KwaZulu-Natal Restaurants

This vibrant Afro setting invites a welcoming African hospitality infused with tastes from around the globe enrobed in ethic murals and plush seating. With over 100 dishes from Africa, Middle East and Asia to choose from including a large selection of starters and salads, diners can immerse the palate in global cuisine with tantalising creations of oxtail, samp and beans, stir-fries, Moroccan pitas and traditional Durban curries. Boasting over 12 different ice creams and array of cold deserts, A2A is a culinary dream garnished with seven island buffet stations including a complimentary bottomless soda fountain to cool off the palate. This delicious buffet feast embraces a fresh and quality approach to dining with exceptional value for money for the whole family.

For tasty Italian food, superb views and impeccable service, AL63 is a great option.A thoughtfully put together wine list includes Italian as well as local wine and also a few champagne options for that special occasion.Friendly staff know the offerings through and through and are on hand to offer advice on your selection.Beautiful sea views enhance the dining experience with an al fresco dining option as well as indoor seating when the weather is less favourable.Jazz lovers will adore the regular jazz evenings and there are also wine dinners held frequently.For simple elegance in a dining experience, try AL63.

With succulent speciality burgers and a tasty menu complimented by exotic classic drinks, Billy the Bums offers sophisticated ambience influenced by American culinary delights. With a comfortably stylish setting and pleasant outdoor and indoor dining, Billy the Bums is a fun and intriguing place to enjoy Monday burger and beer nights or seductive exotic cocktails from the comprehensive menu. Billy the Bums hosts a sexy and trendy approach to dining and drinking located in the popular Berea in Windermere Road.

Situated on the sea-facing wing of the Suncoast Casino, hugging the golden shoreline of the Indian Ocean, Café Vacca Matta boasts stylish ambience and fine dining wrapped in delicious Mediterranean flavours. Dine within the indoor stylish ambience or alfresco, enjoying breathtaking views on the terrace sipping cocktails. Boasting mouth-watering signature dishes and extensive range of both local and imported wines, Café Vacca Matta will capture the palate with a distinctive setting and cuisine for a delightful cosmopolitan dining experience.

Simple honest food complimented by bustling ambience and simple décor. Traditional Portuguese dishes spill off the menu basted and dressed in spicy aromatic flavours and the secret unrivalled peri peri sauce. Entice and explore the House Specialities of chicken liver, grilled, then sautéed with wine, garlic and peri-peri or chouriço (traditional Portuguese sausage) or Prawn Boca - prawn tails, grilled with garlic and herb butter, to mention a few. The main course features LM prawns, grilled with lemon and garlic butter sauce with optional peri-peri or grilled LM chicken Meat eaters are well catered for delighting with 300g matured rumps, served with a wine, garlic and peri-peri sauce topped with eggs with fresh seafood options of Kingklip and Sole, grilled with a lemon and garlic butter sauce. Gaby’s Tasca caters for a well-rounded flavour bursting experience welcomed by traditional Portuguese hospitality and intoxicating per peri recipes

Dressed in bold statement colours and vibrant atmosphere warmed by dark wood and clean lines, Green Mango tantalises the palate with delicious fresh sushi and Japanese cuisine. This modern sushi establishment is a popular haunt with locals and is often vibey and bustling. Diners can tickle the taste buds with delectable sushi and Japanese fare indoors or alfresco.

This buzzing upmarket restaurant is housed in an old Glenwood home worn with intimate ambience and wrapped in exposed bricks, chic chandeliers and themed art deco paintings brushed onto an ivory palate. With contrasting wooden floors and crisp white linen, Hemmingway’s Bistro and Café exudes a unique Afro-Latino ambience. Whether dining in one of the themed dining rooms or taking in the balmy summer sun alfresco, this upbeat and friendly restaurant will delight the senses. Choose from the extensive menu the likes of simple prawn and pesto pasta with roast cherry tomatoes or for formal dining there is crispy duck after a starter of fresh fish cakes with oyster dishes and tapas perfect for light snacks. All meals paired well with a solid wine list. Hemmingway’s Bistro and Café renews the palate with modern South African cuisine. Voted one of top three outdoor dining restaurants in Durban

