Restaurants near La Lucia
*Distances are shown as the crow flies and are not necessarily the actual travelling
distance.
Durban North Bistro restaurant
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Durban North (1.5 km from La Lucia) Fresh local ingredients grace the palate with emphasis on heart-warming food for the soul. Generous portions extend the dining experience complimented by well-partnered wines and excellent service.
Try the deceptive simplicity of penne with baby peas, smoked ham, mint and rocket in a cream and parmesan sauce or the brinjal three ways starter.
Marco Paulo tempts the palate with sophisticated simplicity for a truly memorable dining experience.
Umhlanga Asian restaurant
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Umhlanga (1.6 km from La Lucia) Specializing in Thai, this cosy and small restaurant serves an extensive array of chicken, beef, fish and vegetable dishes typically infused with traditional Thai aromas and spices.
Enjoy distinct Thai flavours and atmosphere at Chock Dee.
Umhlanga Ridge International restaurant
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Umhlanga Ridge (1.9 km from La Lucia) This chic, vibey restaurant can seat up to 150 guests and serves an array of international cuisine. Modern, gourmet, fusion-style food can be enjoyed and Asian-inspired dishes, as well as a Japanese Hibachi grill are available from time to time. For the less adventurous foodies, delicious thin-crusted pizzas, home-made pastas and antipasti complete the predominantly Italian-style menu.
Umhlanga Mediterranean restaurant
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Umhlanga (1.9 km from La Lucia) Set in the courtyard, this very successful restaurant is host to 50 outdoor tables overlooking the hustle and bustle of the shopping centre. Superb Italian, Greek and Portuguese cuisine prepared the unmistakable Piatto way is on offer along with a good wine selection and even a nice choice of cigars.
Durban Seafood restaurant
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Durban (1.9 km from La Lucia) Cape Town Fish Market is a vibrant restaurant, fish bar, teppanyaki, and sushi bar with a stylish yet warm and comforting vibe. The menu offers a large variety of delicious combinations of South African and Japanese dishes. Customers can choose their seafood from the fresh fish market, and all dishes are prepared according to preferred proportion of the customer.
The restaurant also caters for vegetarians and for those who prefer meat and poultry. The kiddies menu offers a range of meals from fish and chips to burgers and chocolate brownies. The drinks menu includes cocktails, white, red and sparkling wine, and non-alcoholic beverages, coffees, and liqueurs.
Mr Delivery service is also available.
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Umhlanga (2 km from La Lucia) This proudly South African restaurant is a favourite among families and serves up hearty meals at affordable prices.
Dros has an extensive menu and dishes include cheesy pizzas, succulent steaks, certain speciality meals like lamb shank and eisbein, and much more. Kids are well catered for with their own menu and an amazing play area fitted with jumping castles, games, playstations and kiddies tables and chairs. Birthday parties can also be catered for.
Dros is fully licensed and offers a wide variety of beverages including the best South African wines and beers. The dessert menu mustn’t be overlooked and is the ideal way to end off your meal.
Here you will experience true South African hospitality and awesome food.
Umhlanga Contemporary restaurant
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Umhlanga (2.1 km from La Lucia) Mugg & Bean is a relaxed, cosy restaurant and coffee shop that is ideal for a family dinner, business lunch, or a catching up with friends over a delicious cup of coffee. It is renowned for its famous bottomless coffee and giant muffins.
The extensive menu caters for everyone, including vegans and vegetarians. The breakfast menu has everything from a typical South African farm breakfast to New Orleans French Toast and a Designer Omelette. There is a variety of sandwiches to choose from, as well as gourmet burgers, salads and soups.
There is also a large selection of traditional favourties such as lasagne, steak, chops and ribs. The special kids’ menu offers everything from potatoes, to steak to milk and cookies. It is sure to leave the little ones satisfied.
Umhlanga Seafood restaurant
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Umhlanga (2.1 km from La Lucia) Ocean Basket is a popular South African restaurant offering hearty, fresh seafood at affordable prices. The extensive menu caters for all tastes, and even for the little ones. All main meals come with either stir fry, rice, chips or salad.
