Cafe Blanca, fresh party place!!

When entering Grahamstown you need to realise that you are entering a town with limited venues for having a good time. A quick list of them, and i'm afraid i wont go into detail on this post but you'll get the low down pretty soon;
1. Union; On campus, cheap booze, starting point of most party nights, dancefloor.
2. Olde 65; cheap booze, more sit down and bar vibe
3. Equilibrium; House and Hip Hop club, generally where special events get hosted.
4. Rat & Parrot; The flagship bar of the town, can get packed.
5. Friar Tucks; More mainstream club, can also get packed, but can be good for serious drunken jam sessions.
6. Slipstream; Bar/Club vibe, also more hip hop, bit far down the road though.
7. Old Gaol; Alternative bar vibe, can have live music.
8. Cow Moon Theory; Hubbly lounge, bring your own booze, serious chill out area.

Which brings me to my reason for the post....

There is a new place in town!!!!

Cafe Blanca.
I was there tonight (Sunday night, shock-horror), with two uber awesome friends, keen for a chillout... What i was greeted by was an enthusiatic bar and waitering staff (who could still do with more expereince but that will come with time), a rocking DJ playing some awesome music, a wide open air area with benches, garden chairs and garden tables, a large amount of people all involved in there own groups having a seriously good time chilling out. The place was awesome, it sells itself as a cocktail bar and pulls it off in style, for just R20, which is cheap nowdays, you can get a delicious cocktail, from Long Islands to Harvey Wallbangers, otherwise booze is cheap, with ciders going for R11 and beer from R8. So booze is cheap, which is always a good start, but what really sets this place apart from any other place in G-Town is how it doesn't take itself to seriously, the management and staff are obviously undertrained, and they know it and they are not shy to hide it, which actually makes getting served by a nervous young waiter all the more humurous and tolerable. Every Sunday they get a DJ in from 5 till late and i can really recomend this place as good as any here in G-Town and for something fresh, different and really worth it, visit with some friends. It leaves opportunity to party and dance but also to sit and just shoot the breeze with friends!

Either way, I have now also decided this is where i'll be celebrating my birthday this year, and you're all invited, going to be amazing!

Well there you go, just a quick glimpse at the new fresh place in town! Go check it out, you wont be dissapointed! If you're coming here next year, make a note!

Mucho Amore

The Piet