Woodstock Restaurants

A place of festivity and celebration, and awesome aromas of fresh braai meat, Amadoda Braai ends the week with crazy Fridays and Saturdays enjoyed by all who relish the term braai. Kick back and soak up the authentic sounds and African hospitality and experience true township style in Woodstock. Round off your weekend with a chilled Sunday, a good braai and some good mates at the Amadoda Braai in Strand Street, Woodstock.

Plush seating, elegant décor and sophisticated ambiance are why Bread Café caters for a more cultivated crowd. Live Saturday jazz soothes the palate into a refined serving of truffled scrambled egg with pancetta and eggs Benedict with creamy hollandaise rounded off with a good coffee and freshly squeezed orange juice. The lunch menu offers a delectable selection of gourmet sandwiches, salads (walnut and gorgonzola on peppery greens), burgers and very good pastas. Try the wood-fired roast chicken dish with balsamic potatoes! Bread Café claims the best pain au chocolate and a pricey wine list. Closed on Sundays. Live jazz on Saturdays from 11:00 – 14:00.

A superb Indian restaurant with an emphasis on vegetarian options, Chandani provides delicious authentic food with influences from all over India. Enjoy succulent tandoori dishes and deliciously soft naans and parathas as well as exciting vegetarian options like paneer and brinjal curries. The wine list is carefully compiled to include wines that go perfectly with the Indian fare. The decor is designed with traditional Indian surroundings in mind and features beautiful touches such as a peacock mosaic and decorative lanterns. For a taste of India that you won’t forget, try Chandani.

Located along Roodebloem Road in Woodstock, Frangipani’s exudes a peaceful and homely feel. The menu proffers light meals, buffet choices and hearty breakfasts. Sit on the balcony with a paper, frothy cappuccino; a favoured hotspot on balmy summer days.

The tropical ambiance compliments the good food and summery cocktails. Upstairs the balcony welcomes with sweeping harbour views, balmy sunshine and invites relaxation. Downstairs the bar and restaurant exudes a warm and cosy setting, enjoyed alongside the roaring winter fire. Expect delicious home-style island cooking, served by friendly and attentive staff. The chicken is free-range and they even cater for healthy appetites with carrot and ginger soup, homemade walnut veggie burgers and gluten-free butternut ravioli. Caribbean specialties include Jamaican jerk chicken, curried Goat, Jamaican patties, pineapple BBQ ribs and chicken and chorizo jambalaya. Vegetarians are taken care of with Montego Bay mushrooms, Roast Veg Pasta salad or Trinidad Roti to mention a few.

Tempt the taste buds with contemporary world, where the menu focuses on fresh seasonal ingredients. For starters, try the flavourful tom yum soup with coconut cream and ciabatta wafers or home-cured gravadlax with crushed new potato, chive and caper salad. Mains proffers hearty comforts like gnocchi with zucchini cream and balsamic onion marmalade, or a Gorgonzola beef fillet with a port reduction. Desert tempts with dense flourless almond cake with dark chocolate topping or the light and airy coconut and cardamom crème brûleé. Discover culinary decadence and contemporary fare at Liberty’s Restaurant in Woodstock.

Located along Albert Road, in what was once and old biscuit mill, Shout serves up quick breakfasts, light lunches and romantic dinners brimming with Asian flavours and good old classics. Enjoy a sophisticated dining experience with a pre-dinner drink or signature cocktail at the state-of-the-art glass bar, the perfect place to unwind and relax before dinner. Settle down for a romantic dinner enrobed in an industrial look and feel dining on tantalising fusion cuisine or bring a newspaper, order a coffee and a start your day with a hearty breakfast. Whether you here for breakfast, lunch or dinner, Shout’s creative cuisine and vibrant attitude will give you something to ‘shout’ about.

The ever-changing menu brims with locally sourced market delights, healthy raw salads nutritional flair packed with flavour. Warm wooden bunks and tables, artsy laid back décor and a delightful quirky ambiance paces the mood while wholesome breakfasts, sandwiches, salads, terrines, tarts and home-bakes tempt the palate. Spectacular sandwiches remain unpredictable with the likes of hearty pork belly, bacon, chicken and pesto, and Chalmar steak sandwiches. The intolerant are catered for with wheat-free cakes with maize, grains, nuts, seeds and natural honey and Agave nectar. Visit this neighborhood institution for breakfast or lunch, or experience the monthly supper club at Superette in Woodstock.

With fresh bread baked daily on site, the lingering aromas entice walkers-by to nosey on in and savour some of the best Artisan baked sourdough wood fired bread. Food here is kneed and raised with love and care, using true fresh and seasonal ingredients, and organic where possible. The Artisan Baker embraces old styles of baking and cooking, with a modern twist and makes for a wholesome and indulging European experience along the busting Albert Road.

Quant and popular, The Kitchen serves the neighborhood as the local coffee shop and deli. Expect vintage bowls of fresh food stacked on wooden shelves, wholesome salads with colourful dressings like the ‘love potion’ and wholesome ‘love sandwiches’ with voluptuous fillings and homemade pesto, mayo and pickles on artisanal rolls. The lunch menu changes daily and caters well for vegetarians who enjoy the bean, chickpea, lentil, bulgur wheat, roast Mediterranean vegetable and couscous salads. The menu focuses on clean natural flavours infused with Mediterranean and oriental flavours and a modern twist on South Africa.

The intimate space enjoys casual and more formal dining options celebrated with an a la carte menu and vegetarian tasting menu. Lunch caters mostly for local business, interior designers and creative people located within close proximity of the Old Biscuit Mill. Dinners are a grand affair with an evening a la carte menu showcasing a five- course and eight-course tasting menu. Vegetarians can expect to be delighted with a menu catered just for their needs offering truffle-scented poached quail egg, seasonal asparagus, peas, white asparagus truffles and sweet garlic custard The casual kitchen bar is the perfect place for lunch, served by the dish from produce sourced from local markets, artisan producers and organic farms (as with all the dishes). Expect starters such as foie gras (Jerusalem artichoke and lemon chicken tree with rosemary streusel and leaves) and for mains delicious pan-seared duck breast with (cashew nut and turnip pure, mineola and jasmine glacage). Desserts are heavenly with frozen banana and elderflowers in tempura batter drizzled with elderflower honey or the coconut snowball with coffee and orange granite. The Test Kitchen is a sensory adventure and fine dining experience in the heart of Woodstock. Bookings are essential!

Located on Roodebloem Road, this eatery serves the best cocktails and pizzas (aptly named after streets in Woodstock). Expect wood-fired pizzas, fresh homemade napoletena sauce and hearty toppings. Burgers follow on close suit, boasting 100% beef patties and original toppings with no artificial nonsense! The log burning winter fire makes perfect location for board games, good book and a bottle of whatever hits your fancy.