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Main Menu
1. Tapas Selection
  Create your own platter!
  1. Vegetarian
    Vegetable Spring Roll (1)
    R 15.00
    Battered Onion Rings (5)
    R 20.00
    Crumbed Mushrooms (50g)
    R 20.00
    Potato Croquettes (6)
    R 25.00
    Olives (50g)
    R 25.00
    Sweet Potato Chips (200g)
    R 35.00
    Chips Portion (200g)
    R 39.00
  2. Savoury Bites
    Beef Samoosa (1)
    R 10.00
    Tomato Mozzarella Melter (1)
    R 15.00
    Spinach and Feta Quiche (1)
    R 15.00
    Deep Fried Camembert Bite (1)
    R 20.00
    Rissole (1)
    R 20.00
    Jalapeño Popper (1)
    R 25.00
  3. Cheese Selection
    Feta (50g)
    R 20.00
    Blue Cheese (40g)
    R 40.00
    Brie (40g)
    R 45.00
    Halloumi (150g)
    R 65.00
  4. Meats
    Mini Chicken Kebab (50g)
    R 15.00
    BBQ Chicken Wing (1)
    R 25.00
    Mini Beef Kebab (50g)
    R 35.00
    Cheese Grillers (4)
    R 50.00
    Chicken Strips (150g)
    R 60.00
  5. Sauces
    R 35.00
    Tzatziki | Hummus | Blue Cheese | Sweet Chilli | Homemade Peri-Peri
2. Light Menu
  1. Gourmet Chicken Burger
    R 119.00
    Chicken fillet with honey-mustard, crispy bacon, caramelised onions, balsamic tomatoes, cheddar and pickled cucumber on a bun, served with French fries
  2. Gourmet Beef Burger
    R 129.00
    A bun topped with a 100% beef patty, caramelised onions, crispy bacon, cheddar, pickled cucumber and bourbon sauce, served with French fries
  3. Battered Hake & Chips
    R 119.00
    A 200g crispy battered hake fillet, served with red coleslaw, tartare sauce and French fries
  4. Grilled Chicken Wrap
    R 119.00
    Grilled chicken strips seasoned with a variety of picant spices, and a dash of fresh lemon,in a tortilla folded with crispy lettuce, tomato salsa and tangy dressing served with French fries
3. Starters
  1. Creamy Potato Soup
    Served with toasted savory sambal biscuit
    Price
    R 65.00
    Extra Bacon
    R 20.00
  2. Creamy Chicken Livers
    R 69.00
    Chicken Livers, dusted in an aromatic seasoning flash fried and cooked in a creamy herb base tomato sauce with the option of plain or spicy
  3. Creamy Garlic Snails
    Snails cooked in a creamy garlic sauce, sprinkled with Parmesan cheese, served with toasted homemade bread
    Price
    R 79.00
    Top it with blue cheese if you prefer
    R 99.00
  4. Pork Springrolls
    R 75.00
    Shredded pork cooked in a delectable homemade sweet and sour sauce, wrapped in layers of phyllo pastry, deep fried to a crisp, rested on a light rocket salad, served with a plump sauce
  5. Avocado Seafood Cocktail
    R 89.00
    Mild cocktail sauce, served with prawn and avocado
  6. Halloumi
    R 89.00
    Option of fried or grilled halloumi, served on a bed of rocket and a roasted beetroot pureé with a sweet chilli sauce
  7. Stuffed Mushrooms
    R 89.00
    Mushrooms stuffed with cream cheese, bacon and rosemary, served with pickled red peppers, chumchurri sauce sprinkled with Parmesan cheese
  8. Confit Salmon
    R 89.00
    Confit salmon flavoured with thyme and lemon, pineapple salsa, pea pureé & pepper tuile biscuits
4. Pasta
  1. Bolognaise
    R 129.00
    Tagliatelle served with beef mince, marinara sauce and Parmesan cheese, served with toasted homemade bread
  2. Alfredo
    R 129.00
    Tagliatelle tossed in a creamy Parmesan cheese sauce with bacon and mushrooms, served with toasted homemade bread
