Batuke - What is in the name? (Closed Down)

Is the name of a restaurant as important as the food? We have driven passed this little gem in Parkhurst, Jo’burg, many times but have never popped in as we could never relate the name to good food. We were invited by our friends Derrick and Gabi to Batuke on 4th Avenue and we were pleasantly surprised. The restaurant is comfortable with a good vibe.

We started off with the peppered mozzarella salad…Mozzarella, roasted peppers and baby tomatoes over a bed of rocket tossed with a fresh basil dressing. (Take a look the photos at: www.YourTasteBuds.com). As usual Dimitri ignores the menu and calls one of the owners, Janine, over to the table (who is also the main chef). Chatting to Janine, the choice was simple; the boys were going for the meat option, a T-Bone and the girls the lighter option from the menu, the tuna. The T-bone was perfectly cooked and seasoned with fresh herb and came with home-made French fries, perfectly crisp... The best! The tuna was seared to perfection with roasted veg. Our evening ended off with the traditional well brewed espresso.

So what is in the name? Batuke, a Mozambican name meaning what? And how do we pronounce it? Baatook-e or Batook? Nevertheless, the food was good and we will be going back for some awesome food and elocution lessons.

Like the old saying of never judge a book by its cover, as DimitrION would say never judge a restaurant by its name…

Have you got a spot worthy of DimitriON’s taste buds? Email us: best@yourtastebuds.com

Until we eat again,
DimitrION


Tip: It is recommended that you book for weekends and book a table away from the main door.


Closed Down

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