Black South-Eaters

La Colombe
Cuisine: French, Fusion
Ambience: Classic Elegance
Where: Constantia Uitsig Wine Estate Spaanschemat River Road, Constantia Uitsig Wine Estate Constantia

The following quote from Absolute Power, the Pope Idol episode reminds me of how I felt on visiting La Colombe recently:

Screen subtitle – Posh Restaurant

“Most of the women who visit this restaurant worry about whether the menu will make them fat. I worry that it will make me middle-class.”

And while the experience and the food was good, the starter better than the main, there is something about the place that I didn’t like and it probably has something to do with the expectation that it would be award winningly fabulous but once it was all said and done it just felt middle class and safe.

Like a Cinema Nouveau experience in Cavendish Square where most things on the cusp of vaguely challenging have been quarantined, La Colombe have mastered that art of keeping things review friendly and agreeable, you are experiencing fine dining but yet there should be more and while you can’t quite put your finger on it something feels dull and a little food boring.

I had a straight three course meal: Springbok tataki starter which was my personal highlight, the line fish main and the Cashew nut parfait with dark chocolate and orange mousse. The others had the Winter special dinner menu which they paired with the selected wines. We all enjoyed our food but I personally felt quietly unfulfilled.