BAKWENA SPA DAY - 27/12/2018 - Velmore

So I forgot to blog about this experience. It was a good one. My father in law booked us (My husband, Brother in law and sister in law) into a full day spa. He got the deal on a black Friday deal but it is usually around R1600 I think for this package.

So anyway, the spa day begins at 8:00am. We get there. They welcome us with a drink. You get to use their gowns and a fresh pair of disposable slippers. There are lockers to store your belongings for the day. So, each person starts with different treatments. It will not always go in the same order because they rotate people into different rooms depending on how full they are.

Firstly, you are allocated a table, which is like a restaurant set up and you can sit at that table between treatments and help yourself to coffee or tea. We were given breakfast first, which was lovely. They say they are halaal but we just ate the vegetarian options.

From what I can remember, we started with a body massage. So my SIL and I were in one room. It is better if you are a couple or with your same gender because of how you have to strip down. LOL.

Then they accommodated all of us in the same room for a facial and I think I fell asleep there. Awkward. The hand massage, neck massage and foot massage were all in rooms with a few people at a time. It was interesting but a little awkward in the neck massage department because you only have a towel around you. Although, the masseuses help in making sure you are always covered.

Each room is named. "Love". "power". Some other words.

I know we ended off with the hot stone massage and we went a little over time because I think they may have forgotten about our treatment because at one point we were just sitting for like half an hr at the table.

We also were given lunch. Again, I went for all the vegetarian options. It was nice.

We also tried, "Mr Nibbles" Instead of the hot tub. This is those fish that eat the dead skin off your feet. It felt so weird, I just couldn't leave my feet in when they were on it but eventually I did and you could see all your dead skin off.

It was a lovely experience over all. Very relaxing. Always a change of scene through the day. They have beautiful gardens and take you through their venue. So you are never really in one place all the time. We ended around 5:30PM.

I would recommend this. It is worth it.

I do not have pictures of the rooms but that is the experience itself. It is better to see it yourself.

MY LUNCH - HMMMM ROASTED POTATOES

14 JULY 2018 KAI THAI SPA (ERASMIA)

So I have been to spas before, but never thought of reviewing them. We went here on Saturday for a girls day out and we went for their winter special massage of R250 for an hour. The massage while painful at some parts in the moment made you feel great afterwards. Note, there was a part where they use their knees on your back which I did not expect but it was fine because it cracked all the knots in my back. They use massage oils and go from head to toe, back to front. Upon arrival they gave us warm cloths and some water. After the massage they offered us drinks, we had Hot chocolate and all chatted outside. It was a nice experience, especially if you looking for something to do with friends that don't take up your whole day but an hour of your day is not too bad than off for lunch and dessert.

15 July 2018 - Pizza Hut - (Mall of Africa- Restaurant)

Whenever we go to MOA, I have to eat Pizza Hut, because we don't get much Halaal ones anywhere really. They took my favourite Peri peri chicken off the menu. WHHHYYYY... we settled for Chicken tikka pizza. It was pretty good also. Indiany taste I guess... we ordered their cheesy chips for the first time. It was chips topped with cheese and macon but the cheese was not real cheese, more like a cheese sauce and big macon bits. I would not buy that again. Though my husband liked it and finished it. Rocamamas chilli cheese fries are still theee best!

14 JULY 2018 -RJ'S (ERASMIA- RESTAURANT)

So for supper, my father decided to take us to RJ's. yes, today was a bad day. too much indulgence and I basically ate at every restaurant in the Shezan Centre besides Akalwayas. RJ's was taken over by new owners so apparently the food got better. We went to try it for the first time. I bought something called the saucy burger. Beef burger with a sauce of your choice, I took mushroom sauce. It was nice. Pretty normal. I wouldn't really order it again. 

But, everyone shared with me some of their food and my husbands Californian chicken Schnitzel was soooo yummy. I don't have a pic of that but it was topped with cheese and macon bits and chips on the side. It was a nice size as well. Very filling. 

My mother ordered the Lamb Bunny chow. That was so tasty as well. I took half of hers home and ate it for supper the next day because she couldn't finish it and I regretted why I didn't have that. I would buy that next time. I've tried bunny chows before and this was by far one of the best ones I had. I would have it again. Especially in this cold it was amaaazing! The bread was soaked in curry.

14 July 2018 - Jimmy's Killer Prawns (Erasmia-restaurant)

After our pizza, we went to Jimmy's for dessert. We usually like desserts here because the Lindt pancake is amazing! IT is a pancake filled with vanilla ice-cream and topped with Lindt. It is R65 but three of us shared it because hell no is one of us gonna finish that because A that's wayy too sweet  and B wayyy to fattening. But yes, it was lovely with a side of my cappuccino and cream.

14 JULY 2018 - Pizza Vera ( Erasmia- Restaurant)

So this Saturday, we went for a spa day with some friends. We went to Pizza Vera after. It has been a long time since I actually sat down and ate there. We ordered the Luca and Dante Pizza's. I like their pizzas because the crust is crunchy and so is the base so when you eat it, it is sort of crispy. So a proper oven baked pizza. We usually order the dante because it is something different. They do not put alot of toppings but they put a decent amount. The dante has an interesting sauce and is topped with prawns. I Can't eat alot of prawns so the amount they put is perfect for me and I always love the taste of this one, but two slices of this is enough for me. WE also tried the Luca, which is a Chicken pizza, with feta and pepperdews. This was nice as well, but not out of the ordinary. We usually buy the saucy steak for take away, that one is usually awesome. The whole pizza is full of steak and it is so spicy and saucy. But I am a pizza lover, so just having pizza on a cold day is the best!

16 June 2018 Comida (Restaurant) Durban

So this weekend after Eid we tried a place called Comida - Italian mmmm.

So we tried two pizzas and three pastas. We all shared. There was seven of us and the pasta portions are huge.

So we tried a pizza called prego which is just your basic steak, green peppers, jalapeños and prego sauce. It's was nice. But a usual.

Then there was another pizza called exotic chicken. With the toppings described, I wouldn't even look at something like that. It was chicken, green curry paste, coconut milk and coriander... It was so saucy and it was amazing. I would never have thought I would have liked something like that.

The pastas we ordered were Alonso, Penne picante and Blanco.

The Alonso is a penne pasta in creamy Napoli sauce. It has black mushrooms and green peppers and you can decide if you want chicken, steak or prawns. We had chicken. I'm a person who likes spicy, so this pasta is a mild option. For those who don't like such spicy food.

The penne picante was mixed with ground beef and chilli in creamy tomato sauce. There is a generous amount of steak because you can actually taste the steak sepeate from the pasta. It was very spicy. I liked it! (Don't think I got a pic of this one)

The Blanco was creamy tomato sauce with chicken, prawns and pepperdews. It was a decent amount of spicy. I love pepperdews. I literally only order peri peri chicken pizza from pizza hut because it had pepperdews but I think they took that off their menu. Anyway, pepperdews for the win.

It was a lovely restaurant with good, accommodating service. I would go there again.