Dining out is always a treat – even more so following a whirlwind of year-end work deadlines, holiday planning, bustling malls for gift shopping, and endless parties. This year, wherever you find yourself on 25 December 2023, let City Lodge Hotels be your oasis during the holiday chaos!

An exclusive and exquisite culinary delight has been crafted by Executive Chef Keegan Maistry and his kitchen brigade at Courtyard Hotel Waterfall City in Midrand, Johannesburg. This is a feast of epic proportions, at a cost of R695 per person (children’s discounted rates apply), with all your favourites taken to dazzling heights of deliciousness.

This is an elegant, single sitting, luxurious luncheon from 12h00 to 16h00 in the hotel’s vibrant, spacious, and comfortable restaurant, The Protea. Why not add on a night or two’s stay, recline and relax at the pool deck, and let us take care of you. Booking is essential – email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (terms and conditions apply) to reserve your seats.

On the menu:

• Harvest Table:  Hot smoked salmon, dips, breads and preservatives
• Salads:  Compound German-style potato, cous cous, traditional butternut, salad bar selection
• Main Course Buffet:  Basmati rice, seasonal vegetables, Lyonnaise potato, green vegetable coconut curry, boneless Tandoori chicken thighs, grilled line fish with Za'atar cream sauce
• Carvery:  Traditional roasted turkey with gravy, leg of lamb with mint sauce and lamb gravy, crusted wholegrain mustard sirloin with creamy horseradish sauce, wood smoked gammon with savoury plum sauce
• Dessert:  Traditional Christmas trifle, mini fruit cake with brandy custard, Panettone with piped cream cheese, mixed croquembouche, raspberry pannacotta shots, pistachio and cherry Mozart

And if you’re keen to learn more about the origins of trifle, and what to expect from Chef Keegan’s “eight layers of celebration” traditional Christmas trifle, listen to this fascinating discussion on Radio 702: https://www.702.co.za/articles/491529/here-s-a-trifling-fact-the-iconic-trifle-isn-t-even-a-south-african-dessert

The group’s Courtyard Hotels, City Lodge Hotels, Town Lodges and Road Lodges will continue serving up scrumptious dishes from their menus and delicious, refreshing cocktails and drinks right the way through the festive season, meaning you don’t need to cook if you’re near any of the group’s 59 hotels across South Africa and in Windhoek, Namibia; Gaborone, Botswana; and Maputo, Mozambique.

Don’t forget about our Summer Campaign, giving you more reasons to save this holiday with great discounts for stays from 13 December 2023 to and including 14 January 2024. Book your stay online via www.citylodgehotels.com or simply call us or email your bookings directly with our hotels for the promotion period and enjoy:

• Up to 20% off best available rate (BAR) when staying for three (3) nights or more at participating coastal Courtyard Hotels, City Lodge Hotels and Town Lodges;
• Up to 20% off BAR for any stay length at participating inland Courtyard Hotels, City Lodge Hotels and Town Lodges; and
• Up to 10% off BAR at participating Road Lodges.

We’re also throwing in food and beverage vouchers per booking to the value of R100 at Courtyard Hotels and City Lodge Hotels, R75 at Town Lodges, and R50 at Road Lodges, all redeemable against food or beverages ordered at the hotel, excluding breakfast. (Terms and conditions apply.)

Lindiwe Sangweni-Siddo, chief operating officer at City Lodge Hotels, says, “As we embrace the joyous spirit of the festive season, we invite you to make our hotels your haven of rest and relaxation. Hang up your apron and let our friendly, helpful staff pamper you as you indulge in a well-deserved feast prepared by our expert kitchen teams. Check into easy this festive season and discover why our hotels are the best place to be – your sanctuary and source of unforgettable moments with friends and family, for that year-end trip or special staycation.” 

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Susan Reynard
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