The Cricketer is the restuarant on the 2 Swans wedding farm, found on the East Cape Resorts Road (enroute to Chintsa, Areena etc). Its housed in a log cabin, on the hill adjacent to the wedding farm.
Selecting a theme for the night wasn't hard, as you can imagine... but rather than try and source a pair of white pants and one of those hats, we widened the dress code to sporty.
I had a painted face, and as such collected a lot of stares from other patrons, so I didn't spend much time inspecting the decor - rather I made a bee-line for the patio and our massive table (30 + people came along). Needless to say, there is a lot of cricket paraphenalia, but all tastefully applied. We liked the coasters in particular. I also didn't feel like I was at a dated country-club'esque restuarant, so they seem to have found a balance.
Our table was looked after by one waiter, which is an impressive feat. When you're looking after 30 people delays can be expected, but no complaints about service.
The burger?
Prior to all of this burger sampling, I'd become accustomed to the run of the mill burgers they sell at fast food joints and hadn't realised how much scope there was in patty-production. The Cricketer patty was great, like something from a vegetarian's nightmare; the large, homemade patty overflowed over the bun. It was wicket.
The chips?
We had a table of 30... and there might have been another 20 people inside... non Burger Nighters... as such, extending the Cricketer's chip production past its capacity. Something I really appreciated about the management, was that they seemed to make pro-active arrangements to make sure we all ate at once. To accomodate the group, we got potatoe wedges instead, which was actually a welcome change. I left satisfied and full of potatoe.
The location of the Cricketer lends itself to a pleasant evening in the country. I'd like to apologise to the other visitors who arrived expecting that; we were loud. I'm quite keen to head back for lunch sometime, I think it would be well suited to a sunny afternoon and an umbrella on the porch.
Total bill: Burger and Wedges + Amstel + Tip R80.
To make a booking (essential if you arrive with 29 friends...) Tel: 083 659 8899, or email to alison@2swans.co.za. To see it on a map, click here
