{"id":88831,"date":"2013-08-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/where-to-eat-in-napier\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:51:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:51:28","slug":"where-to-eat-in-napier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/where-to-eat-in-napier\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to Eat in Napier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/?attachment_id=29439\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29439\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-29439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-shot-2013-07-29-at-13.04.14.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"279\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the first things I always want to know when we\u2019re going away for the weekend is: where are we going to eat? Now, many times a weekend away is an exercise in abundant self-catering, and I do love that \u2013 who doesn\u2019t love buying way too much food and then having to get through it so you don\u2019t have to cart it all back home?<\/p>\n<p>But I also love discovering new restaurants, which is why I was so delighted to stumble on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pascals.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pascal\u2019s<\/a> when we spent the night in Napier. Pascal\u2019s serves delicious food, with attitude. Luckily, that attitude is one of warmth and friendliness. As soon as you step into Pascal\u2019s, its walls lined with quirky d\u00e9cor items of every kind (from a real violin to vintage posters, elaborate paintings, sculptures and china ornaments) you know you\u2019re in for a treat. We were given a table next to the fire, and a feast of a meal that I\u2019m still thinking about a week later\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The menu at Pascal\u2019s is surprisingly varied, considering it\u2019s a village restaurant. We started with their special of the day (pea and ham soup) as well as prawn and vegetable tempura and chilli poppers \u2013 so a little bit of British, Asian and Mexican there! For mains, we went for classics: chicken pie, lamb shank, lamb neck curry and rump steak. All of them were superbly done, obviously cooked with care and attention, and served in generous portions that left us all groaning happily. Luckily, there was space for dessert \u2013 excellent buttery Crepes Suzette, splendid chocolate ganache pots and delicious lemon meringue pie.<\/p>\n<p>All this, and an interesting wine menu, great service and a vibe that had us planning our return (as soon as possible). What a gem of a find\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pascals.co.za\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Image credit<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the first things I always want to know when we\u2019re going away for the weekend is: where are we going to eat? 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