Resort Weekly Meal Planner

Restaurants and Service on offer at Island Diner - Beacon Island Lifestyle Resort. 

Great Meals - Great Deals - What a View! 

The Island Diner open daily from 07h30 until late overlooking the pool and lawns your best in café cooking
Indigo Bay seafood and grill open daily from 18h00 till late overlooking Robberg great specials and braai's on the deck
Coral Reef Organic restaurant open from 19h00 Thursday to Sunday intimate fine dining on the rocks - open only for bookings
Playa cocktail bar and sea lounge open daily from 11h00 until late
Pool Kiosk open from 09h00 to 17h00 in season - braai's weather permitting
Room service daily from 07h30 to 22h00 dial 17 for service and collection

NEW 

NO CORKAGE - NO CUTLERY OR CROCKERY HIRE CHARGE - 

NO ROOM SERVICE TRAY CHARGE

WELCOME HOME JORGE AND LLOYD

Sunday          The Fishing Boat Special R98                                             

18h00 to 22h00

Starters choice

Greek side salad

Soup of the day

Main course choice

Calamari fried or grilled served with chips, rice or vegetables

Fillet of linefish grilled served with chips, rice or vegetables

Eight grilled house prawns with chips, rice or vegetables

NEW

Beacon Isle Burger Deal                                                                                                               Two for only R65 

11h00 to 15h00                                                                                                                             Monday to Sunday                                                                                            

The Beacon Island Burger grilled pure beef patty 100g on a toasted bun with lettuce and relish

served with chips or vegetables or salad, sauces and extras charged separately. 

Restaurant dining only

Monday

NEW

Beacon Isle Breakfast Deal - All Week Long                                             

Monday to Sunday

08h00 - 11h00

English Breakfast R25                                                                                    

Two eggs, bacon or macon, grilled tomato and a slice of toast

Continental Breakfast R25

Two slices toast with jams and butter with a choice of one

Cheddar cheese

Anchovie paste

Marmite

The Italian club night R89                                                                               

18h00 to 22h00

Starter choice

Italian side salad

Soup of the day

Main course choice

Any pasta or pizza excluding seafood - all extra's charged for

Tuesday  Seafood platter feast -R98 per person - Indigo bay only    

 18h00 to 22h00

Salads and bread for the table

Rump 250g and half peri-peri chicken R125

Creamy garlic mussels

Rump 250g and fried calamari R125

Fried calamari

Hake grilled or fried and five house prawns R98

Grilled linefish served with a lemon butter sauce

Five prawns and fried or grilled calamari R98

Wok prawns served with a peri-peri or lemon butter sauce

Seafood platter for one R110

All served with chips, rice and vegetables

Wednesday  Butchers grill nite R89 per meal - Indigo bay only            

18h00 to 22h00

All served with a choice of chips or rice or vegetables

Grilled 250g rump steak and a mushroom sauce

Grilled baby chicken peri - peri or lemon and herb

Beef espatada tender rump skewer 250g

Thursday      Curry night                                                                                    

18h00 to 22h00

All curries served with savoury rice, tomato and onion salsa, chutney

and bananas in coconut milk topped with flat bread

Chicken curry R72

Beef curry R89

Vegetable curry R72

Friday          The Island Diner Farewell Dinner Specials                            

18h00 to 22h00

Rump 250g and half peri-peri chicken R125

Rump 250g and fried calamari R125

Hake grilled or fried and five house prawns R98

Five prawns and fried or grilled calamari R98

Seafood platter for one R110

Hake parma grilled hake topped with spinach, napolitana, mozzarella and parmesan cheese R79

Rump Steak 250g egg and chips R89

All Specials Listed are for Restaurant Dining only

Bookings: +27(0)44 533 3545 

                   functions@islanddiner.co.za

                   www.islanddiner.co.za 

Easter Feast

Picture this. The day was rainy and overcast, hardly what you would expect from an Easter weekend in Plett. The house seemed pale and quiet and, although Easter eggs and wishes were exchanged, the day didn’t seem to have a very festive feel.

