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Wolfgat

Fine Dining
RRR+

Attributes

  • Romantic
  • Outdoor Seating
  • Great Views
  • Sunsets
  • Gourmet Guide Plated
  • Reviewers' Choice 2023 - Top 100

Wolfgat offers a unique Strandveld dining experience showcasing a selection of indigenous ingredients specific to our coastal location.

The menu is inspired by the weather and the surrounding landscape. The series of dishes presented - predominantly seafood based - is complemented by local seaweeds, seasonal veldkos, venison, and pickings from our garden.

Some elements on the tasting menu take weeks of preparation, while other ingredients are handpicked on the day for the exact number of bookings that we receive.

We only book up to 20 diners per sitting - by keeping it small, we keep it sustainable.

Gourmet Guide Description

The West coast village of Paternoster, a straight and scenic two-hour drive from Cape Town, was put onto the global culinary map by chef Kobus van der Merwe of Wolfgat. Here this trailblazing chef and his local team, who grew up with an equal appreciation of what the land and sea produce, create a culinary experience that is sought from far and wide. Kobus is heralded as a culinary pioneer who is well respected by his peers.

Wolfgat (meaning wolf cave) offers an adventurous journey with constant surprises. It evolves to the seasons. In summer, when the diners take their seats outdoors and dine to the symphony of the sea, it’s the busy season. In this time the team work harder to source ‘veldkos’ (field food) from the dunes and Atlantic sea. Components of the creatively plated fare are sourced predominantly within eyesight or from nearby. Wines are paired to represent the region – but expect something different here too, perhaps vermouth with your dessert.

Start your odyssey with Strandveld snacks, and move through the menu anticipating the extraordinary. There is a strong emphasis on the bounty of the sea, with hero ingredients likely to be oysters, mussels, squid but also venison.

The intrigue of unusual ingredients leads the way, with the pioneering chef cooking intuitively with what inspires him, and truly inspires diners who are lucky enough to have reserved their seats at his tables of wonder.

Reviews (159)

4.5 out of 5.0
Based on the past 12 months
Food 4.2
Value 4.3
Service 4.8
Ambience 4.7
  • Tilla A. Dined: 5 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 24 Mar 24
    What an amazing restaurant !!! The exceptional detail in the preparation of locally sourced food, being presented by the chef himself and complemented by wines from the area made this an unforgettable experience. Thank you!!!

  • Juergen K. Dined: 2 weeks ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Fahd M. Dined: 2 weeks ago
    4.8
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 4.0
  • David G. Dined: 2 months ago
    2.8
    Food 1.0
    Value 1.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Mon 29 Jan 24
    I’m sorry but don’t go there unless you belong to some strange cult The mussel were the worst I have ever tasted , the sauce was awful sour and far too salty . It’s trying to be a bit like a Japanese Ryokan but falling way short! Please give up cooking Abalone leave them in the sea,how ever small you cut them up there always rubbery On the other side the staff were great and the views great

    1
  • Thomas H. Dined: 2 months ago
    4
    Food 4.0
    Value 3.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Fri 26 Jan 24
    Its compared to Otter Fine dining Restaurants rattert expensive. And 400 Rand tip is actually much to much. Its a clever concept with the little of invest to get the Max profit. Meals are very good and creativ. At all I would not recommend it because there are much better places with prices which are way under

  • Nikki S. Dined: 2 months ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Torsten H. Dined: 2 months ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Thu 11 Jan 24
    An absolute culinary highlight. Wine pairing was really inspiring. We will come back.

  • Christian B. Dined: 5 months ago
    3.8
    Food 3.0
    Value 3.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 21 Oct 23
    Overall a middle range experience for us, below similar restaurants standard we have done in south africa

    1
  • Janine J. Dined: 5 months ago
    4.8
    Food 5.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Tue 10 Oct 23
    Fantastic experience. Loved every course, the wine pairing was so well considered… interacting with Kobus was a treat. I can’t fault this experience at all. Top 3 meals I’ve ever had anywhere in the world.

  • Michel v. Dined: 6 months ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 16 Sep 23
    One word: « excellent »

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  • Monday CLOSED
  • Tuesday CLOSED
  • Wednesday 12h00 - 12h30
  • Thursday 12h00 - 12h30
  • Friday 12h00 - 12h30, 18h30 - 19h00
  • Saturday 12h00 - 12h30, 18h30 - 19h00
  • Sunday 12h00 - 12h30