Two of our
wonderful friends chose Pistachio in Durbanville to celebrate their amazing
wedding at. I am not really familiar with the restaurants in the Durbanville
area, hence I had not heard of this restaurant before attending their wedding.
So I was quite excited to try out somewhere new.
Seeing as we are
also in the middle of planning our wedding, it helped going to a wedding
as it definitely put things in perspective again as one tends to
get carried away amidst all of the planning.
The restaurant
was beautifully decorated when we arrived.
As we were told
to take a seat at our tables the waiters came to take our starter and main
orders. It was great that we were given such a vast variety as we know how
difficult some places can be when it comes to your wedding menu. For starters
we were given 3 choices namely:
Butternut Soup
Salade Cesar – Caesar salad with crispy bacon, egg, avocado, croutons
with tempura anchovies and parmesan shavings.
Escargots – Deep fried phyllo basket, filled with spinach and feta,
topped with pan fried garlic and sherry snails.
For mains we were
given 2 choices namely:
Jarret d’agneau du Karoo – the finest Karoo lamb shank, slow-roasted
with rosemary & garlic served with a red wine jus & a caramelized onion
& creamy potato puree & baby vegetables.
Poulet Piramind – Chicken breast fillet grilled in lemon, topped with
halloumi cheese and served on a bed of creamy mash potato & creamy spinach.
Now although the fiancé
and I usually refuse to order the same thing we just couldn’t resist both
having the snails starter. I hate anchovies so the Caesar salad wasn’t even an
option for me. When the snails arrived I was pleasantly surprised! I had never
had snails presented to me in this manner! They were in their own little basket
filled with creamy spinach and feta. It was amazing! At first when I read the
description I thought that each snail would be individually wrapped in their
own little phyllo parcel, as I had seen that before in a restaurant, but this
alternative was great. The deep fried phyllo pastry basket was very nice and crispy!
A great combination for the squishy creamy snails.
For mains we had
one of each. The fiancé doesn’t particularly like lamb so I went for the Lamb Shank
and he had the Chicken Fillet.
I would think that Lamb Shank is quite a
difficult meal to make for a wedding as I’m sure it takes quite some time to
prepare but Pistachio managed to pull it off blind folded! Both starters and
mains arrived at our tables on time and without any hiccups. The Lamb Shank was
absolutely amazing! I could not believe what I was tasting! The meat was so
soft and succulent it literally fell off the bone! The red wine jus wasn’t to
over powering. It was absolutely perfect! Now I can see why my friends chose
this as one of the meals for their big night! It was so big I could not finish
it although I really badly wanted to! J The fiancé’s
Chicken Fillet was also very nice and tender and not too dry but of course I was
too besotted with my Lamb Shank to pay too much attention to his chicken! J
For dessert they
had Gateau bresilien au chocolat noir –
Decadent chocolate cake with chunks of nougat, cherry and Brazilian nut with
white chocolate ice cream and a Brazilian nut praline. I didn’t order my
own one but tasted someone else’s. It was phenomenal! Such a creamy rich
chocolate cake with so many different textures! Amazing!
What an absolute pleasure
it was discovering this great restaurant. So if any of you are looking for
amazing food and elegant dining in the wine lands you now know where to go! J
Yours in fun
& delicious Lamb Shank,
Elly D
25 Church Street
Durbanville
Cape Town
021-979 2586
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