Luckily, we had booked our Easter lunch at the Island Diner in the Beacon Island Lifestyle Resort. The restaurant has become known for their sumptuous seafood and grill house platters and we thought it would be a fun, family way to celebrate Easter.

Walking into the lobby of the hotel out of the dreary day, we were greeted with warmth and laughter, children skipping amongst the tables of diners enjoying a brunch in the cosy lobby. It might be cold outside, but it was warm in here!

We were welcomed and shown to our table in the Indigo Bay restaurant, which had already started to hum with eager lunchtime guests. Despite the weather conditions, the views of the Bay and Robberg were as magnificent as ever.

We had booked the Easter Platter for Two and my mouth waters just remembering it: The seafood was superb: creamy garlic mussels and crispy fried calamari. Tender and flavoursome prawns ready to be dipped and enjoyed. Flaky fresh line fish – grilled to perfection and, my absolute favourite, juicy Frango rump Espetada all complimented by a crisp green salad and fresh bread. In honour of the usual Easter chocolate overload, the dessert served was banofee meringues – absolutely delicious

The highlight of the day was he Easter egg hunt, arranged by the restaurant and held on the main lawn of the hotel. Children were running around helter skelter around the grounds, scrounging for their sweet treasures. Watching this enthusiastic hunt got me thinking about the origins of Easter eggs and Easter bunnies. So I did some research and, while the truth seems to be quite sketchy, I did find this lovely fable that I thought I would share:

“One winter day the goddess, Eostre was passing through a forest and found a bird dying in snow from hunger and cold. The goddess turned the bird into a hare (rabbit) because they have a warm fur and can find food more easily than any bird. And so our bunny survived the winter and when the spring came the animal started laying eggs because it was once a bird. The rabbit then decorated every egg leaving it to Eostre as a sign of gratitude.”

All in all, it was a wonderful, busy day filled with the Island Diner staples of laughter, good value, wonderful food and magnificent views!


To book a family dinner or special function. Contact the Island Diner on (+2744) 533 3545 or functions@islanddiner.co.za


www.islanddiner.co.za 

6 reasons to dine out this week!

The Island Diner and Indigo Bay restaurant at the Beacon Isle Hotel have put together a divine weekly menu to tempt your taste buds. As part of Island Diner’s commitment to providing quality food and wine, unsurpassed views and value for money all wrapped up in a warm ambience, the restaurants are now offering nightly dinner specials along with their diverse a-la-carte menu. Add to this their "Safe Home Drive" initiative, a free pick up and drop off service for diners and you have the recipe for a "VIP" evening.

Sunday Night: Fishing Boat Special

“A bad day of fishing is still better than a good day at the office.”

Starter Choice:

Greek Side Salad

Soup of the Day

Main Course Choice:

Calamari, grilled or fried and served with chips, rice or vegetables

Fillet of Linefish, grilled or fried and served with chips, rice or vegetables

Eight House Prawns, grilled and served with chips, rice or

vegetables

R98

Service 18:00 – 22:00

Monday Night: Italian Club Night

Italian Proverb – “At a table with good friends and family, you do not become old!”

Starter Choices

Italian Side Salad

Soup of the Day

Main Course Choice

Any one of our menu’s tasty and tempting Pizzas or Pastas (excluding seafood)

R89

Service 18:00 – 22:00

Tuesday Night: Rodizio Seafood Night

Eat as much Seafood as you like at Indigo Bay

“Enjoy the Seafood diet! Everything you see, you eat”

Creamy Garlic Mussles

Fried Calamari

Grilled Linefish served with lemon butter sauce

Wok Prawns served with a peri-peri or lemon butter sauce

Served with chips, rice and vegetables

Salads and bread for the table

R120

Service 18:00 – 22:00

Wednesday Night: Social Dinner Dance in Playa Sea Lounge

Dance the night away with a superb sit down dinner,

Live band and spectacular sea views

Japanese Proverb – “We are fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance”

Starter choice and breads for the table:

Greek Salad with wild rocket and herb dressing

Spanish Gazpacho Soup with a herb brushette

Grilled Calamari served with a lemon butter sauce

Chicken Liver LM served with a mild peri-peri sauce

Main Course Choice:

