Clico Boutique Hotel

Saturday, April 25th, 2015

Reviewed by Renee Varejes

I took a party of 5 for a birthday dinner based on reviews I had read. We ordered the five course degustation menu with wine pairing. It has to have been the worst fine dining experience I have ever had. The first course was a pea and spinach soup with saffron foam. A better description would have been pea and pepper soup with yellow coloured, tasteless foam. The salmon course that followed offered salmon that had been overcooked and was so dry the wasabi mash did little to redeem it. The course of roast duck was overcooked and dried out. The fourth course of venison was the only course that was enjoyed. The fifth course introduced us to a panna cotta that was not only tasteless but had so much gelatine it could have been used as a bouncing ball. The wines were nothing special and there was no sommelier to explain the choices or give any information on them. At a price of R900 per diner, I would never recommend the experience or go back there again. I felt cheated and abused by the amount I was asked to pay for food that was mediocre and an experience that left an exceptionally bad taste in my mouth.