Riboville

I had the pleasure of going to one of Cape Town's fancy restaurants this past weekend.

Riboville (http://www.ribovillerestaurant.co.za/) is located in the old ABC branch of Standard Bank in Adderley street - a 123 year old building according to their website. While they have extensively renovated the building to accommodate the restaurant, they have still managed to retain most of the original structures and relics. There's no mistaking that you're dining in what was once a huge banking hall with high ceilings.

The old bank vault was transformed into an expansive, and very impressive, wine cellar. We were fortunate enough to be taken on a tour of cellar by a rather well informed and pleasant fellow.

This was truly great dining experience, despite the fact that I wasn't too impressed with the food. I had the sesame prawns starter and roasted duck as a main. The starter was raw and the main overcooked, but having said that my fellow diners had no complaints. In a competitive industry where one would expect success to be measured by taste and price, it was rather refreshing to have an enjoyable time surrounded by relics of the past and excellent service. The fact that we were a table of 13 added to the enjoyment and made the good service even more impressive.

Riboville was a perfect ending to a rather indulging week:
Sat - Dinner @ a wedding (Suikerbossie)
Sun - Lunch @ Famous Butcher
Mon - Lunch @ wedding (Suikerbossie)
Tue - Primi Piati
Wed - Pigalle
Thu - Nando's
Fri - Butlers Pizza
Sat - Riboville
Sun - Elle (the wife) made Chicken Pie
Mon - Started Gym!!!!