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Above:
Views of the Table Bay Hotel in Cape
Town Table Bay
Hotel's New menu at The Atlantic The Table Bay
Hotel's distinctive landmark eatery on the water's
edge, The Atlantic, has tweaked its cosmopolitan
menu with new winter flavours adding a new
dimension to its innovative gourmet cuisine. This
stylish restaurant at the luxurious Table Bay Hotel
has once again been selected as part of the
American Express Platinum Fine Dining Programme for
2003, which appraises restaurants for service
standards and gastronomic excellence and ensures
the discerning diner of an intangible edge to
exclusivity and individuality. Executive Chef Grant
Cullingworth has created a menu that applies fusion
where it is appropriate while maintaining the
exciting edge to fine dining for which The Atlantic
enjoys prominence. Cullingworth has masterfully
created a new winter menu that is diverse and
imaginative, enhancing ingredients with subtlety to
whet the appetite. The
new menu is plump with unusual tastes and creative
combinations such as the Gorgonzola, Grilled Pear,
Smoked Chicken and Sweet Potato Gaufrette as
starter or the sensational Forest Mushroom and
Roast Garlic Tart Tatin. If you prefer a more
comforting winter starter, try the sumptuous, fresh
Black Mussels steamed in Fennel and Ouzo Cream Nage
served with Garlic Bread. A definite winter must to
keep the chill at bay is the host of flavoursome
soups Cullingworth has added to the menu. A taste
for every palate, experiment with a Thai Green
Curry and Cauliflower soup with a hint of toasted
Coconut and smoked Butterfish or indulge in the
traditional thick Tomato and Winter Vegetable soup
with Cannaleni Beans and Basil Pesto. The main courses offer a
feast for meat lovers. Try the roasted Beef Fillet
served with Gorgonzola and Pine Nut Butter, Port
poached Leeks, wild Mushroom Jus and Potato
Lattice. Or tuck into the more robust Red Wine
braised Oxtail, hearty Winter Vegetables, Chorizo
Sausage and Cannaleni Beans served with a
melt-in-the-mouth Garlic Mash. If you prefer white meat,
wrap your taste buds round the tender five spiced
Duck Breast, Red Cabbage and Caraway Spring Roll,
crushed Potato and sautéed Green Beans with
an all South African Pinotage Jus. Vegetarians also have plenty
to choose from with Polenta Corn and Gorgonzola
Tart, Portobello Mushroom, Honey spiced Butternut,
sautéed Bok Choy and Balsamic Cream or
Ravioli filled Spinach, Feta and Butternut,
Courgette Spaghetti, Barigoule sauce and Basil
pesto. Fresh from the Atlantic comes the baked Sole
in Almond and Polenta crust accompanied by a rich
Vine Tomato confit and Lemon Butter sauce or
pan-fried Monk Fish in Prosciutto served with Lime
and Basil Risotto and Red Wine and Caper
sauce. A deliciously decadent
display of desserts rounds off this feast of
flavours. Enjoy the warm Pistachio Nut and Apple
Torte served with spiced Mascarpone and Calvados
sauce and Star Anise Ice-cream or the Banana and
Turkish Coffee Bavarois with Macadamia Nut
Brûleé, Coffee and Kahlua Anglaise and
Maple syrup. The
Atlantic restaurant also has a comprehensive wine
list catering for the novice and the connoisseur to
complete this wonderful meal. The Atlantic Restaurant is
open from 19h00 to 22h30 for dinner. Secure
complimentary valet parking is
available. For reservations,
Tel: (021) 406 5688 Fax: (021)
406 5656 e-mail:
tbfb@sunint.co.za The Table Bay at the
Waterfront, Quay 6 V&A
Waterfront For further information,
please contact Sarah Prins Tel: (021) 406-5009 Fax:
(021) 406-5787
Opposite:
Interiior of Zambezi Sun Hotel. Photos
of other Sun properties THREE POINTS OF
PERFECTION ON SUN INTERNATIONAL'S AIR ROUTE INTO
AFRICA TABLE BAY, SUN CITY &
SUN LATEST DEVELOPMENT AT VICTORIA FALLS IN ZAMIBA
&endash; THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE They are Sun City, a
fusion of dream architecture and world class
facilities deep in the bushveld of South Africa's
North West province; the elegant Table Bay Hotel,
on Cape Town's famous Victoria & Alfred
Waterfront, and the new two-hotel property at the
edge of the Victoria Falls in the Mosi-oa-Tunya
World Heritage site in Zambia. Together
they provide a trilogy of unforgettable
experiences, sights and sounds, and offer visitors
a real taste of the mighty continent of Africa,
served up with sophistication and style.
