My boyfriend and I eat there very frequently and food is always delicious. Seafood platter is my favourite. I reckon this is the best restaurant at the Waterfront

We adore Harbour House Kalk Bay and hoped the Waterfront branch would live up to it - we were sadly disappointed. I booked a table outside, and upon arrival was barely acknowledged by the gentleman manning the Reception desk. A lady then asked a waiter to "show them to table X", after struggling to find our names on the list. Table X was occupied and the waiter stood around apparently incapable of deciding whether to seat us at the next table. We sat ourselves down and waited nearly 10 minutes for our drinks order to be taken - a bottle of white and a bottle of sparkling mineral water. We received a bottle of still water. The food took quite long to come out, and was utterly forgettable. The tempura batter of the tian of prawns tasted of old oil and the prawns were cold. The mussels themselves were lovely, but sat in a measly couple of tablespoons of sauce with 1 slice of crostini. The grilled calamari main had no real flavour, other than lashings of smoked paprika. The tiny portion of Angelfish was garnished with what tasted like warm mayonnaise and, at R129, was exorbitantly priced - even at Woolies 2 large sides cost around R30 - this couldn't have been more than R12 worth. We didn't bother with dessert. The setting is the only real winner here.

We had the winter special menu on Friday evening, and the gnocchi was simply superb! The seafood platter that followed was good too, but the gnocchi was special. Good service, good vibe - hope the standards stay that high. Love the Kalk Bay version too.