Connection Cafe

Port Elizabeth has certainly earned its reputation as The Windy City with constant 30-35 mph winds raging through town for the past month.  I believe most PE residents have had just about enough of it and are ready for the sultry breezes of summer that are just around the corner.  I know I am.
PE's other reputation as The Friendly City, however, I can handle year round!

On November 6 the Crawlers experienced both the windiness and friendliness of this fair city as we made our first ever visit to Connection Cafe located at the corner of William Moffett Expressway and Lily St. in Mangold Park.  Thursday November 6 was a beautiful sunny day but the high winds kept us from sitting at the shop's outside tables.  No matter....a warm and friendly atmosphere awaited us indoors.

Meet the Owners
Sandhir and Ranita Orie

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Connection Cafe's owners, Ranita and Sandhir Orie, greeted us as we entered the spacious but cozy shop.  The Ories opened the Connection Cafe and TruFoods Catering in April, 2013.  The shop serves breakfast, lunch, main meals, snacks, pizza, cakes and take-aways along with LavAzza and Ciro brand coffees.  Free WiFi is available for all customers.  The catering side of Ranita and Sandhir's business is available for all types of private events off-site, and at two different venues on-site with seating for 80 and 150 people.

Meet the Staff
Lauren, Jonathan, Malisa

The Connection Cafe is staffed by The Word of Faith College Theology students.  I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that the service on Crawl day was the speediest and friendliest we've experienced to date....and this was Crawl #153!  The quality of the food and coffee definitely did not suffer....our breakfasts, cakes and coffees were excellent.   Kudos to the Connection Cafe staff which included Lauren, Malisa and barista Jonathan.  Crawlers Nomusa Nkomo, Vicki Minnaar, Margaret Zoetmulder, June Nash, Stella and Beryl Dawson, Margaret and Arthur Marshall, Nicolette Hijmans, Gail Darne, Colleen Le Roux, Beth Vieira and I appreciate all the efforts of these wonderful young people in making our visit AWESOME!  We are your new best fans!

Connection Cafe's hours are Tues-Fri, 8-4; Saturdays are set aside for functions and events; Sundays, 8-2-ish and again from 4:30-11 pm.  Booking for a Sunday table is highly recommended.  Call 041 399 4411 or 074 497 0177 for bookings or to enquire about TruFoods Catering.  Email enquiries are also welcome:  trufoods.catering@gmail.com

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LavAzza Latte

This Week's Crawlers
Nicolette, Beryl, Arthur, Margaret M., Gail, Stella,
 June, Colleen, Beth, Margaret Z., Vicki, Nomusa

*A quick note to PE residents......the Pop-Up Cafe at the Christmas Shop in the Moffett on Main Lifestyle Centre is now open every day now through Christmas Eve.  The Crawlers stopped in for a visit on November 13 for Sumatran filter coffee and cakes compliments of Fat Cats Catering.  Pensioners, take advantage of the R20 coffee/cake special every Tuesday until 11:00!  Pop-Up Cafe's hours are Mon-Fri, 9-5; Sat, 9-3; Sun, 9-1.

~Thank you to Ranita and Sandhir Orie
~Thank you to the Connection Cafe staff....we love you guys!
~Happy Thanksgiving to all my family and friends Stateside!

Until next week,

Ellen

Faith   Hope   Love