Monocle & Mermaid
Shop no. 1 St George's Building, St George's Street
Simon's Town
Photo credit to Glen Loxton
Well now, at the end of the railway tracks on the tip of Africa, there is a charming little cafe just waiting for you to visit it. We chatted to Jan Harmse, one of the owners, and he told us what the delightful
Monocle & Mermaid is all about.
"We specialise in coffee, ethical venison (which we hunt ourselves) and vegetarian dishes.
My Business Partner (Glen), knows a thing or two about hunting, he hunts all the venison for us.
I have a back ground in the Aussie coffee culture as I used to live in Fremantle, studying film, but got rather distracted once i discovered the wonders of espresso, while working at the famous Cafe 58. I also worked closely with
Rubra Roasters (as a barista, as I haven't had a chance to dabble in the roasting side of things yet).
Our Chef (Triton) is a top rated vegan chef (who is vegetarian himself, but knows how to handle a venison burger), trained in Sweden and Bulgaria.
And we punt
Origin, after having managed Ours Cafe in Kalk Bay for a while and working with Dave Coleman on a few occasions, I fell in love with the Origin Brand."
So together the trio are forging a tasty niche in the
Glen, Jan and Triton: The Three Stooges and the brains behind the operation. I'll let you guess who handles what in the business ;)
