Garden Route Restaurants

Nestled at the foot of the Babylonstoren Mountain is Mogg’s Country Restaurant. Well-placed along a route that goes past five wine estates, this unique restaurant epitomises everything that is ‘country’. Warm orange walls inside and out, adorned with paintings and embroidered pictures, a large fireplace, a pine ceiling and wooden tables and chairs are just some of the features that help to create a warm and welcoming ambience that will soon have you relaxing after a hard day’s wine tasting. The menu, offering the finest country and Mediterranean cuisine, is small but well-planned and constantly updated. The ingredients are home-grown and everything is homemade. For a real taste of life in the country, give Moggs Country Restaurant a try.

Located in the heart of picturesque George is a fine country Bistro that offers a cosy dining experience and superb array of homemade cuisine. The Old Townhouse Restaurant reputation is a consistently good as their food with mouth-watering creations spilling off the menu and homemade ice cream to die for. Specialising in seafood, steaks and speciality dishes with good honest food the focus of their menu, the Old Townhouse Restaurant knows what it takes to make good pasta and grill using only the best ingredients available. Flair up the palate with sizzling Roquefort pork chips or springbok shanks, slow-roasted in beer and wine followed by delicious and to die for homemade ice cream. The wine list compact and well paired with certain wines available by glass. Stroll in and linger the day away at the Old Townhouse for a truly cosy, warm and very homely setting warmed by attentive, helpful and accommodating staff.

Tucked away amongst Macadamia nut orchids and a lily filled dam, The Red Barn Restaurant offers scrumptious cuisine from within a 20 year old Cape Cod barn surrounded by Rheenendal farmlands and the indigenous forests of Knysna. With fresh produce cultivated from nearby farms, meals inspire true country style dining pampered by artisan meats and cheese, pickles, preserves, home-made mayonnaise all made locally and an affordable wine list. The Red Barn soaks up the idyllic setting with assortments of free-range chicken and eggs, traditional cured bacon, breads baked on the premises and coffee certified free trade. Enjoy a scenic drive through The Garden Route or refreshing cycle through the Homtini Mountains before unwinding the day away with a long lazy lunch and sumptuous meal inspired by nature.