Had the fortunate opportunity of travelling down to Cape Town this week on a business trip. The purpose of the trip was to meet and greet a mobile solutions provider that will probably play an important role in some of the projects that I'm working on at the moment. Went down with a good colleague of mine, and despite the cold and rainy weather, we managed to uncover a few of Cape Town's gems.First up was a little pub/restaurant in Steenberg called Jakes. What a great atmosphere - tucked away at the back of a little shopping centre called the village, nicely styled with log fire, it had a great cosy feel about it. They also make the best beef, onion and ale pie I've ever had.
On our way back to our hotel, we stopped in at a great little joint in Long street called Cafe Royale. Typical Cape Town joint, trendy and alternative, with that UCT design student feel about it - not that it was very busy at 8pm on a Thursday night. The place is located in what is obviously a very old, narrow building. On the street level you'll find the main restaurant/cafe. Two doors down, but still part of the same place, you find another level of the same cafe. Up another level you'll find a retro lounge and bar area, with yet another level above that playing host to private functions. Nothing is expensive or snobby about the place, and you might get the picture that its a big place given all the levels I've described, but its actually another small and cosy place, playing funky new age tunes. They also serve some of the biggest and tastiest burgers I've ever come across.
The last place that made an impact on me, was the West Lake golf club. Managed to sneak in a few holes on Friday before heading back to the airport, even though it rained. We had a look at Steenberg gold club, but they had closed the course due to all the rain they received the previous night. West Lake, just down the road, was open for play, so we indulged. What a delightful course it was too.
