South Kruger Park Restaurants

Located on Main Street in Hazyview, Le Pâtissier’s menu is predominantly café style, with delicious baked good and hearty continental breakfasts and lunches. The large open plan verandas shaded by cool flamboyant trees, an aromatic coffee and delicious breakfast makes a great start to the day. Breakfast choices include croissants with country ham and emmenthal, quiche Lorraine, salads and frites served with owner’s real Belgian mayonnaise. The wine list caters for all palates, perfect with a chilled lunch and the friendly helpful service makes dining easy at this bustling little café in Hazyview.

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.

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.