South Kruger Park Restaurants

Famous for mouth watering Mozambican style peri-peri chicken and delicious Mediterranean dishes, diners enjoy the beautiful Sabie Valley alongside a glass of fine wine and delectable specialities. Located in the scenic surrounds, Restaurant Cozihna Velha offers a seasonal a la Carte menu for breakfast, lunch for dinner and soothing pre dinner drink under the stars.

Dine within the cosy interior or a intimate dining experience or enjoy café style ambiance on the sunny veranda wrapped in potted olive and orange trees. Ambiance music compliments the menu flowing with Moroccan and Mediterranean dishes including the likes of sushi and Chinese dishes alongside a chilled bottle of wine. The Fez Restaurant offers lunch and dinner in relaxed surrounds, the perfect place for sharing platters and a good bottle of wine.

For a truly interesting and inspiring African dining experience, Kuka is the place to be. The food is superb, fusing African cuisines from all over the continent and jazzing them up to present a menu full of cosmopolitan offerings. Open all day long and serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, Kuka is the perfect spot for whatever you desire, be it a full meal with family or a tantalising cocktail with good friends.

The open flowing spaces invite the seamlessly decorated ambiance into the dining experience inspired by international good honest food. Striking locally made chandeliers boasting over 6000 beads welcomes diners into this gem of creativity as seasonal and varied dishes grace the palate over relaxed breakfast and lunches.

The restaurant is managed by the Dialer family. The atmosphere is relaxed, capturing the bush atmosphere in the décor, and ensuring you are whisked far away from the rushed city life. We provide a culinary experience. Come and enjoy personally prepared African family cuisine and service given with extra care and a smile. Great value for your money. The restaurant is set in a spacious thatched building, large enough to accommodate seven tables. The rustic log furniture comprises six tables each seating six persons, and one table seating ten. The restaurant is air-conditioned for your comfort and there are TV monitors and two big screens which can be programmed to two different channels, so you can watch soccer and rugby at the same time. The restaurant is fully licensed and boasts with a well-stocked bar and a varied menu. The kitchen is open from 07:00 to 21:00. On the busy nights the kitchen will stay open until all tummies are full. Customers wishing to enjoy supper under the open African sky will find four tables on the veranda; you may be able to identify the Southern Cross in the night sky. There is also a possibility that you could hear the lion's roar or the mad laugh of hyenas. The restaurant will be closed on 25 December and open every day during peak season.

Trendy, vibrant and up-market, this popular restaurant is equipped with a butchery which supplies both wet and dry meats, all perfectly treated and aged. A speciality of this restaurant is the boerewors which comes in traditional and flavoured varieties. Biltong is also a popular choice here. The steaks are superb and diners are able to choose precisely how much they want. To go with the fabulous food is a selection of a wonderful South African wine, kept in a carefully controlled wine cellar. Pioneer's Butcher and Grill puts quality first, providing a thoroughly satisfying dining experience.

Resting in the heart of the lowveld exuding a stylish yet relaxed ambiance, Rissington Inn tempts a wide variety of traditional dishes with an authentic twist. Indulge in country favourites such as ostrich carpaccio, served with rocket, beetroot carpaccio, brinjal crisps and chopped olive dressed with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. For mains, try the tarragon trout, tender pan-fried trout fillets on a bed of spinach, with a creamy tarragon sauce (served separately), julienne vegetables and gratin potatoes. Desert touches on a classic apple pie laden with cinnamon and raisins, served hot or cold. Alongside firm favourites, Rissington Inn offers wonderful soups, interesting starters, succulent trout dishes, fine curries, tender fillet steaks and a range of vegetarian dishes to suit the most discerning palate.

For exquisite comfort food in warm and welcoming surroundings and friendly, attentive service, Salt Restaurant is the place to be. This multi-level, spacious, open-plan restaurant with contemporary and understated decor is a superb way to spend some time dining in comfort. A wood-burning fireplace adds to the homely ambience as does the open kitchen, where tantalising smells entice the diners. Creative and mouth-watering offerings, made with the freshest ingredients and served with a warm smile make Salt Restaurant the place to go for a truly relaxed and comfortable dining experience.

Starters of prawn, mango and sunflower seed salad, deli platters of homemade pesto, tapenades and marinated artichokes followed by lamb cutlets with rosemary potatoes, crocodile curry and rump with parmesan mash and green peppercorns sauce will only be complemented by a pavlova with Chantilly cream, confetti of fruit and vanilla syrup, and irresistible milktart, or a cheese platter that will do any fire place, loving couple and good bottle of red proud. Wines have been carefully selected, tasted, and some more, having gone with a few old faithfuls like the Rubicon, Rupert & Rothschild, Haute Cabriere and L’Ormarins, to a couple of new slightly frisky recruits like the Cape point Sauvignon Blanc and the Groote Post “Old Mans blend”. For the more adventurous a Gosset Grande Réserve in true French tradition is also available. Décor and table arrangements are rather special, with direct access to the largest rose supplier of the Lowveld market

For delicious continental cuisine and impeccable hospitality, The Ant and Elephant is the place to be. A superb menu is on offer at this homely, country restaurant. Popular options include the surf ‘ n’ turf, the slow roasted lamb shank and the pork fillet. The wine list is modest but proffers some popular South African bottles. The decor encompasses the warm feel of a country establishment and the staff are friendly and welcoming to match. A great place for the whole family, The Ant and Elephant is well worth a visit

Enjoy dining on the deck overlooking the garden and farmlands or inside warmed by the welcoming décor. Once monthly you can join us for our famous “Pudding Club” which is held every first Friday of the month where you can come and indulge your sweet tooth with a selection of 6 desserts after having a delicious main course. The a la Carte menu offers a variety of delicious meals suited for any occasion dining with a well appointed wine list paired to compliment each meal.

Perched on a hillside overlooking the Sabie River Valley and veiled Drakensberg Mountains, Tuskers Restaurant offers diners a haven of peace and tranquillity while sampling true African cuisine. Dine within the thatch roof dining hall cooled by summery fans or curl up next to the crackling winter fire with a glass of sherry before indulging in pan fried African food and excellent wines.