So forward to our dinner in the Vineyard hotel garden. The sequence of events went something like this: Reserved a table for 7.30pm Arrived at 7.30 pm - no table reserved but fortuitously one was available Apparently the duster used to wipe table was ‘already sanitised’ Totally ignored by all staff for 20 minutes Waiter finally took order for drinks and, subsequently, food Nothing further for another 50 minutes ADOG complained to hotel Duty Manager wh...

So, having arrived in CT, the weather turned decidedly cloudy - though still quite warm. Forecast for following day not great either. Walked round the corner to book Basilico (Italian) for dinner and popped across the road to Barristers (pub restaurant) for a snifter! Turns out the Wijn Huis restaurant (one of our favourites and a Newlands institution) has closed! A sad day! Following day dawned cloudy and cool (as forecast). ADOGs cracking Black Friday deal o...

Valentine’s Day! And it’s hot, hot, hot

Yesterday (Saturday) we thought we would wander round the local craft market. Well that took 10 minutes! Not terribly exciting. More time spent lounging around punctuated by food and drink! Went to Bon Vivant in the village for dinner. Sat in the garden and only had 2 spots of rain! The service was quite poor - at least 45 minutes to get a starter and then at least another half hour for the main course. The saving grace was that the food was good- except tha...

Last night we were off out. Went to Protégé - literally round the corner. Bit of posh nosh - a tasting menu of 4 starters and one main course. Excellent food and good service made for a lovely evening, although towards the end a drafty evening combined with over efficient airco made for a chilly ending! Today is Friday. After breakfast we popped down to our old favourite - Rickety Bridge Winery - for a tasting. I have to confess that 10.00 is probably not ...