We fancied a decadent brunch. And where better than at The Pot Luck Club! Wave after wave of delicious, easy-to-share dishes. Add Bloody Marys and bottomless bubbly, and you’ve a Sunday brunch done proper. As you’d expect from Luke Dale Roberts. Brilliant.
What goes best with brunch? A tall glass of Bloody Mary. And the Bloody Mary station at The Pot Luck Club (almost) steals the show. It’s DIY, so you can mix up one just to your liking. Add a tot of vodka, a strip of smoked crispy bacon, a stick of celery. A large dash of Tabasco and a smoked jalapeno if you’re suffering from a big Saturday night out. Feeling fancy? Add caviar. A squeeze of lemon and a few dashes of Worcestershire sauce … it’s all there!
Tear yourselves away and then it’s all ooh and aah over something deliciously different … The Pot Luck Club’s brunch is bold in flavour and boasts a global-inspired menu. Restaurateur and master chef Luke Dale Roberts has done a great job designing dishes that don’t bore and that fit in with the already vibrant dining scene Jozi offers.
Sister to the successful Cape Town eatery, the decor’s edgy, with hanging custom-shaped lampshades painted with coloured flying fish, splatted paint on pillars and burnt-out wood carvings of silhouettes against the walls. Sitting in the dining area which looks over the open kitchen sets the scene … chef’s doing their thing, the bell ringing for service – there’s a definite buzz in the air.
Dishes comes out in a series of six waves … sometimes just a single dish, sometimes a few … and each of the six waves of dishes – all with exceptional plating and presentation – impressed. The delicate shell tartlet with smoked snoek filling which packed loads of flavour in one small bite certainly wowed. As did the Arnold Bennett inspired jazzed up haddock and cheese omelette, the duck with apple and vanilla with puoy lentil cassoulet and the lamb salad. Great fun was had with the final wave … a peanut butter bomb, a playful dish where you crack away at the wafer-thin tuile to find the smooth chocolate covered peanut bomb with banana mousse, honey comb crunch, nuts and Frangelico Sabayon.
There’s also a board of Tonka Bean Mandelenie and pâte de fruit, which is a nice French treat to end off on.
To top off a perfect brunch, there’s an option for bottomless bubbles, which are offered all afternoon.
Book your spot for this bold take on brunch, which is served every Sunday from 11am until late afternoon. R850 per person. Add Graham Beck Cap Classique bottomless bubbly and the DIY Bloody Mary station for R490 per person. Vegetarian and Pescatarian menus are available.
Details: Bookings through thepotluckclubjhb.co.za or call 010-745-3999. 199 Oxford Road, Dunkeld, Randburg.
Compiled by Megan Brett
