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Press, 28 November 1980, Page 2

RESTAURANTS An Indonesian restaurant comas to Christchurch. Authentic Indonesian (or Dutch East Indies) food — the proprietors Jos and Hens (who.are also chef, waitress, and kitchen hand) come from Indonesia and Holland respectively. The restaurant will seat 32 AND IT OPENS NEXT WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 3RD. It is the blend of spices and herbs that make Indonesian food so popular — and yes it can be very hot — but Jos and Hans will serve hot, hot sauces separately. A preview of the menu — Rysttafel (a feast in itself), Pemantang daging (for vegetarians) both a chicken and pork satay, the traditional rice and noodle dishes of Indonesia and even special dishes for children. Indonesian food goes well with iagsr or beer but do try tjendol — a sweet coconut drink — delicious! The atmosphere at TOKO JAVA is gentle and charming — Just like Indonesia. TOKO JAVA, 812 Colombo St (about opp. Several Arts). Ph 50-762. Yes, they have moved. To what was The Canty. | Jockey Club in Oxford Tee (near the Bge. of Remem- | brance). MARTINIS re-open next week, and their new restaurant has all the easy charm of the original MARTINIS; — only now it is more so. The Jockey Club rooms have been extensively facelifted and redecorated (yet still retaining the colonial touch with heart rimu panelled walla and ceilings), there is the perfect view of the Avon, and they now seat 84. They have kept the Blackboard Menu for lunches (11.30-2.30); for dinner their a la carte menu is masterful — with such dishes as seafood salad in aspic, fillet of sole Veronique, Pork Medallions in Calvados. Camembert deep-fried and served with apricot sauce — and a very extensive Sweet Trolley. Dinner TuesSat from 5.30.8Y0. Reservations for dinner Ph 89-383, 128 Oxford Tea. Come summer, comes salads, shrimps, and avocado pears. A lovely way to begin your meal at SPRATTS.. . avocado vinaigrette filled with shrimps. SPRATTS have a very, interesting salad bar — and if you bring along your Good Times Voucher — your salad is free. Speaking of bringing things — SPRATTS have decided that thoughtful considerate types (who read this column) and who reserve their table on a Saturday for [ early dining (between 6-6.30) will qualify for $2.50 OFF their dinner for two - during the month of December. You have to show them this advertisement as well — so bo sure you cut it out now and pop | it into your wallet or handbag . . . then dine pre- I theatre for less. SPRATTS, Oxford Tee. BYO. Reservations Ph 87-817. I ~ ~ ~ 5/ic Esplanade s Suminertime, Christmastime, hectic rush, rush'time, and dining at THE ESPLANADE is the only pleasure of the week for many Christchurch people. Their summer menu has such tempters as smoked eel pate, letfl tuce soup, baked snapper, crayfish (done in trad, fl Maltese way), chicken in brandy cream and walnut fl sauce, rabbit in a mustard and whisky sauce. The fl vegetables are crisp and sweet because they are fresh fl — the local new potatoes (this is Sumner remember) fl are cooked with a touch of fennel and are getting fl rave notices; the fruit salads too are made with small 9 sweet local fruits then marinated in liqueurs. Bookfl Ings are necessary. Set price is $13.50 (the crayfish a fl little extra), BYO. Reservations Ph Sum 6987, THE fl ESPLANADE, by the Clock Tower at Scarborough. ■ RestaapaHt | Baiiapesfe fl The word Is out - and now it definitely pays to book, fl Not surprising though that this restaurant is a sucfl cess. The restaurant itself is delightful, the service fl good, the food excellent - and different! They have fl dishes like Szakely Kaposta (a cassoulet of pork, E 3 bacon sauekraut), boned duck with cherry sauce, fl pheasant in a gooseberry white wine cream sauce, fl chicken breasts stuffed with camembert. They make fl wonderful pancakes, — the traditional Hungarian fl palczinta - and their coffee is famous. Of course fl these are only a few dishes - the menu actually has a fl choice of 13 entrees, 15 main dishes, and seven fl desserts. Average price Is about $13.00.. . . can be fl more or less. They are open seven dayi.of the week H too. BYO. Reservations Ph 60-778. RESTAURANT || BUDAPEST, 107 Manchester St. 1 fl let's got out to lunch. Can / taka you for lunch? fl Would you like to have lunch? Come on it's lunch fl time. Five days a week, al! over the city, the same fl idea occurs simultaneously to many — and off they, fl go to Loon Langely's GREENHOUSE, upstairs in Colfl ombo St (close to Ballantynes). Why? The atfl mosphere, the people, and THE FOOD. Fresh original fl inventive cooking. Leon calls it 'peasant cuisine' — fl but it has far more flair than any peasant I know of. fl Always so much to choose from too, but the bast fl idea Is to order differently, then sample your friend's, fl A pity not to try the game pie if you also want the fish fl mousse or the artichokes stuffed with mushrooms fl and bacon. Same with desserts; who can chose sanfl sibfy between Black Forest gateau, Paris Brest, or fl maybe apricot dacquoise? Lunch — at THE fl GREENHOUSE, 663 Colombo St BYO. Ph 68-524. Ctodwxl® Intimate dining returns to the heart of the city. The United Service is appreciated by many — probably becMM th«!r standards are consistent. This is cartalnly so with their small and intimate CLOCHMERLE. The size is an asset because here they have the rime to develop perfection, and they, have the chefs available to produce such marvels as — stuffed snails with crab'and chives butter; Spatchcock Hussarde; Fillet of Pork Alexandra; Frogs Legs Prqyencale; Supreme.of Chicken Nantua; Sauteed Beef Hutshula (very hot)... plus all those super delicious dessarts they are so good at. Taste buds revving? Good! Ring - for a reservation. CLOCHMERLE, United Service. Licensed. Ph 781-860. . • iqgv'■ I 1 1 - ri vgz-, M h Y\ /I Or I (lX ? • Cl y I jw/yC. - A unique restaurant — set in the enviable Arts Centre location — and serving international vegetariah food. Which is of course totally delicious — but not.a little of the charm of DUX DE LUX is getting such delicious fl food for so little money! Ths BB menu varies daily but fl there is always frehly made soup, humus (a vegetable. fl pate), quiche, and at least seven or eight vejydiffl farent salads. Evening dining too at DUX DE LUX is an fl experience in good food, adventurous food (do try fl the Greek Village Pie, or the Tirropretes If they are on) Bl and again there Is that amazingly low price. Three fl things, quickly: everysinglething is made from fl soateh; ethnic nights every Sunday; organically fl grown vegetables are used when possible. DUX DE fl' LUX, Montreal St. BYO. Reservations Ph 66-919. B lf you wish to advertise in this column, ' ■ ’’ j . please contact KATE FRASER, 790-940, Ext.