Sanook provides a quality ambience, and quality food and wine

Just over a year ago I went to the Sanook restaurant in Somerset West for the first time, looking for some internet after I transferred from the north side of town to the centre. The staff were very courteous and helpful and soon virtually everyone knew my name and greeted me in a cordial manner. Initially I mostly had coffee but gradually I tried some dishes on their menu and found them quite delicious. The servings were also quite ample, and not being a great eater, I would usually take half home in a doggy bag. Apart from the friendliness I experienced from the management and waiters, I found much about Sanook that I liked. It has very basic furniture, and none of the pretentious glitter that more ostentatious establishments have, and it is quite spacious. This is probably also the reason that their prices are quite affordable. I also found that the waiters keep an eye on their customers’ needs. Recently they introduced a winner for lunch times during the week, consisting of a special menu featuring mainly of so-called Buddha bowls, but also other dishes – all at just R 60! One such bowl is a quite an adequate meal. As a person who has been in the wine trade commercially, wine is a particularly important parameter for me. Sanook has a wine menu with an excellent variety of wines per glass, at reasonable prices, but their tour de force is a huge wine cabinet that faces you as you walk in, with an incredible variety of superb South African wines. I have taken many friends to Sanook recently, and they all share my enthusiasm for the restaurant, and expressed their intentions to bring it to the attention of their friends.