Jack Salmon Seafood & Grillhouse
Coming from a family of fishermen, it's no guessing what kind of restaurant we would pick to celebrate Mom's 88th birthday!
A friend recommended Jack Salmon Seafood & Grillhouse in Hillcrest, some 30 minutes inland from the harbour city of Durban. This is part of a local chain of four seafood restaurants, only found in Kwazulu Natal.
Parking proved to be a breeze as it is in a large shopping centre with tons of secure parking; we found a space right outside the door making it a short walk for Mom.
A warm welcome at the door; modern, bright and uncluttered decor; a bar featuring bottles in all the shades of the ocean, laid-back ambience and excellent service made for a very happy birthday celebration.
One can hardly see the sign on the door with the sun shining so brightly as it was midday so I hope this suffices as my shot of the restaurant from outside.
There is outdoor seating on this side of the restaurant which would be lovely when the weather is warmer.
We were served promptly and were given the drinks menus - their Gin & Tonic menu offerings looked very pretty, and they have quite a good selection of wines.
Note: Menus were downloaded from their website as they did not photograph too well.
We ordered wine by the glass so everyone could choose their own; I ordered a local cider, and our drinks were served in no time.
Then it was time for what we came for - Seafood!
Prices were a teeny bit higher than another seafood chain we frequent, but they had nice options.
Our birthday gal ordered her favourite grilled Sole with Lemon Garlic Butter and potato wedges - plating let this one down, but Mom said it was delicious and the fish was fresh.
A quaint but cleverly designed bottle for serving olive Oil & Balsamic Vinegar.
I ordered 10 medium Prawns served with Mediterranean Veggies - prawns were plump and juicy, glistening with Lemon Garlic Butter. The veggies were a nice change from the usual potato chips; plating again not good but everything was fresh and really delicious.
Hubby ordered the Seafood Polpette - handcrafted fish balls in Arrabiata sauce served on Linguini Pasta which he enjoyed.
My brother and his wife both ordered Captain's platters - Catch of the day (Dorado) or Kingklip, 6 medium Prawns, Calamari with peri peri sauce and tartare sauce; Salad and Parmesan Mash respectively. They said everything was nicely prepared and really tasty.
Service was efficient with friendly staff and the relaxed ambience of the restaurant added to our birthday celebrations.
The bill was presented in a quaint tin and came to ZAR1300 (USD88,52) with tip for 5 diners.
A friendly goodbye from our waiter for the day, Sithembiso, who provided excellent service.
We enjoyed our lunch at Jack Salmon and will be back!
Half price Sushi & Gin is on offer from Mondays to Saturdays from 12:00 to 18:30.
Image from the restaurant's Facebook page
Cuisine
Seafood, Sushi, Grill, Italian, Thai
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Drinks
Opening times
Mon - Sun 12noon to 10pm
Restaurant Information
Jack Salmon Seafood & Grillhouse
51, 53 Old Main Rd, Hillcrest Corner Shopping Center, Hilldene, Hillcrest, 3610, South Africa
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great review and the food looks good but I love that oil and balsamic vinegar bottle, I don't use vinegar at all, but I still would love a bottle like that LOL
It is a really clever design and I really want one! Thanks for popping in:)
Always a pleasure to visit 👍🙂👍
Do you know yet who needs tissues after the NZ/Boks match?😉
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Yes YEs I do watched the game and it was a good game could have gone either way but I am lucky that I do not need tissues
We finished an entire box of tissues LOL!
Was a good game though, our prediction is that NZ will win the 2019 RWC!
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WellI do like your prediction, I think that the fact that they dropped from the number one spot in the Rugby World rankings has motivated our team to rectifiy that so lets see how it goes, all the games so far have bene great