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Quaint Restaurant in Ponta Mamoli

By chantelle smith
2024-11-21

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Most people holidaying in Pona Mamoli don’t know that there is a restaurant. Everyone knows that Ponta Malongane, a 20-minute drive south of Ponta Mamoli, is bustling with restaurants. But hidden in Ponta Mamoli is a quaint restaurant run by one of the local men, namely Trevor.

When we arrived, Trevor was busy doing maintenance at Cutta Corner and welcomed us with a big smile. One of the first things Trevor asked us was, “Would you like to come and see the fish I caught this morning?”. He goes fishing every morning on his sea kayak, and if he catches fish, they are served as ‘Fish Of The Day’ – so when you order fish at Cutta Corner, you know you are eating very fresh fish!

He took us to the back of the restaurant and showed us the Cutta and Wahoo fish that he had caught that morning, each fish was just over a metre in length. Not being a person into fishing, I found the colours on the Wahoo beautiful! This added to a true ethnic experience of eating local!

We were advised to try the local 2M beer, which we ended up buying a six-pack of and kept in the fridge at Aloha 7, where we were staying. Going unsaid, these 2M did not last very long! If you enjoy beer, this is a must-try!

Trevor came and sat with us while we were having our ice-cold beers and told us his fishing stories, of which some were about him far out at sea catching fish and having sharks swimming around his sea kayak!

Cutta Corner (or, as some locals know it, ‘Trevors Place’) is a must-visit if you have booked a Holiday House in Ponta Mamoli, Mozambique! Ask the staff at the house you are staying at to direct you to Cutta Corner restaurant.

TIP: Good food takes a long to make – get yourself ready to wait a long time for your meal to be prepared and served – Cutta Corner is a local experience and not a quick dinner. There is a swimming pool at the restaurant too.

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