This time I ventured forth into the wild for Father’s Day – a test for any establishment, what with unruly adults, screaming kids and other irate patrons. Our target was The Bush Pub and Inn, close to the Timbavati/Klaserie gate.
What a pleasant surprise we had – our group was well represented with a bunch of adults and some hungry teenagers. What a great casual spot for a lively afternoon’s entertainment.
We settled down under the welcome shade of the netting precariously suspended over the patio. The music was a touch loud, but the atmosphere was jovial and celebratory.
We started with a healthy order of ice-cold beer, and then proceeded hungrily to the chips with cheese sauce and bacon bits which we all tucked into. That was good and was considered a real devilish treat for most of us.
We then followed up with mains of beef nachos, prawns, and vegetarian pizzas.
The beef nachos were man-sized – cheesy with a good helping of beef. The teenagers made short work of that serving and were well satisfied and satiated. To round it off perfectly it was suggested that a larger quantity of guacamole and sour cream could have been served. Was it made with Doritos? Maybe corn chips would have taken it to another level.
Our dear friend almost chewed her fingers off in devouring her garlic/lemon/peri-peri/butter prawns – served with delicious yellow rice. Beautifully firm, cooked to a ‘T’ the prawns were fantastic and this dish was definitely the hit of the day.
The vegetarian pizzas were well topped with generous amounts of avocado, pineapple and more. The bases were thin and crispy and to be honest, were well worth the wait.
The delivery of the food, however fantastic, was very slow – unfortunately our order got stuck behind the rest of the restaurant (or so it felt) and we did wait an age for our main courses. This could be understood as a function of the Father’s Day chaos, so we pocketed our disdain and ‘sucked it up’ and ordered another beer! The staff were very attentive and communicated the delay at regular intervals – importantly not leaving the patrons guessing.
Even after lunch we stayed and enjoyed the ambience of the afternoon – we were so satisfied that deserts would have been wasted on us – and so we opted for a more liquid finale.
Definitely worth another visit – I look forward to it.
AE
