Hearing about Marble we kept it for a special occasion, which was Friday the 18th of May, My Birthday! My Wife spoiled me to a dinner at Marble and from the word go it was a downer!
Arriving at the restaurant we where placed at the Window over looking the Suburbs, Bad Lighting once the son has gone down, to the point where we had to look on whats on the menu using our Mobile Phones Lights, When asking the waiter what he recommends it was clear the they earn a commission, all the expensive dishes on the menu was recommended, I decided to go with the Rib Eye and my wife with the Pork Belly which was excellent! But this was not recommended by the Waiter! When ordering the wine the waiter sold himself as a knowledgeable Sommelier, I chose the Malbek, one of two on the menu, When the Actual Sommelier came to introduce the black dog wine, he did not even know where the farm is or anything about the wine, the wine was ok, we where not offered any other drinks or specialties.
Dessert was well over priced for what we got, I went with the Ice Cream Sandwiches which was nothing sort of two Caltex Petrol Station Biscuits with a dollop of ice cream in between and my wive who loves Creme Brulee chose this item on the menu which was much closer to a cheese cake than a custard.
When Leaving the Restaurant the Police was standing around in Reception to remove a drunk and disorderly person, no Up Market Restaurant will keep serving Alcohol to the point where their Patrons are out of hand, You can expect that from a Keg or O'Hagans
For a account of R1300 for 2 , I would rate Marble as the most expensive Canteen that I've been to! next time I will drive a bit further up the road to DW Eleven- 13 for a great experience!
Being a birthday, I would've expected a bit of special treatment and maybe the alternative option of dinner at African Pride Hotel Restaurant in Melrose Arch where we stayed over would've been a better option!