Myoga Restaurant Newlands

Cheehou Beef, Chinese BBQ Sous-vide fillet, Red Knuckle Ragout, Herbed Potato Puree, Butter Poached Carrots, Chive Veloute

 

For my birthday dinner we tried a new Restaurant in Newlands, Cape Town, Myoga and I can easily state that this is probably my newest most favourite restaurant in Cape Town!

As always we never know what is good and what we should have so we tried the new dining experience: 7 course tasting menu! It allows you to choose 3 starters, 1 sorbet, 1 main and 1 dessert all for only R265 per person. One would think that because it's referred to as a "tasting menu" the portions would be too small to satisfy and I would state now you would be wrong. By course 5 we were almost bursting and I can honestly not be a reliant guide to course 7: the dessert as I was too full to enjoy it! (My advise don't drink fruity non-alcoholic cocktails before dinner!).

 Slow Cooked Lamb Spring roll, sirachi chili sauce; Twice Cooked Pork Belly, Apple Parsnip Puree, Bacon Chutney; Massaman Curry Lamb Pie, Pea Truffle Puree.

 

 

The restaurant has beautiful mood lighting which is terrible for photo's but you can take my word for it: almost al the selections were fantastic. It was so good we have changed tradition and go there more often!

Twice Cooked Pork Belly, Apple Parsnip Puree, Bacon Chutney

Our selections were: (mine first then Hungry Hubby's)

1st course: 

Slow Cooked Lamb Spring Roll, Sirachi Chili Sauce (the chili sauce is a bit hot but really tasty); 

Kataifi Prawn, Orange Gastrique, Coriander Pesto (crispy batter, with tasty sauce).

 

Roast Chicken Salad, Mustard Mayonnaise, Baby Greens, Sundried Tomatoes, Cashews, Pineapple, Sweet Chili, coconut Parmesan



 

2nd course: 

Twice Cooked Pork Belly, Apple Parsnip Puree, Bacon Chutney (amazing, one of our favourites);

Massaman Curry Lamb Pie, Pea Truffle Puree (absolutely brilliant, will have again).
 

3rd course:

Roast Chicken Salad, Mustard Mayonnaise, Baby Greens, Sundried Tomatoes, Cashews, Pineapple, Sweet Chili, coconut Parmesan (Super moist chicken and interesting flavours but not my favourite)); 

Roast Leek Soup, Honey Carmelized Chorizo.
 

Massaman Curry Lamb Pie, Pea Truffle Puree

4th course:

Gnocchi, Smoked Pumpkin, Spring Onion Spuma, Feta Pangrattato (almost like a soup, a bit of a let down)

Duck Crespelle, Sauce l'orange, Creamed Spinach (amazing, will have again)

5th course:

Coconut & Lemon Sorbet

Passion & Banana Sorbet

BBQ Pork Tenderloin, Pan Crisped Potatoes, Sautéed Apples, Red Cabbage, Chorizo, Asparagus, Red Currant Jus and Chive Sauce

 

6th course:

Cheehou Beef, Chinese BBQ Sous-vide fillet, Red Knuckle Ragout, Herbed Potato Puree, Butter Poached Carrots, Chive Veloute (was really good, nice change of flavours for steak & mash)

BBQ Pork Tenderloin, Pan Crisped Potatoes, Sautéed Apples, Red Cabbage, Chorizo, Asparagus, Red Currant Jus and Chive Sauce (Hungry Hubby really enjoyed it and will order it again.)

7the course:

Butter Toffee Sponge, Creamed Sweet Potato, Beetroot Fudge Parfait (not my favourite)

Pear Tarte Tatin, Carmelized Walnuts and Gorgonzola Ice Cream (with cheesy after taste, really good)