Great news - Jimmy’s Killer Prawns has launched a new and fully licensed branch in Durban North. Owner managed by Martin and Allison, who wish to sustain the 'addictive taste' that goes along with the famous brand name of the Jimmy’s Killer Prawns franchise on the East Coast. A family restaurant, Jimmy’s boasts excellent value-for-money and an extensive seafood combination menu, specializing in calamari, line fish and prawns, prawns and still more prawns. A fabulous feature on the menu is the 'Create a Table' option where the diner may also select their favorites from the menu and create their individual feasts. Apart from serving delicious quality food, Martin and Allison are in constant pursuit of service excellence, creating a warm and inviting ambience for a preferred dining experience. They offer takeaways, outside catering as well as hire of the venue for private functions. The ground floor restaurant area is also fully wheelchair friendly with facilities. The upstairs function venue is available with catering, full bar and resident DJ for entertainment. The venue may be hired out for company functions, private parties, 21st birthday celebrations or matric dances. The deck area complete with a sea view, is enclosed on those chilly days and open on gloriously warm days - it is the perfect spot to enjoy a scrumptious lunch or dinner or sip on one of Jimmy’s wicked cocktails.

A steak lovers paradise Joops place is situated off the beaten track located within the trendy Morningside. Brimming with a warm and welcoming ambience, this bustling family run restaurant services up mature cuts of prime beef cooked to perfection and drenched in some of Joops best kept secret sauces. Take delight in a heavenly centre cut super grade fillet, stuffed with pineapple and cheddar cheese, cooked to crisp perfection, finished with button mushrooms and flambéed with brandy. In addition to the steak, Joops Place serves tender and succulent chicken breasts sautéed with bacon, onion and tomato, simmered with sage and rosemary or chicken schnitzel, plain or topped with a zesty cheese and mushroom sauce. For those looking for something a little different, try the oxtail casserole in a rich brown gravy, lamb curry, chicken and prawn curry or veal schnitzel Joops place is renowned for some of the best steaks in the world coupled with a bustling ambience and great hospitality, Joops Place offers your palate a heavenly night out.

Kung Thai Restaurant wraps the palate in Thai infusions and complex flavours fresh from the sultry shores of Thailand. For starters, try the rice paper wraps with fillings that include fresh vegetables, grilled chicken or beef, all of which are served with a mixed salad, herbs and glass noodles or the crispy crab basket with deep-fried wontons filled with minced chicken, crab and coriander. For mains the kung Thai duck wrapped in a pancake served with a ginger and honey based sauce and jasmine rice. The tamarind chicken is a crispy, de-boned baby chicken, tossed in a wok with ginger, chillies, tamarind and bok choi. Steak lovers can indulge in succulent fillet steak served with a variety of sauces including the lethal crying tiger sauce. Thai curries and seafood dishes like the calamari kung Thai with a refreshing garlic, chilli paste, spring onion, coriander and lemon juice sauce will seduce the palate. The wok and noodle dishes offer a wide variety of main ingredients with accompaniments such as stir-fried bamboo shoots with chilli and basil and also cashew nuts, bean sprouts and spring onion. The desserts include jewels such as the deep-fried ice cream with chilli choc sauce and banana dipped in a three-flour batter, deep-fried and served with ice cream, honey and cinnamon. Kung Thai Restaurant will engage and delight the palate with Thai infusions and ambience for a truly authentic Thai experience.

Boasting delicious seafood alongside succulent steaks, ribs and pasta, Lobster Pot Restaurant values excellent service that has proven to keep them on the top of their game for 35 years. The causal ambiance invites dining as you are, ready to satisfy your craving for fresh local seafood. Conclude your weekend with a delicious 4-course Sunday lunch at Lobster Pot Restaurant in Marine Drive, Margate.

Serving delectable Italian food coloured by traditional murals of Italy and large imported tins of plum tomatoes, Mamma Luciana’s wonderfully warm aroma infuses the senses with heartwarming meals. Unpretentious and vibrant, this restaurant fills the belly with good food, wine and laughter soothed by Eros Ramazzotti drifting in the background. Authentic Italian décor wrapped in warm colours and vibrant chequered white and red tablecloths envelop the floor and walls while diners laugh and indulge in delicious hearty portions of true Italian food. Mamma Luciana’s Trattoria captures the essence and passion of true Italian cuisine along the bustling streets of vibey Florida Road.

