New urban meeting space

The economic downturn appears to have hurt many fine-dining venues this winter.

Shortly after a review of Cape Town restaurant Platine appeared in the September issue, rumour had it that it was closing. Our attempts to confirm this with the owners were unsuccessful.

With affordable city eating a surer bet, October sees chef Bruce Robertson’s The Meeting Place replace the M Café in Long Street. Robertson (of the showroom fame) has teamed up with chef Simone Rousseaux to offer affordable bistro food with a twist inside the former Metropole Hotel, recently purchased (and renamed The Grand Daddy) by the Daddy Long Legs crowd who are known for their innovative independent travellers’ hotels.