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Royal Grill Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Cuisine International
Hours Tues-Fri noon-2:30pm; Mon-Sat 6-10.30pm
Location Royal Hotel, Smith St., Durban, Around Town
Phone 031/333-6000
Prices Main courses R45-R85 ($5.25-$11)
Credit Cards AE, DC, MC, V

Frommer's Review

This grand venue -- the only part that remains of the original Royal Hotel -- is one of the most romantic in Durban, and the perfect place for a candle-lit dinner. Plush velvet banquette seating, high ceilings with chandeliers, antique dressers, and stained-glass skylights create a luxurious ambience, with old-style service in a class of its own. The menu is more contemporary than the setting, including the likes of a wild mushroom ravioli topped with poached egg and hollandaise sauce, or pot roast lamb shank on a Parmesan and poppy-seed risotto.

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