Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Pizza and Profanity at Big Bay- Col' Cacchio

Why is it called Big Bay? Where do you go for pizza if you live in a small village 40km from Cape Town? How do two of you have wine and then drive home without getting apprehended and incarcerated for the rest of the weekend? (And can you keep your cell phone on you whilst in jail?)

Most of of these riddles will remain unsolved for some time. But the meaning of "Col' Cacchio" in English ? That's easy. Put it into Google Translator set it from Italian to English and push the button. "With 'heck" is what the all knowing and all seeing robot comes up with, "up yours" is what the other sources say. Now you know.

Col' Cacchio is a pizza and pasta franchise. Lots of pizza choices arranged in ascending price and topping complexity. A handful of not the most inspiring pastas and salads for the pious make up the rest of the menu. Franchised restaurants make you think of walking into some themed place with totem poles or Irish artefacts that you'd only venture into at an airport or when disorientated in a broodingly sinister environment like N1 City. This franchise stays safely away from the red, white and green flags, quotes from Mama and Ferrari posters.

We wanted predictable, not too expensive, efficient with a view and that's what we got. 2 pizzas from the middle of the menu, a glass of Raka pink wine to share, a bottle of our own wine, R20 corkage, and a coffee to share cost R205, tip included. And views of Table Mountain and Robben Island for free, no extra charge for tables of 8 or more.