Muisbosskerm was the first – the original open-air restaurant – when they opened their doors in 1986. Wait, let’s rephrase – there are no doors.

Located on the West Coast Way Wild Route

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Muisbosskerm is located on the West Coast Way Wild Route  and is essentially a shelter built from a certain kind of shrub called ‘muisbos’ by the native herdsman that used to migrate to pasture and water depending on the season.

It’s a family business and has been the brain-child of the Turner family since the beginning. This means that they have been trading for 30 years.

Muisbosskerm is basically on the beach, just above the high water mark and this outdoor restaurant is a few kilometres out of Lamberts Bay in the direction of Elands Bay.

Essentially you come to the Muisbosskerm to eat sea food – fresh from the sea, the way it is supposed to be in an ideal world – but you are in for various other treats as well.

If you haven’t tasted fresh, warm, homemade potato yeast bread baked in a clay oven, now’s the time. The farm butter melts into the soft bread, you lather your own grape jam onto the slice, and then you lose touch with the rest of the world.

But the best is yet to come. Fresh fish from the waters of the West Coast – baked, smoked and/or grilled. Pickled herring and mouth-watering local-is-yokel paella. Old-style venison, lamb or tripe stew made from ingredients from the veld. Coffee and traditional koeksisters round it all off.

No wonder you have to set a few hours aside for this meal, or rather, experience. You wouldn’t want it any other way anyway.

Also no wonder a devotee on TripAdvisor – who have awarded them the 2016 Certificate of Excellence which means that they’ve had consistently good reviews throughout – advised visitors, apart from small portions of each dish, to stand up eating when you are here.

You want to immerse yourself in a true West Coast foodie experience. With boeremusiek nogal.

You might just want to stay to view the spectacular sunset from your prime spot on the beach.

Remember that it is essential to book.

Find Musibosskerm on the West Coast Way Wild Route.

Open 7 days a week | Free entry
Distance from Cape Town: 256km
Where: 47 Church St, Lambert’s Bay,
Coordinates: 32.0937° S, 18.3033° E
Contact: (c) +27 (0)27 432 1017 | muisbosskerm.co.za

West Coast Way Is South Africa’s Road Trip With The Most Twists

Explore the Cape West Coast by planning a self-drive trip or book a guided tour for a nature and adventure-filled Cape West Coast holiday.

Find a 101+ things to see and do on the West Coast Way: Enjoy wine, craft beer, olives and Rooibos tea tastings, Weskus cuisine and braaivleis (barbecue), swing into Citrusdal with a zipline, go Cederberg bouldering, jump into natural (warm) pools, step onto cruises of lagoons and rivers, trek through nature reserves and a National Park, hop onto game drives, try the skill of archery and angling, get your adrenaline pumping with sand-boarding and quad-biking, go horse riding, learn about the San culture and Riel-dancing, do kite- and windsurfing, chill in your flip flops and do surfing, book a kayaking trip, go beach hopping, learn about bees, whales and listen to our birds in a twitcher’s paradise – all in South Africa’s wildflower reserve. For more information on the West Coast’s top places to go, road tripping, hikes, tours and trails, explore westcoastway.co.za or call West Coast Way on 0861 321 777.  Follow us on @WestCoastWaySA on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.