TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in South Africa - Updated November 2024

Chatters

85/100 (5378 ratings)

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"What an awesome place... from the moment we got there, service was definately 5 star. Our waitor, Lance, was a breath of fresh air and the food was..."

Emelia Brown

"Absolutely love this place. Very nice vibe and pretty scenario. Also the service is wonderful and the pizza delicious! Would definately recommend..."

Leana Lourens

"We are on holiday from Sydney and tried to find a restaurant who understands the importance of gluten free especially for coeliacs. I am glad to..."

Brenda Van Rensburg

"great friendly service & delicious pizza’s! & Limestone Hill unwooded chardonnay! my fav. wine! how did they..."

Jenni Parfett

"Rob, Clare and his folks are tremendous restaurateurs who understand the importance of quality family service and a superior pizza time after time to..."

Phil Golson

"Our 'Have to'-stop in Knysna. Amazing pizza with friendly..."

Lorette Terry

"Ordered some take outs tonight and had a glass of wine while I waited. Friendly staff members and great pizzas. Keep up the good..."

De Vries Cronjé

"One of the best. Always exceeds expectations. The pasta is out of this world and atmosphere is awesome. Been here several times and will keep coming..."

Wouter Gerber

"Y U M M M ! Best pizza in Knysna, heck best pizza in the Garden Route, and the desserts are to die..."

Kobus Kruger

"Best pizza...lovely spot..will definately be back again..."

Lauren Stead

"The best Pizza ever!! Excellent Service, friendly staff, my favorite restaurant in the Garden..."

Mandy Houston

"Loved the Pizzas, and the servise but my husband chose wine that cost R412. by mistake without his glasses on. I was the only one amused. We will be..."

Veronica Grundlingh

"Everything made on site fresh, including bases that cater for every intolerance. Pasta is fantastic as well as..."

Dougie Collin

"Quality of the food exceptional..."

Sue Peacock

"Homely Place, Good Music, Friendly+Quick Service and the best part... Amazing Food!! Decent amount of vegetarian options. Must Try - Popeye’s..."

Dr. Swapnil Mahade

"This bistro came highly recommended in the internet and seeing as we felt like wood fired pizza we decided to try. It's a beautiful set up on the..."

Wayonette Schreiber

"Outstanding! Their pizza truly is so delicious! Had the gluten-free base with the Warner pizza, and couldn't be more impressed! The management are..."

Nici Romy Avzaradel

"Incredible service with a smile , amazing atmosphere here and the food is on a other level. Thoroughly enjoyed every bite. Definitely will be back..."

Ryan Bomb

"Can I just say that this place has the most amazing pizza! Woodfired and thin crust, real italian style. The choices of pizzas are endless and they..."

Rache De Goede

"Lovely food, great ambience and good service. Enjoyed a quiet dinner with a child. Worth a visit when you are in town. Quite a few options for..."

Subramanian

"Very good pizzas made with fresh ingredients and available in smaller sizes which was great. Delicious home made ice cream and friendly, attentive..."

Andrea

"Upon a night time stroll, we stopped by this charming little bistro for a quick dessert. The dessert menu changes daily so you know that everything..."

Genevieve Law

"Amazing, amazing, amazing!!! Great food, great service, great atmosphere. Lived up to their great reputation with every bite. Will definitely be back..."

Dheshia Govender Kanniah

"Great food , great place , great service. Worth visit again and again!They have got Nice range of pizzas -'brunos' is my favorite with the taste..."

Amol Birar

"Out of all the pizza joints we tried out in the knysna/plet area, this was definitely the tastiest and best prepared pizza of our trip, beating out..."

Pieter Van Der Westhuizen

"Looking for a quiet and relaxed atmosphere? Tasty milkshakes? Amazing Pizza? Then you are at the right place :) Chatters Bistro all of this plus..."

