We're always on the lookout for a convenient place to work during the day: a combination of good coffee, good food, comfortable seating, power outlets, and WiFi.
The Place – is nestled nicely into the back of the Victoria Mall in Hout Bay. The restaurant itself is spacious and full of light, the rustic country style interior has a farm stall feel to it. The atmosphere and range of seating options make it conducive to getting work done and flexible enough to accommodate the odd business meeting. The welcome here is always warm and friendly. We asked for a table close to a plug-in, since there was none available the waiter immediately offered to bring us an extension cord. Awesome! 50MB free WiFi per day. Cool! As soon as we sat down two glasses of water appeared and our coffee order was taken shortly after. Service in general was very friendly and efficient. The manager kept a good hand on things, making his rounds to ensure everyone was happy.
The Menu – When I read it my face lit up for two reasons: lots of delicious sounding stuff AND all the meals are clearly marked with codes for Gluten Free, Gluten Free option, Wheat Free and Vegetarian. But that's not all! For breakfast, lunch and dessert there's an amazing looking buffet with something for everyone. This time we decided to go with something off the menu. We ordered a 'Veggie Full Breakfast' with two eggs, grilled Halloumi, sauteed spinach, grilled mushrooms, roasted cherry tomatoes and two slices of toast' for R52 and a chocolate croissant for R17.
The Meal – The espresso and americano might not have the star power to lure you back there on their own, but were certainly passable. We ordered a second round. The breakfast was FULL indeed, definitely no need for lunch after that one. All the elements on the plate were tasty, the Halloumi cheese verged on salty but was balanced out quite well by the remaining components. The chocolate croissant was light, but oozed enough chocolate for a sweet tooth. We appreciated the fact that we were not rushed to move on once we had finished and could get on with some work. Our waiter returned every so often to check up on us, top up our water, and take an order for peppermint tea.
The Wallet – Considering the high quality and freshness of ingredients prices are more than fair. Some people seem to go there to work quite regularly and stick around for a while. If you factor office rent etc into it, you eat almost for free!
The Rating – 6.0
Would we go back? Absolutely! Next time we'll test drive their lunch buffet and maybe ramp up the rating...
About the place: http://www.lacuccina.co.za/
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