At Liberty Café (Windermere Rd, Durban)

Durban deserves something fantastical after the recent drama at the Top Gear Festival, and I have found it in the form of At Liberty Café in Windermere Rd.

This gorgeous little gem is nestled behind a very cool décor shop off Windermere in Durban.

Besides having the world's most amazing Red Cappucinos, At Liberty, is possibly the most relaxed space in Durban.

Try their homemade soup and beer-bread combo, under the warm winter-sun, with the strains of techno-swing in the background.

Or sit in one of the very cute side-booths, read your morning paper and sip one of DC's creamy cappucinos, with the words of John Lennon behind you.



Not only is the food and atmosphere rated ten-out-of-ten by your own Miss La Trick, but the owners, Jamie and Chris, are awesome company and delight in their patron's enthusiasm for their venture. Feel free to take your mom's group, business coffee meeting, book-club or significant other and spend the day!!

Not only that, but At Liberty is available for function hire, and I predict that it is soon to become Durban's most sought after wedding venue.

Lesson of the Day : Climb the Stairs

Ok. I love kids. I really do. I love their sweet chubby little hands and their innocent view of the world. That said, sometimes I like to have some adult-time, with a glass of wine and some QUIET. Which I think I deserve.

Mainly because I have made the choice to not have children yet, I do not feel that, as an innocent bystander, I should be subject to the temper-tantrums of naughty children whose parents are too lazy to discipline. Yes - I said it - just because you can drown out your horrid spawn's screams doesn't mean I have. (This sentiment extends to children pulling my hair over the chairs in an airplane).

ANYWHOO. My lesson of the day is...when in a restaurant surrounded by children, always choose to sit on the mezzanine / second floor, for the simple reason that parents of young children will avoid stairs like the plague!!

So climb the stairs and enjoy that wine...