Melissa Van Der Westhuizen

"It was very nice to find such an amazing Italian restaurant that could accommodate us on very short notice during The Oyster Festival. The waiters..."

Julian Smith

"Chatters Bistro is situated in central Knysna at a really nice spot. Woodburning pizza oven..... Good wines... What more to..."

Marentia Van Kasterop

"Best pizza's in knysna. Amazing atmosphere. Awesome service when not to busy. But mad house when busy. Definitely a must when in..."

Christopher Fernandes

"The true test of a good place to eat is where the locals go to eat!! When they say best pizza in town they mean it.Can not fault the food or..."

Dave Haigh

"We are real pizza snobs. Probably one of the best pizzas I had ever eaten. Excellent vibe, great food with huge variety of pizza topping. Crispy thin..."

Thea

"It can become overwhelming trying to decide where to eat, I'm extremely glad we stubbed across this gem. The service and food was simply outstanding..."

Lusantha

"Had a impromtu pizza break after leaving the waterfront. Loved it so much we returned to knysna 2 days later for another round. Enjoyed the pizzas,..."

Zakz M-V

"We dined at Chatters whilst on a mini holidayat Knysna, and being a Monday evening, expected it to be quiet - it was anything but! Within 30min all..."

Megan Bellinger

"Food was top quality. Ordered pizzas and they didn't disappoint. Service was not as good as the food though. It may have been due to how busy they..."

Ben Wikner

"This was a really random pick of choice for a lunch stop but we saw a sign that said best oven pizza and it sure was 😊 despite the humid heat the..."

Kendra Gypsy-Princess Hughes

"Chatters Bistro is seeped in history as when Knysna was still a railway town it was used as a railway house for the train workers, the owners of..."

Courtney StarBerry

"We went to this restaurant as a family on holiday. We are seated outside in a very pleasant setting. The menu offers mainly pizza and pasta dishes,..."

Johan Vorster

"On a rain drenched day in knysna, we decided on take-out pizzas ( and a pasta) from Chatters. Located in a quaint old house in Gray St., the..."

Ryan Goodman

"Simply the best pizza in the area. The service is good too. Kid friendly and great ambience. Only negative is the street view with beggars always..."

Mike Duplessis

"This is the place to be on the evening prior to the Knysna Half and Marathon. You will require a booking to be seated. Great pizza and an even better..."

Travis

"The best pizza in Knysna! We're here for the Big 5 Sport Challenge and Oyster Festival and we've had it a couple of times already. Really friendly..."

Emilie Van Baalen

"Really good pizza restaurant with takeaway. Very quick, very tasty and it's nice place to have a glass or two whilst waiting for your pizza. Highly..."

Darren Franks

"Just popped in for some lunch, best decision of the day. There was 6 of us and they were packed but made a table up for us, the incredible service..."

Toby S

"The pizza was amazing. I follow Jain diet strictly i.e. No onion and garlic and they customized the pizza for me. I was so happy and satisfied with..."

Shaily Shah

"I have not tasted Pizza so good in a long time. I went in because the reviews were great, and I was not disappointed. The best Pizza in Knysna for me..."

Mmenyana Ranku

"Very friendly service, nice and cosy terrace but most importantly... the best pizza on the garden route. Thin, not drowning in cheese and clearly..."

Peter Zentjens

"Love the relaxed atmosphere, The pizzas are great, friendly, and efficient service. Good wines per..."

Martin Reimann

"Fantastic team of people and incredible pizzas and pasta....and I am not even a pasta lively. Just a great place a bit like Cheers...home from..."

pankaj patel

"If you happen to go to knysna make sure you visit Chatters. Their pomodoro pasta was as good as their owners. The restaurant is run by Claire and her..."

Akshita Jain

"Great pizza place, the nicest place in Knysna we know of! I really like that you can effectively make your own pizza on top of a normal margarita. If..."

Niklas Meuter

"The best 5star Pizza and service ever!! They will definitely see me..."