Individually, they stand as icons of
excellence. With its wide portfolio of
resorts which are all-in-one attractions, Sun
International has been voted the Best Hotel Group
in Africa by UK and USA travel publications. And in
the forefront of individual awards and accolades
are these three properties. Sun City is decidedly
different - a resort protected from the
elements by a circle of hills which once formed the
rim of a long extinct volcano. Amid these ochre and
olive bushveld surroundings lies an amazing Kingdom
of Pleasure. The resort can accommodate over 3 000
people in its four, differently niched hotels and
self-catering Vacation Club (an RCI Gold Crown
resort). The most remarkable is The Palace of The
Lost City, which provides stunningly opulent
hospitality earning it's place amongst the Leading
Hotel's of the World At the Travel Awards
ceremony held earlier this year in Kuala Lumpur Sun
City walked away with 4 awards including "Africa's
Leading Hotel", Africa's Leading Resort and
"Leading Conference Hotel", which is further
recognition of the enormous effort that has gone
into positioning the resort as the best in the
southern continent and among the very best in the
world," said Philip Georgas, Regional Director,
Resorts, for Sun International. Below the Lost City and its
Valley of Waves, where surfing waves roll onto
powder white sands and visitors ride the water
slides from the Temple of Courage, lies the Bridge
of Time. This leads into the Entertainment Centre
with its Jungle Casino and wide range of banqueting
and conference facilities, including the 6 000
seater Superbowl. Close
by is the elegant Cascades, which also has a
remarkable garden stretching down towards the golf
course, one of two at the resort. This hosts the
annual Nedbank Golf Challenge, which attracts the
world's finest players. Then there's the sensational
Sun City Hotel and recently refurbished Health Spa,
and the family-orientated Cabanas spread across the
lawns above Waterworld and the spectacular Valley
of Waves. "If there is anything that I
would like to emphasize, it is that Sun City is now
a leading International Leisure FIT and family
resort " says Lorenzo Giani, Sales Manager of Sun
International, North America. Formerly a centre for
gaming, Sun City now places its emphasis on the
upscale adventurer market. It abuts the Pilanesberg
National Park South Africa's 4th largest and
home to the Big 7 which makes it a superb game
viewing base. The upgraded Pilanesberg airport
which will shortly achieve international status,
will then include direct flights to and from the
Victoria Falls property near Livingstone in Zambia,
linking up to the already existing direct flights
to and from Cape Town and Sun City. At another point of the
triangle is the elegant and gracious Table Bay
Hotel in Cape Town, which has also earned
inclusion as one of the Leading Hotels of the
World. It is flanked on one side by towering Table
Mountain with its tablecloth of tumbling clouds,
and on the other by views across the Atlantic Ocean
to historic Robben Island. It is an ideal centre from
which to get a taste of the scenic winelands, enjoy
unforgettably beautiful coastal drives and explore
the delights of Cape Town itself. However, being so close to a
working port and the fascinating Victoria &
Alfred Waterfront, with its malls of shops,
restaurants, remarkable Aquarium and numerous
exhibitions, it's tempting to stay close to
home. The Table Bay, with its 329
rooms and suites, reflects Victorian elegance
combined with contemporary charm. In the Atlantic
Grill Room and Terrace, where an open-face cellar
displays 4 000 of the best Cape wines, the a la
carte dining experience matches the grandeur of
Table Mountain itself. More cosseting awaits in
Africa's first in-city Health Spa with its boutique
hydro spa and beauty parlour. It is staffed by
personal trainers and experts in holistic
treatments which include hydrotheraphy, Shiatsu,
sea-wrapping and aromatherapy. As for doing business in
style, the international Business Centre's
conference room for 260 has state-of-the-art
equipment. There are also versatile reception areas
for up to 800 and an executive boardroom, all with
dramatic views of the ocean. The third point of this
Golden Triangle, is the latest Sun International
venture situated on one of the most extraordinary
sites in the world, right at the lip of the famous
Victoria Falls in Zambia. It is the magnificent new
$55 million two hotel resort opened earlier this
year. The hotels are the five-star Royal
Livingstone and the three star Zambezi Sun,
mere metres from the lip of the famous
falls. Part of the infrastructure
on the 46-hectare site, is an entertainment centre
and a convention facility to match the best in the
world. In referring to this resort
as an African treasure, Sun International does not
overstate the case. The elements which combine to
create the Falls resort were conceived and built
with great care and meticulous planning.
Consideration had to be taken of the fact that the
development is on a World Heritage Site, near one
of the most awe-inspiring natural phenomena on our
planet. The resort brings with it a
sense of excitement. Aside from the accommodation
Sun International has devised adventure packages
for guests and visitors that will bring thrill
seekers from every corner of the globe. Architecturally, the
buildings take their cue from African echoes. The
wonderful five-star rated Royal Livingstone Hotel,
stretched along the banks of the river, consists of
a series of 17 colonial-style buildings, with deep
verandas, set among indigenous trees and grass
preserved and augmented in the development
process. The rooms and suites echo
the quiet beauty of their surroundings and in the
centre, thatch-roofed buildings, most African in
their influence, house the lounge, restaurant and
bar that will discreetly be run to world class
standards. A classic swimming pool visually links
the waters of the river with the terraces of the
hotel, and a sweeping timber deck plants its feet
in the swirling water of the Zambezi. At the three-star Zambezi
Sun, informality is reflected in the joyful colours
of the largely hand-painted interior decorations,
the huge meandering swimming pool with brilliant
ceramic mosaics, and its exuberant
architecture. Also constructed in a series
of eight buildings containing the rooms,
surrounding a central pavilion of restaurants,
kitchens and a fabulous convention centre, the
Zambezi Sun acknowledges its African roots
in the deep rich red earth colour on the rounded
planes of its walls. White wood-grain balconies
give views onto the river, with its boiling rapids
in the rainy season and the roiling mists of the
waterfall. In the early evening the dark outline of
the hotel is set against iridescent curls of smoky
vapour that dance above its roofline. Above all,
there is the thunderous sound of falling
water. Whether you are bent on
business or pleasure, Sun International's Golden
Triangle can tap into just what you need and
provides leading International destinations for the
FIT, leisure and MICE markets around the world"
said Ian Anderson Executive: National &
International Sales. This triangle of superb
destinations creates a glittering formula for
unique tourism experiences, underpinned by Sun
International's emphasis on service excellence and
luxuriously sophisticated amenities. Each guest is
special ... and made to feel special ... embraced
in a welcome that is truly Out of
Africa. For further information,
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