Let's waai 'Lugs' and get one quarter mutton!
20 July 2009
20 years ago Bob Moodley had to travel all the way to Overport to get a lekker bunny with his good buddies Hoosen Kolia and the late Manu Padayachee. That’s when he decided to buy the pokey little ‘post office’ looking building we all now know as the famous Coconut Grove. From tough beginnings of making a mere R20 turnover a day, it now goes through almost 500-600 kg of mutton in one weekend!
Open for almost 24 hours a day on the weekends, they are admittedly renowned more for their killer Mexican chilli burgers than their bunnies. During the week it's quiet and there is something to be said for spreading your bunny chow out on the newsprint wrapping with a 2 litre Coke on the boot of your car, enjoying the spectacular view of the lagoon... life does not get better than this my Chinas (or should that be… my Indians?)
The bunnies were tasty and of a fair size, not too fancy, just right for a quick meal when on the move. Getting orders from as far a field as Cape Town, Johannesburg and even the UK, father and son team Bob and Hagen Moodley have found themselves packaging food to journey on a long 12-hour flight to London for homesick Durbanites desperately craving a bunny or a ‘lekker’ burger 'with the works’ from 'Lugs'.
Oh yeah, ask them for some vinegar chillies to go with your meal... phew, they're good!
✭ Scroll down (below the images) and give us your opinion on this outlet
Photos: © 2009 Luke Comins
You all got one thing to say, right?
Posted by
Bianca Moonsamy
on
Jul 2nd, 2009
Coconut Grove is STILL the Best!!!
Govender's food has given me food poisoning--- so NEVER again. I'm not used to eating microwaved bunnies. The Govenders in Eaton Road is still the best! :)
Without Coconut Grove there would be NO Lugz and no Awesome food!
Viva Coconut Grove!!
I love bunnies!!!
Posted by
tasneemparuk
on
Jul 21st, 2009
Hey guys, awesome site.
where's da pics???
Coconut Grove bunnies are the best, but make sure you ask for extra gravy and be sure to try the vinegar chillies, gosh they're Sh!t hot!!!
i'm heading there now for my weekly treat...oh, ask for the "mexican burger" after saturday night, that burger put me right!
Posted by
tasneemparuk
on
Jul 21st, 2009
btw: whoever rights your reviews needs some new specs,
them govender's have no show over the Moodley's!!!
Coconut Grove is cracking the whip into the morning, bustling with people, hell just saturday night i waited in a queue just to order...wish they'd do a kebaab bunny...mouth watering now, happy feasting!
Posted by
Trivi
on
Jun 4th, 2010
I don't know what you people ar talking about. Go to Coconut Grove now! Their chow is swak! If you are barbelaas or wired, your taste buds are shot!, then maybe their chow may seem tasty at 11pm.
The best bunny is from Indian Connection. Sadly, you cannot sit there. Bunny chow is NOT FINE DINING!
Posted by
gish
on
Dec 3rd, 2010
haha, Coconut Grove is no more and yet the lugz still lives! Please, that place was a dive. Actually, tried the Grove in Monte and it's still crap.
Posted by
Udhir
on
Dec 3rd, 2010
Brilliant site man.....Really well maintained and beautifully arranged. The bunnies from coconut grove are spectacular and "kharo".....hehe...There is a place in pietermaritzburg that deserves a review...Its called "Curry Court" and you must try their beans bunny in particular...second best would be the mince. The beans beats any of their meat dishes though... I used to travel some 15 km during lunch breaks for it. Its just before the intersection of Commercial Road and Berg Street (Exact address of renamed street is 119 Chief Albert Luthuli Road).... This place is really famous in pmb. Type in the address and you should see it on Google Street View
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Sunaina
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Guys! I had a bunny @ CG in jozi! Was amazing! I'm not kidding! There was nice big pieces of meat with yummy gravy and a big potato that was amazing but not tooo big that you get no meat lol. You just know when stuff is fresh and this was. I'm soimpressed.
They even had dhania on it! Lol! I hope they maintain the standard! Well worth the drive out!
Posted by
clinty
on
Mar 20th, 2012
so tell me ppl, does hegan moodley ( who owned the original coconut grove in lugz) own the branch in monte casino ?
