4 Two Tasty Tummies - 4 years ago
If you have a food emergency and in dire need of a great foodie evening, call oneNINEone immediately.
We enjoyed their 3-course menu that they created for Restaurant Week SA 2017, where we were able to choose between EARTH (vegetarian dish), SEA (seafood dish) and FIELD (chicken or beef dish) for starters, mains and dessert, but dessert had no seafood, which makes sense as we have never seen a seafood dessert.
We started with EARTH (Baby Beetroot, Celeriac, Gorgonzola, Baby Carrot, Beurre Noisette, what a mouthful ay) and FIELD (Chicken Liver Parfait, Smoked Chicken Breast, Corn Forms, Mushroom). The FIELD had delicious elements, but the chicken breast was a bit dry for us. As for EARTH, it just stood out with the amazing pairing between the baby beetroot and gorgonzola, an absolute match made in heaven.
For mains, we ordered SEA (Line Fish, Octopus, Mustard Seeds, Tamarin, Baby Brinjal, Tomato) and FIELD (Rib-Eye, Biltong Pap, Swiss chard, Bone Marrow, Horseradish). Now let us tell you, these were both fantastic. The mustard seeds and baby brinjal in the SEA dish were like nothing we have ever tasted, a big thank you to Chef Xavier for introducing the unique flavours. The FIELD was perfection. A very heavy and rich dish, but everything on the plate was pure indulgence and complimented each other so well. Not a big fan of pap, but this was one of those times that flipped your whole perception of a dish around.
Dessert was EARTH (Carrot, Saffron, White Chocolate, Pecan, Churned Buttermilk) and FIELD (Strawberry Varieties, Wheatgrass, Almond). EARTH was like a deconstructed carrot cake with warm buttermilk to ensure it wasn't dry, this is what we call comfort. The FIELD was an interesting one, with the wheatgrass kind of giving you the idea of mowing the lawn while eating strawberries, not our type of dish though.
It is always great when you are served with true friendliness, makes the world's difference. They did everything a great waiter should. Serve and clear dishes quickly, be friendly and talkative when talked to, check up on you and made sure we had everything we need. The one odd thing was the number of people checking on us. As we were eating, our waiter and the floor manager kept on coming by to ask how our meals are. This is not that bad, but it is a bit overwhelming.
Romantic, semiformal and just plain relaxing was the feels we got from them. oneNINEone is beautiful, a wide open and arty restaurant with comfortable seating and an open kitchen for you to gawk at as the head chef prepares dishes.
oneNINEone is pricey, we won’t lie. But having good food, great service, and the perfect atmosphere is definitely worth paying the extra buck for in our opinion.
TTT’s rating out of 5: Food - 4 | Service - 4.5 | Atmosphere – 5 | Value – 5
oneNINEone gets a 'Fist Bump' from Two Tasty Tummies
