Family Dining

Text by Kua Kee Eng

Pictures by Johny Kok

South African
Safari Sensations
Dreaming of a South African cuisine adventure, but always thought it was
beyond your reach? ‘Out Of Africa’ (with a jungle playground just for
kids!) is the perfect spot to make those dreams a reality, and we got all
the reasons why you should experience a taste of savannah this month!

e it an ordinary family dine-out, a special occasion or an anniversary celebration,

B ‘Out of Africa’ is an ideal place to enjoy great food. Urbanites who wish to get away
from the hectic urban sight would love the warm and cosy African atmosphere in this
restaurant. Located off the street within the premise of Kelab Syabas, Petaling Jaya, ‘Out of
Africa’ has an outdoor and indoor dining area (smoking and non-smoking sections
respectively), a garden, a jungle playground, and a bar called Kudu Bar.

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 To give it an extra touch of African safari sensation, its
interior was decorated with African-style ornaments, as
well as genuine artefacts, which were licensed and
bought through the conservation society in South Africa.
If the setting looks great during the day, then it’s not too
much to say that it looks equally magnificent after sunset.
With the soft, dim lighting beaming against the huts in
the outdoor area, the soothing music played within the
compound creates a pleasant and relaxing mood for
diners.
Owned by David Solomon and his wife, Debby, ‘Out of
Africa’ offers a variety of South African dishes — over 50
types ranging from starters, main course to desserts —
that will satisfy even the ones with the fussiest palate. In
the yummy starters list is the South African Caesar Salad
with Biltong (RM24.00). What makes this salad special
is its Biltong toppings (raw dried beef strips) which was
initially seasoned with salt, pepper, some herbs and
spices.
Another tasty starter would be The Out of Africa Potato
Skins (RM15.00) whereby a pair of potato skins are
stuffed with your choice of filling, such as Safari (spicy
beef), Vegetarian (spicy tomato sauce and creamy
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spinach) or Nkuku (spicy chicken). If you like a more
exotic appetizer to start of with, you may opt for the
Marimba Mezza Platter (RM24.00) that consists of
hummus, spicy eggplant and Tahina dip, goat cheese
vine parsels, olives and Samoosas (lamb or vegetarian),
or Snails (RM24.00) whereby a half dozen of sizzling
snails are baked in garlic herbs and butter sauce.
‘Out of Africa’ also offers a variety of fresh seafood dishes,
as seafood is one of the South African’s famous cuisines.
The Cape Seafood Platter (RM48.00) would definitely
tingle the tastebuds of seafood lovers. Fresh prawns, fish,
calamari and mussels are grilled and served in an iron
skillet with peri-peri, garlic and lemon butter. Other
exquisite seafood cuisines are Prawns Bazaruto, a Taste
of Mozambique (RM48.00) and Mussels in the Potjie
(RM34.00), which are popular amongst regular customers
of ‘Out of Africa’.
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 Caesar Salad
Lemon Sangoma’s with Biltong
Meringue Banana
Pie Split

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Cape
Brandy
Pudding
Marimba Mezza Platter
Peri-peri Chicken Liver

Mash Potato

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The Out of Africa

Potato Skin
Venison Pie
Snails

Cape Seafood Platter Bokke Lamb Spare Ribs

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 A highly recommended dish that you would not want to
miss is the African Oxtail Potjie (RM38.00) – a thick oxtail
stew served with potatoes and vegetables. Potjie,
pronounced as “poykee,” is a slow cooking process
using a unique potjie pot that could retain the heat and
cook without any oil or butter.
If you fancy curry dishes, Bobotie (RM36.00), pronounced
as “baboytee,” is one of South Africa’s famous dishes,
where beef are baked with a mixture of sweet curry with
a nutty, fruity flavour, topped with savoury custard, served
with yellow rice, sambal belacan, chutney and
pappadums. If you like it spicy, Natal Curry (RM34.00)
the delicious spicy lamb curry also served with yellow
rice, sambal, chutney and pappadums, would be an ideal
choice.
Pie lovers must try the appetising Venison Pie (RM42.00),
an individual pie plate filled with succulent venison and
rich gravy, Zebu Steak Pie (RM36.00) a tender beef pie
with a slight pepper punch or the Vegetarian Pie
(RM32.00). The freshly baked pastry soaked in thick gravy
is certainly irresistible!
The Kiddie Menu has been tailor-made with a smaller
portion of food to suit the appetite of children under 12,
such as the Chicken Breast Nuggets (RM15.00), Two
Lamb Chops (RM20.00), Mini Sirloin Steak 100g (RM18.
00), Grilled Fish (RM16.00), Boerewors Sausage
(RM16.00) amongst others. All these are served with
chips, mash potatoes, rice or vegetables. Now parents
can chat and dine in a relax mood as their children could
have fun and keep themselves busy in the jungle
playground, instead of throwing tantrums! For sports
lovers, they may proceed to the cosy Kudu Bar for an
after-dinner drink while watching their favourite match
on a big screen.
Another delight you are bound to discover in ‘Out Of
Africa’ is the Braai (barbeque) area. Dishes that are
served from the Braai section include Bokke Lamb Spare
Ribs (RM39.00), marinated with a special blend of home-
made chutney barbeque sauce, that was thoroughly
absorbed into the lamb ribs, and Braaied Boerewors
(RM36.50), lamb and beef sausages cooked with South
African spices and ser ved with peri-peri sauce.
Alternatively, for those who don’t take lamb, you may go
for the Shaka’s Chicken (RM32.00) or the Singita’s
Chicken Sosatie – Kebab (RM36.00).

Last but not least, for people who have a sweet tooth,
you must not miss the exquisite house specialty, Cape
Brandy Pudding (RM18.00); a date cake topped with
walnuts soaked in brandy syrup and served with freshly
whipped cream or vanilla ice-cream plus butterscotch
sauce. My personal favourite would be the Lemon
Meringue Pie (RM15.00), a zesty lemon dessert with a
biscuit base and lemon cream filling topped with a soft,
fluffy meringue. ‘Out of Africa’ also offers a variety of
drinks, ranging from after-dinner drinks, soft beverages,
milkshakes, beer, cocktails and wine.

For more information about the food and beverages,

special packages for parties or corporate events, visit
www.outofafrica.com.my.
!
Enjoy 15% Discount
at. ‘Out of Africa’
Present this cut-out coupon upon placing your order for a 15% discount
from the total amount in a single receipt.
Valid from 1st to 31st July 2007.

Out of Africa Restaurant & Kudu Bar

Address: No.1, Lorong Sultan, 46200 Petaling Jaya. (In ‘Kelab Syabas’ premises)
Telephone / Fax: 603 – 7955 3432 Email: africo@tm.net.my
Website: www.outofafrica.com.my Operation Hours: Lunch & Dinner Daily

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