USUALLY, when I write about restaurants, I feature pics of the food. This one is a little bit different in that I am instead sharing photographs of the gorgeous interior of Sonny And Irene, The Kove Collection’s newest restaurant, which offers a nostalgic, yet contemporary dining experience. This is because 1) it’s so flipping beautiful and 2) I’ll share some of our food pics on Instagram instead.
Sonny And Irene has (have? They’re the names of Kove Collection owner Paul Kovensky’s grandparents) been open since September but exploded onto social media so fast, for the stylish interior as well as the food – which let’s face it, must live up to the looks – that it feels like it’s been there much longer.
Breakfast is served until 11am, followed by lunch and dinner. Don’t miss the bakery, which is housed separately across the Station House hotel lobby, and note it closes at 3.30pm. I had a brief moment of panic but was calmed with the information that all the breads and cakes had been moved inside the main restaurant.
I say I “started” with the brisket, but I mean the food. I’d properly started with a wonderfully bright and refreshing cucumber and basil martini (vodka-based). I’ve include a pic of that here. To finish, I had no choice really but to have the Everyday Ice Cream Sundae, a glass filled with strawberry ice cream, strawberry white chocolate ganache, and fresh and freeze-dried strawberries. Delicious, but I think it should be in a more old-fashioned sundae glass. The vessel did not detract at all from my enjoyment.
- For more information, click here.
- Where: Ground Floor, Station House, 19 Kloof Road, Sea Point
- Call: 021 745 6600
- Open: Mondays to Sundays from 8am
- email: reservations@sonnyandirene.co.za | managers@sonnyandirene.co.za
- Facebook: Sonny & Irene
- Instagram: @sonnyandirene