Having eaten our way through through the entire sushi menu several times at Wasabi in Constantia Village – and being in the mood for some sushi – we were on the search for a different location with decent sushi in the Southern Suburbs for dinner this evening.
Having been recently told to avoid the Cape Town Fish Market in Steenberg, things were looking rather bleak, but then Mrs 6k found The Square at The Vineyard Hotel.
The Vineyard holds some special memories for us as we spent our wedding night there way back in 2005. However, having seen the prices there (R65 for 4 Fashion Sandwiches) (simply outrageous – my rage was blowing gauges), we decided to leave it for one of their Monday-Thursday half-price hours, when hopefully the sushi will be just as special, the logo just as annoyingly pretentious, but the prices a bit more reasonable.
In the meantime, it’s back to Wasabi. And I have no problem with that.
EDIT: Wasabi – understaffed, poorly air-conned, slow service, average sushi. Worst meal I’ve ever had there.
At least the company was good – although my wife didn’t even have that luxury.
Agree with the advice re Steenberg CT Fish Market. Waterfront good – Steenberg not so! Have eaten there three times in past 6 months and each visit was a disappointment foodwise. Cannot comment on the sushi at either venue, mind you. 🙂
Here int’ north, we don’t have poncy places like Waaaa-sabi oor t’ SQUARE…ooohh, nooohh… we like to watch our green, orange, purple ‘n pink plates trundle around on a huge, big, teeny-weeny luggage carrier belt-thingy. I’m talking Yo! Sushi, naturally! 😀
Seriously though… we all love the sushi thing, but Yo! Sushi can end up being expensive if you take a large appetite with you!! Here’s hoping The Square lives up to your expectation, eh?
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Val> Well, as you’ll see from the edit – we had a very disappointing evening at Wasabi.
HH > We do trundling plates as well. CTFM has one, in fact. And yes – it gets seriously pricey when I go along there.
Try Food Lover’s market – across the road from Cavendish McDonalds. I’m not a sushi fan but my girlfriend and her mates love it there. They also have some half-price specials in the evenings, not sure which evenings though! 🙂
Southern Suburbs: try Sake House on MainRd., Claremont and (especially) Hong in the Atrium mall. The latter will be good for your gauges, though the setting is rather uninspired.
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RichSch > Hmm. I’ve passed it, but never been in. Thanks.
And if things don’t work out, there’s always a Big Mac to fall back on.
Double bonus.
Jacques >Thanks for the advice. Sake House I know (“know” as in Food Lovers Market “know”) and I almost went to Hong once, but surely anything in the Atrium mall can’t be “good”?
Have you been to The Square, incidentally?
Hong has been properly good the 3 times I’ve eaten there, despite their location. Try takeaway’s as a range-finder, perhaps? Haven’t tried The Square yet. Reviews also seem difficult to come by – this blog post is showing up 5th on Google, and the 4 above it are for other establishments!
Wait…you’re talking about wanting sushi and bitching that their logo is pretentious in the same breath? Good god man.
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Jacques > Well, if you and yours don’t know, then…?
Also couldn’t find any reviews, but it is relatively new and it must be half decent to be at the Vineyard, right? (Right?)
Will give Hong a go. Mentioned it to the Mrs and she reeled off 20 other people who love it.
Tara > Ah. Welcome back. I used to think that way, then I tried sushi. Never looked back.
Apologies for my absence. Will come visit your place soon.
well . if you’re up for some take-aways .. you can always try the Fruit-&-Veg city at Willowbridge .. besides some good Sushi they also do lots of meats, cheeses, meals, breads … plenty of good non-fruity-and-veggie things … ideal place to stop before going on that picnic!
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