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2010-01-18 975 views
Maybe it's the sullen staff. Maybe it's the flies that scurry across the table at every moment. Maybe it's because the first time I came here, I noticed effluent spilling out of a drainage pipe on the beach. But for whatever reason it is, I can't bring myself to like the Stoep. Many have raved about it, and perhaps it was good at one point a long time ago, but with an uninspired menu and an inconvenient location, there's not much to love. (Perhaps it's because people hike over Sunset Peak, get s
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Maybe it's the sullen staff. Maybe it's the flies that scurry across the table at every moment. Maybe it's because the first time I came here, I noticed effluent spilling out of a drainage pipe on the beach. But for whatever reason it is, I can't bring myself to like the Stoep. Many have raved about it, and perhaps it was good at one point a long time ago, but with an uninspired menu and an inconvenient location, there's not much to love. (Perhaps it's because people hike over Sunset Peak, get sunstroke and then stagger all the way down the hill to the Stoep, and are still groggy/befuddled enough to think they're enjoying themselves.) Plus it rains whenever I go there.

Positives are meant to include the bread. Well, whoop-de-doo. Yes, it's fresh bread, but saying a restaurant has good fresh bread is about as enticing as saying they supply cutlery with your meal. (And let's face it, compared to the bread at a proper restaurant like Joel Robuchon, this isn't good or particularly fresh)

Being vegetarian clearly makes me a little bitter - maybe I should have had the quiche without complaint and enjoyed being in the 1970s. Mm, what's that you say? They serve garlic bread too? Innovative!

Grilled vegetables are ... ok, forgetful staff don't seem worth leaving a tip for, tables and chairs are not at all comfortable. Mind you, if a rain-lashed, windswept patio is your thing, this will seem like paradise.
(The above review is the personal opinion of a user which does not represent OpenRice's point of view.)
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Date of Visit
2009-10-11
Spending Per Head
$150 (Lunch)
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