Packtown Restaurant Guide: Swellendam
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Barrel And Blues
Barrel & Blues Restaurant, Pub and Backpackers is a firm favourite with the locals. Famous for its pub grub, steaks and live music shows, this is quite a vibey watering hole in Swellendam. With the wood fired pizzas and signature steaks, along with menu staples like crumbed mushrooms and toasted sandwiches, you are sure to have a satisfying bite along with a drink in the pub.
Christelle's Bistro
Christelle’s Bistro is a cozy, funky, relaxing, unique French Bistro. There is a strong European influence, Christelle being French, with South African flair. Each dish is created with flavours that complement one another. The menu is changed according to season as they cook with the freshest ingredients. Menu highlights include croissant french toast benedict, onion soup and duck a ’la orange.
De Vegabond
This family restaurant serves local cuisine and traditional South African dishes, including bobotie, venison pie, kudu fillet, springbok shank and malva pudding. Here you will also find the Ostrich smokehouse, where ostrich peperoni and ostrich carpacchio are smoked for the restaurant. In winter you can expect a big fire burning to welcome all to a romantic night at De Vegabond.
Drostdy Restaurant
Award winning Chef and Owner, David Godin, brings his French finesse with each dish, delicious and beautiful! Having worked in many countries and top establishments, the menu reflects some of his favourite flavours in both traditional and contemporary dishes. Look out for these items on the menu: Double baked Cheese Souffle, Chicken Liver Parfait, Confit of Lamb Shank. Drostdy Restaurant overlooks an indigenous garden, with a giant Wild Fig tree landmarking this historic 1757 heritage building.
Field and Fork
Field & Fork is a fine dining restaurant that derives its name from the culinary vision of bringing locally sourced quality produce from the field to your table. The carefully planned menu features intricate dishes that use local ingredients such as springbok, Karoo lamb and Franschhoek trout. Field & Fork forms part of the Drostdy Museum. Steeped in history and oozing character, this restaurant brings you modern flare with panache.
Grace and Merci
This eatery, pantry and shop is every bit as contemporary and stylish as you would expect find in a big city. Their food philosophy is all about, fresh ingredients, produced locally. With items such as green chickpea omelettes with cherrie tomatoes on the breakfast menu and an aubergine halloumi oven bake for lunch, you are in for a treat at Grace and Merci. In the shop you will find a selection of high quality, carefully curated pantry items, unique homeware and lifestyle goodies.
Ikigai Coffee Bar and Deli
This Artisan Coffee Bar & Deli specialises in gourmet sandwiches as well as sweet and savoury treats The sandwiches made with ciabatta, wraps or rye bread are served with a variety of tasty fillings like pulled pork, crispy bacon and creamy mozzarella. Furthermore they offer bagels and a selection of salads. To round this off, they offer espresso, cappuccino, various lattes, macchiato and americano. Enjoy a cup of specialty coffee from Origin Coffee Roasting while browsing the shop stocked with a variety of artisan products sourced from all over South Africa.
La Belle Alliance Restaurant
The garden terrace, rich in birdsong, offers tranquillity and shade under a canopy of White Stinkwood trees and lots of sunshine and blankets on cooler winter days. A timber deck extension overlooks the river and the Swellendam botanical garden.
Oak And Bean Café
Oak And Bean Café has an airy open feel with ample glass doors in this contemporary setting. The lovely lunch options include chicken salad, burgers and omelettes and flapjacks. The cheesecake is particularly famous presented with care and attention to detail.
Republic of Swellendam
Republic of Swellendam is all about celebrating the rich South African heritage, but with a tongue in cheek attitude and lots of fun. Here they offer traditional and international cuisine, served with a modern and local twist. A few menu highlights include pork belly sosaties, pumpkin fritters as a side order, tomato bredie and a rum and raisin milkshake.
Roosje van de Kaap
At Roosje van de Kaap, the restaurant adds heart and soul to your stay. The low reed ceiling, thickly plastered walls and soft candlelight takes you back to bygone days of the 19th century. Setting the scene for the tastes and flavours to come. Distinctive country courses with Cape Malay influences, inspired by the rich history of our beautiful country.
Tredici
The story of Tredici is the story of sumptuous simplicity. Sumptuous simplicity is also evident in our menu – from quick bites prepared with love and attention, to a delicatessen stocked with baked goods that took as long as 36 hours to prepare, to our restaurant offering the best European cuisine personalized with African flair. So whether you stop off to stretch your legs and stock up on delicious padkos for your onward journey or enjoy dinner with friends,you can be sure to experience the Tredici way of life, where generosity is guaranteed and smiles are genuine.
Woodpecker Pizzadeli
Woodpecker Pizzadeli offers a relaxed and vibey dining experience, famous for their thin based pizzas, scrumptious chicken and pork schnitzels, pasta dish variety, salad selection and kiddies menu. You can choose to have a pizza variation: calzone or stromboli. They offer both indoor and outdoor seating. You can choose from a good selection of Overberg wines, Cocktails and Craft Beer. This is a family restaurant so young and old are welcome