Western Cape Restaurants

Set deep in the stunning countryside of Helderberg is 96 Winery Road. The main menu is updated four times a year, while the seasonal menu changes much more frequently, nearly every day. A very impressive wine list, comprising around 250 wines leave diners truly spoilt for choice.

Cradled in the lush Eilandia Valley, Bon Rouge Bistro offers gourmet picnic baskets, salads, cold meats and cheeses, perfect for alfresco dining. Enjoy plated and buffet meals on Sunday and daily local cuisine such as waterblommetjiebredie and traditional Cape style bobotie. All meals compliment decadent wines from the Bon Cap Wine Cellar. Bon Rouge Bistro offers a lunch and dinner menu, revised daily, dependent on fresh produce. Bookings essential.

The décor exudes style and comfort, delectable meals and alfresco occasions in the sunlit rose garden. Generous portions of creature comforts such as French toast, beer battered fish and slow roasted oxtail compliments the delicate flavours of locally produced wines. A jungle gym and kiddies menu favours young palates while adults relax over a refreshing glass of wine and intimate meal.

Peruse the delicious a la carte and buffet menu brimming with local cuisine and excellent award winning wines. Dine in rustic elegance framed by exposed beams and low ambient lighting with soft copper hue tables draped in traditional patterned tablecloths. Buffelsdrift specialises in local Karoo cuisine complimented by homemade preserves, chutney, pickles, fresh produce, herbs and bread. The grand fireplace adds cosy warmth to cold winter evenings and French doors invite the balmy summer evenings in extending out onto the wooden deck. Wrap the senses in soothing surrounds and delicious cuisine enchanted by the occasional call of the wild at Buffelsdrift Game Lodge in Oudtshoorn.

This country retreat embraces passion, love and tranquillity enticed by fresh country cuisine and decadent wine list. Named after the great Italian Opera singer, prima donna, Renate Tebaldi, Café Tebaldi warms the palate with resounding signature dishes. The superb a la carte menu proudly seduces with rolled sirloin served on parmesan mash with a berry and red wine sauce. Vegetarians melt with asparagus and sundried tomato risotto with truffle oil or aglio olio el greco- spaghetti with local olive oil, garlic, fresh basil, grilled haloumi cheese and parmesan shavings. Our lunch menu offers a wide selection of fresh country cuisine ranging from healthy vegetable wraps to gourmet burgers and sandwiches, and the noted fish and chips, the best in the Breede River Valley. Spend the day enjoying quality time immersed in a scenic backdrop of beauty and splendour indulged by wine, food and love at Café Tebaldi.

Located in the idyllic village of Koringberg, Cornberg Café is situated in an old farm barn with picturesque views and private ambiance. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinners, and a good dollop of relaxation, diners enjoy a simple a la Carte menu brimming with seasonal dishes. Start the day with a wholesome breakfast, or unwind in tranquility over a hearty pub lunch, Cornberg Café is your relaxed country experience in the heart of Koringberg.

Located 8km from Bredasdorp, on the Nacht Wacht Farm, Country Cuisine Restaurant offers personal dining on a modern sheep and cattle farm. The historic building dates back to the early 1800’s boasting a whitewashed look and elegant country interior laden with the smell of fresh flowers and art. The menu leans towards personal attention, alongside signature and chef’s dishes such as Springbok Carpaccio with Gruyère and fresh rocket, rack of Lamb with a balsamic, cranberry and fig reduction served with a garlic and sweet potato mash and crusty Crème Brulee. Immerse the palate in relaxed country cuisine and discover crisp clean tastes and a stylish wine list to compliment your experience.

The Country Kitchen has been dubbed Tuscan and Mediterranean in style. Located in the wine tasting facility of Mont Rochelle vineyards, the restaurant offers relaxed dining, with a slant on Mediterranean fare. This is the perfect spot for an al fresco lunch or cosy dinner. The décor is rustic, from authentic wooden tables to potted herbs, huge candelabra and a cosy fireplace.It might only be a few minutes drive from town but this restaurant is a world apart when it comes to soaking up the sights and sounds of the Winelands. Wine tasting can be conducted at restaurant tables – a perfect way to see which wine goes best with dishes ordered.Alternatively for those wanting more fresh air and relaxation, pick up a picnic basket at the Country Kitchen and take a stroll through the vineyards to the dam, into the rose garden or to the shade of an oak tree and make yourself comfortable. Unpack your basket of delights, a cold bottle of wine, lay back, relax and watch the horse riders meandering along the vineyard paths on their way to enjoying a wine tasting and cellar tour at Mont Rochelle.Open daily from 10:00 to 19:00 (Last seating at 18:00)Dinner Monday and Tuesday at 19:00 (Last seating at 20:30)Closed Wednesday to Sunday for dinner.

