Food and Drink

Welcome to our place! We are an independent restaurant offering beautiful bistro fare in a stunning and contemporary surrounding. We offer a great place to meet, drink, eat and socialise from lunch to supper, so please book a table with one of our friendly team or just pop in to say hello. “Taste Bistro was established in 2014 and from the outset has become a firm favourite for locals and tourists alike”. We concentrate on fresh produce, simple yet elegant dishes and good service, something many establishments lack. Located in the heart of Somerset West, Taste Bistro with its urban, euro vibe is the perfect spot to sit and enjoy a relaxed drink or meal in true Bistro style. Whether it be in the secluded courtyard garden on a warm day or our inviting inside space with open plan kitchen and warm fire for winter. Open Monday – Friday from 12pm right through to 10pm (Last orders 8pm) with an all day menu you are sure to find the right dish for you to enjoy.

Expect only the finest ingredients. Freshly prepared on location by real Thai chefs for a taste-nuanced dining experience seldom experienced locally. Wang Thai brings to its restaurants a traditional Thai culinary culture. Prepared by Thai-trained chefs from authentic, imported spices and the freshest locally-sourced ingredients. And served with the uncompromising service levels that befit exceptional food, in the exceptional, first-class settings that have made our restaurants so popular. This is Wang Thai. Authentic Royal Thai cuisine for the discerning diner. Come savour subtlety. Book your Thai experience now. And earn loyalty points on your purchases!

Old Bridge – Restaurant & Bar – is a family business that has been operating since July 1, 2006. Previously a franchised Keg & Quail, Old Bridge Tavern was founded as an English-style pub and restaurant by Lucas Pretorius, a former town treasurer and town clerk of the Brakpan municipality. Already a very popular venue, he recognized it as potentially offering a good return on his investment, as long as there were strict internal controls, and the food and service was good. While people warned him that it wasn’t a good idea to have family working with him in the business, one month to the day, he brought his son Jan to join him from Gauteng, and they became 50:50 partners. They haven’t looked back. While Lucas is in charge administratively, Jan controls the operational side of the business, and designs, tests and implements the menus. A former fire chief from Benoni, Jan Pretorius was in the training squad of the Blue Bulls when his father persuaded him to join him in the business. Previously he had been a Junior Springbok rugby player and Springbok Olympic weight lifter. Because of his job in the fire department he was also a trained […]

Situated in a beautiful garden setting on Main Road in Somerset West, SOUTHEYS FAMILY BISTRO offers relaxed al fresco family dining with a wonderful, safe playground setting for kids. There is a huge jungle gym nestled in the trees, a jumping castle and 10m double waterslide in summer to keep the kids entertained (don’t forget to bring cozzies and towels!) while Moms, Dads and Grandparents enjoy a delicious meal and savour some of the delicious wines we have to offer. Our restaurant is also the perfect venue for business people wanting to get some work done and to have business meetings in a relaxed environment. We offer unlimited free wi-fi and our Business Breakfast is hard to beat value for money! SOUTHEYS FAMILY BISTRO is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner from Monday to Saturday and for breakfast and lunch on Sundays & public holidays. SOUTHEYS WINE BOUTIQUE offers a choice of over 600 different wines from some of the most prestigious wine estates in the Western Cape at close to cellar door prices. We also host a monthly ‘Meet the Winemaker’ Dinner and bi-annual wine festivals, so keep an eye on our events page! SOUTHEYS WINE BOUTIQUE is open 7 days a week […]

95 at Morgenster, Giorgio Nava’s new world class restaurant with best of both worlds. The new restaurant’s menu contains some of the already proven success dishes of 95 Keerom. 95 at Morgenster is the outcome of a partnership between Giorgio Nava and Morgenster Estate, which resulted in the perfect combination of good food with the finest wines. The beautiful natural surroundings of the restaurant top the overall experience. Taking its origins from the authentic Milanese cuisine, 95 at Morgenster strives to provide our guests with a glimpse of genuine Italian food, through the use of the highest quality local and imported ingredients. The secret of our fresh-tasting meals is a result of doing as little as possible to the raw ingredients, allowing the customer to taste exactly what they are looking at on the plate – unpretentious and delicious. From serving only the freshest seafood, to farming most of the meat we use on our own biological farm, 95 promises to deliver only the finest fare. The menu contains firm favourites like our seasonal salads, a full list of carpaccios, fresh fish and ample classic Italian meat creations. Desserts like the liquid centre dark chocolate foundant are not to be missed.

