Discover GOLD in Cape Town. From the moment you walk through the Gold of Africa Museum in the historic Martin Melck building into the ancient courtyards of GOLD Restaurant you will feel the heartbeat of a unique African restaurant in Cape Town. GOLD Restaurant will take you on a taste safari from Cape Malay to African cuisine from Cape Town to Timbuktu with its set 15 course menu served at your table.
Start your evening with an interactive Djembe drumming session which will get you in tune with our African rhythms and songs for the rest of the night. 30 minutes of vibrant playing of the drums will ensure an energized start to your evening. A soothing hand washing ceremony will complete your interactive drumming experience.
Sit down at your table in one of our beautiful inner city courtyards surrounded by ancient trees and history. A set 15 course menu consisting of Cape Malay Cuisine and African cuisine will be served to you by one of our beautifully adorned member of staff who will explain each dish to you and from which African country the dish originates from.
Over the past decade or so South African wines have emerged with startling speed and vigor to find an independent voice and a highly respected identity of its own. South Africans consume their wines with passion and pleasure and our wines continue to obtain recognition in international wine circles.
Pulse of Mali works with the spirit of this performance style. As people gather to celebrate life and community in the GOLD Restaurant, the performance celebrates the energy of Africa. Choreographed by and with South African dancers and singers performance blends Congolese, Xhosa and contemporary dance rhythms.
In the animistic Bamana tradition, puppets and masks are intermediaries between the human and spirit world. Performance is an expression and celebration of the interconnectedness of man and nature, the innate balance of human and spirit forces. Puppets are also jesters and entertainers, used in ceremonies celebrating the passing of seasons and coming of age.
Gold Restaurant's Menu
Cote D'Ivoire oven baked Yams with edible gold dust and Eastern Spices
Yams form an important part of the diet of many Akan People. A yearly festival is held in Ivory Coast which salutes the Akan chief who, it is said, risked his life by tasting this unknown food before others in his chiefdom.
Bafana Bafana Bobotie
South Africa's unocial - and much-loved - national dish is a Cape Malay creation of spiced, minced meat baked with a savory custard topping. Here we use Ostrich meat.
South African Chutney
Blatjang, the pride of Cape Malay cuisine, adds zest to curries and especially bobotie
