Some exciting things are happening over at La Mouette… Chef Henry has decided to do away with their old-style a la carte menu in favour of a seasonally inspired 3 or 6 course menu.
Personally I’m super excited about this change, particularly because I’ve been a fan of their 6 course tasting menu for ages now. In fact, whenever I’m asked for a restaurant recommendation for a special occasion, La Mouette & their tasting menu is without fail always one of my top suggestions.
Another cool thing is that their summer trading hours will continue until after Easter, which means you can visit them all 7 nights of the week for dinner or over the weekend for lunch. We may have technically moved into Autumn, but Cape Town definitely still has a few summer-like days up her sleeve, making their courtyard the perfect spot to recline & dine. 😉
And to celebrate the fact that summer is not quite over just yet, they’ve just launched their 6 course Late Summer Menu, which looks like this:
Tuna tartare rye crisp taco
Crème fraiche, chilli and coriander
OR
La Mouette croquettes
Parmesan aioli
__________
Chilled vichyssoise panna cotta
Smoked leek, shoestring fries, leek oil and ash
__________
Edible bird’s nest
Crisp glass noodles, pickled mushrooms, liquid butternut and coconut
__________
Hake
Charcoal mayonnaise, sweetcorn and umami dressing
OR
BBQ Caesar salad
Cured egg yolk, charred baby gem, aged parmesan, chicken jus
OR
Fontina ravioli
Parmesan bread crumbs, baby artichokes and black truffle tomato dressing
OR
Crispy glazed pork cheeks
Turnip purée, fermented turnips, apple, pickled mustard seeds and pork crackling
__________
Crispy lamb shoulder
Potato gnocchi, salsa verde, smoked aubergine and house made ricotta
OR
Beef sirloin
Mushrooms, baby spinach, truffle mash and café au lait sauce
OR
Line fish
Braised fennel, burnt orange, pine nuts, cucumber gremolata
OR
Tandoori cauliflower (V)
Onion bhaji, apple purée, sago crisp and pickled cucumber
_________
Cheese picnic
Buckwheat flatbread, tomato chutney and pickled onions
OR
Cape Malay dessert
Mango sorbet, coconut, puffed black rice
OR
Melting Ferrero Rocher
Salted hazelnut oil parfait, praline cremeux and chocolate sauce
OR
Black sesame cake
Coconut sorbet, coconut mousse and passion fruit jelly
This 6 course menu costs R445 pp (or R820 if you go for the wine pairing option). They also have a Late Summer 3 course menu at R375 pp which you can have a look at over here.
To book, contact them on:
Phone: (+27) (0)21 433 0856
Email: reservatios@lamouette.co.za
Address: 78 Regent Road, Sea Point, Cape Town
xxx