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Belly of the Beast

Reviewers' Choice 2025 - Top 100 Reviewers' Choice 2024 - Top 50
Contemporary South African
Location Pointer 110 Harrington St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa
4.8
(2864 reviews)
RRR+
Favourite

Attributes

  • Romantic
  • Gourmet Guide Plated
  • Reviewers' Choice 2022 - Top 20
  • Reviewers' Choice 2023 - Top 20
  • Reviewers' Choice 2024 - Top 50
  • Reviewers' Choice 2025 - Top 100

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Chef's Anouchka Horn and Neil Swart.
We offer a tasting menu for lunch and dinner in our 30 seater restaurant.
There are no menu options or set amount of courses. All you do is show up and trust us to satisfy with our seasonal fare.
We source from local sustainable producers and use every part of the animal. You can expect some dishes that might test your boundaries, but we always balance our menu so that everyone will enjoy the experience.
The 30 seats make for a very personal dining experience, as we do everything from cooking to serving our food.
Belly of the beast works on online reservations only and we require a deposit to confirm the booking.

Lunch: 12:30pm
Tuesday to Saturday

Dinner: 18:45
Monday to Saturday


Terms and conditions:
Arrival time:
Lunch starts at 12:30.
Dinner starts at 18:45.
We serve all tables together so please be on time.
Being late may result in missing out on the courses already served.

Cancellations:
Please note that all cancellations made within 24 hours of your reservation will result in the loss of the deposit. If the party is smaller on arrival, then a no show will be charged for, as we have prepared for the guest.

Allergies/Dietary restrictions:
We do cater for some dietary requirements and allergies but we can only accommodate them with at least 24h notice.

With our small team cooking a multi course menu we can unfortunately not cater for: dislikes, low carb, vegans, onion, garlic, alcohol, coriander, black pepper, butter, cream, soy sauce, sugar, and egg allergies.

We welcome Vegetarians and pescatarians

Please note that although we take great care with regard to dietary restrictions, we have a small kitchen that uses lots of different ingredients that may contain allergens.

We cannot guarantee that there are no trace elements of allergens like, nuts, shellfish etc. in the dishes that we serve.

Gratuity:
a 12% gratuity is added to every table that will be split by the whole team including the kitchen.

Children:
We can only accommodate children above the age of 12, that will eat the tasting menu.

Wine list:
We have curated a great selection of wines from local winemakers and also serve an optional wine pairing with dinner.

Corkage:
We ask that you consider buying wine from us, if you do have a special bottle you would like to bring we charge a R200 corkage fee with a limit of one 750ml bottle per table.

By booking you agree to all our reservation terms and conditions.
For more information, please see our FAQ's on our website.

Gourmet Guide™ Description

Chefs Anouchka Horn and Neil Swart have cemented buzzy Harrington Street as their home since opening Belly of the Beast over six years ago. The long open kitchen and engaging staff, as passionate as these talented chefs, are part of the charm for the 30 diners who sign up for
elevated yet unintimidating dining.

Tasting menus, with no set number of courses for lunch and dinner, are unpretentious and tasty, based on what is freshly available. Some dishes are edgy and unexpected, others more nostalgic, but always evocative. The menu changes every six to eight weeks. For your amuse bouche, you might be lucky enough to devour a Saldanha Bay oyster (or the bite-sized Caprese) with a Bloody Mary dressing, Kashmiri oil, and salted celery, or a mouthful of venison tataki with crispy fried sushi rice, topped with smoked jalapeño mayo, cured egg, roasted tomato oil, furikake, and spring onion.

After dessert, homemade cornflake, strawberry, and white chocolate cookies with a caramelized Ideal Milk foam hit the nostalgia button leaving a last, lingering memory of generosity. It’s no wonder that as bookings open, regulars quickly grab their dates and simply show up with trust.

