95 At Parks

The boyfriend made a booking at carne for date night last week. Carne is a lovely restaurant, with such a focus on star service. Based solely on that , I would give it a 4.5 rating. However, there were some elements of the food that did not amaze and brought the rating down for me.<br/ <br/ As I said, the service here is phenomenal ; from the friendly front of house to our waitress Peggy , we felt well-looked after and genuinely impressed with the level of attentiveness. <br/ <br/ Small gestures such as a bread basket with a few different types of bread , as well as two complimentary mini meat balls , were a great touch. However, the bread was not the best and the meat balls were a little on the dry side. Their mini meringues as a clever alternative to mints with the bill were lovely , though.<br/ <br/ Peggy brought out a try of meat to explain the different cuts and their properties , demonstrating a keen knowledge for the product and menu items. The decor is simple and classy. <br/ <br/ My boyfriend ordered a steak with crispy potato wedges. I wasn't really in the mood for a steak and am a sucker for home made filled pasta , so I ordered the karoo lamb ravioli in the butter and sage sauce. I was told that the portion on the menu was only a starters portion , so they doubled it for a main.<br/ <br/ The ravioli were good , but not the best I have had. I liked the lamb flavour but unfortunately the pasta was not rolled out as thinly as it could have been. As for the sauce, it was delicious but really a little bit too heavy and rich, also lacking sage flavour coming through. Kind of wish I had ordered the starter portion and a side of veg instead to make it lighter.<br/ <br/ My boyfriend's steak, while cooked perfectly to the requested medium rare , was a little tough. Crispy potatoes were on point though. <br/ <br/ While we sat indoors as it was a little chilly, they have an amazing outdoors area , and a lovely veggie garden which we had a little walk through before left. <br/ <br/ So all in all: amazing service but the food, while good,fell slightly short of a 4.0 rating.

Just lovely! Professional service, great wine list, fabulous food. And the setting is quite wonderful! Will definitely be back! The tasting menu is also a great option!

Gorgeous venue, divine menu, excellent service, couldn't have asked for a better experience! thank you!

We were booked into the private dining room wine cellar. The atmosphere is amazing and Courtney, our waitress, was amazing! We had lamb ravioli with burnt butter sage sauce as a taster ....... oh my word incredible!We had platters of different cuts of meat and a variety of side dishes. Meats were incredible and full of flavour. Potato polenta gnocchi each equally just melted in your mouth. Highly recommended. Well done!

Best mussels ever!Service is off the charts. By far my favourite restaurant in South Africa!