🐟MARKET FRIDAY - MARINERS WHARF - FISH N CHIPS 🐟

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If you've been following me for a while, you will know that I am a giant fattie foodie 😄 and that I love all things food related. Something else that is one of my absolute favourite pastimes is visiting different and culturally interesting restaurants. I love seeing posh, upmarket places with their gorgeous interior design, impeccable service and well thought out dishes. I also love finding hole in the wall spots, where the food is so good, but the place itself looks like something out of the early nineties.

Recently, @morkrock and I visited Mariner's Wharf in Hout Bay, which is about a half an hour drive out from central Cape Town. It is a beautiful seaside suburb, famed for its lush forestry and delicious fish n chip shops.

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Mariner's Wharf was built in the '80's, and walking into the takeaway fish n chip shop, one feels as if they have taken a step back in time. Polished, faded, red and white tiles, vinyl everything, and a DVD playing on the TV that looks like it too was made in the '80's. It is definitely not an upmarket place, but the queues speak for themselves, people pouring into the place, and hardly any space to be seated.

^{We were (I was) very excited to be there. Mork didn't know I was taking a pic. He don't like selfies 🤪}

The meals are huge, greasy and cheap. I'd say that they go through more chips than the average McDonalds, with one lady behind the counter dedicated to shovelling chips into the heated display unit.

We shared a piece of hake, some chips, and a portion of fried calamari. It was delicious, proper slap tjips (soggy chips), fresh fish and lekker tartare sauce. We figured out that day that vinegar is always served with these meals, in order to ensure you don't have a giant case of indigestion. Well, that's my theory, anyway

Once you've done giving yourself a coronary attack, you can head out for a much needed walk around the marina. There are some beautifully distressed old fishing boats, some in such a state of disrepair, and some still in use.

Fish n Chips in Hout Bay is one of the bucket list items you must do when visiting Cape Town. You won't regret it.

Details:

Harbour Road, Hout Bay

Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

(34°02’49.70 S 18°20’53.60 E)

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