New
culinary delights at Allée Bleue
The
appointment of chef Beau du Toit at the
Bistro has raised the bar of the culinary experience awaiting visitors to
Allée Bleue. Du Toit has worked as head chef for top international restaurants
including Overture, the Stellenbosch based restaurant which has often featured
in the Eat Out restaurant guide’s Top 10 list.
With
a strong focus on using in-season local produce – and herbs from their 28 herb
tunnels providing fresh herbs daily – you can be assured of only the freshest
fare at the Bistro, a complimentary herb salad with farm baked bread is offered
to guests on arrival for lunch. Join the team for breakfast, a light lunch or a
full á la carte menu. The venison and ‘skaap stertjie’ burger with sautéed wild
mushroom and thyme, and sweet potato chips topped with homemade chilli mayo will
tantalize the taste buds of daring gourmands. The comprehensive cheese, bread
and pesto platter for two – including two complimentary glasses of house wine –
is ideal when wanting to share a snack or light lunch.
Allée
Bleue Restaurant for out of this world pizza and pasta
Together
with celebrated chef and consultant
Craig Cormack, Allée Bleue Restaurant’s head Chef Ian Laubsher has created an
exhilarating menu featuring handmade pizza and pasta. The menu perfectly combines
the treat of enjoying such comfort food with the desire to stick to your health
resolutions. The biltong-spiced beef pizza, with confit pepper and mozzarella
and a touch of chilli and herb pesto, ticks all the satisfaction boxes, while
the homemade gnocchi and tortellini will undoubtedly woo pasta lovers too. Guests
are also encouraged to create their own salad from the unique Herb Trolley to
accompany their chosen dish. The Allée Bleue Restaurant is situated toward the
back of the property in courtyard and adjoining area.
A
complimentary assortment of pesto, sundried tomato
paste, roasted chilli and garlic dip and herb salsa is served with freshly farm
baked tomato and pesto rolls before lunch.
Luxurious
picnics – a leisurely treat for young and old
Chef
Ian Laubsher also oversees the legendary Allée Bleue picnics. With his flair
for creating tapas-style bites, he adds a touch of luxury to these al fresco affairs.
Start off with a farm fresh olive and farm baked rosemary ciabatta, and build
your sandwich with cured meats, pates and cheese from your cheese platter. The crispy
green and Caprese salads with carefully selected herbs form the ideal
companions to a generous serving of Cape Malay pickled fish and quiche. Most of
the ingredients for our picnic baskets are sourced from Artisanal food
producers in the region and high light the work of our area’s food heroes.
Vegetarians
need not stay away: your very own picnic basket awaits you with no less
finger-licking goodies. Add a roasted veggie salad served with humus to the
vegetarian fare of the usual picnic basket and you have a feast at hand. At
R165 per person these picnics are worth every penny.
Even
the little ones are specially catered for with a custom-made picnic menu
including drumsticks, wrap and homemade fruit sorbet priced at R60 per child.
Herb
tours
Fresh
herbs are all the fashion for connoisseurs and amateur foodies alike. At Allée
Bleue, one of the Western Cape’s biggest herb producers, enthusiasts get the
opportunity to go behind the scenes on a tour through their extensive gardens,
tasting and learning about the different herbs and their ideal uses.
“Adding
fresh herbs from your garden to a salad or dish elevates your dish with a burst
of flavour, colour and texture,” says Du Toit. This is testimony to the work
that we are doing on our baby salad leaves and micro herbs, driving innovation
in this aspect of our business.
Upon
completing the highly informative tour, visitors are treated to an
herb-inspired lunch, all for just R185 per person. Bookings are essential.
All
the above offerings are paired with Allée
Bleue’s award winning wines.
Please
note that Allée
Bleue will be open during the Christmas and New Year season.
Allée Bleue is situated
at the intersection of the R45 and R310. More information about the farm is
available on its website www.alleebleue.co.za
Allée
Bleue can also be found on Twitter @AlleeBleue, and Facebook. For more details,
phone 021 874 1021.