I went to The Blowfish on a Saturday evening. We were greeted by a pleasant hostess who showed us to our table. The Blowfish is beautifully decorated with breath-taking views of the sea, the City of Cape Town and Table Mountain.
The Blowfish has a new concept of serving the main course. You can come up to the fish counter and choose the fish cuts that you want. Or, if this is not your style, you may still order from your seat.
The green SASSI fish are labled in the menu which helps to choose sustainable fish to eat. There are a number of fish on the menu that are not labled green though, so please refrain from eating those fish.
For more information on SASSI, please see:
Service:
Sporadically good and then bad in that they try hard to give good service but small things are lacking.
Some of the bad service includes:
- The dirty napkins were refloded in a different way after we got up to choose our fish. Why not give us new napkins instead? Mine was quite dirty after the prawn starter as I did not receive a finger bowl.
- There was a bit of polystyrene in my drinking glass (with ice) - hopefully they did not just unpack a new glass without washing it adequately. My red Grapetizer was served warm.
- They do not offer 100% fruit juices.
- One of my fellow diners mentioned that the chips were inconsistently cooked - i.e. some were a bit hard (under done) while others were crispy. Another diner mentioned that, on a previous occasion, her chips were raw inside.
- I asked for a greek salad with my meal and received a salad without any feta or olives.
- I was given a very dirty spoon for the sorbet course.
- The waitron stretched over two people and a candle to get a glass when he could simply have walked around the table.
Good service:
- Friendly hostess
- Knowledgeable waitron
- Excellent food presentation
Menu issues:
The menu pages are in a folder. I think that for this callabre of restaurant, they should have a more formal menu.
Food:
The starters were beautifully presented and delicious.
I had the Angelfish and Blue Nose. They were succulent and tasty. The Blue Nose was slightly more delightful than the Angelfish. Unfortunately, there was no room for any of us to have dessert.
Drinks:
A fellow diner claims that the semi-sweet white house wine was reasonably good. The rest of us had soft drinks so no comment necessary there.
Prices:
A bit on the expensive side, but worth it for the quality of the food.
Dress Code:
Smart casual. Some of the ladies were wearing smart cocktail dresses on this occasion.
Rating 6.5/10
Comment:
I feel that this restaurant has great potential but they need to sort out a few minor issues to get a better rating on this site. I will try to review them again to see if there is any progress.
P.S. I hear that there is an 'all you can eat' sushi special on Sundays! You pay R149 from 5pm onwards! Booking is apparently always essential.
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