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Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Located in the old Netherlands Club and the adjacent Rembrandt House (which dates back to 1754), this is one of the classiest venues in the Cape. New executive chef Ian Berg has taken his lead from Gerard Reidy, offering a similar menu that combines two, three, or four courses for a set price. A good starter is the crispy rosti, topped with salmon, watercress, and basil pesto. Medallions of ostrich fillet with a porcini and cèpe mushroom gravy; sole with crayfish Thermidor, served with a langoustine sauce; and seared Scottish salmon, served with lemon risotto, mange tout, and a light thyme velouté are all good mains. End with a malva pudding -- a traditional South African dessert that is simply delicious. Tip: It's worth asking if a tour group is booked and, if so, asking to be seated in a room far from them, in case they turn raucous. And if you are looking for a discreet and elite corner for two, book the "wine cellar," a quiet candlelit room that is only occasionally disturbed by your waiter collecting one of the fine vintage wines. You'll have plenty of space to get down on one knee!

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's South Africa, 5th Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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