Guide to Robertson
FRAAI UITZICHT 1798
Host Axel Spanholtz and chef Mario Motti run a charming auberge, cellar and restaurant that has become a landmark for fine food and wine. Set among orchards and vineyards, the fare is inspired by the finest local ingredients with a showcase regional wine list. Take your time and indulge in a six-course degustation menu matched to local wines by the glass, or relish the wonderful herb salads from the garden, Moroccan guinea fowl tagine, braised lamb in filo or country chicken pie.
Klass Voogds East
between Robertson and Montagu
Robertson
e-mail: info@fraaiuitzicht.com
website: http://www.fraaiuitzicht.com
tel: (023) 626-6156
BRANDEWYNSDRAAI
If you're feeling nostalgic for an old-fashioned family steakhouse, you'll find deep-fried mussels, carpetbaggers and kingklip waleska on the menu, along with a 500 g steak that challenges serious meat lovers. The beefy farmers come from miles around to carve their way through steak, ostrich and venison served with all the trimmings, and the legendary eisbein, curried tripe and trotters and schnitzel.
Robertson
tel: (023) 626-3202
CAFE CHI MOON
Tibetan prayer flags flutter from a new cafe atop a koppie with dreamy views. A menagerie of farm dogs, ducks and bantams welcome you to the stoep of serene karma. This charmingly rustic venue serves vegan and vegetarian fare, with set meaty menus for carnivores too. Chill over a trio of curries - bean, chicken, Bengali chickpea and cauliflower - with a choice for dessert of pancakes made with or without eggs and local farm milk or home-made lemon icecream.
Off
Robertson
tel: (023) 626-1961
CAFE MAUDE
Enjoy a leisurely lunch at the tables scattered on the manicured lawns of the old white-washed homestead. Salads or ciabatta, tramezzini or pita pockets with yummy fillings (say bacon, avo, honey and sunflower seeds) or a cheese platter matched to wines grown in the very vineyards in front of you. The sweet and savoury pancakes are scrumptious - perfectly paired with the estate's award-winning bubbly.
Bon Courage Estate
along R317 outside Robertson
Robertson
tel: (023) 626-4178
