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Thelma Lardner-Burke
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5 reviews30 months ago
Blues Guesthouse is a delight
Wonderful accommodation: large furnished simple rooms with en suites. Big comfortable beds with beautiful linen. The breakfast are legendary and include everything you could want. The staff are exceptionally accommodating and really look after you. It is this extra care which is the star feature of a guesthouse.
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39 months ago
Gaucho - Argentinian restaurant in Linden, JHB
To start with, we really liked the look of this place. It’s very stylish, with lots of exposed brickwork, black paint, wood, contemporary furniture, plants and an Open flame kitchen - for which it’s known) which takes centre stage in the restaurant. There was a very nice vibe in this restaurant when we went - Saturday night, full but not packed (I would recommend booking in advance as this is one of the best restaurants in Linden) and lots of all kinds of people just enjoying a leisurely night out over a really good meal. We had a fantastic waitress (Angela) who was warm and enthusiastic, pointing out all her favourite things on the menu. I think the staff and service here are really excellent. We had vegetarian empanadas to start, corn and cheese, and they were delicious and authentic. I had a sirloin with honey roasted vegetables and goats cheese - this was unbelievably delicious. That’s the thing here - the sides are imaginative, hearty and authentic. Mains come with a side, and so it’s not a very expensive restaurant and still feels like good value. Typically food is cooked over the open flame with just salt and pepper, and the cuts are just very good quality. My husband had another steak - a famous Argentinian cut- with chimchirri sauce. All delicious and plate-lickingly good. We took our own wine, but their own wine list is good. There are lots of good things for dessert like churros but we didn’t have space for more. I cannot recommend this place enough. Look out for the imaginative and wholesome sides.
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48 months ago
Authentic, Delicious and well priced Mexican food in a friendly restaurant
This is a wonderful little restaurant with a pretty courtyard. All the food is very authentic, tasty and well priced, with super fresh ingredients. Look out for their prawn tacos and fish tacos, also wonderful nachos. Service is full of smiles and helpful. There is a great atmosphere. The restaurant is owned and run by chatty and friendly David who is knowledgable about food and drink, and passionate about sourcing and even growing specific items for his menu, like certain chillies etc. We took our friend a Mexican chef and she was very impressed by this restaurant. It is also a great place to buy mexican ingredients. We bought ingredients for Mexican friends in Cape Town, and they were also very pleased with them.
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55 months ago
QATAR AIRLINE FAVOURS GUNS.
Our son Atticus flew to Berlin via Doha from Johannesburg on 5 October on flight QR1478 which Qatar's electronic complaint form seems to have no recollection of (is this only for complaints that they cannot remember the flights?) He is a young musician and had a guitar in a guitar case. This fitted into his baggage allowance. However he was told he would have to pay quite a lot extra to take this instrument. However just ahead of him in the queue were some Belgian hunters with an ****nal of weapons in a gunbox which they were allowed to take through, at no extra cost, as part of their baggage, as shooting / hunting is regarded as a "sport" by your airline. Well I have some objection, firstly, since when are guns more valued than guitars? Secondly, other airlines have allowed us to bring cellos, guitars and violins on international flights. However some khaki-clad bloodthirsty Belgians are allowed to carry on their weapons of death and destruction. I suppose next QA will be allowing people to carry on explosives and matches. Since when is hunting a sport anyway? It's not much of a sport for the animals. In my definition, sport sees both teams having fun. I would like Qatar Airline to urgently reconsider their policy of favouring weapons over musical instruments, and as an act of goodwill & recompense deliver his instruments to him.
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74 months ago
Shoppers and staff at COVID-19 risk in this store
Re COVID-19 I would like to say that today I was shopping in Checkers Rondebosch (where I usually shop) and none of the staff were wearing any protective gear - neither gloves nor masks. I think this turns this shop it a high risk store with the potential to be a place where the virus could be easily spread. This is very concerning to me. I know a lot of very high risk people who might in good faith shop there or order from there Shops managers/head office have stopped their staff wearing protective wear saying it is not part of ‘the work uniform’. The staff I spoke to said that they felt unprotected and unsafe. Is this legal? This is not following national protocol and places both workers and the public at risk. Ramaphosa in his recent address, correctly identified shop staff, garage staff and all medical staff, as being ‘frontline’ workers - people to whom we are indebted at this time. It is not right that we place them at risk, and by doing so, we also place ourselves at risk. Every other shop I went to this morning had staff in protective gear (gloves and masks). Sincerely T LB
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