The Duchess of Wisbeach 

Food:

As It says on the window, you’ll get a ‘bord kos’ (plate of food) done in style. Delicious fish fingers with raita are as far from the supermarket variety as you can imagine. Try the generous, crunchy prawn cakes with tartar sauce; knockout salads with avo, feta and egg; lamb shanks; or ‘ou meide onder die kombers’ (braised cabbage rolls filled with meat). The homemade ice cream flavours change all the time, so maybe you’ll get chocolate with espresso or honeycomb. Irresistible.

Wine:

A good list, with all of the wines available by the glass.

Service:

It’s like one big happy family. Smooth and friendly, verging on the familiar, but the regulars seem to like that.

Ambience:

With brick walls, large portraits of duchesses in ornate frames, and porcelain doggies on every table (plus the real ones belonging to owner Theresa Beukes), the venue is very theatrical but without too much show.

And...:

Linger at the tiny, chic bar for a pre-prandial cocktail, or sip a liqueur afterwards to soak up the atmosphere. (GL, October 2011)

Zed Bm
16-May-2012

Was disappointed. Magazine articles paint a pretty picture but the reality of our experience was average. Small portions and the bread and butter pudding was over microwaved. Service was friendly and informed. But not good enough to bring us back.

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Sumarie Roodt
26-Apr-2012

We had high expectations of the Duchess which were shattered after a rather appalling meal. The fishcakes were not cooked properly, the gnochhi was so salty that we sent it back and the beef tagliata was a salt pan. Wish it had been better!

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Jaco
25-Apr-2012

Tonight we ate at the Duchess of Wisbeach, and how precious that duchess is - the batter was raw and when it got questioned the replay was "but you ate the fish". Generally very disappointed with the food, service however was good - guys you will do better at snoekies if you are after 'home cooked fish and chips'.

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Theresa
8-May-2012

Surely if you are unhappy with your food, you send it straight back? It was sent back to me when the plate was clean. We make mistakes. We are fallible and will immediately rectify a mistake, not too sure what he was expecting? A free meal? We work with our hearts and are devasted when someone leaves our home dissatisfied.

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Di Britz
2-Apr-2012

What an absolute treasure and pleasure of a restuarant right on my doorstep. The Decor is utterly wonderful, the service sublime, the food was really good and it was a fabulous evening out with a bunch of friends. I would equally be comfortable dining there alone. I think I've just discovered my new local. Di x

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