{"id":82108,"date":"2020-12-10T08:51:52","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T08:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/?p=82108"},"modified":"2020-12-11T08:04:00","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T08:04:00","slug":"why-dining-at-foxcroft-is-always-a-pleasure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/why-dining-at-foxcroft-is-always-a-pleasure\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Dining at Foxcroft Is Always a Pleasure"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have always been quite enamoured with the food at Foxcroft and my most recent visit has further cemented this. I have always felt like Glen Williams<\/a> and his team manage to maintain such high standards of food and service and yet do so without pretension. In a nutshell, it is always a pleasure dining at Foxcroft, and after all, isn\u2019t that exactly what it should be?<\/p>\n

Restaurants in the time of Covid<\/h4>\n

It\u2019s no secret that the restaurant industry has suffered heavily as a result of the global pandemic and so it is heartening to see patrons out and about enjoying their favourite spots again. Foxcroft is taking every precaution to ensure a safe dining environment for guests and the open outside area, weather permitting, is really lovely.<\/p>\n

On a summery day, when the temperature is just right and a gentle Constantia breeze rustles the leaves on the trees that shade Foxcroft, there are few places better to be.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Dining at Foxcroft<\/h4>\n

If you\u2019re just getting back into the swing of things with dining out, you can opt for Foxcroft\u2019s reduced lunch menu, which, at R395 pp for 4 courses, is a steal. Add in a wine pairing (R695) or perhaps 4 oysters (an additional R135) and you have yourself a really great meal out.<\/p>\n

Having been cooped up at home for far too long without the pleasure of this kind of intricate cooking, we dived headfirst into the full menu (R595 pp, available with wine pairing at R1045 pp).<\/p>\n

To Start<\/h4>\n

We kicked off with the oysters (is there a better way to start a meal?), with kimchi dressing adding a touch of spice, compressed cucumber for freshness and a dash of coriander oil. Absolutely sublime.<\/p>\n

Foxcroft’s well-known focaccia, filled with green olive tapenade, is also always a welcome way to get started.<\/p>\n

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The Market Fish Crudo course was melt-in-the-mouth yellowfin tuna, served on a base of Malay curry dressing, with naartjie kosho (a Japanese-style chilli condiment that adds kick) and the most divine crunchy poppadom crisps.<\/p>\n

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This course was followed by one of my favourites of the day \u2013 Blesbok Tataki. Brioche melba crisps were the perfect carrier for ultra-smooth liver parfait, a dollop of spiced fig pur\u00e9e and a bite of pickled mushroom \u2013 the liver adding just the right amount of creaminess to the lean venison. All in all, just the perfect mouthful.<\/p>\n

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Wine Pairings<\/h4>\n

One of the other things that I have also always enjoyed about Foxcroft is their wine pairing selections \u2013 always well chosen and interesting. We especially loved the Ashbourne Pinotage-Cinsault 2019, which was served with the tataki dish.<\/p>\n

Another standout was the Vergelegen Red Blend 2002, accompanying a delicious lamb dish dressed with a bay laurel cream, which I loved.<\/p>\n

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My partner enjoyed the pairing of City on a Hill White 2008 with his Steamed Linefish (Cape Bream) with the silkiest charred corn velout\u00e9 ever.<\/p>\n

Fully into the mode of tasting again (lockdown, what?), we also sampled the stunning pork belly from the reduced menu, served in a coconut sauce. The clincher on this dish was the sour tamarind glaze on top of the pork \u2013 something I am definitely going to try replicating myself. I just love the way tamarind fires up the tastebuds on the sides of the tongue and makes you want to go back for more. This was also served with one of my favourite wines of the day \u2013 Domaine Des Deux Chardonnay 2015.<\/p>\n

Sweet Ending<\/h4>\n

In my books, it\u2019s tough to go wrong with desserts and both that we tried were light and joyful, just the way a meal should end. A Bergamot Syllabub with shortbread and a Whipped Chocolate Ganache with a salted caramel centre and the prettiest rose petal meringue bark.<\/p>\n

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Oh, wait, going back a course, I definitely have to mention the delightful bite that was the cheese course \u2013 a wafer-thin cracker piped with the most heavenly smoked Stanford cheese cr\u00e8me. I could have eaten that cheese topping by the spoonful!<\/p>\n

Book Your Table at Foxcroft<\/h4>\n

Our very-on-the-ball server Angus looked after us throughout the meal, offering interesting information about the wine and making sure that our courses arrived swiftly. Everything from the setting to the food, wine and service was superlative.<\/p>\n

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If you haven’t yet dined at Foxcroft, I highly recommend that you do \u2013 this is great value, elevated dining at it’s best. If you have dined there previously, then you already know that it’s worth a revisit\u00a0 \u2013 the current menu is full of dishes that will become new favourites. It’s recommended that you book online via Dineplan<\/a> to avoid disappointment.<\/p>\n

Pastry alert!<\/strong> If you live in the area, be sure to pop by in the mornings for their baked goods and coffee, I hear the pastries are amazing. Also, they sell out pretty quickly so up and at ’em!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Shop 8, High Constantia Centre, Groot Constantia Road, Constantia, Cape Town | 021 202 3304<\/em><\/p>\n

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I have always been quite enamoured with the food at Foxcroft and my most recent visit has further cemented this. I have always felt like Glen Williams and his team manage to maintain such high standards of food and service and yet do so without pretension. In a nutshell, it is always a pleasure dining at Foxcroft, and after all, isn\u2019t that exactly what it should be? Restaurants in the time of Covid It\u2019s no secret that the restaurant industry […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":923,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4098],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"acf":[],"brand_slug":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/923"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82108"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82171,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82108\/revisions\/82171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}