We had been wanting to stop there for ages, we had seen the signs and thought it would be good for a change, don’t always wanna go to the same old places, gets kinda boring. So Gypsies Diner in Henrick Potgieter Road, Dalview it was.
We walked in the Café style diner and asked if they were open, it was only 11am and a lot of places only operate from 12 onwards. We took a seat in the middle of the room at a wonky table and were supplied a menu.
The variety on the menu was mind blowing, from Starters of shrimp cocktail to steaks, curries, seafood platters to burgers toasted sandwiches and slap chips. Fully licenced or Tea and coffee, at this place anything goes.
B and I each ordered a Coke whilst looking over the menu and struggling to decide, eventually I chose Beef Cordon Bleu and B had a chicken Curry. The prices were reasonable, ok I would say cheap by comparison, I did not feel ripped off which I often do.
We only had to wait half an hour, even though the kitchen was obviously not yet ready as we were the first customers for the day….
….. The Chicken curry, not too hot, except a slight catch at the back of your throat every now and then, was good, potatoes slightly underdone but not raw and B’s biggest complaint was that he had to carve the chicken himself (chicken curry was served on the bone) he ordered a medium and anywhere else it would have been classified as a large.
The Beef cordon bleu was huge, I could not finish it even after giving B testers, I found the Ham slices placed inside rather thick (I would have preferred chopped pieces) and the chips very crispy but it was delicious, upon beginning our meal a large bowl of creamed spinach was placed in front of me, I could not even consider eating it as there was way too much food. Seems large portions are the norm at Gypsies.
The waiters/bar lady checked up on us twice whilst we ate and was quick to take the plates, B ducked off to the bathroom twice, typical B, and upon completion of my meal I headed that way to.
There were no signs indicating the direction of the bathroom so B had guessed and I headed in that direction, luckily easy to find but not too pleasant once found. The bathrooms need a lot of work but are clean for the bad state they are in – bad state like doors not closing properly and cigarette burn marks all over the basin, badly stained porcelain is everywhere, a little upgrade would go a long way.
Upon return to the table B ordered a coffee, tea for me. The cups were enormous, great for coffee but terrible for tea, I felt like was drinking tea from a soup bowl.
We asked for a bill, which came quickly with delicious smoothie sweets (orange flavoured, hard on the outside, soft on the inside) and only amounted to R110.00.
All in all a pleasant experience, delicious food, quick service and a simple atmosphere. Only the bathrooms need attention. Try it – you might just like it.
Here’s to good eating.
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