Seelan Restaurant and Bar: V&A Waterfront

Stunning autumn days in Cape Town beckon us to stroll down to the V&A Waterfront for lunch, it's always surprising how busy restaurants in this neck of the woods are, almost European busy. We stumbled upon Seeian tucked away below "decks" on Quay 5, a new establishment, hardly 2 weeks old. Beautiful white table linens, professional staff, we were soon settled, with a bottle of bubbly, it was such a bubble day, and found the menu appealing. There's a formal menu, a chalk board with specials and the delightful waiter had a few suggestions too, so there's no reason for a quick decision. We only had mains and I opted for the grilled prawns and my husband had the grilled Cape Salmon, we declined the rice and chips but asked for a salad instead. The Tiger Prawns turned out to be Queen prawns but they were well prepared and delicious as was the Cape Salmon. Later that evening when my husband cleaned out his trouser pockets we had another look at the receipt, R275 for 6 Queen Prawns, I could've bought a kg or more at the grocery store. But what really niggles is the fact that we were charged for the salad! Surely that could've been our "chips portion"? Everyone else gladly substitutes. I realise we pay for the venue etc., but this bill really took the cake. With all this said though I'd probably return as I really enjoyed my time there.