeatingthebeautifully
presentedfoodthatowner-chefLeonNelhasbeenservingonhisfamily’scitrus
farmsince2004.SilverOrangeBistrois famousfor“contemporarySouthAfrican
cuisinewithanemphasisonlocalingredientsandcleanflavours”,whilethegin-and-
winebar,AlmostOrange,setamong 28 000-pluscitrustrees,serveslightplatters
designedtoshare.Yourbiggestchallenge?Whattoorder.Wecan’timaginenot
havingthesignaturestarterduck-and-figsamoosasservedwithpickledredcabbage
anda plum-and-gingersauce,andweonceskippedtheselectionofmarvellous
mainssimplybecausetheyallsoundedtoogoodandwedidn’twanttomissthe
rose-and-cardamomcheesecakeandthesinfulpeanutbutterfudgeice-creambar.
Theimpressivewinelistincludes 10 Champagnesand 14 MCCs,aswellasa huge
Portugueseselection(Leon’smotheris ofPortuguesedescent).Thisis without
a doubtourfavouriterestaurantintheplatteland. Bookingis essential(andcanbe
done online).On the R513 (near the Damdoryn crossing), tel: 082378 2948; silverorangebistro.co.za7
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