If you love Portuguese food (and who doesn’t) you’ll be delighted to know that there’s a new Portuguese restaurant in the V&A Waterfront called MAReSOL.
Housed in the space where the old Hildebrand Restaurant used to be, MAReSOL boasts some incredible harbour views, making it a great option for “taking it all in”. Here’s a few pics to show you what I mean:
I joined them for their launch party where we enjoyed some bubbles along with a sampling from their menu. Launches are always a bit of a tough one for me as they’re catering for a big group and therefore you never really get a true reflection of their food offering, so therefore this is not a review, it’s purely a mention…
Some of the items we tried included their Prego roll, calamari, hot wings, rissoles (small croquettes) with salada pequena, their beef trinchado, their chicken curry & their grilled prawns.

To finish things off we also got to try their rice pudding, pasteis de nata & a mini chocolate tart.
You can have a look at their full menu over here to get an idea of pricing & other dishes. It’s quite extensive, so I’m sure you’ll find a few things there that’ll tempt your tastebuds.
One thing I can rave about however is the peri-peri sauce they gave us as a gift to take home. It’s so hot I accidentally got some in my eye and I thought I was going to go blind. I add it to EVERYTHING now & it’s got me all excited about going back to try some of the hotter things on their menu… I mean if this is their idea of a nice hot sauce, these people know a little something about adding some spice to your life…
For bookings you can contact MAReSOL on:- Tel: 021 425 3385
- Email: reservations@mar-e-sol.co.za
And to pay them a visit, you’ll find them here:
The Old Hildebrand building
Pierhead,
V&A Waterfront
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