october 2017
10 | Greenstone dining
The delicious tastes of
Portugal
Prego Express, located at the Green Valley Shopping Centre, offers local residents a true
taste of Portugal across their vast menu. Their ethos is to be a takeaway offering good
quality food and value for money.
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including a Kids burger, Fish strips or Chicken strips, all R39
and all served with chips.
Having opened at Green Valley Shopping Centre a year
and a half ago in April 2016, the restaurant is well established
and has become a favourite takeaway option for many locals.
But did you know that there is another branch? Originally
opened under a different name in Sunward Park Lifestyle
Centre in Boksburg in 2005, the two almost identical
branches are going from strength to strength. “We are not
currently a franchised business but it is something we would
like to do in the future. Our concept is to franchise the brand
and have a national footprint in the future.”
When looking for a location for the Green Valley
takeaway, the criteria were a high volume of shoppers in a
dense residential area, exactly what the centre offers. “Our
focus is on takeaways and deliveries – we are all about family
meals while offering something a bit more healthy than your
usual takeaway meal,” says Michael.
A new feature for Prego Express is that their meals are also
available for delivery. If you live within a 3km radius of the
restaurant, you qualify for free delivery for orders over R120
(otherwise the delivery cost is R20). But now, for those who
are based just that little bit further away, Prego Express have
got Mr Delivery on board so that anyone in the area can enjoy
their food in the comfort of their own homes (simply visit
www.mrdfood.com or download the app). Another innovation
is their eco-friendly takeaway packaging which enables
people to reheat their
food directly from the
box in the microwave,
something you cannot
do with polystyrene.
Although
takeaways are the
main business at
Prego Express, they
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still cater for dining
at the restaurant with
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miss our for
bustling food court of
Open Day the centre. The outside
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& Market seating is a great place
sit and enjoy your
Day on to
breakfast, lunch or
Saturday, dinner, and although
14 October they do not yet have
liquor licence,
9:30am - their
they do serve cold
12:30pm drinks, tea and coffee,
and you are welcome
to bring your own
wine or malt to enjoy
with their authentic
flavours.
ver three years in the making, the new Prego
Express menu caters for everyone. Highlights
include the ever popular flame grilled chicken
options and the tantalising beef and chicken
prego options, but there is now more variety
to their offering.
On the menu you can find infused
Portuguese flavours in the form of trinchado, chourico,
livers, beef and chicken burgers, schwarmas and wraps and
pastas, and now, a selection of seafood meals including
hake, codfish, prawns and calamari. Their breakfasts with
a Portuguese twist, served until 1pm, have been very well
received so far.
Owner, Michael Pestana explains that Prego Express offer
a quality, wholesome takeaway option with food which is
made fresh to order. “We use top quality ingredients and cook
everything from scratch, so while your meal may take a little
longer – generally 10 to 15 minutes – you know that what
you are getting is fresh and flavoursome.”
Using authentic Portuguese spices and sauces, Prego
Express dishes have a unique flavour which a lot of people
come back for on a regular basis (you can purchase a range
of sauces in store as well). “We are not Nandos though,”
states Michael. “People ask for ‘extra hot’, and although we
do offer meals as lemon & herb, medium peri peri and hot
peri peri, it really isn’t about the heat, it’s about the flavours.
Children are also catered for with special Kids Meals,
Educational Play Group
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Angie - 084 922 2242
7am - 12/3/5:30pm
15 Months - 5 Years
19 Karen Road, Edenvale (just outside Greenstone)