On Friday afternoon I received a call from my sister to let me know that she was going to book a table at Zapata (Harfield Village) for several of us. She called and booked an outside table which was ready and waiting with a reserved sign when we arrived. I’ve been living in Harfield Village for a good few months now but have never visited Zapata despite continually being told to go – boy was I missing out, what a fantastic place!
We arrived towards 19h00 if I remember correctly, quickly ordered some strawberry and lime margherita’s followed by some awesome starters – cheese and avo nacho’s, chili poppers and Zapata chili poppers (bacon wrapped chili poppers) – The margherita kicked really hard, haha, and the starters were delicious, so much so that we went on to order main courses and a lot more margherita’s.
The place is awesome, there are a few tables outside on the road side (2nd Avenue), an inside area with lots of tables and a lovely rustic outside area at the back with about four 8-seater tables (we were here), the decor is covered in el Jimador branding, salsa music plays calmly, people chat and laugh, and all in all it’s a place I would recommend. Food isn’t expensive, a starter goes for about R40 and a main course around R80, which compared to most restaurants in Cape Town is really decent! Towards the end of the evening, the owner invited us inside where it was warmer and allowed us to smoke inside, this was a lovely little touch and sealed the deal in terms of whether I’d go back or not!
Awesome spot!
Have you been to Zapata? What was your experience like?
wait what? how big is this village? i want a village :D
It was awesome. Lekker little place that I will definitely be visiting more often I rate! That 2nd avenue is a little gem!