Why you should check out new Gorgeous George's Gigi Rooftop Bar and Restaurant
And when I say outrageous cocktails, I’m not exaggerating. Imagine dry ice drama, unique glass ware, elaborate decoration and outlandish ingredients such as spekboom, macadamia butter, caramelised lime juice, fenugreek marshmallow and more! Not suprising to hear that the cocktails are conceived by mixologist and finalist in several world bartending championships, Jody Rahme.
Cocktail showstoppers
I sampled Rabbit in the Mist, a delightfully sweet and aromatic concoction of Agave, Bacardi, Capertif, barley cinnamon tea topped with pink peppercorns. Arriving in a cloud of dry ice puffs, this cocktail is quite the showstopper.
George in the Jungle is another favourite and includes Bourbon, Tanqueray, pineapple spekboom and African Ginger Syrup – wonderfully fresh and herbaceous, this cocktail is served in a cute OTT Tikki-type mug.
Decadent dishes
If a seafood lover, I would greatly recommend the starters of Saldanha Bay mussels in creamy wine broth topped with gremolata and sourdough - some of the best mussels I have ever had, while the flavourful charred squid with cubed potato and chorizo is also another wonderful starter option.
For mains expect innovative salads, line fish, gnocchi and risotto and a variety of meat dishes. We chose the decadent beef flat rib with creamed kale and lentils and the confit duck leg with beetroot, honey-braised cabbage and walnut. Both mains were incredibly flavoursome, in fact a tad too rich for my palette but the perfect type of winter food for cold rainy nights.
We managed to squeeze in a shared dessert and boy, I’m glad we did the guava with lemon curd ice-cream, cinnamon crumble and thyme meringue which was at once unique and exciting yet familiarly comforting - a wonderful jumble of sweet and tart and creamy and crunchy.
Gorgeous George is the first hotel in Cape Town to join the Design Hotels stable, a hand-selected worldwide collection of privately owned and operated design forward and culturally rooted hotels, and it shows. The interior is beautifully constructed and decorated and achieves that fine balance of feeling sumptuous and luxurious as well as comfortable and homey.
Gigi Rooftop is open for bookings. For further information, please visit www.gorgeousgeorge.co.za or call 087 898 6000.
*Ruth Cooper was a guest of Gigig
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