Bite your lips, not your tongue at Mavericks

Enjoy a sexy meal at Mavericks erotic revue bar and restaurant

A glimpse of breast. Your heart picks up pace. A flash of thigh. Your stomach does a little somersault. A lean leg. Your mouth starts watering. And then your food arrives. Where are you? At a table (or booth) at Mavericks Revue Bar in Barrack Street.

Easy (to eat) 

My date and I arrive hungry to a split level room arranged with curtained alcoves and leather chairs. Along with a variety of men and women casually or elegantly dressed, we’re soon distracted by scantily dressed dancers. Nobody can have fun when their belly is burning, so we scan the menu and find a range of easy to eat dishes. Um. We’re still talking about the food here, right? Ok.

Sushi is the obvious choice. We love it, we can pick at it randomly, and it doesn’t get cold. Like its lovely ladies, Mavericks sushi is perfectly proportioned to suit your appetite and your pocket. A platter arrives looking colourful and inviting, and we momentarily forget the fine figures around us. Till the next song. Dancers are as easy to watch as finger food is easy to eat. Our side order of beef salad has tender mouthfuls that dissolve on the tongue. Which means we can’t lick our lips. Sigh.   

The platters could also work well – finger food with flair and many excuses to stick your fingers in your mouth. Think spicy meatballs, samoosas, spring rolls, fish bites, BBQ chicken wings, small pizza, crumbed mushrooms, calamari rings. If you can’t choose, take two. There’s plenty of sexy company to share it with.

Girls (on the side)

Sometimes it’s hard to choose what to focus on – the food or the fine flashes of thigh on the raised stage or right next to you. You can look down to try and concentrate on choosing a meal, but it doesn’t help much. The dances are listed in the menu. Mavericks takes no responsibility for you putting your drink down on the table that isn’t there, or sticking your chopsticks up your nose as a result of drooling over the yummy piece on display in front of you, OR the dancers. But far from detracting from the overall effect, combining dinner and dancers can really help you enjoy the entertainment more.

Others certainly seem to be making the most of it – young professionals with loosened ties, men in casual shorts with casual smiles, chatting to friendly, flirtatious women wearing a lot of smooth skin and strutting and sliding about offering dirty dances. It’s easy to make difficult decisions on a full stomach. Paris or Tammy? Patron or Tequila? You’re spoilt for choice. At the bar, at the table, or ON the table.

Drink (a double): Sweet, sticky, sexy

After a few rounds of Jameson, and a few rounds of Jamie, my date orders us shots of Patron. “What is it?” I ask suspiciously. He’s four or more drinks ahead of me.

“Coffee tequila” he says simply. I raise my eyebrows, unimpressed. It’s a good time to stop. I believe he’s under the influence. That lingering smile teases me on purpose. I know him well enough to not underestimate his understatements and decide that Mavericks is working its magic. Our drink arrives promptly and I’m glad I’m not the one footing the bill in this upmarket venue.

“No half measures, here” he grins, and we down what turns out to be the most delicious dark liquid I’ve ever tasted.

“Same again, please.” That’s me, now.

The shots list is long. The night is long. Blue Balls for him. Gender Bender for me. Silk Panties for me, Slippery nipple for him. No, wait, hold that. It’s Big Spender time, when the dancers are introduced to everyone, one at a time. It’s kind of like looking through the menu. But I’ve had my fill. The night dissolves into drinks and dancers, winks and chances, sexiness and afters. I’m so glad I filled my stomach with good food before the witching hour. It turns out Mavericks stays open till 4am.

The Mavericks bottom line (ahem)

So maybe you’re not sure it’s for you. Neither was I. But it turns out an appetite can be for more than food, and Mavericks is certainly a point of departure on the Cape Town entertainment scene. Once you adjust to the extra stimulus, it’s easy to understand why it’s increasingly popular with couples. At Mavericks restaurant you can have your cake and eat it; and you can have Candi, you just can’t keep her... hics...

By Jess Henson


The crucial information for the aspiring crooner
Basic entrance to the stripclub is R100; Entrance to the VIP part is an extra R200 PP.
Bookings available in advance ensure maximum advantage is taken of all that the club has on offer.
Dance prices at Mavericks are R200 for two songs table dance, R250 for a lap dance, and R750 for a VIP dance to make it perfect. The Library is R1000 entry.

VIP Membership to the clubs:
To gain access to the two VIP lounges in style with your friends or visiting business clients simply join the Mavericks Membership Club, which assures you access to absolute luxury and the best possible Mavericks experience. Silver membership: R3000 a year, entitles member + 1 guest to unlimited access to all VIP areas; 
Gold membership: R5000 a year, entitles member + 5 guests to unlimited access to all VIP areas; 
Platinum membership: R10 000 a year, entitles member + 10 guests to unlimited access to all VIP areas; 
Corporate membership: R25 000 a year, entitles card-holder +25 guests to unlimited access to all VIP areas.

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