Whale Coast Restaurants

Barracudas secures a location on Beach Road, with floor to ceiling glass windows to maximize your view and a relaxed ambiance to match your mood. The décor inspires a fresh, contemporary and natural feel with splashes of aqua and coral. The expansive wine list works perfectly with the well-balanced menu, which brims with seafood and various South African meats. Try the Springbok Carpaccio - thinly sliced springbok served with melon, kumquat and pecorino shavings. Move onto the Barracuda Platter layered with grilled fillet of hake, 4 queen prawns, deep-fried calamari served with savoury rice, vegetables and Beurre Blanc. Sweeten the palate with a mouth-watering try coupe tutti fruity (vanilla ice cream, mixed fruit, praline, whipped cream, nuts and granadilla sauce). Barracuda makes an ideal spot for fresh seafood, great views and bustling ambiance whether it be lunch or dinner.

Soak up the authentic harbour flavour while enjoying extensive South African fare right on the waters edge of Bertha’s Restaurant. Pass the time away in a relaxed, warm and informal setting with picturesque views extending across the yacht harbour and False Bay. Serving the freshest seafood and using only the finest ingredients, Bertha’s Restaurant caters for long lazy lunches and lingering cocktails before being swept away by the romance of the night. Watch the sunset spill out onto the terrace then pamper your palate with Golden Calamari Strips dressed in a chilli coriander and mango jam before tucking into the catch of the day grilled and served with lemon butter and a choice of rice, salad, mashed potato or chips or seasonal vegetables. The extensive menu offers platters, meats and poultry, burgers and pastas including vegetarian and salads alongside the most dense and moist Malva pudding smothered with butterscotch sauce and served with cream or ice cream. Housed on the picturesque water edge fronting the old Town Pier, Bertha’s Restaurant will sweep you off into the sunset with delectable food and soul soothing scenery.

With a laid-back atmosphere, this institution has become famous with locals and tourists. From fishermen to bikers and families, Dixies Restaurant and Pub serves delicious food upon endless lapping ocean views. A flavourful and unpretentious setting that exudes a jovial atmosphere, Dixies Restaurant and Pub provides the perfect place to linger the day away while enjoying breakfast, lunch and dinners.

Fisherman’s Cottage Restaurant in the holiday town of Hermanus is a quaint, rustic establishment that serves up a selection of seafood and other South African favourites in a charming setting. Fisherman’s Cottage is gains its character from its historic significance. The restaurant building is an original fisherman’s cottage that dates back to the 1890 and forms part of the old harbour museum in the fisherman’s village. Today guests happily sit at its rustic bench tables be it indoors or at the covered patio and enjoy the prepared catch of the day. The extensive seafood menu delivers peri-peri Yellow Tail, Calamari, seafood curry or Mussel and Shrimp spring rolls. Other menu items include venison dishes such as Gemsbok Loin and Eland Steak. Be sure to check out the blackboard for the specials. In winter the best seats are close to the log fire.

This well located restaurant set on beautiful sea and mountain views boasts large floor to ceiling glass doors swung wide open to enjoy refreshing flow and views onto the expansive terrace. Distinctly Continental, Galleons Restaurant pampers the palate with scrumptious breakfast buffets and extensive menu and wine list available. Enjoy tantalising grilled T-bone steak served with pan fried vegetables or potato wedges or succulent grilled barbecue chicken breast served with hot vegetables of the day. The wrap around terrace entices long lazy days sampling the menu with scenic views of bobbing boats moored directly below soothe and relax the mind. With the added comfort of umbrellas and heaters, patrons can enjoy alfresco dining all year round.

