Sunday 23 August 2015

Zomato Meetup at Sweetwell Restuarant

I was invited to another amazing Zomato Meetup. This time is was a Stellenbosch's Sweetwell butchery and Restuarant...now this a GO TO place if your are a pork lover.
We were treated to a wonderful five course set menu consisted of one starter, three mains and then a dessert.
The starter was a petit flatbread with herbed creme fraiche and creamy thyme infused mushrooms topped with crispy green bacon and a free range egg dressed with roasted tomatoes, fresh rocket and honey mustard sauce. Now this is actually on there breakfast and wow what delicious and flourable dish. It was perfect down to the texture and smells and tasted great.

Next were our three main meals now we got the platter version to taste. First up was a Sweetwell pork burger served on a grilled waffle with honey glazed bacon and mozarella strings dressed with crushed new potatoes. Now This was my favourite all of the main simple bacon it was a burger served in a unique way the savory of the pork mixed in well with the sweetness of the waffle. Also what was different with the Potatoes was that Chef Hennie fried them in pork fat rather than normal olive oil and it gave the potatoes that extra crispness which i loved.

Next up was the slow roasted pickled Eisbein served with Pesto veggies drizzled with red wine, orange, treacle and soy reduction. No Since am a German myself it is safe to say the Chef Hennie exceed all my exceptions by creating the most perfect flavoured eisbein, it was must try when you make a turn there for lunch or dinner.

Lastly on the mains was a three hour pork belly crispy topped with herbed hollandaise and boy oh boy was is crsipy and heavenly.

For dessert we had there famous four layered cinamon and rose carrot cake with turkish cream cheese frosting. This is a must try dessert, it was beautiful on the eye and trully delicious to eat. I would definitely be back in the future to eat many more pieces of that cake.

With each meal we got the try and paired wine selection from Zevenwacht and added the extra touch for a delicious menu.

The restaurant is a beautiful and quaint and the decor and gorgeouse. Another thing thing about this place is that they a great selection of Banting desserts for all those that are gluten intolerant or health conscious.
Thank you to Zomato for inviting my to this meet up it was definitely one i will remember for a long time and to all your foodie lovers out please go eat at Sweetwell you wont regret it.