Hamm & Uys Eatery

Friday, November 29th, 2019

Reviewed by Armand Bruwer

A wonderful setting on the historic Blaauwklippen estate leads to a lacking food experience. We had brunch and had a few share items for the table. Starting from the good, the seasonal farm salad is truly a must try with crisp and tasty veggies and an excellent pickled cucumber to bring a tangy taste. The disappointment was however when it came to what is loosely called a "shashuka" and heerenbone chakalaka, the traditional chakalaka taste was completely lacking and shashuka was reduced to a rough crushed tomato puree. The big risk of this eatery is the adding of a classic "braai boordjie" on the menu. On the topic of the "perfect" braaibroodjie there is various opinions, however on anything toasted the golden rule should be, "IF IT IS TOASTED ON THE OUTSIDE, IT SHOULD BE TOASTED ON THE INSIDE", nothin quite misses the spot as unmelted cheese and still crisp tomato on a toasted government loaf. Perhaps the menu sells more than the kitchen can deliver, and for that reason the 2-star rating. On a very pedantic and perhaps even cliche note, a bill without a mint or some sweet goodbye should be banned.