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Join us on our journey eating through our beautiful country South Africa. We will be testing out our country's variety of foods, which are as rich and as "rainbow like" as our nation. On our way we will stop by a few cinemas and watch a movie or two (We are after all movie fanatics) and if we have the money for it, do some adventures! Where to eat, what to watch or what to do in South Africa. We will try it out for you and let you know what is best. We start our journey in Gauteng. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Restaurant & Take Away Ranking List

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  1. Piatto Menlyn
  2. Zenbu(Menlyn)
  3. Braza(Menlyn)
  4. Nando's(Voortrekker Weg)
  5. Ocean Basket (Wonderboom Junction)
  6. Kauai Health Cafe (Menlyn)
  7. Paratas Indian Cuisine (Menlyn)
  8. Panarotti's (Wonderpark)
  9. Dilano's Continental Restaurant(Kollonade)
  10. Emoe Restaurant (Hartbeespoort Dam)
  11. John Dorys (Menlyn)
  12. Mimmo's (Menlyn)
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Where to find the best Cappuccino:

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  1. Cappucino's (The name doesn't disappoint at all)
  2. Seattle Coffee Company
  3. Brazilian
  4. Jenni's
  5. Wimpy
  6. Milky Lane
  7. Tranna
  8. Braza
  9. Piatto
  10. Cafe Buggatti
  11. John Dorys
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REVIEWS

Read our blog posts to find out why we ranked the restaurants the way we did and find out what events we participated in or what movies we recommend that you should/should not watch................

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Restaurant: Panarottis (Wonderpark Shopping Centre)

Our taste buds said "That was great", but our stomachs said "You Idiot!".

Panarottis dishes are huge, but they are good. Our choices were the Tuscan Pasta Dish with Fettuccini, the Prawn Tail and Mussels Pasta Dish with Fettuccini and the San Marco Pizza.

Christie:

Although the basics of the 2 pasta are basically the same they have quite different tastes. The Prawn and Mussel dish have all you would expect of a seafood dish. Although the mussels were a bit grainy it was a really good dish. Overall all the dishes were very good.

Joey:

I loved the Tuscan Pasta Dish more than the other dishes although I was grateful for the freshness the pineapple peaces on the San Marco Pizza, which was also good yet not memorable. I didn't really enjoy the Prawn and Mussels Pasta dish as it really tasted "fish like". I'm not a big fan of mussels but the baby prawn was nice. (See our post about Braza if you're looking for some really good mussels)

Yeah, I kinda overdid it and left with a tight stomach, but it was worth it.

Erna:

I liked the Tuscan Pasta (Fettuccini) Dish, it's delicious. The prawn and mussels dish was not a bad dish, but it just does not compare to the Tuscan. The pizza, well it is pizza, was also delicious.

Thea:

All the dishes were good, but I think the Tuscan Pasta had a little too much peppers than I would have liked. The chicken on the pizza was awesome!!! I think when I ordered it I might have misread its description, because I read chilli sauce but it was sweet chilli sauce, which isn't very spicy. I missed the "sweet" :), but it was very satisfying.

When we left my stomach was saying "I'm gonna go all Alien on you now".

Overall rating: 3 out of 4

Monday, April 26, 2010

Movie: Leap Year

Relaxing in the movies. Loved the light heartedness of this movie and the characters were very likable. Loved the strange humor they used (maybe it's because us sisters are from Irish descent), although this is a fairytale like movie (how did she just give up everything in the end) I still enjoyed it.

Movie: Clash of The Titans (3D)

All the hype did not live up to expectation, but the movie wasn't that unpleasant. The lead actor Sam Worthington also made watching the movie worth it. Percy Jackson and the Lightning thief was actually more exciting than Clash of the Titans even though we didn't watch Percy in 3D.

Restaurant: Braza (Portugal, Mosambique, Brazil, Angola)

Our Choice: a Portuguese Platter with beef espatada, calamari, prawns, vegetables, fries and mussels.
Dessert Choices: Braza house special and the Speciality of the Week.

Every bite was surprisingly good. Even the mussels, which I usually don't like, was magnificent. I'd say the mussels was the best. Even the vegetables were wonderful. The dessert was right on target and I left feeling like I have just eaten something healthy even though it was dessert, mwoa.

This is a restaurant that I will definately visit again. The atmosphere was really relaxed with soft "latin" music playing and the service was good.