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Vadivelu

Reviewers' Choice 2025 - Top 50 Reviewers' Choice 2024 - Top 50
Indian
Location Pointer 151 Kloof St, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
4.8
(1484 reviews)
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Attributes

  • Child Friendly
  • Romantic
  • Outdoor Seating
  • WiFi
  • Fireplace
  • Reviewers' Choice 2024 - Top 50
  • Reviewers' Choice 2025 - Top 50

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INDIAN WITH ATTITUDE!

No 14 page menus where choosing is a challenge and whatever you choose tastes the same.

We are also not “Asian fusion”, we’re not fusing anything together.

We are just us. Authentically South Africanly Indian, if there is such a thing.

We are doing whatever we want to do, our take on recipes passed on from ancestors who arrived in South Africa as indentured labourers 150 years ago. Recipes adapted from a Tamil heritage with wonderful creativity applied to different available local spices.

Our name, Vadivelu, the name of co-owner Jason’s late father, is a nod to this ancestry.

Our menu is short*, interesting, changing and delicious. It’s Indian for sure, but with attitude.

Truth is we don’t speak much Tamil or Hindi, so our menu speaks English. It’s just easier for everyone, we know what we’re cooking and you know what you’re eating.

*OK, we’re trying to make it short, but it would be a crime to restrict you from Chef Jai’s imagination

Opening Hours

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

Reviews (1484)

4.8 out of 5.0
Based on the past 12 months
Food 4.9
Value 4.7
Service 4.8
Ambience 4.8
  • Mekaeel (Mack) Dined: 2 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 19 Jul 26
    Food was 💯, service excellent, 100 out of 100%, will always come back and recommend families and friends, Thanks a million to the Vadivelu team 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • Herman W. Dined: 1 week ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 18 Jul 26
    Repeat customer. Food always great. Service super. Friendly owner. Correctly priced.

    Vadivelu responded on Sun 19 Jul 26:
    4 great judgements and the fifth even better, that you’re a regular customer, we need you Herman!

  • Armin D. Dined: 3 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 18 Jul 26
    All aspects are great

    Vadivelu responded on Sat 18 Jul 26:
    Thanks a million Armin!

  • Nico M. Dined: 3 days ago
    4.8
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 4.0
  • Mario D. Dined: 4 days ago
    4.5
    Food 4.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Fri 17 Jul 26
    Very nice food except for block of frozen ice cream. Expected different taste.

  • Joni Dined: 5 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Thu 16 Jul 26
    Outstanding restaurant and staff and owner are amazing

    Vadivelu responded on Thu 16 Jul 26:
    Joni, thank you for such a positive review, we appreciate it!

  • Sonia Dined: 6 days ago
    3.3
    Food 3.0
    Value 1.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Wed 15 Jul 26
    Our previous meal was delicious. Last night’s 2 curries was sadly quite bland and boring. Not nearly enough spices in my opinion. 8 Small cubes of lamb for R230 is too expensive in my opionion.

    Vadivelu responded on Wed 15 Jul 26:
    We're sorry to hear that Sonia and have no excuses, our apologies. We wish you would have said something at the time and we would have whizzed your dishes back into the kitchen and zinged them up enough until you were as happy as you were last time you came. Hopefully there will be a third visit so we can sway the scale back to you thinking our food is delicious!

  • Tim W. Dined: 1 week ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Carla R. Dined: 1 week ago
    4.8
    Food 5.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
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