Try Adega, you will go back for more

POLOKWANE – Sunday is buffet day at Adega Restaurant, where patrons have a wide selection of sushi, salads, prawns, Portuguese chicken, lamb, crunchy squid, fish (panga), mussels, vegetables and dessert.

According to the food and beverages manager, Dolf Sutton, the buffet menu is changed every Sunday, so there’s no chance of becoming tired of the same old dishes.

The menu caters for Portuguese fine food lovers, but they also serve pasta, steak and chicken, as well as a variety of fish and shellfish, which is delivered daily.

The food is balanced and not too spicy – or too pricey. The wine list is extensive with over a hundred wines to choose from, along with cocktails, and virgin mocktails, cognac, brandys and Scotch whiskeys.

The background music was soft and unintrusive, creating a peaceful ambience. Service was friendly and prompt. The restaurant is child-friendly, with a swing to occupy the younger patrons while waiting upon their orders. Parking is no problem at all, as there is ample space.

Adega Restaurants was initiated by Luis Ferreira, who in the early 1990’s converted a house in Kensington, Johannesburg, into a low-profile Portuguese eatery for family and friends. The eatery, Adega do Monge (Cellar of the Monk) was a huge success and its fame soon spread and the demand grew from once a week to twice a week, and in 1998, the first fully fledged Adega Restaurant was opened to the public.

More followed soon, and in 2005, the first franchise opened. Today there are more than 22 Adega Restaurants in Gauteng, one in Limpopo and one in Mpumalanga.

One of the three co-owners, Kish Dayah manages the restaurant and sees to it that customers are happy.