The Stack

I know, it sounds like it should involve Pringles or Jenga or a bunk bed, but it is in fact the latest incarnation of what used to house the Cape Town Club at Leinster Hall in Gardens (where there also used to be an almost octogenarian bartender who knew everyone, and probably how to make a killer martini).

It’s prefaced by a slightly tragic story, which involves extensive refurbishment, and then a fire within a week of re-opening. But that part’s over, and it’s now open for business in all its up-cheering colourful splendour.

Azure at The Twelve Apostles

You could say the Azure is the *ultimate* restaurant for ladies who lunch, especially when lunch is on a blustery Wednesday when everyone else is at work and the restaurant is completely empty (cue one of those “Thank God I booked!” moments).

You arrive in an Uber like a VIP (because Wednesday lunch), and are escorted into a splendid but unfortunately freezing cold dining room, where the friendly staff inform you that neither of the two huge fireplaces are in operation this afternoon due to stuff. We’ll hang onto our coats for now then, thanks.