Ten vintages of expressive, award-winning wines and finally, a venue to match. Spectacular views of the majestic ‘Helderberg basin’ mountains and the full profile of the Cape Peninsula from Table Mountain to Cape Point can be seen across nearby False Bay. The architecture mirrors South Africa’s unique positioning in the World of Wine. Old World classically-styled Roman arches and stone clad porticos support a contemporary New World timber pavilion and concrete wine tasting cube. The restaurant opened in June 2016, and the venue will offer a ‘casual fine dining’ restaurant and a wine tasting centre that will showcase Idiom’s flagship blends, signature Italian varietal wines and rare, limited release 900 Series wines. Explore the ‘Cape Idiom’ of the great wine regions of the world, while taking in architecture, views, Italian-inspired restaurant and deli with olive oil & balsamic degustation, pizza & picnics. The family-friendly venue will offer in 2017 a selection of Fynbos Walks & Bike Trails and an Idiom Sensory Science Centre with a wine & perfume laboratory capturing the sensory profiles of the wines. Guests will be able to embark on a virtual journey through the main wine regions of Italy at the Vinotria Italian Wine Library – an interactive display of […]

Welcome to the Imibala Restaurant, a place where friends come to meet. Sponsors can meet and treat their sponsored children in a safe environment. Set in Somerset West’s vibrant Bright street, this is a restaurant that understands its community and delights guests in creating a warm space where wholesome food is the hero. Nicole Dupper has been sharing her culinary magic with the rest of South Africa for the past 20 years. From Bushman’s Kloof to Bartholomewsklip, this is a chef who prides herself on innovative, lovingly made country-fair cuisine to tempt every palate. Choose from a range of time-honoured dishes with which she made her name. There’s also a wood fired pizza oven, outdoor garden area and a host of restaurant events that add to the atmosphere and offer a little extra sparkle to your dining interlude. Together with an eclectic wine list, complete cocktail menu and a vibrant deli filled with fresh produce, Imibala Restaurant and Deli offers a wholly unique culinary experience in the heart of the Helderberg. Any profits made at the Restaurant support the Imibala Trust.

Restaurant owner and head chef Andreas is passionate about everything Greek and it filters through to everything, from the food, décor, music and festive Mediterranean atmosphere. He’s passion for food has been cultivated over many years in the restaurant business and from his strong Greek roots. He visits Greece often, bringing back new recipes home to his restaurant. Opa Greek Taverna is open 6 days a week. The restaurant may also be booked for private functions. The outside patio offers quests the perfect spot to spend a weekly lunch or Saturday night dinner. We have a fully stocked bar with some of the best coffee in town. Our extensive menu offers you a medley of traditional Greek cuisine with all the favourites present as well as some of our own creations, all flavours inspired by our Mediterranean roots.

From the depths of the ocean, our fish arrives at our doorstep to bring you the freshest quality sushi. Our master sushi chefs then craft it from fish to the most beautifully plated sushi. With our unique sushi rice fused with the freshest fish available. We will take you on an experience you have never been before.  

Strand Pavilion has long since been synonymous with breath-taking sunsets and white beaches, but we invite you to take a walk on the Surf Side and experience true hospitality at Strand Pavilion’s Surfside Restaurant! Take a visual stroll through their extensive menu and you’ll be delighted to find firm favourites like Kingklip Thermidor, Hake and Chips and Prawn Cocktail, as well as an array of innovative dishes like Fillet Oceanbagger (Fillet steak stuffed with mussels and topped with prawns and thermidor sauce), and Royal Ribs! The grand reality is that whatever catches your eye, your meal will be relished as you gaze out from behind floor to ceiling windows, at the vast expanse of ocean, right below you! Once your order is placed, and you’re lost in philosophical ocean-inspired thoughts, your food will arrive – impeccably presented, meticulously seasoned and cooked to precise perfection! Surfside is renowned for their culinary feats, dance-floor, great vibe – and did we mention that the restaurant is suspended above the sea?  

We strive to produce only the best food for our customers. We use only quality ingredients, instead of catering products and all our food is made to order. Rooibos Restaurant is known for its thin base pizzas made in our new woodfire pizza oven and our yummy burgers made of 100% ground beef. But don’t forget to try our Spare Ribs, we use imported pork belly ribs that are cooked in our own spice blend & rooibos tea, the rooibos is what makes the ribs so tender. Our lasagna is made with our homemade lasagna sheets, bolognaise mince and secret white sauce. Rooibos Restaurant all started with a little dream that Tyron Calder & Nicole Fischer had. They decided to pack their bags, resign from their jobs in Bloemfontein and move down to Strand in the Western Cape… To open up their own business, Rooibos. Tyron comes from the corparate world, he studied Sales & Marketing. Then worked for a food distribution company before setting off to join South African Breweries, where he has been for the last 5 years. Nicole has 10 years experience in the Hospitality industry, she recieved her degree in Hospitality Management, worked in America for a year and has run a […]

Situated on the beachfront in the Strand, Ben’s on the Beach boasts spectacular views across False Bay. Veteran award-winning restaurateur Ben, and his wife Shirley (a former hotel school lecturer), established Ben’s in 2004. They have created a stylish yet relaxed venue, where a varied selection of dishes is offered. Ben’s was established in 2004. With a menu styled on the great grillhouses of Northern America, we offer a varied selection of international and local dishes. Above all, we constantly strive to offer genuine value, whilst not compromising on quality and quantity! We are also one of the very few establishments in the country that continue to dry-age meat – the superior, time-honoured way to handle beef!