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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................

Monday, May 31, 2010

Restaurant: Zenbu (Grill, Japanese) Menlyn

This is one of our favorite restaurants. They do it all and they do it well!

On the Menu: Meal: C & B, Dynamo Sushi Platter
Dessert: Blondies and Brownies, Sorbet

Everything was exquisite. The Crispy Chicken California rolls are always a winner, but so were the rest of the Dynamo Sushi platter. The meat was cooked to perfection, not dry or hard to swallow at all! The milkshakes were great. The Blondies and Brownies was for the most part our favorite dessert and the Sorbet had a surprisingly good taste, but I have to warn that the Sorbet is not for someone who doesn't like sour sweets (sour worms).

See Zenbu's ranking on our Restaurant Ranking List!

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Restaurant: Nandos (Voortrekker Weg)

We've always loved to 'Eat the Chicken' at Nandos but for some reason we never tried the Nandos chicken burger until lately. This was a surprisingly good burger!

Firstly try the Nandos whole, 1/2 or 1/4 chicken, then the Pitas and then don't miss the burger and take the Potato Wedges more than twice or more.

Definitely, definitely try the Nandos deserts, especially the Hot Chocolate Pudding!

The rest of the menu is just as great, so you won't go wrong with anything you might feel like on the day!

Restaurant: Paratas Indian Cuisine

On the Menu: Bunnie Chow (Chicken), Korma Chicken, Samoosas and Bombay Crush.

The first thing that we tried was the Bombay Crush which is a kind of milkshake. It was the strangest milkshake I've ever tried, as it had different textures. The top of the drink was covered with 'hundreds and thousands', the milkshake part tasted like cooldrink and the bottom was filled with some kind of jelly pieces. Not unpleasant though.

The rest of the food was great. If only our stomachs could take more.

Movie: 9

An animated with a real story line. Even though the 'dolls' weren't human they really looked alive. You are thrown into the story from the start and captivated up to the end. Very nice.

This is a different kind of animated movie (Tim Burton is after all the producer) and we would recommend this movie to all of our friends.

Restaurant: Mimmo's (Menlyn Park)

Can't remember what we ordered, but all I can remember after eating there was that I was so bloated and uncomfortable. The texture of the mushroom was all wrong and the prawns were powder - like (didn't even bother finishing one).

On a better note, their milkshakes and hot chocolate are good....

Movie: Iron Man 2

Didn't think it was possible but Iron Man 2 was even better than Iron Man 1. Think of it this way - Iron Man 1 with more robot suits, more action and more killer characters (i.e. Black Widow).

Can't wait for the Avengers movie!