The fun, vibrant kids’ meals like ‘Mermaids Calamari Rings’ and ‘Captain Hook’s Prawns’ will make sure your brood is satisfied and healthy. There are also great seafood platters on offer and mouth-watering sushi, maki, sashimi and fashion sandwiches.
Durban South African restaurant
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Durban (2.2 km from La Lucia) There are over 237 local Spur steak branches and 28 international ones. Spur offers hearty and satisfying meals with great value for money. The steak ranch is famous for their classic burgers made from AAA-grade beef, served with the crispiest chips and Spur’s own recipe for the tastiest onion rings.
Every branch is lively, vibrant and incredibly family friendly. There is a kiddies menu and a lovely entertainment area for children. The food is generously portioned, extremely tasty and brilliantly priced.
Umhlanga Greek restaurant
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Umhlanga (2.2 km from La Lucia) Experience sensational surrounding complimented by signature dishes and handpicked wines that embrace the Greek heritage heightened by bold colours painted on a white canvas for a refreshing interactive dining experience.
Using the highest quality ingredients that seduce with palate with a multitude of mezze dishes, Plaka creates a setting that offers the finest unpretentious food. Signature dishes such as the line fish grilled whole on an open flame or the prawns and the kleftico succulently melt in your mouth.
Delight in fusion of majestic prawns, succulent tender fillets and the most lavish, luscious oysters or begin your meal with a traditional starter of haloumi, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onion, olives and a silky dressing followed by lamb chops, grilled and prepared traditionally with salt and oregano, for maximum flavour.
If you saved enough room for this delicious Galaktobouriko – a baked custard in crispy phyllo pastry, drenched in lemon zest and cinnamon syrup then your dining experience is complete.
Visit Plaka for a cool, vibrant dining experience dressed in white and splashes of blues for a refreshing culinary journey to the Greek isles.
Umhlanga Seafood restaurant
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Umhlanga (2.2 km from La Lucia) John Dory's specialises in seafood, offering a wide variety of fish, shellfish, calamari, and sushi, as well as a variety of meat, poultry and vegetarian dishes. The atmosphere is family friendly and the portions are generous and affordable.
The restaurant has a main menu, a kids' menu, and a wine menu. Great seafood platters are available for the ravenous guest or for parties to share. Diners can also make up their own party platters with sushi, sandwiches, maki, nigiri and California rolls. A creative sushi train is available on the children's menu.
It is the perfect place for enjoying a family outing with delicious seafood and refreshing wines.
Durban Italian restaurant
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Durban (2.2 km from La Lucia) Primi Piatti strives to create a variety of fresh, comforting and healthy food inspired by the Italian tradition and influenced by contemporary cuisine.
All meals are prepared from scratch using the finest ingredients. The main menu has everything from croissants, omelets and sandwiches, to pizzas, fish and curry. The drinks menu offers a large variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. There is even a three-course set menu and a special menu for the little ones.
The 'Primi Pods' area is perfect for kids to play in. They will be entertained by professional chefs and caregivers who can teach them how to make their own pizza and bake their own biscuits.
Umhlanga Italian restaurant
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Umhlanga (2.2 km from La Lucia) Primi Piatti strives to create a variety of fresh, comforting and healthy food inspired by the Italian tradition and influenced by contemporary cuisine.
All meals are prepared from scratch using the finest ingredients. The main menu has everything from croissants, omelets and sandwiches, to pizzas, fish and curry. The drinks menu offers a large variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. There is even a three-course set menu and a special menu for the little ones.
The 'Primi Pods' area is perfect for kids to play in. They will be entertained by professional chefs and caregivers who can teach them how to make their own pizza and bake their own biscuits.
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Umhlanga (2.3 km from La Lucia) The logo for this restaurant is a ‘lazy panda’ which is associated with making people feel kind and happy – a sentiment that Tare Panda upholds in its values.
Situated at the popular Gateway shopping centre and overlooking the musical water fountain, Tare Panda provides truly authentic Japanese cuisine and an experience to remember.
