Our top 5 things to do with Mom this Mother’s Day
There’s no comparison to the love and sacrifice that a mother makes. Each year we dedicate a full day to honor and celebrate this very special woman in our lives. This year we celebrate our moms on Sunday the 14th of May. The day provides an opportunity to express gratitude and appreciation for everything she has done for us. In this post, we’ll share our top 5 ideas for how to make this day memorable for your mom.
1. Family feast at Nelson Mandela’s playground
Gqeberha
Spoil your mom this year with a choice of two feasts as Boardwalk Hotel rolls out the red carpet for Mother’s Day.
A choice of two menus awaits, at either Bayside Pantry inside the casino (no under 18s) or a spitbraai at Kipling’s Brasserie inside the hotel.
Kick off your Bayside Pantry traditional Sunday lunch with a choice of alcoholic or non-alcoholic welcome drink, followed by salads, a carvery station of roast beef and chicken, hot dishes including baked line fish with lemon and shrimp sauce, chicken vindaloo, lamb madras curry and mélange vegetables. The dessert station offers chocolate brownies, malva pudding, velvet cake and orange and lavender meringue pie.
A South African special, the Kipling’s Brasserie spitbraai offers starters including Mediterranean vegetable salad, chefs garden salad, Waldorf salad, a bread station, followed by the main attraction of whole lamb BBQ on the spit, served with mint jus and mushroom sauce, beef, seafood and chicken potjiekos, pap and smoor, and samp and beans. Dessert is Cape Malay bread and butter pudding with custard, strawberry cheesecake and red velvet cake.
2. Legendary lunch at Turn 'n Tender Parktown North
Joburg
This owner-run establishment is one of Joburg’s leading community steakhouses with a wide selection of dishes on the menu.
On Mother’s Day they will be offering all the family favourites like the tender, sticky and delicious ribs and succulent, tender half-chicken combo.
All Moms will receive a complimentary gift on Mother;’s Day and stand a chance of winning a R1,000 restaurant voucher.
3. Pamper day at Glenburn Spa
The cradle of human kind
The award-winning Glenburn Spa is offering a massive value pamper day for Mom during the month of May 2023. Spoil the beautiful woman in your life in a calming countryside setting. The pamper package costs R1,300 per person and includes a 60min essential facial, 30min foot massage, 30min hand ritual, and delicious spa lunch. Bookings are essential.
4. Mums of the world experience at The Maslow Hotel
Sandton
Spoil your mom this year with a Mother’s Day feast in the relaxing garden surroundings of The Maslow hotel in the heart of Sandton.
The soothing sounds of two of Johannesburg’s finest musicians, the Steven Lee duo will form the backdrop to your special family day at this four-star hotel, singing cover songs with a twist. Steven Lee opened for The Black Eyed Peas during their South African tour.
The delicious menu includes a Tex-Mex station of tacos, nachos and tortillas, a Mediterranean Deli and bakery and salad bar. For the main event, a Curry Bar offers a mild lamb biryani with brown lentils and aromatic saffron rice, a butter chicken with roti and a vegetable and dhal curry served with basmati rice, poppadum’s, sambals and fruit chutney.
End your afternoon of laughs and special memories with desserts including apple crumble, cupcakes, red velvet doughnuts and warm chocolate pudding with pistachio nuts and cream.
Lunch is served from 13:00 to 16:00 and costs R650 per person. Kids aged 3 to 12 only cost R300 and kids under 3 eat free.
5. Exceptional views over the Indian Ocean with Mom by your side
Durban
