Dining and Restaurants in Tulbagh
Tulbagh can be savoured through cuisine as diverse and interesting as the town's history and inhabitants. A full slate of terrific restaurants and eateries are in our street, and all but one are within 500m of The Cape Dutch Quarters. There is something for everybody in Tulbagh, and for every budget, from gourmet French cuisine to classic Cape dishes and brilliant burgers and pizza.
PIELOWS RESTAURANT, TULBAGH
The restaurant serves upmarket French-styled cuisine offering an exciting menu of local and international dishes as well as extensive wine list. The restaurant always uses fresh, top quality ingredients. The atmosphere at Pielows restaurant is jovial and friendly, especially after 10pm, when Collin and Theresa, the Irish proprietors, come out of the kitchen with a couple bottles of wine and mingle with their guests.
Pielows Restaurant, 8 Church Street, Tulbagh, +27 (0) 23 232 0260
Lunch and dinner served. Restaurant closed Mondays.
READERS RESTAURANT, TULBAGH
Readers Restaurant is an institution in Tulbagh, and on balmy summer nights there is nowhere else you would want to be than on Readers stoep enjoying a glass of Chardonnay. Housed in the oldest building in Tulbagh's Church Street, and offering fine local and international cuisine and wonderful ambiance, Carol's quirky restaurant menu changes daily according to what is freshest and in season. Her ostrich with Amarula berry sauce followed by a medley of homemade ice creams is a must.
Readers Restaurant, 12 Church Street, Tulbagh, +27 (0)23 230 0087
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Lunch, teas, drinks and dinner served. Restaurant closed Tuesdays.
PADDAGANG RESTAURANT, TULBAGH
Paddagang Restaurant, Tulbagh is a famous South African restaurant has a reputation going back to 1871. The beautiful Cape buildings are complemented by authentic Cape cuisine and legendary Sunday roasts. The wisteria-draped courtyard is the perfect setting for any summer occasion in Tulbagh. The restaurant is open seven days a week for breakfast, lunch, teas, dinner and wine tasting.
Paddagang Restaurant, 23 Church St, Tulbagh, +27 (0) 23 230 0242,
Breakfast, lunch, teas, dinner and wine tasting. Restaurant closes at 5 on Mondays and Wednesdays.
PALETTE RESTAURANT, TULBAGH
Palette Restaurant, Tulbagh offers light lunches up on the Victorian veranda, where one can watch Tulbagh's village life go by. Relax under the restaurant's trees, taking a respite from the heat of the day with a glass of Tubagh valley's best.
Palette Restaurant, 10 Church St, Tulbagh, +27 (0)23 232 1080
Restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, teas and drinks from 9 till 4.30pm
THINGS I LOVE RESTAURANT & DELI, TULBAGH
Tulbagh's upmarket daytime deli, bakery and restaurant is situated in a beautifully renovated Victorian complex with lovely spaces and attention to detail. Lunches on the restaurant's terrace in summer are a hit, as too are winter coffees by the restaurant's fire.
Things I Love Restaurant & Deli, 36 Church Street, Tulbagh,
+27 (0) 23 232 1742
Breakfast, lunch, teas and drinks. Restaurant open everyday until early evening
FORTIES PUB & RESTAURANT, TULBAGH
Forties is a fun, friendly and informal pub and restaurant, which is usually festive and ever popular with Tulbagh's locals. There is always some action happening at the famous bar called the 'Earthquake Bar', with the party hotting up after the sun goes down. Enquire within for dates of live music and parties at the restaurant and bar.
Forties Pub & Restaurant, 40 Church Street, Tulbagh, +27 (0) 23 232 0940
Lunch, dinner, drinks. Restaurant and bar open 7 days till late
GOSSIP RESTAURANT & COFFEE SHOP, TULBAGH
Gossip Restaurant and Coffee Shop is where all the Tulbagh locals are for a quick mid-morning coffee and leisurely Saturday afternoon lunch. It's Cape Dutch meets High Camp with the restaurant styled as an Art Nouveau playhouse, leading out onto a series of beautiful tabled courtyards. Michael Kenny is Tulbagh's famous 'singing chef', and he often serenades restaurant guests with operatic arias from the kitchen (and the stage if you are lucky).
Gossip Restaurant & Coffee Shop, 28 Church Street, Tulbagh, +27 (0)73 152 39 85
Teas, lunch, drinks. Restaurant and coffee shop open most days from 10 till early evening.
KUIERBOSSIE EATERY, TULBAGH
Kuierbossie is an old fashioned down-to-earth eatery in Tulbagh's Main Road. The restaurant is always festive and very popular with the Tulbagh locals. The restaurant serves tasty and generous portions of 'steak house' type food at reasonable prices.
Kuierbossie Eatery, 41 Van Der Stel Road, Tulbagh, +27 (0)23 230 1143
Breakfast, lunch & dinner, teas & drinks. Restaurant closed Mondays.
Tulbagh Bush Pub
BOULDERS BUSH PUB,
JUST OUTSIDE TULBAGH
The coolest pub in town is a 5-minute drive out of town!
Boulders Bush Pub is situated in a unique setting - a tree house that hovers just 3 meters above the orchards, offering amazing views and friendly atmosphere. Any day of the week, and especially over weekends, there is always bound to be a festive crowd of Tubagh locals and visitors to Tulbagh.
Do not miss Judy's Boulders Burger, arguably the best burger in the Southern hemisphere. The big-screen TV is always on for any important games.
Boulders Bush Pub
Vin Doux Farm
outside Tulbagh
+27 (0)23 230 1737
www.vindoux.com
Breakfast, lunch, dinners and everything in between and then drinks till late. Bush Pub closed Mondays.
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Fish Palace Take Away
Tulbagh's Ever-popular 'fish & chip' shop. A mostly fried menu at great prices for those days when nothing else will do.
Tulbagh Seven Eleven Centre
Van der Stel Roa, Tulbagh -
Prima Pizza Take Away
The best pizza in the Tulbagh valley, made with love and cooked in a crafted wood-fired oven. A large pizza with 6 toppings will cost about R55.
69 Van der Stel Road, Tulbagh
+27 (0)72 679 0966
Tues-Sat 9pm