{"id":19170,"date":"2026-01-11T05:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T03:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/?p=19170"},"modified":"2026-01-23T08:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T06:37:10","slug":"why-the-sparkling-social-hour-at-protea-hotel-balalaika-is-your-new-weekend-ritual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/why-the-sparkling-social-hour-at-protea-hotel-balalaika-is-your-new-weekend-ritual\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the Sparkling Social Hour at Protea Hotel Balalaika is your new Weekend Ritual"},"content":{"rendered":"

If Joburg needed another excuse to celebrate, Protea Hotel Balalaika Sandton has delivered a fizzy, fabulous one: Sparkling Social Hour at Lord\u2019s Bar. And trust us\u2014this is not<\/em> your average happy hour special<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Every weekend between 17:00 and 19:00<\/strong>, Lord\u2019s Bar turns into a glittering after-work oasis where cocktails come in twos, conversations linger longer, and the bubbles flow as freely as the Friday feeling. Think of it as your golden hour\u2026 just with a lot more clinking.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The deal?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2728 Two-for-one cocktails<\/strong> every weekend
\u2728 A guaranteed table at The Bull Run<\/strong> when you show your Lord\u2019s Bar bill\u2014even on those \u201cfully booked\u201d nights
\u2728 A social setting so effortlessly chic you\u2019ll swear you\u2019re on holiday<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whether you’re kicking off date night, toasting a long week, or gathering the girls for a social catch-up, Sparkling Social Hour is the smoothest segue into an evening well spent. Sip something delicious at Lord\u2019s Bar, then stroll over to The Bull Run\u2014where your table awaits like a VIP nod of approval.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the perfect pairing: bubbles and steak, cocktails and conversation, weekends and the Balalaika.<\/p>\n

In short: sparkle first, dine after.<\/strong> \ud83e\udd42\u2728
Because life\u2019s too short for dull hours\u2014especially on weekends.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"\u00a0Maude Street, Sandown, Sandton<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"\"\u00a0011 322 5000<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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If Joburg needed another excuse to celebrate, Protea Hotel Balalaika Sandton has delivered a fizzy, fabulous one: Sparkling Social Hour at Lord\u2019s Bar. And trust us\u2014this is not your average happy hour special. Every weekend between 17:00 and 19:00, Lord\u2019s Bar turns into a glittering after-work oasis where cocktails come in twos, conversations linger longer,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[191,44,45],"class_list":["post-19170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-specials","tag-happy-hour-specials-johannesburg-restaurants-bars","tag-saturday","tag-sunday"],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19170"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19174,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19170\/revisions\/19174"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}