The Wes Bistro & Bar Introduces French Winter Menu

The Wes Bistro & Bar, which sits under The Commerce Boutique Lodge within the Cape City Metropolis Centre, has rolled out a brand new three-course Winter Set Menu. It runs day by day for lunch and dinner and leans straight into correct French bistro consolation meals.

 

Select between starters, mains, and desserts. Begin with both French onion soup or hen liver parfait. The soup comes with the same old slow-cooked onions and melted cheese over toasted bread. The parfait is easy, served with toast and pickles.

For mains, there’s a selection of mushroom medley with pea purée and truffled potatoes, duck breast with celeriac mash and sauce poivrade, or steak frites, a 200g rib-eye with Café de Paris butter and fries. Dessert is both crème brûlée or profiteroles with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce.

The à la carte providing contains favourites like caramelised fig salad, pan-seared salmon with truffled pea purée, and a chateaubriand designed for sharing. On the bar, the temper shifts towards playful escapism. Cocktails nod to a cinematic universe with drinks reminiscent of Captain Steve Zissou’s Revenge and Mr Fox’s Sly Bourbon, alongside basic negronis, martinis, and palomas served beneath softly glowing arches.

The recent chocolate, served with marshmallows, can be price ordering.

The Wes is unmistakably styled with a cinematic hand: pastel tones, curved varieties, and kooky element that recall the visible language of Wes Anderson. However beneath the aesthetic lies a extra private origin. Wes founder Megan Kritzinger drew inspiration from time spent dwelling in Good, the place she skilled the convenience of French café tradition: a spot the place a fast espresso, a glass of wine, or a full meal might all exist inside the similar house.

The restaurant is open day by day. The Winter Set Menu is on the market till August and is priced at R495 per particular person. To make reservations, go to www.thewes.co.za or name +27 (0) 82 770 3573.