Choose a location

Or use your current location

Select

Post & Pepper

Reviewers' Choice 2025 - Top 50 Reviewers' Choice 2024 - Top 50
Bistro Contemporary South African Tapas
Location Pointer Oude Postkantoor Corner of Bird and Plein St, Stellenbosch Central, 7600, South Africa
4.8
(1794 reviews)
RR
Menu
Favourite

Attributes

  • Outdoor Seating
  • Gourmet Guide Plated
  • Reviewers' Choice 2022 - Newcomer
  • Reviewers' Choice 2023 - Top 50
  • Reviewers' Choice 2024 - Top 50
  • Reviewers' Choice 2025 - Top 50

Book a table

Menu
Favourite

Welcome to Post & Pepper, in the heart of bustling Stellenbosch, where you’ll find a menu and atmosphere packed with all the things you love about fine dining with none of the frills.

Located in the Old Stellenbosch Post Office, this historic building is the home of great food, done well with amazing attention to detail. Chef Jess cooks up some fresh takes on South African classics, with a touch of Asian-inspired flavours and the freshest locally sourced produce.

Post & Pepper: welcome to your new favourite restaurant.

Gourmet Guide™ Description

Stellenbosch’s Old Post Office building is where chef Jess van Dyk has found her home, drawing a loyal following of locals who adore her abundant style, along with discerning visitors. A gentle nod to the building’s heritage is reflected in small details, such as the leather envelope that opens to reveal a concise and enticing menu of small plates for lunch, with dinner being a more serious affair. The friendly waiting team will guide you to choose four to six plates per couple, or select one and let this gifted chef complete the quartet for you. There’s a carefully thought-out wine list showcasing the surrounds, and an option of corkage for one bottle only.

Jess’s talent lies in creating food that packs big flavours into diminutive dishes. Her pork lollipops exemplify this: crispy, sticky pork belly with a doenjang glaze and a charred spring onion dip. Asian undertones ensure an umami-rich experience like the miso yaki kingklip served with an Asian noodle salad, XO dressing, miso corn butter, and a peanut butter crisp, or the steamed prawn dumplings with a moreish Thai coconut curry, black cardamom, cashew furikake and curry leaf. Not only vegetarians love the Bombay butternut – roasted butternut with plum tomatoes, pumpkin seeds, chilli chutney, burrata, curry leaves, and sourdough.

Opening Hours

  • Monday CLOSED
  • Tuesday 12h00 - 14h00 - 18h00 - 20h30
  • Wednesday 12h00 - 14h00 - 18h00 - 20h30
  • Thursday 12h00 - 14h00 - 18h00 - 20h30
  • Friday 12h00 - 14h00 - 18h00 - 20h30
  • Saturday 12h00 - 14h00 - 18h00 - 20h30
  • Sunday CLOSED

Reviews (1794)

4.8 out of 5.0
Based on the past 12 months
Food 4.9
Value 4.7
Service 4.8
Ambience 4.7
  • Matt B. Dined: 3 days ago
    4.5
    Food 5.0
    Value 3.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 31 May 26
    Superb combination of setting and thoughtfully constructed, extremely tasty platters. Loved the eclectic and limited wine list. A definite hit in all respects

  • torben h. Dined: 5 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Fri 29 May 26
    Super excited experience great food and wine pairing with very engaging service provided

  • Adele V. Dined: 1 week ago
    3.3
    Food 3.0
    Value 2.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 3.0

    Reviewed on: Thu 28 May 26
    The hype might have been a bit much or perhaps its just our bland tastebuds that need a tweak. We did not love the dumplings - too much ginger. The chocolate dessert was more a sesame ensemble than chocolate. The strawberry option was however fabulous as well as the Kingklip main. Not sure the meal was worth 1500 pp ...

  • Savel D. Dined: 6 days ago
    3.3
    Food 4.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 1.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Thu 28 May 26
    The food and ambiance was good. HOWEVER, they did not credit my prepayment for the the one guest that showed. So I lost 500R just for making a reservation. That is PATHETIC.

  • Inacio d. Dined: 1 week ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Michelle C. Dined: 1 week ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Alan C. Dined: 1 week ago
    4.5
    Food 5.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 24 May 26
    Properly good food, well flavoured and presented.

  • Sabina W. Dined: 1 week ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Craig N. Dined: 2 weeks ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Fri 22 May 26
    It was our first visit at Post & Pepper, introduced by Uva Mira's Wine paring invitation, one of my favourite wine farms. I have been fortunate to have eaten at a number of fantastic establishments, including Jordan's (in their heyday), Aubergine, Tintswalo, Test Kitchen, Waterkloof, etc. I have just found my new favorite, The Post & Pepper in Stellenbosch. Its fine dining without pretension but not in anyway lacking in finesse, taste presentation and artistry. So many restaurants sacrifice one for the other. Each of the 5 courses was a perfect portion size. Not too small, but neither too big to feel uncomfortable at the end of the night. The taste? Hands down, the best meal I have ever had. It remained elegantly sophisticated, but I could have had just one large bowel of any of the dishes, they were all that good. I cant wait to go back!

Show More
Book Now