Embracing elegant, classic ambience with unsurpassed views, Harbour Lights serves the finest selection of seafood and grills alongside warm hospitality and superb food. Enjoy a relaxing lunch gazing out the harbour of False Bay or a romantic dinner lit by the reflecting moon. Tantalise the palate delectable starter of Avocado Ritz served with a twist, a crabstick salad topped with the usual avocado and shrimp in Marie-rose sauce. Mains pamper the palate with mouth-watering Kingklip Cecilia, layers of kingklip fillet with brinjals and baby marrow, with figs, dates, olives, tomatoes and spring onion, white wine on a bed of mash potato cordoned by lemon butter. Harbour Lights will infuse the taste buds creating a memorable dining experience. Favoured by locals and visitors alike this eatery lives up to its status of a landmark restaurant.

The Harbour Rock is a superb venue for great food and stunning views.Situated in a brilliant cliff-top spot which overlooks the vibrant fish harbour of Hermanus, the restaurant makes the most of its 280-degree sea view with large glass windows.The extensive and acclaimed menu proffers mouth-watering seafood, sushi and also meat dishes for the more carnivorous diners.The gourmet buffet breakfasts are extremely popular at the ‘Rock’ as it’s known to the many locals that frequent it.A great spot to see the Southern Right whales that visit the Western Cape coast every year, diners can also enjoy sunsets on warm summer evenings or on colder nights, the cosy fire and candle-lit tables.A superb ambience ensures that your dining experience at Harbour Rock will be a superb one.

Situated opposite the popular Melkbaai Beach, Kaapzicht Restaurant weaves soft ambient music with panoramic views for a new verse old dining experience infused with a timeless ambience. Relax on comfortable leather sofas or enjoy dining on crisp white linen tables savouring fresh grilled line fish, tender calamari and crispy schnitzels with a variety of mouth-watering pancakes and delectable waffles on offer to compliment the meal. Kaapzicht Restaurant enjoys a warm and relaxed atmosphere perfect for lulling the day away exploring heavenly food and idyllic coastal surroundings.

Sophisticated and trendy, Seafood at the Marine (Hotel) is an intimate restaurant that specialises in local seafood. Situated in the popular coastal town of Hermanus, this eatery caters for those who desire classic modernity in ever aspect. The stylish restaurant embraces classic elegance and modernity without effort. The cream colours and neutral palette creates a very relaxed mood. The open plan kitchen allows guests to observe the energy and hustle of the kitchen while meals are being prepared. The restaurant specialises in fresh fish and seafood form the Walker Bay region. Much of the menu is geared at making the most of fresh, local produce and delivering plates that abound in colour, texture and flavour. The signature “Rich man’s Fish and Chips” is a must try.

With stunning mountains silhouetting the sea and sparkling white sands of Seaforth Beach, Seaforth Restaurant soothes the palate with freshly caught, mouth-watering seafood on the spectacular waters edge. Dining in the Gun Room or the enclosed deck offers sublime views of the sea, lapping against the restaurant just meters below the deck. With appetizing seafood and penguins to entertain, patrons can sit back and relax, taking in the soothing scenery whilst enjoying good food and company. Seaforth Restaurant on Seaforth Beach is the perfect place to enjoy a meal or up close and personal sunset.

The Milkwood Restaurant is idyllically set in a nature conservation area in Onrus near the coastal town of Hermanus. Here guests can savour the seafood of the area, which is the restaurant’s specialty, as well as delicious venison dishes. The nature reserve setting provides guests with the opportunity to observe the wild life in action, as well as the luxury of a fabulous ocean view. The wooden deck for outdoor dining is perched on the river bank, which makes for a great summer evening spot. In the evenings the restaurant is transformed into a romantic location with candle light and the sound of the ocean nearby. The restaurant is open throughout the day serving meals as early as breakfast. Day time treats like cake and coffee are also on offer. The restaurant’s specialty is its seafood. Popular choices are the Line Fish, Seafood Platter and Calamari. The main courses are rounded off well with sweets like Crème Brule and imported coffee and a choice of superb specialty liqueur coffees. The restaurant gets its name from the stunning Milkwood trees that surround it.