Emily's opens at the Clock Tower - V&A Waterfront
Friday, 30 November, 2001
Carol Cowan
Teasing the senses with contemporary South African cuisine
The award winning restaurant, Emily's, has relocated to the new Clock Tower Centre in Cape Town's V&A Waterfront and officially opens for business today.
The new premises for Emily's has a huge balcony and a special open air deck which offers the most superb view of the Waterfront, harbour and Table Mountain.
The restaurant is elegantly furnished in a laid back colonial style with elements of the African continent adorning the walls. High quality appointments and a warm ‘boere’ welcome await guests visiting Emily's restaurant, coffee shop and wine bar.
Directly opposite, housed in the historic Clock Tower, is the Emily's brandy and cigar bar with a 360-degree wrought iron balcony from which guests have the best view of (and in) the Waterfront. A secret room on the first floor mirrors elegance in which to enjoy a glass of Champagne.
At Emily's restaurant, acclaimed food writer, Peter Veldsman and executive chef, Johan Odendaal, will tease the senses of the discerning diner with their contemporary South African cuisine. Emily's award winning wine list offers no less than 700 wines to choose from. The restaurant is open from Monday to Saturday for lunch and dinner, and Sundays for lunch only. Smoking and non-smoking tables are available.
At the Emily's coffee shop, visitors can expect an indulgent light meal and the very best coffee at very affordable prices. Enjoy mouth-watering treats ranging from open sandwiches to rösti with various exotic toppings, composite salads and a selection of tempting home baked cakes and traditional South African pastries. The Emily's Coffee Shop is open from 10h00 to 22h00, seven days a week.
And then there's also Emily's Wine Bar. Why not pop in for a glass of wine and a snack such as Eretrean style popcorn! Emily's Wine Bar offers no fewer than fifty wines sold by the glass, including loads of daily specials. A first for South Africa, Emily's Wine Bar offers good health rendering elixirs based on fresh fruit and vegetables and wild herbs from the Karoo, and to complete the picture, cocktails from Cape Town to Cairo. Emily's Wine Bar is open from 10h00 to midnight - Monday to Saturday, and from 10h00 to 17h00 on Sundays.
For pure indulgence there's the Emily's Mirror Room situated in the historic Clock Tower, where visitors can relax in the most historic room in the harbour over a glass of Champagne or Cap Classique (more than seventy to choose from) and indulge in foie gras, Namibian oysters or Beluga cavair! This room can also be hired for cocktail parties, and wedding ceremonies. Emily's Mirror Room is open from Monday to Saturday from10h00 to midnight. Due to the historic nature of the building, this venue is strictly non-smoking.
The Emily's Cigar and Brandy Bar is an old fashioned bar with emphasis on South African brandy, Calvados and Cognac as well as a large selection of liqueurs, local and imported beer. Emily's Cigar and Brandy Bar is open from 10h00 to midnight from Monday to Saturday.
Also housed on the premises is the Culinary Art Institute of Africa, which is the training facility where students train as chefs/restaurateurs.
For further information, contact Len Jardim
Tel: +27 (0) 21 448 2366 or (0) 21 761 7631
Or Tania Louw at +27 (0) 21 408 7500
From: Carol Cowan
Email: cvdspuy@waterfront.co.za