{"id":6521,"date":"2019-11-07T11:37:51","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T09:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/?p=6521"},"modified":"2019-12-11T11:07:27","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T09:07:27","slug":"festive-christmas-lunch-at-maropeng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/festive-christmas-lunch-at-maropeng\/","title":{"rendered":"Festive Christmas Lunch at the Cradle of Humankind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What better place to spend the festive season?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tumulus Restaurant inside the Maropeng Boutique Hotel at the Cradle of Humankind is perfect for a pre-lunch drink or sundowner and a tasty, light meal. Be sure to stop by on a Sunday for their scrumptious carvery too.<\/p>\n<p>Or their festive <a href=\"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/christmas-dinner-johannesburg\/\">Christmas Day Lunch<\/a>! Since this is where it all began, why not bring the family to re-centre yourself for the new year and remember what\u2019s important? Come by between 11am and 4pm.<\/p>\n<h3>Christmas Lunch Menu at Maropeng<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Starters<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deconstructed Greek salad | assorted breads &amp; preserves | white onion &amp; chocolate soup with ciabatta<\/li>\n<li>Smoked salmon pate with smashed avocado | greek meze platter<\/li>\n<li>Curried gluten free pasta with sweet melon | beetroot &amp;amp; chutney salad<\/li>\n<li>Chicken liver pate | garlic feta pate| mushroom &amp; walnut pate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mains<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Succulent roast beef silverside | leg of lamb | roast gammon | stuffed turkey | battered hake | sage roasted chicken<\/li>\n<li>Steamed rice | jacket potatoes | gnocchi with mushroom sauce| zesty chickpea patties with tomato and herb explosion<\/li>\n<li>Baked spinach &amp; feta | freshly steamed vegetables | glazed baby carrots<\/li>\n<li>Dripping beef glaze | cranberry glaze | mushroom &amp; thyme sauce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Dessert<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Steamed Christmas pudding | chocolate cake | choc chip cookies<\/li>\n<li>Cr\u00e8me caramel | petit fours | traditional malva<\/li>\n<li>Fresh fruit salad | marshmallow skewers | ice cream bar<\/li>\n<li>Mousse trio | strawberry sauce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The cost is R350 per adult, R175 for children 10-12 years old and R90 for children 5-9 years old. To book, email: karabom@maropeng.co.za \u00a0or khumot@maropeng.co.za<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent.fcpt7-1.fna.fbcdn.net\/v\/t1.0-9\/73136096_10157747286861419_4890382460535177216_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&amp;_nc_oc=AQm5WZU9DGkkGtguG3_0pGd_4-EH0e5HV4kB0vKCYAp7RANmNoYrnwkTY_PWoyqKw9U&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fcpt7-1.fna&amp;oh=50db2a1f83769c37a203dccb494b37b3&amp;oe=5E437F8F\" alt=\"No photo description available.\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Directions to Maropeng Boutique Hotel<\/strong><br \/>\nCradle of Humankind<br \/>\nR400<br \/>\nMogale<\/p>\n<p>014 577 9000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What better place to spend the festive season? Tumulus Restaurant inside the Maropeng Boutique Hotel at the Cradle of Humankind is perfect for a pre-lunch drink or sundowner and a tasty, light meal. Be sure to stop by on a Sunday for their scrumptious carvery too. Or their festive Christmas Day Lunch! 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