Just a few short weeks ago, Melville’s much-loved breakfast spot Pablo Eggs-Go-Bar in Melville announced that they will be shutting their doors permanently due to the effects Covid-19 has had on their business. However, in a shock move, the brand seems to have found new life as it rebrands to Pablo at the brand-new Mint Hotel in the Sandton CBD.
Situated at 84 Katherine Street, Sandown in Sandton, Pablo at The Mint Hotel, sees the restaurant synonymous with brunch culture which was shuttered due to the toll of the lockdown revived thanks to an opportunity to serve patrons at the newly opened hotel as well as guests from all over who love Pablo’s famous menu.
“It was heartbreaking to close the Melville location, but we feel very privileged and excited to host our Pablo familia at this new location with a new and improved offering,” said Louis Roux, co-owner of Pablo Sandton
In a statement, the brand says the relocation has also allowed the team to expand Pablo’s culinary journey, marking a trip through the Mediterranean and onto the Middle East, as the establishment transitions to an all-day and full-dinner experience.
The menu is divided into the breakfast/brunch of Pablo Eggs-Go-Bar, and evening Pablo Sandton, marks a return of signature dishes from its former Melville outpost as well as favourites plucked from Dos Manos, the restaurant at the couple’s other venture, Melville guest house, Pablo House.
In keeping with Pablo’s ethos of family and community at its heart, the menu brims with sharing styles, mezze and small plates offerings, pizza and Middle Eastern inspired tacos while wood-fired grills are on offer from lunch and dinner.
Pablo at The Mint Hotel opens from Wednesday to Monday, from 7am at 3.30p.m. for breakfast, brunch and lunch with a reduced dinner offering served from 3:30p.m. to 8:00p.m. (Lockdown specific – hours to be revised and at Level 1).
The restaurant, which caters to hotel guests in-room dining culinary whims, also offers a Grab and Go breakfast offering from 7a.m. until 9.30a.m. where you can pick up an Amigo de Pablo coffee (made from the restaurant’s specialty roasted blend combining Columbian, Guatemalan and Ethiopian coffee) with menu options including a Shakshuka bowl or oven baked granola with thick Greek yoghurt and seasonal fruit.
We’re thrilled to see this local gem has found a new home and we have a feeling the new Pablo will be bustling with happy, full tummies for years to come.
