Category: Plate Up !
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Plate Up! – Bice – Hyde Park, Johannesburg
I was completely taken off guard when I was whizzed off to BICE, the restaurant at Southern Sun’s Hyde Park Hotel. We had read mixed reviews about this place…. so we went there with a ‘feed us nicely attitude’. The welcome was most polite, friendly .. and well … welcoming.…
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Plate Up! The Whippet – Linden – Johannesburg
For some time I have peered into the Whippet’s window wondering what goes on in there. I had seen postings on Facebook about burgers and tacos and music … we had to go! So into the night we slid and entered the packed out Whippet. We decided we would have…
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Plate Up! Tei Avon
I have avoided the infamous Mi-Vami mainly because I am not addicted to schwarmas and some of the staff hanging outside before their reincarnation at Victory Park shopping centre, have been to say the least intimidating. So imagine my surprise when the revamped Victory Park Shopping Centre, The Terrace also…
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Plate Up! The Red Chamber
I remember when the Red Chamber opened in Hyde Park, Johannesburg, and over the years it has become my most favourite of all Chinese restaurants in town. We frequent The Red Chamber regularly. Why ? Simple. Always greeted warmly. Good service and great food that is served piping hot. Last…
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Plate Up! Bad Service Snippet – Dopio Zero Greenside
I have always liked Dopio Zero in Greenside. For me it is the Dopio flagship. Nicely situated, comfortable, great service, nice food, plenty of space, good parking facilities. I started to change my mind a bit late last year, service became a bit tardy, food quality dropped. This year I…
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Plate Up! – Burnsides, Craighall
Just off Jan Smuts Avenue, past Craighall, Johannesburg is a lovely restaurant called Burnsides. Bit of a way-around to reach it what with the one way street but upon arrival you find a really lovely old house with a terrace and a warm welcome. We chose to have an early…
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Plate Up!
Plate Up is a new category to SueCharltondotcom. It will deal with restaurant/food reviews of any kind. It will be based on my experience as a consumer and a patron of a variety of restaurants, bistros,fine-dining, low dining and take-aways that I frequent around South Africa. I am not a…
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