Top Fireplaces in the Cape West Coast of South Africa

There’s nothing quite as cosy as whiling away the time alongside a roaring fire in winter, especially if good food and wine are included, and there is no shortage of such establishments along the Cape West Coast.

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In no particular order, below are 10 of our favourite places to visit when the weather turns chilly and comfort food is the order of the day:

Piekenierskloof Mountain Resort

Kloof Restaurant cuisine is locally sourced as far as possible with signature local dishes like Biltong Boerewors Steak and Kloof Ostrich Burger on the menu. Enjoy delicious food in our restaurant that’s open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Halaal meals are available on request.

Part of the Berg Route
Where: On the N7
Contact: (Hotel Reservations) +27 (0)22 921 3574 (Chalet Reservations) +27 (0)11 267 8500 | [email protected] or [email protected] (Hotel) [email protected] (Chalets) | www.piekenierskloof.co.za
Opening times: 06:30 – 22:00

Piekenierskloof-fireplace

Lekka by die See Restaurant, Langebaan

The epitome of a ‘beach restaurant’, the indoor seating décor comprises white washed benches, sandy floor and fishing nets and seashells suspended from the ceiling, while the deck boasts spectacular ocean and lagoon views. On cold, wet days when you can’t enjoy the deck, the roaring fireplace offers a warm welcome. The menu’s focus is the freshest, tastiest seafood and includes everything from calamari and hake to clams, mussels and prawns.

Part of the Foodie Route on the R27
Where: Club Mykonos, Hobie Beach, Langebaan
Contact: +27 (0)82 899 6377
Opening times: Mon: Closed (except school holidays), Tues – Sat: 11:00 – 20:00, Sun: 11:00 – 15:00

Lekka by die see

Boesmanland Plaaskombuis, Langebaan

A rustic restaurant overlooking Hobie Beach and the Langebaan Lagoon, Boesmanland Plaaskombuis is the home of comfort food and serves delicious South African cuisine.

Here you can tuck into a feast of the finest traditional food in hearty portions cooked in big potjies simmering over slow fires, served up with steaming loaves of homemade bread. Relax and take your time while the kids run around on the beach just a few meters away.

Part of the Foodie Route on the R27
Where: Club Mykonos, Hobie Beach, Langebaan
Contact: +27 (0)22 772 1564
Opening times: Wed – Sun: Breakfast: 08:30 – 10:00
Lunch: 12:00 – 14:00 (relax till 16:00), (Sunday lunch only), Dinner: 19:00 – 21:00 (relax until 23:00)

Boesmanland

Geelbek Restaurant and Nature Wedding Destination, Langebaan

This popular award-winning restaurant is situated overlooking the Langebaan lagoon, inside the West Coast National Park, in the old Geelbek main house. Built in 1744, this Cape Dutch building is a National Monument.

Enjoy fine yet authentic West Coast cuisine made from traditionally South African ingredients, tucking into dishes like bobotie and fragrant Malay curries whilst sipping regional wines. Find owner, founder, foodie and heritage-lover Elmarie Leonard looking after guests and ask her about family recipes going back more than 300 years – like her Geelbek Cape Malay dish!

Part of the Foodie & Culture route on the R27
Where: West Coast National Park, Langebaan Lagoon
Contact: +27 (0)22 772 2134 | 072 698 6343 | [email protected]
Opening hours: Mon – Sun: Breakfast: 09:00 – 11:00 | Lunch: 11:00 – 17:00

Geelbek restaurant

Thali Thali Game Lodge, Langebaan

For a laid back West Coast atmosphere and spectacular bushveld views that over a wild fynbos-covered landscape, there is no better place to dine. Their Sunday buffet is especially popular and features a freshly baked bread display, potjies and curries, rice, crunchy vegetables with cheese sauce, pumpkin fritters, sweet potatoes and game options like venison pie.

Thali Thali Game Lodge has a 3-star rating and can accommodate up to 28 people in a variety of unique accommodation options.

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Part of the Foodie Route on the R27
Where: R27, opposite Langebaan turnoff
Contact: +27 (0)82 372 8637 | [email protected] | www.thalithali.co.za

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Gaaitjie, Salt Water Restaurant, Paternoster

Gaaitjie is an inspired combination of locally influenced cuisine and a rustic seaside location created by renowned chef and owner, chef, Suzi Holtzhausen who delivers West Coast inspired slow food using fresh seafood and local ingredients for her menu.

Remember to request a table on the terrace in summer and one near the fireplace indoors in the colder months.

Part of the Foodie Route on the R27
Where: Off Sampson Road, Paternoster
Contact: +27 (0)22 752 2242
Hours: Thurs – Mon: Lunch: 12:00 – 14:30 | Dinner: 18:00 – 21:00

gaaitjie

Blue bay Lodge, Saldanha

When you want to get away from it all for a weekend, the self-catering chalets at Blue Bay Lodge are perfect as they are away from the main building and most overlook the ocean. The best part is that many also have wood-burning fireplace to curl up next to and read or play board games.

And when you do feel the urge to venture out and see people, both the lounge and restaurant at the Lodge have large stone fireplaces to relax beside and dine or sip red wine.

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Part of the Foodie Route on the R27
Where: Henry Wicht Drive, Saldanha
Contact: +27 (0)22 714 1177/8/9 | [email protected] | www.bluebaylodge.co.za

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Paternoster Hotel, Paternoster

Boasting a pub which originally served as the Paternoster jail, the hotel offers authentic olde worlde charm. The restaurant is open to both hotel guests and visitors and is open all day, their speciality being fresh seafood, which is caught locally.

Part of the Foodie Route on the R27
Where: main Road, Paternoster
Contact: +27 (0)22 7522703 / 773 | [email protected]
Opening hours: Mon – Sat: Breakfast: 8:00 – 10:30 / Lunch & Dinner: 11:00 – 21:30 /
Sunday: Breakfast: 8:00 – 10:30 / Lunch: 11:00 – 16:00 / Dinner: 19:00 – 16:30

Paternoster hotel

Bistro Seven, Darling

Your hosts – Kit and Rene’s philosophy is that the food is all made with natural, fresh ingredients that they source locally. Family friendly country cooked meals to eat in the cosy restaurant or outside in their garden.

Part of the Culture Route on the R27
Where: 7 Main Road, Darling, R315
 Contact: +27 (0)22 492 3626 | www.bistrosevendarling.com

!Khwa ttu San Cultural and Educational Centre, Yzerfontein

!Khwa ttu, the San Education and Culture Centre, 70 km north-west of Cape Town offers you the unique experience of being introduced to the world of the descendants of the first indigenous people of southern Africa.

The San themselves will take you on a journey into their history, traditional knowledge, skills, languages, customs and current affairs. This enjoyable and eye-opening event will stay with you for a long time.

Besides our San-guided tour we present creative dishes in our cosy restaurant, unique San-produced items in our craft shop and the efficiency that goes along with our conference room. If you would like to stay at !Khwa ttu for a few days our guest house, bush camp and bush cottage provide appealing accommodation.

Our cosy restaurant has the following events: ‘By the Fire’ on 26 June is a ’60’s evening’, ‘Winter Warm’ on 31 July and ‘On Broadway’ 28 August.

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Part of the Culture Route on the R27
Where: R27 West Coast Road
Contact: +27 (0)22 492 2998 | www.khwattu.org
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