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1. The Snooty Fox
Overall Ratings
4 based on 108 reviews
The Snooty Fox is an award-winning restaurant in the heart of the Natal Midlands, South Africa. Located at the iconic Fern Hill Hotel, The Snooty Fox caters for both in-house hotel guests, and the general public. A real foodie destination which boasts an
Reviewed By SavvyTravellerVicky
On arrival we were greeted by Stephanie and given a welcoming drink before being shown to our table. The dining areas had been beautifully decorated. There were gifts and chocolates for all. Everyone made us feel so very special. Exceptional organisation meant that there was no or very little waiting time at any of the food stations. The menu was varied and catered for all tastes. From the Starters to the Desserts everything had been perfectly prepared and presented.Special mention of the large roast turkeys, gammon, Yorkshire Puddings & delicious gravy! Congratulations to all for being able to continually serve hot food to all your guests.The best part of the meal is always the Dessert Room - what a fantastic selection of 21 desserts including traditional Christmas Pudding.And if, after all this amazing food, you still have space there are mince pies, tea and coffee.Alec & Stephanie are great hosts and every staff member is a credit to the Hotel.We highly recommend Christmas Dinner 2019 at Fern Hill Hotel. We will be back in 2019! Thank you to everyone for special memories.RoseDear RoseThank you for taking the time to write this incredible review. It means a great deal to all of us involved in making the magic happen on our Christmas Day Lunch. We are delighted you enjoyed yourselves so much and thank you for your ongoing support. I will ensure everyone is alerted to your compliments.Every year we strive to improve upon the year before and receiving feedback like this inspires us to continue to open on such a special family day.See you again soon!All our loveStephanie SzecseiDirector
2. Menu at Highgate
This is the latest venture at the Piggly Wiggly complex in the Natal Midlands. Situated in the vineyards, adjacent to the famous Piggly Wiggly, they have built a beautiful red brick building which houses Menu Restaurant and Highgate Wine Tasting and Winer
Reviewed By Matvl
We decided to visit Menu for a birthday dinner while in Howick.It was a little tricky to find the restaurant but we managed with some help from security guards. The restaurant looks lovey (and definitely do visit the bathrooms; one which looks like an original old lift).Service was welcoming and friendly. However, for a restaurant going for fine dining there is a way to go (like donât clear plates until everybody has finished). We were disappointed with the cellar (think small room with a bit of wine in it). We didnât fancy a whole bottle but only one red and one white is offered by the glass. Remarkably itâs not even one of the wines made on the estate (!!).Our food was average at best.Skinny lamb chops tasted fine but were too thin with lots of bits of bones.Pork belly was supposed to be Spanish saffron but tasted like liquorice. The crackling promised was missing entirely. Beef short rib with coleslaw was unpleasant - nothing Asian about the coleslaw and the expected light coleslaw to compliment the short rib didnât happen, particularly in that the ribs were on top of coleslaw and then covered in sauce. Coleslaw and sauce donât go! Bizarrely the dish still had vegetables on the side (no, no, no!). All three plates had carrots that were sandy (literally!) so we sent them back. By now youâll gather we werenât too happy... we decided to share the mixed berry dessert. Well... weird pannacotta (no cereal taste!) for sure. The dehydrated strawberries were missing and well, it was pretty much a flop. And sound d so good. If you might expect that anything was comped or throw in to brighten up our overall experience youâll be disappointed. Not often, after all over 1000 reviews that I give a 2 rating.Sorry, epic fail. Get sorted; though donât expect to see us back again.
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3. Chinwag Coffee Shop
This is where the locals like to meet, this buzzing little coffee shop in the centre of Howick, serving all day breakfast, light lunches, homemade pastries and cakes.
Reviewed By lesleypugh79
Great place! Best cappuccino in Howick! Best breakfast! Good food. Great price. Best place to refuel in lovely surroundings and attentive staff. Why go anywhere else?
