Forget gritty Woodstock or trendy Bree Street. It’s now the turn of the streetlight-less ’burbs to acquire one of those restaurants that prompt competitive restaurant-goers to make panicked booking phone calls. That’s right, Constantia has nabbed Cape Town’s hottest new place to eat. And it’s not even on a wine farm — though there is a vineyard connection.Foxcroft is the latest addition from La Colombe executive chef Scot Kirton and the culinary team of his long-standing pastry chef, Glen Foxcroft Williams. The restaurant is already heaving most evenings, but it is open for lunch and sports a bakery too.It’s a slick but relaxed operation, with a set dinner menu that allows you to select any two tapas dishes, one main course and a dessert.The tapas include champagne-poached oysters, which alone are probably worth the drive to the Southern Suburbs.Make like Cape Town’s foodie cool kids and order the confit pork belly or beef ribeye for mains — with boutique local wine, naturally.Jo’bu...
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