Mariella's Restaurant at Capaia Wine Estate

We went to Mariella's for a first visit and was pleasantly surprised. The ambience was beautiful and the old house gives such a classic setting. We ordered the taste platter which had everything we wanted to try from the main menu. For desert we ordered...the chocolate mouse balls. We were amazed by everything we put in our mouths. The food was delicious and the wine from the estate pleasant and delicious. Will go there again.More

Exceptional food and a beautiful ambience. Lovely setting with good views. Due to the lockdown no wine served but that is about to change on Monday17th August2020.. better book.. it’s fabulous

We intended walking around a wine farm as exercise but due to extreme winds we diverted and meandered - noticing the wine farm sign in an area we never regarded as good for wine - we drove into Capaia and found a wonderfully inviting restaurant...awaiting us. The waitron was so helpful as we had not booked and there were several large groups already seated - she said “ order now and we can accommodate you” so without hesitation we did ! The flagship red wine Capaia One was burgundy style and smooth on the palate with full dark fruit and liquorice lingering after taste. We ordered Norwegian salmon and pork belly - both were superbly presented visually appealing as well as a delightful accompanying aromas. For desert we could only manage a shared Chocolate mousse with fresh fig , salted caramel and honeycomb. Excellent service and value- ooh and we sat inside due to the wind but it was a lovely old converted farmhouse - also just adding to an overall great dining experienceMore

This was a well worth stop on the wine Route . Capaia your wines are Exceptional. A hidden Gem . Amazing wines friendly staff well informed and helpful . Service amazing . Food is out of this world . Next level . My meal was...the tasting plate 4 small dishes. On a platter board. MY mouth is still salivating on its well balanced flavours . Please book you could be disappointed by not insuring you get a seat . COSY FIRE FOR WINTWR AND AWESOME OUT SIDE DECK FOR SUMMER . Those flavours and wines are just so well balanced. I will be back .. ThanksMore

O wow!!! What a lovely experience! We celebrated my mother's birthday there and it was beyond perfect! Lovely views, friendly and helpful staff. Our waiter, Marius, was an absolute star! Chef Brendan went the extra mile with the birthday girls dessert plate. Expect excellent food,...huge portions and great value for money. Certainly the best Pork Belly I have ever had, fillet steak done to perfection and decadent desserts! A real gem! Book now!!! We will be back for sure!!More

We had our pre-Christmas dinner. I had the mixed platter that consisted of Duck, fillet, calamari and tempura brocolli, which was amazing. Good choice if you cant decide what main meal to have for variaty. My family had the pork belly, another great choice. Our...waiter, Marius, was very friendly and attentive, and massive compliments to the chef, Cerise, for the great food and beautiful platingMore

…….Our daughter decided to celebrate her birthday at an exclusive gem of a restaurant which is out in the picturesque and spectacular rolling hills of the Swartland which happened to be here at Mariella’s on the Boutique “Capaia Wine Estate”. Already the trip to here...was an escapade of its own for as you turn of the N7 onto Van Schoorsdrif road which happens to be a fair-lii good tarred road. The first kilometer is under the amazing tall Blue-gum trees which forms a shade-ii arch and then the rest of the way on a beautiful scenic winding road till you arrive at this awesome-lii beautiful place almost in the heart of nowhere. The old Victorian styled building which was renovated to its almost original state and style dating as far back as the year 1725. When you read the readily available short history of how the plan and conception of this restaurant was conceived not so long ago back in 2013 when the owner Ingrid Baroness von Essen named the new restaurant after her own daughter “Mariella” and for us it tells that this place is to be enjoyed by family and friends, good foods, good wines in good company. The big building is magnificent as it’s built on a slopes, the restaurant, the deck and the gardens with a live-lii bubbling water feature or fountain under a big palm-tree with its waters running in a thin-canal down the lash green lawns, absolute-lii breath taking. Its kiddie friend-lii here as they have a terrific big playground with a slide and jungle-gym next to the clean and secured parking lot. Seating is inside in one of the many snazz-ii dinning-rooms, there is a nice fire-place which serves two rooms built into the room dividing wall, on the large deck-area and the long veranda where there are four sets of tables making this seating very private and that is where we were seated and real-lii like it. The menu is a multi-paged book filled with lots of mouth-watering options and also offers a kiddies menu. We were intrigued by the “Tasting Board” which today offered Patagonian calamari, pork-billy, steak and tempura-broccoli and we ordered it with a side of french-fries and a Greek-salad filled with feta-cheese. Wines offered here is exclusive-lii “Capaia” which is also made right here on this estate. We ordered a Red blend called “One” which was full bodied, fruit-ii and set well on the pallet. Food was insidious-lii delicious and the decadent desserts were just as good. Our desserts were “The Round Ones” Dark chocolate mousse balls and fresh berries with honeycomb and salted caramel. “Ivoire” White chocolate mousse, mixed berries, cucumber ice cream and edible flowers. “Fruits & Sorbets” Summer fruits and sorbets of the day. All the desserts were very taste-ii and the cucumber ice cream was intriguing-lii kiff. Our waitron Lindon with his gentle nature was on point and attended to us well even the chef of the day swung by our table to say hello which was nice. On very hot days like today they have mist-sprays which distributes cool wet mist to cool things down a bit. I suppose if we wanted to find fault we can easily find something to complain about but that’s not going to happen today. We had an awesome time here and we will definitely come back in the future and high-lii recommend this restaurant on the Capaia Wine Estate!......More

I guess this is what Sunday lunches on a wine farm are all about - looking out over beautiful valleys and enjoying the atmosphere and decor as well as the fine dining experience. Mariella's did not disappoint on the check list. We had a super...afternoon - the food was yummy and the setting was just lovely. Ahidden gem as its our first time of being there. If you are into mountain biking - this is a place to go on your adventures.More

What a great discovery, a hidden gem. Great food great wine ! Kids can play outside while you can enjoy the view, also great in winter with the fireplace inside. Service was great and friendly staff. Can’t wait for summer to try the picnic basket...offering. Also going to try the 1st and last Wednesday MTB.More

Inside was so cozy with the fireplace going. Everyone at our table was very happy with their choice of meal. The taster platters went down a treat. I had the vegan pasta which was beautiful to look at, packed with flavour and a generous portion.Great...service, no complaints except would've been great if they had a plantbased milk option for coffee, although having my coffee black for a change was divine. Loved the sauvignon blanc and the views. Beautiful setting.More