Stellenbosch Simonsig Wine Estate boasts the elegant Cuvee restaurant. Located at the one of the starting points of the Stellenbosch wine route, this eatery serves all the best loved South African dishes with plenty of ambiance to set the mood for a good meal out. The restaurant is cosy with its old school Cape Dutch décor and offers a seasonal menu to match. All dishes may be ordered as half or full portions, which suits the undecided who want some of this with some of that. Traditionalists will be soothed with the likes of loin of Kalahari Springbok or flame grilled fillet of beef with roasted vine tomatoes, while others may be tickled by Cape Malay Bobotie samosas with Malmesbury yoghurt and Antoinette Malan’s Muscat jam. Not forgetting that the wine farm is famous for its Méthode Cap Classique (making sparkling wine in the French tradition), be sure to sample some bubbly with starters. The establishment also has an additional area for private functions. The Van Niekerk Room is modern, sleek and sophisticated and accommodates parties of thirty or more.

We serve delicious Cape-country food using local and seasonal ingredients. Summer includes salads from our garden, a gourmet Springbok burger, local-style ploughman's platter of olives, sundried tomatoes, grilled aubergine, Boerenkaas and relish, West Coast mussels in curried Malay broth, savoury tarts with organic salad and pan-fried baby calamari. Dinner includes slow-cooked Moroccan lamb shanks, aged rib-eye steak on risotto and fresh grilled line fish - to name a few items on our menu. We serve delicious home-made desserts which include chocolate torte, pear and almond frangipane and tarte au citron. The menu is small but there is always something for everyone. Our food is fresh and prepared daily with a big emphasis on the quality - we use free range and organic where possible. Our wine list comprises wine from Robertson and McGragor Valley only and these compliment our dishes beautifully. If you would prefer to bring your own, we do ask a corkage fee. We are open from Thursday to Sunday for lunch, from Thursday to Saturday for dinner, and on Saturday and Sunday for breakfast. Our daytime hours are fro 9 am to 4 pm, and our evening hours are from 7 pm to 10 pm. Bookings are essential for evening dinners and Sunday lunches.

Dose up on decadent delights wrapped in quirky décor and country ambiance, Eseltjiesrus Country Kitchen robes the palate with South African cuisine infused with an international twist. Start the day with a full breakfast, omelette, French toast or a health option of muesli, yoghurt, fresh fruit and honey. Light lunches offer toasted sandwiches and homemade hamburgers followed by heartier meals such as homemade pies, oxtail ragout, Lamb curry and coq-au-van. The bakery delights with homemade scones and savoury muffins, baked daily, and a varied selection of decadent deserts. Revive a balmy summer day with a glass of refreshing homemade ginger beer and lemonade or select homegrown wines from the small but affordable wine list. Vegetarians pamper the palate with varied delights such as spinach and blue cheese pie, vegetarian lasagne and lentil nut roast. Dine indoors or alfresco on the patios, looking out onto a garden brimming with Aloes and Palms. Eseltjierus Country Kitchen is the perfect place for slow breakfasts and teatime treats.

Deep in the scenic Robertson Valley is an award-winning restaurant that has diners returning again and again.Enjoy long leisurely lunches with stunning views spanning the vineyards and Sonderend Mountains in the distance.The decor is simple and unpretentious and creates a charming and tranquil atmosphere. A large verandah complete with umbrellas provides a great place to enjoy al fresco dining.Country cuisine is the order of the day, created with care using seasonal ingredients and fresh vegetables and herbs from the garden. Portions are substantial and diners have a superb selection of the finest wines from the Robertson Valley to choose as an accompaniment.

