1. Cream cheese with figs, brie and smoked bacon (Dewald's choice)
2. Cream cheese with smoked chicken, feta and avo (my choice)
3. Slowroasted tomato with tasso and mozzarella
4. Slowrasted tomato with buffalo mozzarella and basil
5. Sundried tomato with shiitake mushroom pesto, mettwurst and huegenot cheese (shared)
The pizzas are oval shaped and relatively small, but definitely worth the price at R50 each.
They mark your reserved table with a large white sheet of paper with their logo in the one corner, and a personalized message (on ours was "Dewald" surrounded by a bunch of hearts - awwwww!). Their menu also has a large selection of different home-brewed ales making your first choice for a drink the more difficult - a GOOD kind of difficult! Some of the ales are also only brewed within certain times of the year, providing you with a good excuse to go back, as if the pizza wasn't reason enough already. You also receive a serving of olives with every order of ale.
As the venue is small it provides you with a cosy atmosphere with the music making you feel even more relaxed. They play a mixture of french cafe and cuban music, which suits us perfectly. That evening a band called Manouche also performed which led us to ordering another pizza (No. 5) as the vibe was great and we didn't want to leave. They call their style "Gypsy Jazz" which makes for fabulous entertainment! According to the waiter there is a different band performing every Wednesday evening. This is probably a good time to mention that they are only open for dinners on Wednesday's and Saturday's from 7pm.
Before we get to the scoring I would also just like to mention how good the service was - the staff were friendly and quick, and were very informative.
Scoring
| Pizza | : | 8.5 / 10 |
| Ambiance | : | 8.5 / 10 |
| Service | : | 9 / 10 |
We are awarding them a total score of 8.5 out of 10 as we feel that their pizza's are a bit too small (we ordered the extra one to fill that last gap) as is the venue itself - the table behind us was booked for a group of students, and as it was a bit cramped they kept bumping into us and lying over us to greet each other. De Oude Bank Bakkerij can be a romantic venue to take someone out on a date, but we recommend that you go their with a bunch of friends, order some pizzas and ales, enjoy the music and just "kuier"!
PS. They also make a wide selection of freshly baked breads!
For more information, please follow the link: http://www.eatout.co.za/restaurants/7234/stellenbosch-/oude-bank-bakkerij
