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Pier

Reviewers' Choice 2025 - Top 50 Reviewers' Choice 2024 - Top 50
Fine Dining Contemporary
Location Pointer 3CVC+MF Cape Town, South Africa
4.8
(2862 reviews)
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  • Great Views
  • Gourmet Guide Plated
  • Reviewers' Choice 2023 - Top 50
  • Reviewers' Choice 2024 - Top 50
  • Reviewers' Choice 2025 - Top 50

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Pier is the latest venture by The La Colombe Group, located on the Pierhead at the V&A Waterfront. Headed by John Norris Rogers serving a multi course tasting menu inspired by the sea.

Gourmet Guide™ Description

Entering the intimate restaurant that embraces the working harbour, you’re rendered breathless. It’s a heart-stopping, world-class view, and soon you’ll be appreciating cuisine of equal calibre.

PIER has elevated the culinary offering of the V&A Waterfront since opening two years ago. The chef’s menu begins with an ensemble of canapés, innovatively presented in eye-catching white pottery that depicts the ocean floor. Every aspect of this dining discovery has been carefully curated and shaped by chef John Norris-Rogers’ South African heritage and international travels. The snoek-filled takoyaki, cooked tableside and served with a Cape Malay curry relish, shows Japanese influence. The sourdough with curried hake butter is a substantial wave, featuring seafood that’s been gently cured, smoked, and coated in a piquant sauce, finished at your table with aplomb. Alongside, there’s smoked mussel, chorizo, toasted yeast, and cultured butter.

The tandoori yellowfin tuna with avocado and chevra is savoury and smokey. A spice blend coats the tuna before searing. The tuna tartare is paired with a curry XO and yoghurt labneh, harmonising the spices with creaminess. Here is a dish that flawlessly demonstrates John’s ability to balance a hero ingredient with myriad accompaniments, ensuring the tuna holds its own without being overpowered. A coriander spuma and avocado crumbed with spices provide texture. The crunchy chevra mix comprises fried onion, garlic, and curry leaves, served separately so that you may add as little or as much as you like. The diner’s every whim has been considered. Wine pairings, like the service, are impeccable – intuitive and fuelled by passion and knowledge.

Opening Hours

  • Monday 12h00 - 15h00 - 18h00 - 22h00
  • Tuesday 12h00 - 15h00 - 18h00 - 22h00
  • Wednesday 12h00 - 15h00 - 18h00 - 22h00
  • Thursday 12h00 - 15h00 - 18h00 - 22h00
  • Friday 12h00 - 15h00 - 18h00 - 22h00
  • Saturday 12h00 - 15h00 - 18h00 - 22h00
  • Sunday 12h00 - 15h00 - 18h00 - 22h00

Reviews (2862)

4.8 out of 5.0
Based on the past 12 months
Food 4.9
Value 4.7
Service 4.9
Ambience 4.8
  • Peter R. Dined: 1 day ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Jamieson G. Dined: 2 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Fri 17 Oct 25
    Wow! Simply faultless by every measure.

  • Sara D. Dined: 4 days ago
    1.5
    Food 2.0
    Value 1.0
    Service 2.0
    Ambience 1.0

    Reviewed on: Wed 15 Oct 25
    Too expensive for the food and too many souces, Fish in the butter no possible! I am Italian and for this money I expect to eat a different quality…

  • Finn M. Dined: 4 days ago
    3.3
    Food 2.0
    Value 2.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Wed 15 Oct 25
    the dishes became so advanced that the main ingredient in the dish was non-existent. The only thing that was not "ruined" was the main course with the meat. All your very special service, confused and "took over" the dishes. the wine menu was super good.

  • Melanie S. Dined: 5 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Tue 14 Oct 25
    Excellent food with even better service.

  • Marius K. Dined: 5 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Tue 14 Oct 25
    This restaurant is one the best I‘ve ever been! The whole food and wine experience were outstanding. Thank you for this evening!

  • Shauna M. Dined: 1 week ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Mon 13 Oct 25
    Top notch experience! We would give this place two Michelin stars if we could do so.

  • Reinier J. Dined: 6 days ago
    4.3
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 2.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Mon 13 Oct 25
    We waren vijf minuten te vroeg en zijn toen naar buiten gestuurd dit kan echt niet voor zo een klasse restaurant.verder waren we heel tevreden .

  • Bianca P. Dined: 1 week ago
    3.3
    Food 3.0
    Value 2.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 4.0
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