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Blanko: New restaurant to open at The Alphen in Constantia this week
Monday, October 10th, 2016
Blanko, a new Italian eatery at The Alphen Hotel in Constantia, will open its doors on Wednesday 12 October. The Kove Collection – the restaurant group that brought us Umi in Camps Bay and Pepenero in Mouille Point – is behind this new venture.
The new space takes over the former 5 Rooms Restaurant space, and will see group head chef Amber-May Deetlefs prepare traditional Italian fare. Dishes will be uncomplicated and honest, including well-loved items like crumbed veal with lemon and capers, butternut ravioli with brown sage butter, and coffee-and-marsala zabaglione.
A salad prepared and served at Blanko Restaurant. Photo Supplied
Founder and MD of the Kove Collection, Paul Kovensky has a passion for art, which shows in the space. Blanko’s white canvas-like interior features artwork by renowned contemporary South African artists from Cape Town’s Goodman Gallery.
Kovensky believes that Blanko is the breath of fresh air the Alphen Hotel needs, where the ‘old world’ meets the contemporary.
The restaurant will be open for lunch and dinner from Monday to Sunday.
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Was invited for dinner at the new Blanko restaurant at the Alphen. Never, ever in my life has one experienced such tiny portions. Food is far from authentic Italian cuisine. to be honest, fear this concept restaurant is a joke that tries to rip off its clientèle with high pricing and offering nothing more the 3 ravioli pieces on 1 plate or plain spaghetti with little bacon thrown on top.
The decoration is distastefully done with shocking artwork and fucking poodles, trying to reflect the decadence of modern society.
Looking at the photograph of their “salad”, I am inclined to agree with you without ever having been there. The “salad” is nothing more than a bit of a baguette and some nasturium flowers to decorate How ridiculous! What would my Italian Nonna say to this tiny portions? Italian, my foot!
This is the worst restaurant I have ever been to
Stay at home rather,,,