The Touchwork workforce is fairly small in the mean time and COVID in fact signifies that we don’t get to see each other fairly often at this cut-off date, so after we do get the chance to fulfill up we invariably find yourself going out for lunch. Living proof, this spherical of probably the most wonderful steak and chips from the venerable Jonkershuis restaurant located on the historic Groot Constantia wine property.
The grand outdated property of Groot Constantia is in fact South Africa’s oldest producing wine farm, having been crafting wines since 1685. First established by Simon van der Stel, the then VOC Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, Groot Constantia has endured by the ages and is now a significant Cape City vacationer attraction (a member of Cape City’s Large 6 to be precise), with the grounds being house to the Cape Dutch Manor Home, the famed Cloete Cellar, two eating places, a wine tasting heart, wine and cultural historical past museums, and strolling excursions of the vineyards and modern-day manufacturing cellar.
The Jonkershuis restaurant specifically is nestled within the historic core of the property, located proper subsequent to the picturesque Manor Home. Surrounded by historic oak timber, the restaurant enjoys sweeping views throughout the oldest wine producing vineyards in South Africa, down the valley to the enveloping shoreline of False Bay. The inside is sparsely and respectively adorned, staying true to the historic nature of the location, whereas the meals itself is a intelligent mixture of grand and homely, with a particular eye on reflecting the wealthy Cape Malay heritage of town.
As you may think then, the meals was significantly good, the wine significantly wonderful, and the corporate and dialog fairly high notch. Oh, and we have been even blessed with a spectacular double rainbow for a bit.
(Plus, as an added bonus, this was the right alternative to take possession of my newly ordered work laptop computer, a delightfully highly effective Lenovo Legion 5 which now signifies that in the end my decade outdated Fujitsu Lifebook can lastly get some relaxation).
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