Czar Restaurant, Florida Road, Morningside

CZAR: (The old society)
Eat out magazine says "Contemporary Cool, Hip & Happening"
Cuisine: Tapas, Sushi, Asian

Note: Parking is a nightmare on Florida Road!

We sat outside on the patio, it was a moderately warm evening. Pre-booked table for 4, with an extra guest and I was extremely excited to try out the half price sushi that everyone has bragged about! We had a cocktail which was rather disappointing while waiting for our guests to arrive and pre ordered a bottle of wine The Haute Cabrière Pinot Noir 2006 which chilled on ice.

We ordered two platters: Set menus consisting of a selection of prawn, tuna, salmon, seared beef and calamari in the form of Cali rolls, Colourful rolls, Sashimi, Maki, Nigiri and some cucumber rolls. The fish was fresh which made it delicious. The two platters were enough to feed a table of 5.
The wine complimented the sushi and it was definately a 'dancing partner', as the waiter said it would be for the sushi.

My only two complaints were the fact that it was busy and we had to wait for our drinks for quite a while (note to self: Don't order a cocktail unless you're willing to wait for it) and secondly when the bill arrived and we discovered the set menus were not half price which hadnt been communicated to us by the waiter nor was it mentioned on the bill. Regardless it was well worth it. We spent about R300 per platter and R130 on the wine. An evening well spent. The wine gets a 4/5 for me due to its light, fruity yet dry taste which complimented the seafood choice for the evening! The sushi gets a 8/10 and has proven to be one of the better sushi restaurants in Durban for me! 

Dessert was a light cremem brulee which was nice and hard on the outside and soft and gently creamy on the inside! Delicious!