Catering for Western palates, Mo Noodles delights the senses with fresh vegetables, fish and chicken dishes transformed into Eastern fusion cuisine. With a minimalist setting depicting Eastern culture and elements of health and low fat dining captured in the menu, diners are transported on a journey of Thai and Australian influences. A perennial favourite is the chicken breast rolled in sesame seeds with chilli and peanuts, served on coconut noodles complimented by Eastern inspired salads such as sesame prawn and fruit salad in season, and the lentil and feta salad with a mint and lemon dressing. Mo Noodles embraces the essence of Eastern dining in a relaxed and fusion inspired setting in the heart of Durban.

This authentic Mozambican barraccas opens its doors and invites an explosion of fusion cuisine embracing the culture and traditions of Mozambique, Portugal and African-European flavours. Situated close to the beach, Mo-Zam-Bik invites a relaxed, tropical setting, reminiscent of balmy summer evenings and a way of life for loving Mozambicans. Excite the palate with piri-piri chicken, mouth-wateringly succulent prawns, Mozambican line fish and meltingly tender espetadas. Mo-Zam-Bik embraces authentic ambiance and festive surrounds that pamper the palate with simplicity and mouth-watering meals.

Located in the Lifestyle Centre, in the bustling heart of central Ballito, diners retreat to sumptuous taste explorations spilling off the varied menu. Start with decadent camembert phyllo parcels filled with camembert and cranberry sauce dressed with basil leaves and seasonal berries, or a smoked Ostrich Carpaccio, served with rocket, cheese straws, preserve and a ginger syrup dressing. Mezze platters indulge the palate with a tasty selection of haloumi, roast peppers, chorizo sausage, olives and calamari. For something lighter, try the pan-fried prawns, sautéed in lemon and garlic butter served with savoury rice or a hearty, finger licking portion of rack of Lamb (When Available) marinated and roasted with thyme, rosemary and garlic served with Mediterranean vegetables and potatoes. Round off the meal with a Kahlua avalanche, layered with vanilla ice cream wrapped in a pancake, smothered in Kahlua, nuts and bar-one sauce. Olive and Oil seduces with lunch and dinners in a bustling Mediterranean ambiance, perfect for languid lunches and festive dinners.

Garnished with the most plump and voluptuous olives and a complimenting selection of wines, diners can enjoy the culinary delights influenced by Mediterranean touches for an all round sumptuous meal. With delectable daily specials and firm favourites found in the Ala Carte menu this welcoming and warm establishment rewards with gastronomic delight. Enjoy signature dishes such as the ever-popular prawn tails wrapped in phyllo served with dill, sweet chilli and Greek yoghurt dipping sauce. For meat lovers, the dijon, avocado and feta sirloin is a melt-in-the-mouth 300g of succulent deliciousness. For the seafood lovers, try the extensive array of dishes grilled and basted in their very own secret basting. Round off a satisfying meal with delectably sinful desserts such as the kahlua avalanche comprised of vanilla ice cream wrapped in a pancake, smothered in kahlua, nuts and bar one sauce or the death by chocolate, which consists of warm chocolate fudge cake smothered in bar one sauce and served with ice cream or cream. Olive and Oil will delight and intoxicate the palate with taste sensations seduced by Mediterranean flair for a truly pleasurable taste experience.

Linger over a sumptuous breakfast at this bustling breakfast spot or wind down feasting on hearty suppers, Oscars entices the palate with local cuisine and homely comforts in a vibrant cosmopolitan atmosphere. Offering a wide selection of delicious meals enhanced by a relaxed and trendy ambience, locals and visitors linger the day away exploring the hearty dishes that tantalise the palate. From sumptuous breakfasts, fresh Line Fish, King Klip, succulent Lamb Shanks, assorted specialised curries and cascading open sandwiches to super Oscars Burgers patrons can be assured of a home away from home setting that will wind down the days events and inspire early mornings.

Piatto Restaurant Grill welcomes with trendy and comfortable surrounds and modern styled interior that embraces the art of Mediterranean living. The menu entices with delicious Italian pasta dishes, authentic Portuguese cooking with a nostalgic hint of traditional LM flavour, Greek Moussaka and Lamb, tender, loose on the bone and seasoned with spices and wine. Enjoy the best of traditional Italian, Greek and Portuguese cuisine in the heart of the Garden Food Court.