Fyndraai is an exciting restaurant with a local twist, on the Solms-Delta wine estate outside Franschhoek. The food, like its adventurous wines, lives up to the Solms-Delta claim of being proudly Hiervandaan (‘from this place’).You not only walk into history in the 325-year-old wine farm restaurant, you walk OVER it. The glass floor covers the archaeological substructure of a 1740 wine cellar.The innovative menu further combines historical ingredients with contemporary tastes. Seasonal menus with daily specials break away from the Franschhoek norm, with food that is “anything but french”. Instead, Fyndraai explores genuine Cape culinary traditions: European, Asian and African. This truly is ‘food of origin’. Enjoy your meal paired with the equally innovative Solms wines that range from the serious and highly rated through unusual to light-hearted quaffers. There’s something for all palates and pockets - by the bottle and the glass. And yes, there is a glossary translating the unfamiliar local names for foreign visitors.Picnic throughout the year in the farm’s enchanting riverside forest. Appetising fresh baskets are available, with delicious vegetarian options.Booking for parties of more than 10 essential and set menus available for groups.Solms-Delta  is the perfect place for a day out in the country. Make sure you include Wine tasting and a visit to the farm Museum van de Caab too - admission to both is free.Fyndraai is open Tuesdays to Saturdays 10.00am to 6.00pm; Sundays and Mondays 10.00am to 5.00pm. Drinks and snacks will be available from 10.00am to 12.00noon, following which lunch will be served.

Hilda’s Kitchen boasts modern country fare and an ever-changing menu within the beautiful surrounds of an old Cape Dutch farmhouse. Enjoy hearty soups such as cream of broccoli or corn chowder, fish cakes with dashed with Asian infusions and tasty savoury bakes. Meat lovers wallow in slow roasted pork belly or a rich lamb pie or laid back Old Man’s prego roll with homemade garlic mayonnaise and hand-cut fries is a winner. Wooden floors, high ceilings and graceful charm compliment fine estate wines and hearty cuisine. The service is friendly and attentive, perfect for an easygoing lunch with friends and family.

Sumptuous country fare is the order of the day at this rustic and truly charming venue in beautiful Franschhoek.A superb menu offers delicious country cooking and the wine list is excellent and very well priced. There is straw wine available aswell, for diners who fancy something a bit different.A dedicated team on the restaurant floor make a point of making diners feel relaxed and expertly tended to without any intrusion.Set in a barn that dates back 200 years, the venue adapts to warm and cold weather perfectly with a cosy interior and lush lawns and patios to enjoy the warmer days.Come for the delicious food, the cheese tasting or even the live jazz on weekends through summer!

Absolutely stunning sweeping views of the Franschhoek Valley provide the perfect backdrop for this restaurant’s delicious contemporary country cuisine. It’s the perfect setting for a very lazy, long lunch, and their lunches are legendary! La Petite Ferme delivers innovative food using fresh local ingredients. Consistently voted one of the 'Top 10 Restaurants' by Wine Magazine, it’s definitely worth a visit.

Madre's Kitchen and Country Grocer is set on a farm just outside Stanford village. Surrounded by vineyards and overlooking the dam, it's a great spot to linger with friends and loved ones. The menu is inspirational country cooking, with fresh breakfast and lunch options. Madre also produces a delicious range of wheat-free cakes. Children are well catered for and can burn off excess energy on the jungle gym and trampoline.

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.

Sprawling lawns and gardens invites alfresco dining under an old Oak tree and roaring log fires warm frosty limbs dining on hearty country cuisine. Nestled on the Morgenhof Wine Farm, the setting captures the senses and essence of the wine lands. The menu invites a la carte lunches and afternoon teas brimming with seasonal produce and lighter options such as salads. Dine in the garden under the age-old Oak tree or within glass walled restaurant dressed in vines, warmed by the winter sunshine and fireplace at the Morgenhof Restaurant in Stellenbosch.

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.

Enjoy breakfast, afternoon tea and light meals in the picturesque town of Montagu soaking up the warm African sun savouring pies, baked specials and delicious burgers using local and homegrown produce. This cute little roadside coffee shop serves up delicious meals and hearty farmhouse breakfasts in the country dining room or in the delightful tea garden. The Rambling Rose inspires lazy lunches and slow breakfasts in a farmhouse setting nestled in the picturesque village of Montagu.

