The wonderful chaos that goes into Christmas lunch preparation usually begins the day before, on Christmas Eve, with much moaning about how, once again, you’re left to do everything by yourself and how, after last year, you vowed you wouldn’t prepare the meal by yourself again!
But alas, you’ve poured yourself a glass of something and put on some festive music, and just like that, you own the kitchen and secretly love it!
For everyone else who would prefer to be served a Christmas lunch without even catching a glance at the kitchen, we’ve got you covered.
Here’s a list of Cape Town restaurants serving Christmas lunch:
The Brasserie:
- Date: 25 December
- Time: 12 pm
- Cost: R850 per adult / R350 per child
- Location: Forest Glade House, Tokai Rd, Tokai
- Bookings: 087 700 3273 / brasseriect.co.za
Karibu Restaurant:
Date: 25 December
Time: 12 pm
Cost: R700 per person
Location: The Wharf Centre, V&A Waterfront, Victoria Wharf
Bookings: 021 421 7005 / info@kariburestaurant.co.za
Pepperclub Hotel:
Date: 25 December
Time: 12 pm
Cost: R1 350 per person / R675 per child
Location: 167 Loop Street, Cape Town
Bookings: 021 812 8888 / copa@pepperclub.co.za
Radisson Red Vegan Lunch:
Date: 25 December
Time: 12 pm
Cost: R780 per adult / R440 per child
Location: Silo 6, Silo Square, V&A Waterfront
Bookings: Vegan Christmas Lunch
Hillcrest Restaurant:
Date: 25 December
Time: 11:15 am / 2 pm
Cost: R665 per person / R335 per child
Location: Hillcrest Estate, Tygerberg Valley Rd, Durbanville
Bookings: 021 975 2346
Cattle Baron Tyger Waterfront:
- Date: 25 December
Time: 12 pm - Cost: R545 per person
- Location: Cascades IV Tyger Waterfront, Carl Cronje Dr, Bellville
- Bookings: tygerwaterfront@cattlebaron.co.za
Hazendal:
Hazendal offers various Christmas Day lunches across the estate:
Christmas Picnic:
- Date: 25 December
- Time: 11 am
- Cost: R925 per person / R460 per child
Christmas at The Deli:
- Date: 25 December
- Time: 11:30 am
- Cost: R1 350 per adult / R675 per child
Christmas lunch at The Eatery:
- Date: 25 December
- Time: 12 pm
- Cost: R975 per adult / R395 per child
Christmas elegance at The Restaurant:
- Date: 25 December
- Time: 12:30 pm
- Cost: R1 815 per adult (adults only)
- Location: Botterlary Road, Stellenbosch
- Bookings: Hazendal Christmas Day
Islands Restaurant at The President Hotel:
- Date: 25 December
- Time: 12 pm
- Cost: R1 295per person / R495 per child
- Location: 4 Alexander Road, Bantry Bay
- Bookings: 021 434 8111
The Wild Fig Restaurant
- Date: 25 December
- Time: 1.30 pm
- Cost: R595 per person / R380 per child
- Location: Liesbeek Avenue, Valkenberg Estate, Mowbray
- Bookings: 021 448 0507
Quentin at Oakhurst Farm:
- Date: 25 December
- Time: 12:30 pm
- Cost: R1 589 per person / R395 per child
- Location: 3 Dorman Way, Hout Bay
- Bookings: Quentin at Oakhurst
Palm House Boutique Hotel:
- Date: 25 December
- Time: 12:30 pm
- Cost: R950 per person / R450 per child
- Location: 10 Oxford Street, Wynberg
- Bookings: 021 745 5008
Compiled by: Adrienne Bredeveldt
First published by Cape{town}etc
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