This year, Father’s Day falls on Sunday the 15th of June – around the corner in case you hadn’t noticed. While something awesome and elaborate is one manner in which to celebrate the dad(s) in your life, you (or more importantly, he) might prefer to do something a little more low key, in which case a meal out is perfect.
 
What could express love and gratitude and make a guy feel really good, more than good food and quality company? If a meal out is how you plan to celebrate, you’ll happy to know there are plenty of Father’s Day restaurant specials going on on Sunday. Here are a few to browse…

Al Fiume – Hennops River

Al Fiume is offering dads and their families a scrumptious 3 course meal for R345 a head, which includes a glass of sangria. We’d choose the melon, pomegranate, avocado and blue cheese salad, followed by the curried oxtail and the pear and port crumble for dessert.

The Restaurant at Grande Provence – Franschhoek

Grande Provence’s Father’s Day special is a 3 course set menu: a risotto starter with ingredients like pancetta served with a croquette of Karoo lamb breast. This is followed by pork belly and slow-cooked rabbit, and finally dessert where chocolate and hazlenut play a major role. The extravagant meal costs R355 per person.

Rodizio – Fourways

3 courses specially thought up for Father’s Day, served in conjunction with jugs of caipirinha, a live band, DJ and a dance show. We’d go with the chicken trinchado, grilled kingklip, and given the buffet style of desserts, a bit of everything sweet. The cost is R220 for adults and R80 for children.
Rodizio – Bedfordview has the exact same special organised.

Bodega @ Dornier Wines – Stellenbosch

Bodega is offering a mouth-watering 4 course meal on Father’s Day, with an optional wine pairing. The amuse bouche is Middle Eastern lamb wonton with tzatziki, followed by starters, mains and dessert. We’d go with the spicy Asian pork fillet, ginger risotto, pickled shiitake & coconut foam, the creamy seafood tagliatelle and the baked cheesecake & blueberry sauce, followed by coffee and a chocolate brownie. The price is R325 per person, plus R125 for the wine pairing.

The Terrace @ Fairlawns Boutique Hotel & Spa – Morningside Manor

The Terrace is hosting a traditional South African braai with such items as corn bread, Karoo herb basted lamb chops, farmed Pemba Bay cob kebabs, shaved biltong and avo salad, strawberry and rocket salad, followed by milk tart and malva pudding. And that’s just a few examples. The whole shebang costs R450 per person, and is well worth it!

Butcher Block Executive Grill – Rosebank

Renowned for serving the best fillet in Jozi, Butcher Block Executive Grill is offering dads (and whoever else is interested) a 300g fillet and a Windhoek Draught for just R169 on Father’s Day only.

Fyndraai – Franschhoek

Fyndraai is giving you the chance to treat your dad to a 3 course set menu with optional wine pairing. The lunch includes a special gift for fathers as well as a complimentary wine tasting at the Solms Delta Museum van de Caab for the dads. The menu includes mouth watering options like the duo of marinated grilled tiger prawns and West Coast mussels, beef rib-eye grilled with wild sage crust and other yummy ingredients, ans the set dessert is a rooibos and coconut cheesecake.

Moyo – all franchises

Moyo, in sticking with its African theme is offering a buffet of typical South African braai foods, plus a complimentary Castle Lager & beer glass (glasses only while stocks last) to all dads. The options include ingredients for a build-your-own salad, a bread station, starters like sweet corn fritters and peri peri chicken livers, mains like lamb chops in dukka rub and farmstyle boerewors and sides such as pap, baked potatoes and chakalaka. Desserts include orange blossom chocolate mousse and milk tartlets. The cost is R195 per person and R99 for children under 12.

Geelbek Restaurant – Langebaan

Geelbeck Restaurant is offering dads and their families a 3 course set menu this Father’s Day. Some of the items on the menu include a biltong, white cheddar and cauliflower soup starter, waterblommetjie bredie with pumpkin pie and lamb, and farm-style apple and pear tart.

Ouma’s Tea Garden – Irene

Ouma’s Tea Garden is offering what they call an Autumn Country Buffet in honour of Father’s Day this Sunday. Expect various roasted meats, country beef and vegetable pie along with other mains and side options.