Located in tranquil gardens, this small deck restaurant invites the summer breeze, alfresco, boasting home from home cooking and decadent platters in a fantastic setting. Scenic vistas lull the senses into total relaxation immersing the palate into decadent cheese platters, Asian platters, snack platters, delicious rump steaks served with mushroom sauce, salmon fish cakes served with salad, hamburgers and fresh salads. Ridgeback Wines Restaurant escapes the palate to a culinary oasis in the heart of wine country off the famous Route 62.

Shake off the road and sit down surrounded by tranquil surrounds and the lingering aroma of freshly baked Dutch apple pie and roasted coffee. Route 62 Farmstall and Restaurant offers a wide variety of traditional meals suited for sumptuous breakfasts and light lunches. Browse the satisfying farm stall taking delight in freshly made goods and crafts before setting off with delicious snacks and cup of freshly brewed coffee to go. Route 62 Farmstall and Restaurant is a welcoming landmark just off the R62 entrance to Montagu.

Cape Culture meets Belgian Flair... Experience food prepared with personal care and a passion for excellence! Your chef and hostess, Sabine, is Belgian and will personally ensure bourgondisch portions. Enjoy your meal and the superb service in an inviting ambience of the classic Cape-Dutch homestead, Zanddrift. The restaurant is open on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday from 09h00 until the last guest leaves; it is open om Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 09h00 to 18h00; and Thursday the restaurant is closed. Sabine has opened and owned two busy restaurants in Swellendam which are still running successfully, and then opened Sabine’s Drostdy Restaurant on the 1 August 2010. As a Swellendam resident for 22 years already, Sabine’s two great passions are food and Swellendam. She fulfills both these passions in the her capacity as the owner of Sabine’s, which offers both the Swellendam market as well as all its visitors a dining experience to indulge in and a tourism product for Swellendam to be proud of. The menu offers tantalizing meals which could be served either outside while enjoying the most fantastic views, or, weather depending, in the homely atmosphere inside with a beckoning fire in the open fireplace. Fresh country air, flair and the finest food are what it's all about. The extensive wine list boasts a variety of wines from the area.

Relax in a farmhouse setting welcomed by an inviting dining room extending out onto beautiful gardens. Soak up the sun and drifting birdsong over tea and scones or popular Sunday lunch. The ever-changing menu displayed on chalkboards harnesses locally sourced food and seasonal produce. Scrumptious farmhouse breakfasts and hearty burgers and chips delight the palate alongside delicious fare spilling off the a la carte menu. From scones and tea to Sunday lunches, Stormsvlei Farm Stall and Restaurant wraps the senses in tranquil surrounds and country cuisine.

Located on the Welmoed Wine Farm, The Duck Pond satisfies the palate with hearty cuisine and lighter meals brimming with fresh ingredients. Whether dining indoors or on the sprawling lawns alfresco, the menu will cater light and healthy meals and fine Welgemoed wines.

Situated on Voortrekker Street, The Frangipani boasts delicious breakfasts, light meals, baked goods and range of vegetarian and gluten free meals. Dine inside or alfresco on the cool veranda enjoying a full English breakfast and aromatic coffee, or peruse the selection of freshly baked scones, muffins and cakes. Sunday roasts deliver hearty portions of roast free-range chicken & roast potatoes with vegetables or a delicious oxtail & beef stew with vegetables. Browse the quirky collection of bric and brac, including second hand books for an added bit of retail therapy. The Frangipani is a culinary delight in the heart of McGregor off the scenic Route 62.

Browse the gift shops brimming with retail therapy before tucking into real old-fashioned babotie or hearty chicken pies. For something lighter, try the crunchy salads or generously filled sandwiches. Deserts sin with decadent cheese, carrot cake and lemon meringue pie and oversized traditional baked scones and muffins. The Orchid satisfies with a perfect days shopping and decadent delights in the poster town of Montagu off the famous Route 62.

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.

Located on West Coast Road, this homemade heaven shares a relaxed and memorable dining experience. A cosy fireplace complimented by aromatic coffees and locally produced wines make for a perfect lunch with family and friends. Kids can let their hair down on the large playground, secured for your relaxation and feed the animals for some extra fun. Share in the passion and love of wine at the winehouse; where selected wines from the farm, Darling cellars and Swartland wineries wet the palate alongside warm slices of homemade bread and fruity jams. Visit Vyge Valley Farm Stall for the farmhouse taste of Darling, off R27 West Coast Road in Jakkalsfontein.