5. Vegetarian
  1. Mushroom Risotto
    R 139.00
    Farm style risotto, cooked in a white wine vegetable stock, doubled over with fried onions, garlic, sautéed mushrooms and garden pea’s, finished up with cream and Parmesan, topped with a mix of toasted mushrooms
  2. Gnocchi
    R 129.00
    Homemade potato pasta served in a rich tomato sauce and smothered with loads of cheddar
6. Salads
  1. Greek Salad - Gem Style
    R 99.00
    Cucumber, assorted lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, red onions, feta and Calamata olives served with our homemade Greek dressing
  2. Ceasar Salad - Gem Style
    R 119.00
    Grilled chicken breast tossed in basil pesto,served on assorted lettuce, slow roasted cocktail tomatoes, croutons, Parmesan cheese, with our Caesar dressing
7. Side Orders
  1. Home-Baked Bread (slice)
    R 3.00
  2. Croquettes (6)
    R 25.00
  3. Rice
    R 25.00
  4. Baked Potato
    R 25.00
  5. Mash
    R 30.00
  6. French Fries (single)
    R 39.00
  7. Sweet Potato Fries
    R 35.00
  8. Seasonal Roast Vegetables
    R 45.00
  9. Side Green Salad
    R 45.00
  10. Side Greek Salad
    R 65.00
  11. French Fries to Share (table size)
    R 79.00
8. Red Meat
  1. Steaks
    All red meat meals are served with seasonal roasted vegetables and French fries
    Sirloin 200g
    R 185.00
    Porterhouse 300g
    R 195.00
    Fillet 200g
    R 215.00
    Blackened Fillet - 200g Fillet coated with a vibrant mix of our house ground coffee and black peppercorns
    R 245.00
    T-Bone 500g
    R 245.00
  2. Sauces
    R 45.00
    Cheese | Forest Mushroom | Garlic | Green Peppercorn and Whiskey | Blue Cheese | BBQ | Homemade Peri-Peri | Lemon Butter | Rich Curry
  3. Toppings & Butters
    Herb & Garlic Butter
    R 30.00
    Bacon & Avo
    R 55.00
    Biltong (50g)
    R 55.00
    Blue Cheese & Biltong
    R 95.00
9. Speality Meals
  1. Oxtail
    R 295.00
    Slow cooked melody of oxtail and new potato in a red wine jus, topped with roasted baby carrots, served with seasonal roasted vegetables and your choice of French fries, mash, rice or baked potato
  2. Lamb Cutlets
    R 285.00
    Three grilled premium lamb cutlets, coated with a Dijon mustard and herb crumb, served with seasonal roasted vegetables and your choice of French fries, mash, rice or baked potato
  3. Espetada’s
    Grilled meat skewers served with seasonal roasted vegetables and French fries
    300g Chicken Espetada - Seasoned with Portuguese spices
    R 155.00
    250g Beef Espetada - Marinated in a sweetened Barbeque basting
    R 195.00
10. White Meats
  1. Grilled Chicken Breast
    R 145.00
    Flame grilled chicken breast fillet, served with a creamy lemon butter sauce, seasonal roasted vegetables and French fries
  2. Chicken Leg Quarter
    R 165.00
    Flame grilled chicken quarter brushed with our homemade peri-peri or BBQ sauce served with seasonal roasted vegetables and French fries
  3. Eisbein
    R 185.00
    Slow-cooked with a crispy crackling, served with homemade sweet or hot mustard, pickled onion rings, red coleslaw seasonal roast vegetables and French fries
  4. Curried Butter Chicken
    R 185.00
    Strips of chicken fillet slow-cooked in a creamy mild curry butter sauce, served with rice, flame grilled flat bread brushed with herbed butter
  5. Pork Ribs
    R 245.00