Rockafellas Theatre of Food invites diners to relish in a bygone era of the 30’s and 40’s brimming with nostalgic atmosphere and grand buffet dining. The décor is elegant, classic and bold following the steps of jazz flanked by unsurpassed views of Scottville racecourse and the city. Enjoy a variety of mouth watering meals and glamorous surrounds at Rockafellas Theatre of Food at the Golden Horse Casino, Pietermaritzburg.

With tables spilling out onto the pavement and lively orders flowing into the kitchen, Spiga d’Oro oozes Italian bistro dining with rustic classiness. Embracing a European ambience nestled in small rustic setting, this buzzing lively restaurant offers hearty Italian meals in comfort and practicality. Serving top notch pizzas and pastas Spiga d’Oro seduces the palate with comfort food in just the right amount of garlic, olives and anchovies ensuring hearty helpings of pure Italian food. For Antipasto try the penne pasta with smoked salmon, diced feta, heaps of parmesan topped with fresh ripe avo & ground black pepper followed by the primi piatti cooked with extra virgin olive oil, garlic, chilli and however many prawns you'd like. The traditional menu also offers a take away option. Pizza served Italian style, thin crispy crust brushed with a homemade Napoletana sauce and topped with delicious mozzarella. Open until early hours of the morning along the famous Florida Road strip, Spiga d’Oro serves up hearty Italian fare, loaded with reasonable prices and buzzing ambience like no other.

With an interior that reflects their simple philosophy, The Burger Co evokes a vision of fresh food that is better for you and the environment. Food that wraps the palate in flavour and honest goodness, fresh cut French fries cooked in hearty olive oil, beef raised organically topped with organic herbs and lettuce for the ultimate gourmet experience. A place to relax and unwind soaking up the trendy minimalistic setting complimented by a breezy terrace for a healthier alternative to fast food with focus on healthy wholesome food without those nasty additives. Some favourites include the GBC with dry cured bacon, blue cheese and onion marmalade, and the Uncle Phil Burger with beef or chicken, Philadelphia cheese, sweet chilli sauce and crispy bacon. Vegetarians can feast on the Veggie Burger with grilled Portobello mushroom, roast red peppers, grilled aubergine and pestonaise. There are also Salad options for those who want something a little lighter, these include the Halloumi, Avo and Oven Roasted Cherry Tomato Salad with cashew nuts and baby lettuce. Visit the Burger Co for a truly irresistible approach to burger dining with foods that say “Ingredients Matter”.

A preferred meeting spot for locals, visitors and businesspersons alike, The Hops indulges the palate with comfy pub food complimented by bottomless draughts cooled to a chilling 1degree. Best known for Eisbiens tender fall off the bone lamb shanks, diners can linger around the menu sampling a variety of tasty pub fare enhanced by a great selection of wines and no corkage charge. The Hops is bustling, family friendly establishment perfect for lazy lunches or electric sports matches.

Offering pub meals in traditional South African style, The Hops is a bustling, bottomless watering hole that secures the day with a 1-degree bottomless draught and hearty pub meal. Known for eisbiens, lamb shanks and healthy options, diners dwell on the day’s events enjoying meals such as club sandwich layered with chicken, bacon, cheddar and mayonnaise. For a lighter option, try the smoked chicken, avocado and pesto mayonnaise salad or tuck into a whole flattie chicken dressed in peri-peri or BBQ sauce. Plump lemon grilled prawns partnered with savoury rice & lemon butter wets the appetite before concluding the meal with a chocolate brownie cake. The Hops invites relaxation and hearty pub fare, enjoyed with good company and crisp glass of frosted ale.

This state of the art supper theatre club beacons a new take on dining and entertainment. Located in La Montagne Resort, The Pumpkin Theatre Club entices with lively shows and flavourful delicacies. Enjoy tasty curries, traditional carveries and seafood delights from the dinner buffet served at 6:30pm before the show starts at 8pm. Tables scattered before the stage await the curtain, applauded by the palate and delicious meals before the lively theatre production begins. The Pumpkin Theatre Club offers diners a memorable dining experience located along Compensation Beach Road in Ballito.