There is cafe-style seating for those who wish to dine al fresco and inside there are varied options with standard tables, Japanese well-seating, sushi bar seating and teppanyaki seating where diners can watch their meals being prepared right in front of them.
An extensive menu and knowledgeable staff means that there is something for everyone at Tare Panda.
Umhlanga Tapas restaurant
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Umhlanga (2.3 km from La Lucia) For authentic tapas to enjoy with friends in a warm, simple setting, try Tapas on the Block.
Laid back but efficient service ensures that patrons are tended to without being fussed over and with so many tapas options, having staff that know the menu well is a lovely touch when choosing a selection of delights.
A relaxed spot to enjoy snacking on delectable tapas with friends, Tapas on the Block is the place to be.
Umhlanga Bistro restaurant
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Umhlanga (2.5 km from La Lucia) Experience the warmth of a traditional Bistro with a modern, upmarket twist at 3 Chefs Bistro.Delectable dishes and impeccable hospitality await you at this popular first floor venue. The large curved glass windows allow for views over the hustle and bustle of lively Gateway and Umhlanga Ridge.Modern furnishings and designs contrast perfectly with classical music and create a unique ambience, putting diners completely at ease. This is further enhanced by the flawless service from a dedicated team on the restaurant floor and behind the scenes.The food is exquisite, with many options that come in a trio to pay homage to the three chefs of its namesake.Superb cuisine, warm service and an all round great time await you at 3 Chefs Bistro.
Umhlanga Steakhouse restaurant
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Umhlanga (2.5 km from La Lucia) A carnivore’s dream, Butcher Boys provides a superb dining experience with perfectly aged steaks.
Those who don’t fancy red meat aren’t left out. There is a splendid selection of line fish, prawn, calamari and chicken dishes.
Of course, a hearty steak dinner is not complete without a bottle of the best and Butcher Boys know this. A temperature controlled cellar houses an eclectic selection of South African wines from estates in and around the Cape.
With simple decor that invites you in and creates a warm ambience and a team of dedicated and knowledgeable staff, Butcher Boys will be a dining experience to repeat again and again.
Durban Contemporary restaurant
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Durban (2.8 km from La Lucia) Mugg & Bean is a relaxed, cosy restaurant and coffee shop that is ideal for a family dinner, business lunch, or a catching up with friends over a delicious cup of coffee. It is renowned for its famous bottomless coffee and giant muffins.
The extensive menu caters for everyone, including vegans and vegetarians. The breakfast menu has everything from a typical South African farm breakfast to New Orleans French Toast and a Designer Omelette. There is a variety of sandwiches to choose from, as well as gourmet burgers, salads and soups.
There is also a large selection of traditional favourties such as lasagne, steak, chops and ribs. The special kids’ menu offers everything from potatoes, to steak to milk and cookies. It is sure to leave the little ones satisfied.
Umhlanga Fusion restaurant
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Umhlanga (3.1 km from La Lucia) As the signature restaurant of the Royal Palm Hotel, Umhlanga, Dish has a reputation to protect and does so with style and grace.A fusion of modern fine dining with a variety of options for any kind of mood and setting you wish for, Dish accommodates every taste and need.A simple palette of blacks and creams creates a stylish but laid back look. The layout follows the same theme, with a central bar area, a lounge, a dining room and a sprawling courtyard. Diners are spoilt for choice when it comes to where they take their meals or enjoy their drinks.A vibrant and welcoming place to enjoy a few cocktails and snacks or a place for a hearty lunch or dinner with friends, Dish is worth stopping by.
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Umhlanga (3.2 km from La Lucia) Panarottis Pizza Pasta specialises in serving quality Italian-style cuisine. The restaurant offers a friendly and relaxing environment where friends and family can enjoy a delicious handmade pizza topped with the freshest ingredients. Pizzas are traditionally made with a thin base, with calzone and thick base available on request. Every pizza is made from an original and unique recipe, but if none of the pizza options seem satisfying enough, you can create your own pizza with a selection of your favourite toppings.