28 June 2007 3 min

Moyo - The African restaurant with a recipe for success

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{pp}The tourist season is upon us and local restaurants are gearing up to provide international quality fare to the expected discerning hordes. However, there are few restaurants that offer a truly African experience, one that entertains, informs and sates all at the same time, in perfect harmony. moyo is as much about entertainment, ambience and atmosphere as it is about culinary delights. Guests are cocooned in the rarefied atmosphere of a truly African experience, with dancing, singing, face-painting and typically African food with a modern twist. For tourists and locals alike, moyo is almost a holiday within a holiday, where the guest feels more like a visitor to an old friend’s home, than just a restaurant patron.
At moyo Stellenbosch on the Spier Wine Estate, it is obvious from your first step into this African village type restaurant, whether you sit perched high on a tree house veranda or sit below the Bedouin style gazebo’s, that this is no mere restaurant. Open to the elements, yet carefully and skilfully protected from the worst of them, your eyes wander in amazement at the surrounds and in anticipation of what is to come. And disappointed you are not, attentive yet unobtrusive service is the order of the day, eating and being entertained at a pace that you dictate.The inspired menu circumnavigates the continent with large North African influences combined with Central and Southern African nuances. So whether it is tabouleh, potjies or tagines, ostrich, springbok or gemsbok, you are really spoilt for choice. And if you have a preference for fish and seafood, there is a huge array for selection.Whilst each of the 4 restaurants has their own very individual feel, a familiar ambience runs through them all, and with the newly established retail outlets attached to the restaurants, taking a little bit of moyo home with you becomes possible. All the products available to purchase are sourced from the African continent. Chairs, tables, cushions and many other pieces used to furnish the restaurants are manufactured in-house and are also available to purchase.The fifth moyo is due to be opened in 2007 and building has commenced at the Durban location. Plans are afoot for a further moyo towards the end of 2007.Contact DetailsDries van der Merwemoyo073 180 3445deis@moyo.co.zawww.moyo.co.za
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