Caitlyn M

Daai Plekkie Longtable

As locals, My husband and I go to Daai Plekkie in die Weskus quite regularly and it truly is enjoyable. We however went there for the Longtable with Lekker Weskus and it was not the best experience. To my knowledge, a long table is an intimate event, however, this was a 90person event with people trying to enjoy a 6 course meal while squished into the restaurant. a small group, who were under the influence, shouted and talked so loud that it overpowered our own conversations and we sat at the other side of the restaurant. The table close to us complained and asked that someone just kindly ask them to speak softer and not yell seeing that it is a special occasion for many people, yet nothing was done whatsoever by management. We understand and are mindful and want people to enjoy themselves but for a special event like a longtable and a chef coming in, I feel that it was not the time or place to do so. 4 hours later, and we were on our 5th course- we waited +- 45 minutes for each course to arrive and once it did it was freezing cold. The course before the dessert was snoek and the potato side dish was served 5 minutes before the snoek, and as the snoek came, we were told we had to share it with complete strangers, with no way of serving it, and later on found out that the other side of our long table never even received any snoek. So they were given a half of a snoek cut up and eaten by 8 other people. We swallowed our pride, and the R850 (excluding drinks) we spent per person for this special occasion and went home with Magnum ice cream. The service was truly amazing and the waitress that served us was such a positive person and was there to serve us with an amazing personality. Unwilling to listen to the other group, whom were under the influence, shouting for the waiter to serve them shots continually while he was literally on the other side of the restaurant, shouting out loud whenever they order shots, making us uncomfortable with the way they were shouting and talking, overpowering our conversations, and wait 45 minutes for dessert. We walked out disappointed and having spoken to many people around us we weren’t the only ones. I’m generally really patient and understanding coming from a place where I have worked as a chef in restaurants. However, I do feel that the chef underestimated the intensity of cooking for 90 people, and I do feel that there were so many people cramped up in the restaurant unnecessarily, and therefore the experience was definitely not what it should it have been and what I would have wanted it to be, especially for the price we paid.