    400g Blue Gem pork ribs basted with BBQ marinade served with French fries
  6. Rib and Wing Combo
    R 285.00
    400g Blue Gem pork ribs with two full chicken wings (choice of Peri Peri or BBQ), grilled or crumbed served with French fries
  7. *Add 200g sirloin steak strips as an extra
    R 155.00
11. Seafood
  1. Calamari Steak Strips
    R 139.00
    Grilled or fried, served with red coleslaw tartare sauce and French fries
  2. Prawns
    R 229.00
    Eight lemon and garlic sautéed Argentinian prawns, served with red coleslaw and French fries
  3. Seafood Platter
    R 265.00
    A platter of four Argentinian pan fried prawns, calamari and grilled hake, served with tartare sauce and French fries
  4. Creamy Seafood Pot
    R 235.00
    A medley of selected seafood, perfectly cooked in a creamy white wine and garlic sauce. Garnished with crispy crab stick bits served with rice. (Contains shellfish)
  5. Ouzo Kingklip
    R 285.00
    Grilled kingklip sautéed with Ouzo, fresh garlic and herbs, dressed with our signature white wine sauce served with seasonal roast vegetables and French fries
  6. Salmon
    R 325.00
    Pan fried fillet of salmon, seasond with thyme and fresh lemon served with seasonal roast vegetables and French fries
12. Kiddies Menu
  All meals (excluding pizza) are served with French fries
  1. Pizza
    R 65.00
    A tomato base medium pizza, with ham, cheese and pineapple
  2. Toasted Ham and Cheese
    R 65.00
    Toasted white bread ham and cheese sandwich, served with French fries
  3. Chicken Burger
    R 75.00
    Grilled chicken breast served on a bun with tomato, lettuce and BBQ mayo sauce
  4. Chicken Strips
    R 75.00
    Crispy crumbed chicken strips, served with tomato sauce
  5. Beef Burger
    R 85.00
    Beef patty served on a bun with tomato, lettuce and BBQ mayo sauce
  6. Kiddies Platter
    R 125.00
    Three chicken strips, three fish fingers and four cheese grillers, served with tomato sauce
13. Desserts
  1. Ice Cream
    R 55.00
    Vanilla ice cream, served with fruit coulis, chocolate sauce or Affogato (spicy nuts and a shot of espresso)
  2. Don Pedro
    R 55.00
    The classic spiked ice cream dessert with your choice of Kahlua, Amarula or Frangelico (Not for sale to under 18’s)
  3. Crème Brûlée
    R 65.00
    A classic French baked custard,topped with caramalised sugar
  4. Fruit Platter
    R 75.00
    A selection of four seasonal fruits, served with fruit coulis
  5. Cape Malva Pudding
    R 65.00
    Cape malva pudding freshly baked the traditional way including butter, fresh cream, and a rich toffee sauce, served with cream or ice cream
  6. Fruit Fudge Sunday
    R 119.00
    Seasonal fruit salad, vanilla ice cream, topped with layers of home made fudge, meringue shards, laced with chocolate sauce and French cream
  7. Smoking Volcano
    R 135.00
    Decadent chocolate cake with a molten centre garnised with seasonal berries, submerged in a cloud of smoke, served with spicy nuts, cream or ice cream
  8. Flaming Dome
    R 149.00
    A moist blue Carousel sponge cake tiered with white chocolate mousse, concealed under a Stroh Rum flamed chocolate dome, surrounded by a garden of seasonal berries
  9. Celebratory Wording
    R 35.00
    Celebrate any occasion with us by adding special wording to your dessert, such as Happy Birthday, Congratulations, Happy 80th anniversary, Proposal etc. Includes a candle.
