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Enjoy the fine food offered by local village restaurants
A visit to Prince Albert is all about relaxing and enjoying yourself. We have enough restaurants so that you can eat your way through a weekend without visiting the same place twice – although you may want to, they are so good!
Some of our restaurants only open on certain days of the week. You can check the calendar of events to make sure your choice is open on a specific date.
To make things easy, we divided the restaurants into three categories and added a list of those that will cater so that you can have the best of both worlds – restaurant food at home.
Restaurant, Specialty cured meat products and Cooking Classes.
We recently teamed up with Prince Albert Cycles to offer a real Karoo cycling and gourmet experience in and around Prince Albert.
TAPAS & BISTRO
Tapas- and Bistro style dishes inspired from around the world. We serve ‘small-plates’ of delicious, contemporary food.
SUMMER: we serve dinner in our enclosed courtyard around a custom designed Tapas Bar. Booking is preferable if you prefer to reserve a table as we have limited table seating. There is ample unreserved space to sit or stand around the bar.
WINTER: We move indoors for warming comfort food and cosy table settings. Booking is essential
Wednesday to Saturday from 18:30
Fully licensed
We accept Visa and Mastercard
We do charge a modest corkage on BYO
SPECIALTY CURED MEAT PRODUCTS
We make a variety of cured meat products such as bacon, chorizo, salami, cured hams and fresh sausages amongst other delicious goods. We source responsibly reared meat from local producers.
COOKING CLASSES & PRIVATE FUNCTIONS
We offer casual and very entertaining cooking classes for the novice as well as more advanced cooks.
Half-day or full day courses are available by request. We also offer longer more specialised courses which usually span over a weekend.
We also cater for private functions.
The largest grocery store in town with the widest selection of products. You can draw cash at the till points.
Mon – Thur – 7:30 am – 6 pm
Fri – 7:30 am – 7 pm
Sat – 7:30 am – 2:30 pm
Sun – 8 am – 1 pm
Deliveries of fresh fruit and vegetables arrive on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and are on the shelves by 3 pm.
We stock a large variety of local produce – olive oil and olive products, dried fig products, jams and preserves and dairy products from Gay’s Guernsey Dairy.
Prince Albert Spar aims to serve the community – tell us if you would like us to stock a specific product. We offer a number of additional services such as doing special orders for restaurants.
With regular competitions and the My Spar Rewards card, we put benefits back in our own community.
Go to our full page to see our shop in action, competition winners and the specials of the moment.
Hours: 7h00 to 18h00
Open daily for breakfast, lunch and delectable cakes. We now also offer a scrumptious tapas menu.
Join us for our very special and very famous Sunday lunch roast from 12h00 onwards
DELI SHOP
Olives and olive products, freshly baked breads, Preserves. Selection of locally hand-made products and Kokkedoor Merchandise. Orders taken for cakes and other baked goods.
SWARTBERG HOTEL LADIES BAR – 11h00 to 23h00
Enjoy a drink and catch up on the day’s events in our nostalgic ladies bar.
Air-conditioned in summer with a lovely fireplace in winter.
HENDRY’s BAKERY
Hours: Wednesdays from 06:00 – 14:00
Freshly baked baguette, croissant, pain aux raisin, sourdough bread rolls, selection of savoury and sweet tarts, hot chocolate & coffee.
Prior orders for bread, croissants and tarts are welcome
The Bakery opens at 6.00am for fresh baked goods.
THE OLIVE BRANCH
SUNDAY LUNCHES
We have had great feedback for our Sunday Garden Lunches
Our Sunday Karoo Lunch starts at 12h00. It comprises a choice of 3 courses (2 meat and 1 vegetarian) plus a dessert for R180.00 per person. Bread and vegetables are included.
EVENINGS
Seasonal flavours of home-grown herbs, fruit and vegetables. Mediterranean influences. Restaurant rated by Dine 2006, 2007 as one of SA’s top 100 restaurants. We do not have a credit card facility. However, we do have a liquor licence, a corkage charge is made if you bring your own wine. The focus is on locally produced vegetables and free range birds, venison, and lamb.
Our price is R280.00 per person.
Hendry Olivier (Kokkedoor) has taken charge of running the Olive Branch. Our staff of the last 13 years are still with us and Bokkie’s role is now that of Italian (South African) grandfather and mentor. Bokkie has had to face up to the fact that more customers want to have their pictures taken with Hendry than he ever experienced!
Experience good food made with love!
Kindly contact Hendry or Bokkie for bookings on 0720803619 (Hendry) or 0828927222 (Bokkie) bokkieb@iafrica.com
Obviously Hendry will not open if there are no bookings, or if the small number of bookings makes it uncomfortable for guests and restaurant and will phone guests in good time if opening becomes impossible.RESERVATIONS: Chef Hendry: 072 080 3619
Our weekend Restaurant, Camilla’s at African Relish, provides Karoo country dining in a gentle, laid back style. The cosy eatery offers a simple menu that changes weekly. Camilla Comins is an Eat Out Restaurant Award-winner, a former Woollies product-developer and successful cookbook author. Her contemporary approach to classic recipes delivers inspirational dishes. Seasonal recipes focus on presenting dishes with ingredients gathered in the garden or sourced as locally as possible.
Normally open from 18:30, Fridays and Saturdays for dinner only.
African Relish is a cooking school aimed at the international and local traveler who is looking for something different.
Tourists can participate in hands-on interactive cooking experiences, while learning about South African food and culture and the beautiful Karoo.
Relish runs two basic course types throughout the year.
Our Anytime cooking courses, like Karoo Classics or Vegetarian, are half or full day and easy to book on short notice.
Browse the classes http://africanrelish.com/anytime-course/ where there is a secure option to book direct or request more information.
Our Scheduled weekend courses with invited chefs such as Nina Timm, Karen Dudley, Neil Jewell and Stef Marais, include longer culinary and special interest retreats like our popular Cycle tour or Yoga retreat.
Browse the scheduled courses at http://africanrelish.com/scheduled-course/
Bookings essential. Contact us on +27 541 1381 or email virna@africanrelish.com.
Look out for the Kitchen Confidential weekend master classes with Camilla. You will be part of the team that prepares the menu for the evening restaurant where you learn how great preparation and service provide a recipe for a successful dining experience.
http://africanrelish.com/anytime-course/camillas-kitchen-confidential/
Culinary retreats
African Relish works with Book Clubs, Yoga Masters, cycle tour operators and artists to arrange weeks of cooking paired with other recreation.…