Rump Steak, seasoned and grilled, served with a mushroom sauce

Fresh Linefish, grilled and served with a lemon butter sauce

Chicken Breast, pan fried and served with a maderia port and

kumquat sauce

Brinjal Melanzane served with a béchamel and parmesan sauce

Dessert Choice:

Chocolate Nut Torte with a berry coulis and cream

Vanilla Pod Ice Cream with a caramel nut brittle

R145

Service: 19:00 – 22:00

Thursday Night: Butcher’s Grill Night at Indigo Bay

All served with a choice of chips, rice or vegetables

“One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop

whatever we are doing and devote our attention to eating.”

250g Rump Steak, grilled and served with a mushroom sauce

Baby Chicken, grilled and served with a peri-peri or lemon herb sauce

Lamb Shank, slow roasted with herbs and red wine

R89

Service 18:00 – 22:00

Friday Night: Island Diner Combo Feast:

“Turn your meal into a feast!”

Rump Steak, 250g and half peri-peri Chicken R120

Sirloin Steak, 300g and fried Calamari R120

Hake, grilled or fried and five House Prawns R98

Five House Prawns and Calamari, grilled or fried R98

Service 18:00 – 22:00

On top of all that, order any of the above specials and get a bottle of house “bin” wine of your choice for only R65! Plan your next evening out at the Island Diner or Indigo Bay at the Beacon Isle and Bon Appetite!

Conditions Apply

To book 044 533 3545 or functions@islanddiner.co.za

www.islanddiner.co.za http://fineislandining.blogspot.com/

Safe Home Drive - New Plett Service

Safe Home Drive – Free Taxi Service

Finally, a restaurant service aimed at the locals of Plettenberg Bay! Island Diner, at the Beacon Island Lifestyle Resort, has taken the long awaited initiative and launched Safe Home Drive, a special service that will make every restaurant guest feel like a VIP. The restaurants, in partnership with Jansen's Taxis, is now offering a free pick up and drop off service for diners at the Island Diner, Indigo Bay and Coral Reef restaurants. So treat yourself to a special evening any night of the week and take advantage of this wonderful new facility.

A good evening out often includes a couple of drinks and would it not be better and more fun to get dropped off right at your own front door? Fortunately, there is a solution: Safe Home Drive. Brand new to Plett and it couldn’t be simpler.

Planning an evening out? Just pick up the phone and dial the restaurant, booking your table and arranging transport in one phone call. This free service adds a special charm to dining out. What a wonderful addition to an excellent evening of good food and wine, a warm ambience and music than to be collected and dropped off at your front door and the Beacon Island lobby. One can really relax, enjoy the meal and let the good times roll without the anxiety of the drive home.

The restaurants are ideal venues for birthdays, celebrations and staff parties as the menu includes incredible specials on seafood, steak and more, including trendy platters and the pickup service can accommodate groups between 2 and 32.

There are, of course, some conditions to this incredible FREE taxi service:

1) It is only available to diners eating at the Island Diner restaurants of Indigo Bay, Coral Reef, Playa Sea Lounge and Café Estoril

2) Free transportation is dependent on a minimum of two people and a minimum spend of only R100pp

3) Service is available between 6pm and 10pm daily and transportation does need to be booked.

4) Service is available to residents in the Plett suburbs and CDB up to the N2

The Island Diner has a fantastic Meal Planner of specials to suit every taste bud, so check out those specials on www.islanddiner.co.za or http://fineislandining.blogspot.com/

To book: please call 044 533 3545 or mail functions@islanddiner.co.za

Indigo Bay Greek Evening

When I think of a Greek celebration, I imagine musicians moving around a circle of dancers, smiling faces raising their glasses for a toast and, of course, Mediterranean food.

This past week, Indigo Bay at the Beacon Island Lifestyle Resort hosted a Greek evening filled with music, wine and excellent food. The evening was headlined by the musical brothers, Nico and Peter and they set the tone perfectly for a great night!

