What 16 people say about The Wild Fig Restaurant
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The last time i was at the Wild Fig was about 6 years ago, and it has not lost any of its charm.
The food was very tasty and well presented, portion size was also just right.
I want to highlight 2 points, the quality of the service was OUTSTANDING!
Our waitress was friendly and efficient without being overbearing...
The last time i was at the Wild Fig was about 6 years ago, and it has not lost any of its charm.
The food was very tasty and well presented, portion size was also just right.
I want to highlight 2 points, the quality of the service was OUTSTANDING!
Our waitress was friendly and efficient without being overbearing or intrusive.
Please Wild Fig, change the font of the menu for us who are getting older to be able to read it more easily would be my only true complaint - oh and the fact that the duck was unavailable, when the menu is that small, it would've been better to have all items available.
I will be back.
Snail starter was fantastic !!!
Duck main course was disappointing - although generous - 2 big portions, they were tough and all 3 diners were disappointed, the venison was good although also tough.
Disappointing that only 2 of the 3 deserts were available but the 2 that we tried were fantastic !! 3 of the 4 guests said that the desert was the best part of the meal!!!
Such a beautiful venue that was let down by some disappointing food. We both had the game terrine which was OK apart from a few "chewy" pieces and only one piece of melba toast. The duck, which was apparently the house specialty, was let down by one slice of greasy potato being the only starch element and the chiric...
Read full reviewSuch a beautiful venue that was let down by some disappointing food. We both had the game terrine which was OK apart from a few "chewy" pieces and only one piece of melba toast. The duck, which was apparently the house specialty, was let down by one slice of greasy potato being the only starch element and the chirico and calamari stew, which I'd been looking forward to, left a medicinal taste in the mouth. Unfortunately, we were informed that the "textures of chocolate", hadn't set, so my partner had the pavlova... which had soft meringue and not the crispy type as expected. I'd informed the waiter that I was allergic to chocolate, so to please make sure there was none on my panacotta... however, on presentation, there was a large decorative chocolate shard sticking out of the top of it! All in all, it's a venue we were hoping would wow us enough to entice us to return, but on this occasion it let itself down and along with that, has lost these customers...
This was the perfect spot to end end a hectic yet exciting work week with two of my colleague friends. The food was really top notch. Loved that barley risotto served with the ostrich and a great wine recommendation was given by our waitress. Salad exploded with imaginative flavours and that pavlova.......We will be back. Wild Fig - that was a wild and wonderful taste sensation.
Sadly the main course, duck, was over cooked. The restaurant also had a function in the main dining room and we were directed to the upstairs dining room which was devoid of atmosphere. Generally it was a disappointing experience.
I could not get you rating bars to work so I write them as follows
CUISINE. 5
ATMOSPHERE 5
SERVICE 8
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About The Wild Fig Restaurant
Cuisine: International
The Wild Fig Restaurant and Bar is situated on the historically significant site of the Valkenburg Estate. Built in 1770 by Cornelis de Waal, it is one of the oldest surviving farm houses along the Liesbeeck River.
The Wild Fig Restaurant is situated on a newer part of the Valkenberg Manor House and our fully-licensed bar is situated in the original barn which is a section of the National Monument.
