Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Oysters and Seafood at Greek Fisherman, V&A Waterfront

Greetings from Cape Town, South Africa! Cape Town is one of the most visited tourist destinations in Africa, and the Victoria & Albert Waterfront is the city's most visited tourist attraction - at about 3 million visits every month! We'll cover Cape Town's attractions in a separate post, but for now we're having lunch at one of the restaurants overlooking the harbour - Greek Fisherman.

To start off - some South African Oysters. Unfortunately the taste of Oysters is one that I haven't yet acquired; but my dining companions seemed to like them a lot.

Cape Town V&A Waterfront Greek Fisherman Oysters and Wine

Moving on, then, to a starter that my tongue agrees with - the Seafood Chowder. This is probably the first soup I've eaten that seemingly has more seafood / ingredients than actual soup - prawns, mussels, fish and squid loaded up into a delicious tomato-based broth. It's tasty, it's hearty, and an easy recommendation.

Cape Town V&A Waterfront Greek Fisherman Seafood Chowder

The Seafood Platter (for four) is an absolute visual feast. It's loaded with more seafood - prawns, fish, mussels, scallops, lobster and squid - and rice / potato wedges for carbs.

Cape Town V&A Waterfront Greek Fisherman Seafood Platter Prawns Shrimp Squid Lobster

Some mixed feelings here, though. Some items like the squid and the prawns are sublime; but the scallops were dry and rubbery. This platter will easily feed four average eaters.

Cape Town V&A Waterfront Greek Fisherman Seafood Platter Prawns Shrimp Squid Lobster

At about ZAR 300 per person (slightly under sgd40), it is pretty good value, and if you're in a hankering for seafood you won't generally be disappointed.

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