We arrived at the restaurant just before sunset; the music was already playing and the room filling up with eager patrons. Our table offered panoramic views of the ocean and waves crashing on the rocks below. We enjoyed our first drinks as the sun slipped below the horizon, colouring the ocean, mountains and sky.

I couldn't help smiling as I looked across the vibrant restaurant; the music, lighting and ambience blending perfectly with the hub of laughter and conversation. It looked and felt like a celebration. And it was: a celebration of family, of good food, music and wine.

Our first course was a Mezze Platter (a selection of Greek dips served with warm pita bread). I love this style of eating - a sample of this and that whilst enjoying a glass of wine and a good laugh. The authentic Greek flavours of chickpea, cucumber and herbs complimented the wine and our table sat in silence for a moment, looking out over the bay as the sun set. The dishes that caught my eye included sizzling steaks, plates piled with prawns and I was very nearly persuaded by a juicy beef espetada. Tempting dishes of ribs, chicken and fish served with fresh veg, rice or chips moved past our table and the decision of what to order was much debated!

In keeping with the Mediterranean theme, we decided on a Seafood Platter. Indigo Bay is a seafood and steakhouse specialising in fresh fish and quality food. The menu boasts a variety of platters including seafood, meat and a combination of both. Our platter was served for the table: prawns, fresh line fish, grilled calamari, baby squid and mussels served in a light lemon-butter sauce with chips, rice and vegetables. The flavours of the sea took centre stage and the food was cooked beautifully, tender and tasty.

While we enjoyed our meal, the music began to take on a new tone, Greek and Mediterranean songs with a festive tempo. The restaurant staff moved about their work while swaying to the beat and diners clapped their hands in time. A couple of patrons moved onto the dance floor to delight in the unique rhythm. The atmosphere was one of relaxed enjoyment; people enjoying each other's company, enjoying their meal and the music.

Indigo Bay's Greek evening was delightful and encompassed everything good about dining out in Plettenberg Bay: quality food prepared with care, conversation, music and wine - all with the Best Views in Plett!

The gift of Christmas lunch

If you thought a white Christmas was the ideal, think again! As temperatures in many countries across the globe continued to drop, Christmas lunch in sunny South Africa was truly blissful. Hats off to the chefs and staff at the Island Diner, making the day a complete success for many families.

Christmas lunch can be very stressful, especially when you have a big family. There’s plenty to cook, to prepare and to clean. This year, the Island Diner simplified matters for many families, offering a Christmas lunch buffet inside Indigo Bay.

There were two sittings, the first from 12h00 to 14h00. One hundred and thirty people were wined and dined to the point of pleasurable satiety in the first seating. After their meal, some families happily moved outside to allow the restaurant to be prepared for the second sitting. “That was really nice,” said a man with a British accent, while he and another couple enjoyed a Patron Tequila in the afternoon sun. “When ever you order online you never know, but today was lovely” he continued.

Inside, the waitrons speedily rearranged the restaurant, reset tables and set the food out. With the garnishes and finishing touches in place the next group of over a hundred people arrived. Within minutes- crackers shot off across the restaurant and champagne bottles were opened to celebrate Christmas with loving family members. In the corner of the room, the music began to play as customers made their way to the buffet.

From the eldest to the youngest, there was a dish that pleased everyone. The Christmas buffet menu offered a variety of assorted salads, meats, bakes, vegetables and desserts. One boy was happy piling his plate with heaped spoons of rice. He then returned for another helping twice the size of the first. By the time he made his way to the dessert table, he glanced at the table with cautionary eyes. After eyeballing the ice cream- one eye open, the other closed- he dished heaps into a bowl and walked back to his family smiling as he sat down.

Overall people were very happy and were able to celebrate Christmas sticking to the tradition that Christmas time is a time to share with family, to enjoy each other’s company and count their blessings. Fussing about the cooking and cleaning was not an option for these folk.

A couple sharing Christmas together said they were happy spending Christmas alone together and that they would have Christmas lunch at Indigo Bay again in the future. “It was very nice, especially with the view. It’s very relaxing” said another woman sitting at a table next to the window.

Here’s to Christmas, celebrating the gift of life and gift of good food!