{"id":19835,"date":"2026-07-07T15:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T13:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/?p=19835"},"modified":"2026-07-30T23:40:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T21:40:05","slug":"a-chicken-and-prawn-combo-at-the-bull-run-brings-big-flavour-to-protea-hotel-balalaika","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/a-chicken-and-prawn-combo-at-the-bull-run-brings-big-flavour-to-protea-hotel-balalaika\/","title":{"rendered":"A Chicken and Prawn Combo at The Bull Run brings Big Flavour to Protea Hotel Balalaika"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Protea Hotel Balalaika is giving comfort food a bold little kick with a Cajun Chicken &amp; Prawn Skillet special at The Bull Run.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Priced at R235, this plated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/specials\/\">special<\/a> brings together succulent chicken breast topped with grilled prawns, served with a choice of rice or crispy fries.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong> It is hearty, generous and just spicy enough to make lunch or dinner feel like a proper occasion.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The dish leans into classic surf-and-turf comfort, pairing tender chicken with smoky, seafood richness and that unmistakable Cajun-style warmth. Guests can keep things light with rice or go full comfort mode with crispy fries, because some decisions deserve to be delicious either way.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Available from May to July, the special is ideal for Sandton diners looking for a satisfying meal with a little personality. Whether it is a business lunch, after-work dinner or a casual catch-up, The Bull Run at Protea Hotel Balalaika has added another very good reason to pull up a chair.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bookings and details: dineplan.co.za | thebullrun.co.za | 011 884 1400<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u21d2\u00a0Maude Street, Sandown, Sandton<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"xtqikln x78zum5 x1y1aw1k xwib8y2\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"xkh2ocl x1iyjqo2 x1iorvi4 xjkvuk6\" role=\"listitem\"><span class=\"x6s0dn4 x17zd0t2 x3nfvp2\"><span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u\" dir=\"auto\">011 322 5000<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"xkh2ocl x1iyjqo2 x1iorvi4 xjkvuk6\" role=\"listitem\">reservations@balalaika.co.za<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protea Hotel Balalaika is giving comfort food a bold little kick with a Cajun Chicken &amp; Prawn Skillet special at The Bull Run. Priced at R235, this plated special brings together succulent chicken breast topped with grilled prawns, served with a choice of rice or crispy fries. It is hearty, generous and just spicy enough&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-specials"],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19835","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=19835"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19837,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19835\/revisions\/19837"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}