Cafe Cru - Broadacres iNingizimu Afrika

25.07.2018 I attended the Saronsberg 'Wine on the Couch ' evening at Cafe Cru. Its the first time I 've managed to attend one of these events.<br/ <br/ Situated in The Pivot Hotel, at Montecasino it can be a bit tricky to find as its not part of the normal Monte section we are use to. It 's a lovely little spot, and quite a casual event. Miguel Chan, Tsogo Sun 's Group Sommelier along with Mandy Dewing from Saronsberg hosted the evening and gave us the lowdown on the various wines presented. I.e. did you know Tulbagh had an earth quake in 1969 hence the names 'seismic ' and 'earth in motion ' were used as names for their wines.<br/ <br/ Finger foods were served and what a delicious array of goodies to indulge in. From Stuffed Calamari, Sausage Rolls, Meat Skewers, Poppers, Mussel Soup, Tuna Tartlets. If you were more into something sweet there was Fruit sticks Marshmallows with a Chocolate dipping sauce, brownies, etc. They definitely outdid themselves everything was perfectly cooked and spiced.<br/ <br/ The wine was just as fabulous my favourite of course was the 'Earth in Motion ' its just light and crisp on the tongue. Such an easy drinking wine, followed by their Shiraz Rose. The other options on offer for the evening were the Sauvignon Blanc, Provenance Shiraz and Seismic and all were available to purchase to take home.<br/ <br/ If you are a keen wine lover they regularly do these wine evening and they are reasonably priced.<br/ <br/ Thanks for a fabulous evening.<br/ <br/ #TheFoodMusketeer<br/ #TheFoodMusketeerEats<br/ #TheFoodMusketeerDrinks<br/ #TFMCafeCru<br/ #TsogoWine<br/ #GottaluvMonte

Tucked away from all the hustle and bustle of Monte. The portions are good, pricing is good, good ambiance for a coffee and light meal. There service could do it a bit more work. Took a while to get service when there café wasn't full.

Very quaint cafe located at the Pivot in Monte. Affordable and perfect as a meeting spot during working hours.I ordered the Chicka Tikka Masala with Jasmine Rice as takeaway. Portions are fine and the meat portions are very generous.

Haven't been here in ages at least since I used to work at The Pivot a few years ago. They have had a great revamp and the decor and tiles, complete with wooden display racks and chalk boards gives a very French bistro feel to it, with tables and chairs out on the square.<br/ <br/ We were here for a function, so the food was served buffet style, hot snacks included delicious deep fried prawns as well as veg puffs and a variety of pies and the like. <br/ <br/ Home baked cakes were nothing short of impressive from chocolate ring cake to a very tasty cheesecake and a to die for red velvet cake. Tables each had home made scones and brownies, as well as macarons on beautiful servers, all absolutely delicious!<br/ <br/ Cafe Cru is open during the day and caters for offices from the surrounding Pivot complex. Salads and sandwiches as well as light lunches and food are usually served. Cafe Cru can be booked out for private functions as well.

Nice little place with friendly service and nice food. Nothing to complain about. Had a good day here with lots of laughs and nice wine!