Opening Hours

  • Monday 18h45 - 23h00
  • Tuesday 12h00 - 14h00, 18h45 - 23h00
  • Wednesday 12h00 - 14h00, 18h45 - 23h00
  • Thursday 12h00 - 14h00, 18h45 - 23h00
  • Friday 12h00 - 14h00, 18h45 - 23h00
  • Saturday 12h00 - 14h00, 18h45 - 23h00
  • Sunday CLOSED

Specials

Diemersdal & Belly of the Beast Collab

A food & wine evening with Diemersdal wines, featuring insights from the winemaker. Price - R1800 Tuesday 28th July

  • Tue, 28 Jul
  • Tuesday only: 18:30:00 only
  • All pax
  • Last confirmed: 18 Jun 2026

Cream of the Crop Lunch

Join us for a collaborative lunch celebrating great ingredients, thoughtful farming and the people behind them. Well be showcasing ingredients from across the Piket-Bo-Berg region, with Maria van Zyl from Cream of the Crop joining us to share the story behind her farm and products. Price: R950 per person Friday 17th July

  • Fri, 17 Jul
  • Friday only: 12:15:00 only
  • All pax
  • Last confirmed: 29 Jun 2026

Reviews (2864)

4.8 out of 5.0
Based on the past 12 months
Food 4.8
Value 4.7
Service 4.8
Ambience 4.7
  • Joseph M. Dined: 2 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Fri 10 Jul 26
    Absolutely amazing food and experience. 10/10!!!

  • Kai C. Dined: 4 days ago
    4.3
    Food 3.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Thu 09 Jul 26
    Oyster dish, too many ‘extras’ can’t taste the oyster The lamb .. tough.. sauce too salty!! Sauce on the beef tongue too much!! Can’t taste the beef.

  • Courtney E. Dined: 3 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Thu 09 Jul 26
    What an incredible experience from start to finish - the food was exciting and so carefully curated - paired with very attentive and authentic service. Highly highly recommend!

  • Marina N. Dined: 4 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Wed 08 Jul 26
    I would like this opportunity to thank you for the absolutely amazing experience. The fact that it is not a rowdy restaurant with loud music made it easy to have calm and peaceful conversations iwth my husband. The waiters were friendly and very warm but professional. Food out of this world. Will definetly be back!!

  • Lee-Ann P. Dined: 1 week ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Wed 08 Jul 26
    10/10 every time! Thoughtful and delicious food!

  • Ryan H. Dined: 5 days ago
    3
    Food 2.0
    Value 1.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Tue 07 Jul 26
    We had heard really good things about Belly of the Beast, and not sure if we just happened to catch a set menu that didnt fit either of our pallets. But we thought the value really wasn't there. 1 course was a braai bread which we do at home and costs R20 for dough to make 10+ rolls another course was scones with jam, cheese and bovil butter, not really 'fine dining'

  • Rowann P. Dined: 1 week ago
    3.8
    Food 3.0
    Value 3.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 05 Jul 26
    We hyped up the Belly of the Beast and expected a little bit more based on previous reviews . Not expecting theatrics but good food ..the amuse bouche (Korean chicken strips with buttermilk ) was good and so was the first course (vetkoek bread course).. the venison tartare was flavorful.. we were quite disappointed with the tuna.. this was extremely salty.. my husband being a fan of tuna and peppercorn actually didn’t eat his even after I suggested perhaps try taking the salt granules off..The manager did apologise for excessive sprinkles of maldon salt.. the ‘skaap’ course was good .. melt in the mouth lamb .. the other course that really disappointed was the scone course. The scone could’ve passed for a woolies cheese scone.. the tomato jam and bovril butter failed to accentuate this course as I anticipated..the last dessert course was good.. although not a huge fan of guava, the tipsy tart paired with tinned guava sorbet was a delicious combination..the wine was quite nice and the selection of wines although not big is good.. The service is good and try waitrons are attentive .. On a balance it was a good experience

  • Amanda L. Dined: 1 week ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 04 Jul 26
    Lovely meal, wine pairings were fantastic! The tuna was amazing.

  • Rene U. Dined: 1 week ago
    4.8
    Food 5.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Thu 02 Jul 26
    Wonderful evening!

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