14. Beverages
  1. Kiddies Plain Milkshakes
    R 39.00
    Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate, Lime, Coffee and Banana
  2. Plain Milkshakes
    R 45.00
    Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate, Lime, Coffee and Banana
  3. Gourmet Milkshakes
    Bubble Gum Grape Blast
    R 55.00
    Cookies and Cream
    R 60.00
    Bar One
    R 65.00
    Cotton Candy
    R 65.00
    Peanut Butter Chocolate
    R 65.00
    Strawberry Waver
    R 65.00
  4. Cold Beverages
    Still Water / Sparkling Water (500ml)
    R 29.00
    Sparkling Water (1.5L)
    R 39.00
    Jug of Water - Filtered (1.5L)
    R 25.00
    Blue Gem Still Water (500ml)
    R 25.00
    Blue Gem Still Water (1,5L)
    R 39.00
  5. Sodas - 200ml
    Shweppes Lemonade, Soda, Tonic
    R 29.00
    Ginger Ale, Dry Lemon
    R 29.00
    Tomato Cocktail
    R 50.00
    Fitch & Leedes Pink Tonic/ SF
    R 29.00
    Fitch & Leedes Normal
    R 29.00
    Fitch & Leedes Blue Tonic
    R 29.00
  6. Sodas - 330ml
    Coke, Coke Lite, Coke Zero
    R 29.00
    Fanta Orange
    R 29.00
    Cream Soda, Sparberry
    R 29.00
    Sprite, Sprite Zero
    R 29.00
    Appletizer, Grapetizer
    R 39.00
    Ice Tea (Peach/Lemon)
    R 39.00
  7. Red Bull
    Original
    R 50.00
    Watermellon
    R 50.00
    Sugar Free
    R 50.00
  8. Cordials
    R 15.00
    Passion Fruit, Cola Tonic, Lime
  9. Juices
    Cranberry, Fruit Cocktail, Orange, Strawberry, Mango, Guava and Pineapple
    Regular (300ml)
    R 35.00
    Jug (1L)
    R 95.00
    Kiddies (250ml)
    R 29.00
  10. Cold Coffees
    Frappé - Frappé powder blended with a shot espressoand crushed ice, with cream on top
    R 49.00
    Iced Coffees - Single shot espresso with milk, ice andcream on top
    R 49.00
    Add Flavours: Chocolate, Caramel, Shortbread Cookies, Vienamiese Vanilla, or Hazelnut
    R 15.00
  11. Hot Drinks
    Tea - Five Roses, Rooibos, Earl Grey,Chamomile and Green Tea
    R 29.00
    Chai Latte
    R 40.00
    Cappuccino
    R 35.00
    Café Latte
    R 39.00
    Americano - Double espresso topped with hot water
    R 35.00
    Macchiato - Shot of espresso topped with foam
    R 25.00
    Honey (Extra)
    R 20.00
    Espresso Single
    R 27.00
    Espresso Double
    R 39.00
    Hot Chocolate
    R 35.00
    Café Mocha - Hot chocolate with a shot of espresso
    R 45.00
    Liqueur Coffee - Jameson, Amarula, Amaretto, Frangelico
    R 59.00
    Honey Water - Hot water with lemon slice and honey
    R 20.00
15. Good to know
  Please remember that food is prepared fresh to order, which means it can take a while. Please be patient, it will be worth the wait! Our water, ice and coffee water is filtered for your health and a better taste. We have a baby changing station and special needs facilities available to patrons. We are proud to have a disability friendly bathroom and restaurant.
16. General Terms and Conditions
  We truly appreciate your patronage and support, and need your assistance in the following importan tinformation provision:
  Our kitchen uses nuts, gluten, dairy and shellfish. Please inform the waiter if you have a serious food allergy of which we should be aware of.All items on this menu are subject to availability. We have a no-smoking policy inside our premises as well as a dress-code in our establishment. Please adhere to it as we are a family-friendly restaurant. A service fee of 10% will be included on bills for groups of 8 or more persons, this includes split bills. A venue fee will be charged to reserve private rooms or to reserve a section of the restaurant for special occasions.
Menu last updated: 20 Jun 2025
Menus are deemed correct at time of publication but may vary over time. It is the responsibility of the restaurant to maintain the menu and ensure prices are up to date.