Because we need some festive spirit in all this cold.
Salty sea air works up the perfect appetite for Ben’s on the Beach Grill – beetroot and goat’s cheese dressing, seafood casserole or Tuscan style pork belly and deep fried mozzarella with lemon curd and berry coulis for dessert.
Dreaming of a cold rainy Christmas in Strand? Well, Ben’s is having a Christmas in July dinner on 27 July from 5pm until late and a lunch on 28 July from 12:00-17:00 in an effort to bring a Christmas experience straight from a holiday movie.
The cost is R280 per person and includes a three-course meal and complimentary eggnog. Have a look at the delicious menu:
Christmas in July at Ben’s on the Beach
Starters
Mushroom Florentine (V)
Grilled Black mushrooms topped with spinach and garlic and overbaked with Emmentaler cheese.
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Ben’s Bitterballen
Iconic Dutch dish. Finely chopped pork and beef, slow-cooked, then blended with a béchamel cream. Coated in breadcrumbs and deep fried. Served with a Dijon mustard.
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Gravlax
Salmon, cold cured with dill sugar and salt. Served on blinis with dill mousse and lime wedges.
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Roast Tomato Soup
Tomatoes roasted with garlic, herbs and bouillon, topped with cream, basil pesto, olive oil and served with parmesan cheese and a parmesan wafer.
Main Course
Beef Parmigiana
Crumbed scallops of beef. Pan-fried and layered with ham and mozzarella cheese. Topped with our homemade Napoletana sauce.
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Grilled Baby Cob
Grilled Baby Cob, served with a Mediterranean salsa (lime, coriander, tomatoes, capers, garlic and olive oil)
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Ben’s Kassler Steaks
Cured and smoked pork Kassler steaks, grilled with our homemade sticky honey glazing. Served with a mustard relish and berry chutney.
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Greek Lamb Athena
Slow-cooked lamb. With rosemary, garlic and lemon juice.
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Moroccan Style Grilled Chicken
Partially deboned baby chicken. Rubbed with cumin, paprika, coriander, ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, garlic and olive oil. Grilled and served with lemon and tzatziki.
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‘Saucy’ Sirloin
250g sirloin – topped with either mushroom, peppercorn, garlic cream, old man or Monkey Gland sauce.
Desserts
Homemade Malva Pudding
A traditional South African baked pudding. Served with cream or ice-cream.
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Crème Brûlée
A classic French dessert. Eggs, cream and vanilla topped with caramelized sugar.
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Apple Crumble
Apples cooked with sugar and cinnamon and overbaked with a crumbly topping.
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Irish Coffee / Kahlua Coffee
Coffee, with your choice of whisky or kahlua, topped with cream.
We think they’ve done pretty well! Don your favourite ugly Christmas sweater. Book now.
Directions to Ben’s on the Beach Grill
142 Beach road
Strand
021 853 7977
