WHERE FRIENDS AND FOOD MEET

WHERE FRIENDS AND FOOD MEET

An article written by

Marilyn Mills

What better place to meet than at La Popote restaurant and Sue Tarr’s Summerhouse in Hilton on a warm Saturday morning.

The venue is small and intimate but the garden is amazing and the beautiful trees and umbrellas give ample shade and cover.   When it is misty and rainy as it often is in Hilton the inside is snug and warm often with the fire burning brightly in the corner.

A group of us ,who are like ships passing in the night, decided to meet recently and catch up.   I chose the venue and we were blessed with a really spectacular day in Hilton filled with lovely soft sunshine and a quiet little breeze.

We arrived at La Popote just as the breakfast rush was over and we enjoyed a lazy mid-morning coffee break with indulgences in the form of freshly baked scones with raspberry jam and cream, carrot cake and French lemon tarts.   A real treat!

Lesley, the owner, always greets everyone as her friend and makes one feel completely at home.   The little shop attached to the restaurant is very popular and one can browse for hours.

Friends for years made up for lost time and were able to 

lose any sense of time for a few happy hours.

WHO LET THE DOGS OUT....

Who let the dogs out…..

Meandering around the Kzn Midlands Meander is one of our favourite things and having breakfast on a Sunday at one of the many venues is the cherry on the top.

Our youngest son and his girlfriend were visiting and as they love Terbedore Coffee they suggested we go out to their venue at Curry’s Post for breakfast and top up our coffee pantries at the same time.

So it was that we found ourselves visiting the renovated barn with ‘quaint farm style chic’ for breakfast recently.   We were greeted by Sultan- the resident Great Dane who is also their brand ambassador.   Terbedore started in 2004 when the family Macaskill sourced the finest coffee beans and began roasting with ‘patience, courage, heritage and dependability’.

We were first introduced to Terbedore coffee when visiting family in Franschhoek.   Michael Macaskill had opened a coffee tasting venue just outside Franschhoek on the Cape wine route and it proved to be a very popular spot for tourists.

Our breakfasts proved to be amazing.   This is no ordinary venue for breakfasts and lunches.   This is where innovation and love of good food and delicious coffee reside.

The boys ordered the special of the day which was a potato rosti served with boerewors, bacon, roast tomatoes, eggs and hollandaise sauce topped with crumbled feta cheese.   This was served in a frying pan.    WOW!!!

Meg had sautéed potatoes with poached eggs,  mushrooms and rocket.

I had sweetcorn fritters (my favourite) with scrambled egg, bacon and roasted cherry tomatoes.

This was served with their very best coffees.   Rob enjoys their Tin Cup coffee (Filtered coffee mixed with condensed milk served in an enamel mug.)   We loved our cappuccinos .

Needless to say we did not need to eat for the rest of the day!

We suggest you book as this venue becomes very popular over a weekend.

It is worth a trip as the coffee is much cheaper there than in the shops.