Vadivelu

INDIAN WITH ATTITUDE! No 14 page menus where choosing is a challenge and whatever you choose tastes the same. We are also not “Asian fusion”, we’re not fusing anything together. We are just us. Authentically South Africanly Indian, if there is such a thing. We are doing whatever we want to do, our take on recipes passed on from ancestors who arrived in South Africa as indentured labourers 150 years ago. Recipes adapted from a Tamil heritage with wonderful creativity applied to different available local spices. Our name, Vadivelu, the name of co-owner Jason’s late father, is a nod to this ancestry. Our menu is short*, interesting, changing and delicious. It’s Indian for sure, but with attitude. Truth is we don’t speak much Tamil or Hindi, so our menu speaks English. It’s just easier for everyone, we know what we’re cooking and you know what you’re eating. *OK, we’re trying to make it short, but it would be a crime to restrict you from Chef Jai’s imagination