Calamari Lovers

by | Apr 19, 2017 | St Francis

Calling all Calamari Lovers for a 3-Way

Having forgotten to delve into the freezer for something to prepare for dinner and not having had lunch, the thought of scrambled eggs on toast didn’t seem too appealing and so decided that maybe  Joe Fish at Cape St Francis Resort was a good option. Sipping one of the new additions to their beer draft collection, a delicious amber ale named ‘Car Park John’ that they sell at just R25 a pint, a good price for a good beer I pondered what to eat. Remembering a conversation with Resort CEO Anita Lennox  last week I remembered her singing the praises of the Joe Fish ‘Calamari 3-Ways’ special on offer.

Whilst beautifully prepared calamari is always a treat I tend not to order it for all too often I have had bad experiences with rubber bands rather than a delicate melt in your mouth this delicacy should offer so tends to  sway me to something else on the menu. Approaching Joe Fish restaurant manager Jason he assured me they were not chewy so I jumped in the deep end and ordered Calamari 3-Ways.

Served on a wooden platter the three different ways certainly looked inviting and so I started with the calamari rings prepared as most restaurants do, lightly battered, fried and served on a bed of rice with a dipping bowl of Tartar sauce. All good – tasty, succulent and certainly not tough. I would have been quite content if that was all that was served but the other offerings looked even more inviting and interting.

Moving on to the second of the 3-way offering, small calamari tubes dusted  in wasabi and sesame seeds and then deep fried until crispy, I took a bite into the soft tasty, slightly tangy meat and really good with an interesting tang of the Wasabi. I took a second tube but this time dipped it in the accompanying Asian dipping sauce and wow! Now if you are not into really hot, dip very lightly for the dipping sauce is hot. Coming from the land of hot curry, my taste buds were invigorated after a few more tubes dipped in the sauce and soon had the top of my head feeling a little itchy, always a good sign of a really well prepared hot sauce.

So on to the third of the 3-way!

In my opinion and to that of my palate this Is the pièce de résistance! Vodka flambé calamari tubes stuffed with a spicy, not hot, delicious herb filling.  Biting into the tube it exploded the delicious spicy filling onto your taste buds. Without doubt my choice of the three calamari dishes on offer although any one of them as a main dish would have been a treat.

Calamari 3-Mays at Joe Fish at Cape St Francis Resort

Not too sure how long Joe Fish will be running this 3-way calamari special but if you love your calamari get there soon for there is no guarantee that the chokka boats will be able to keep up with the supply for at just R110 it is a steal. A delicious steal and certainly an “I want some more’ experience. That said I will have to return for that ‘more’ for it certainly is a meal on its own so seconds would need to be on another occasion.

And whilst on the 3-Way theme, Joe Fish is also offering a beer tasting 3-way special where for R55 you get taster servings of three draft beers, Car Park John, a fruity amber ale, a Beach Blonde Light and a Hansa draught. An Ideal choice to accompany the Calamari 3-Ways.

Sun, Fun, Food and Music

by | Nov 28, 2016 | St Francis

Sun, fun, food and music around the pool

What can be better then a day of fun, sun, food and music. If the weather over this past weekend is an indication of the weather for holidays ahead the thousands of visitors expected in St Francis are again in for a splendid summer. After a rather unsettled October and early November we certainly have been blessed over the past two weekends with the weather playing ball the previous weekend for the Pam Golding Ladies Open and again this weekend.

There can be few better venues to enjoy Sunday lunch on a glorious summers day than poolside at Joe Fish Restaurant at Cape St Francis Resort. There was hardly a seat to be had for the second Sunday in a row with diners young and older enjoying the sun, food and music of resident musician, Jono adding to the fun relaxed ambiance as seemingly inexhaustible kids romped in the pool.

As a one man band Jono really is very, very good and possibly because of the glorious weather he extended his normal stint playing on well past his normal three o’clock when he was joined by flautist/drummer Karl and an extraordinarily talented guitarist, Mike from Humansdorp for a short jam session to keep the crowd entertained and in their seats. A very pleasant way to spend a Sunday afternoon especially to lift the spirit after a somewhat dismal Saturday evening and early Sunday morning that no doubt caused depression in more than one ardent SA sport supporter.

Certainly not a great sporting weekend for South African sport couch potatoes. With the Boks losing to Wales on Saturday evening and then the Proteas losing to the Aussies in Adelaide early Sunday morning in the one-off day/night test it was not the happiest times for SA sport. At least the Proteas made us proud by winning the test series two to one which is a lot more heartening than the Boks Northern Hemisphere return of not a single win on their four match tour. This is the first time ever that a Bok team has returned from a tour winless in the post-apartheid era.

It must be said the Boks looked far more full of running against Wales than in previous games but sadly seemed to lack even basic skills and passing the ball seemed a totally foreign concept to fullback Johan Goosen who seems to have less decision potential than a headless chicken. There were some heartening moments and both Jantjies and later his replacement Pat Lambie, had relatively good games at pivot although neither is likely to retain the flyhalf position when Handre Pollard returns from injury. Ah well one can only wonder if Coetzee will keep his job. As Nick Mallett commented “Better Bok coaches than Coetzee have been axed”.

Some good news! St Francis detectives arrested a Sea Vista resident well known for receiving stolen property on Friday.  The detectives recovered three cell phones so if you have recently had a phone nicked you should possibly go into SAPS and see if one of those recovered is yours. jonomates

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