Congratulations and Celebrations!

I know that I promised a Food Report for my last blog, but cats got in the way as they so often do!
So, better late than never, and before I forget completely, here it is!

Rob and I both celebrate our birthdays in May, and friends of ours have their Wedding Anniversary in May as well, so it seemed a good idea to combine them all and head off to celebrate (commiserate?) the whole lot. We wanted to try somewhere new that was not too far away but one of our favourite places in Paternoster was closed for renovations. So, off we set to Yzerfontein. I must admit that we went with some trepidation as Rob had read some write-ups about the restaurant and they were not very complimentary! But our friends Dee and Daan had been recently and were very happy with the food and service and setting, and as they were the Anniversary couple, we decided to give it a go.

And we were not disappointed! At all!

The view from our table

The setting is right on the sea, and the weather was perfect, the waves were crashing in and one brave lady was surfing! I tried to remember whether it's every seven or eight (or maybe even every six) waves that is a big one, but I kept losing count, probably the wine! Which was also very tasty I might add!

We were greeted by a rotund Jack Russell who took a liking to us all (or was ready for lunch too) and spent some time under the table, but we were all very good and didn't share any lunch with him.

The Cape Wagtail at lunch.

There is also a resident bird! A Cape Wagtail that had it's own feeding area on a table inside the restaurant. This little bird flew in and out ignoring the movement of the people and the dog, and happily fed on grated cheese that was just for him! A bowl of water was there for him too and he came and went the whole time that we were there.

Heading home.

Apparently he comes every day and the bowls are kept full for him. (Just as well that they don't have a resident Basil!)

Umbrella Avenue!

We sat inside as we are at an age when we need backs to our chairs and find it uncomfortable to sit on a bench! Outside is a long veranda with umbrellas and I kept humming 'Gonna walk down to umbrella avenue', (with apologies to 'Electric Avenue' but it fitted in so well, try it) and the inside walls are covered with art from local artists that are all for sale. The art that is, not the artists!

All for sale.

And the food was fantastic!

Calamari, crisp and fresh!

I had calamari, yum!! Rob had a lovely seafood curry, Dee had mussels and Daan had calamari and fish bites. And three of us had beautifully battered onion rings!

We did wonder whether we would have to drive home with the windows open!!

But it would have been worth every windswept kilometre!