THE MENU

Cuvée’s cuisine delights with the same standard of excellence and sophisticated flair for which Simonsig wines enjoy world wide acclaim.

 

. . . . . menu 2011

Start the meal with a glass of SA’s first Cap Classique, Kaapse Vonkel and Celebrate our 40th Anniversary with us…

starter

pickled baby beetroot salad with crumbed goat’s milk cheese and cabernet sauvignon vinaigrette
60

beef tartare with truffled egg yolk, crispy capers and melba toast
70

ox tongue carpaccio with foie gras shavings, sweet mustard and french toast
70

roasted quail salad with grappa-marinated grapes, rocket watercress, gorgonzola and pine nuts
95

crumbed soft shell crab with avocado, and a lemon chili and fennel salad
80

free state asparagus with home hot-smoked norwegian salmon and a classic hollandaise sauce
80

fresh saldanha bay oysters
12.50 each

mains

line fish of the day with tomato, pea, baby marrow and carrot ragout and coconut curry sauce
140

braised pork belly, with white bean and miso purée, and crispy pig ear and asian leaf salad
120

roasted chalmar beef fillet with potato rösti, wilted spinach, wild mushroom duxelle and brandy pepper jus
160

young and tender summer vegetables with roasted garlic foam
60

oven-roasted rack of lamb, with fondant potato, aubergine, semi-dried tomatoes and roasted tomato-oreganum jus
175

honey-glazed confit duck leg, with caramelised red cabbage, smoked potato mash and spiced jus
110

accompaniments | vegetables of the season

parsley new potatoes 18
garden vegetables 18
simonsig salad 18

dessert

fresh berry sundae with white chocolate ice-cream and merinque
65

classic lemon tart with blue berry cheesecake ice cream
55

passion fruit panna cotta with a tequila and mint syrup, pineapple sorbet and pistachios
55

classic crème brulée scented with madagascan vanilla served with an almond biscuit
55

frozen espresso and mascarpone mousse with milk chocolate ice cream
65

chocolate puff pastry and pear tart with frangelico and praline ice cream
70

cheeseboard with fine local cheeses, preserves and biscuits
90