Antoinette Jansen Van Rensburg

"Absolutely the best pizza we've ever had. Thank you for your friendliness and great tasting food. The milkshakes are creamy and..."

Deon Thomas

"Great choice of pizza and an enormous selection of wine. Couldn't ask for.much..."

Stuart Boston

"Always delicious. Freshly prepared wood-fired pizza table-side in the garden at..."

Chantal Bruwer

"Best pizzas in Knysna is a big claim, but Chatters lived up to it! Yum, new favourite..."

Megs Hollis

"The pasta was delicious, and the service was excellent. Small and cosy restaurant, which we will definitely visit..."

Sonia du Toit

"Had the most incredible pizza!! If you're in town you have to try try the "La Jacqueline" pizza and ask them to add Avos to it!!... You can thank me..."

Christian Strydom

"Gluten free pizza was not too bad considering it's SA and not Italy (where we come from)! My husband liked his pizza too. Very good service and nice..."

Martina M.

"We had a lovely meal here on our last night in Knysna. The service was great, and the food was delicious. Their dessert menu looked epic but I was..."

Bianca capazorio

"Delicious pizza in town. The service is awesome. Staff are very..."

Khalid AlShamlan

"The best pizza in town! This time I took it one step further and tried the cheesecake which I had with a cappucino - delicious! Its also very close..."

Lutske Newton

O Pescador Restaurant

85/100 (2644 ratings)

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"Excellent service, Miles was our very attentive waiter, and the fresh catch was kingklip - so tasty! I would recommend this place for a bite to eat..."

Dan Osorio

"We were walk in customers during the Oyster Festival. We didn't make any reservations beforehand and the restaurant we planned to go eat at was fully..."

Bonita Beining

"Fantastic service by Thando! We visited on friday the 20th April 2018, I had peri-peri chicken livers, Hake with sidesalad and cheese cake and Dad..."

Thandokazi Anita Best

"We had the hake and yellowtail was the best fish dish that tomatoe and onion on the hake was awesome great staff and will be..."

Grant Reddy

"O'pescador makes the finest steak in Knysna. Absolutely no doubt about this. We always order the Portuguese steak, wine sauce is delicious. Well done..."

Michael Georgiou

"Absolutely amazing! The food was great and the service even better! Our waiter - Miles, was so attentive and friendly. The atmosphere is so warm and..."

Chiara Mia Moro

"Best Portuguese steak I ever had in my life, the owners are very friendly people and the service was..."

Emanuel Ferreira

"Absolutely the best prego steak rolls we ever had...a must try when in..."

Kryz Tomas Shokey

"Beautiful sunset ! Great oysters ! Yummy food..."

Nick Riga

"Geweldig relaxte tent. Leuke attente bediening. Heerlijk..."

Rene Gerlsma

"We had a great meal with wonderful service - lamb shank & espetada. Thank you also for finding my bag. We will be back next year...."

Nik Kitsopoulos

"Thank you Lodete and Mannie for accommodating our lunch club today. Service and food excellent. We will be..."

Micheline Barbara Lindsay

"Serendipity is now a Portuguese word! If I'd taken the other staircase to the upper level of Knysna Waterfront, I wouldn't have discovered this..."

Matty Jason G. Knight

"We dont go to Knysna without going to O Pescador!! Always a good experience!!! owners welcoming; friendly aswell as staff!!! will def be..."

Anel Teixeira

"Best yellowfin Tuna I have had EVAARRRRRRR!!!! �� Peri Baby chicken also fantastic Great service. Thank..."

Tanya Hugo

"Food took a while and music was quite slow and dreary. Hence the 4 stars. Friendly staff and good..."

Kasief Isaacs

"Amazing Chocolate Mousse and Creme Brule. Highly Highly recommend the restaurant for dessert. Pity we couldn't try the dinner options - would like to..."

Akie Chhabra

"Came here one evening I had prawns nacional with side salad and shared grilled prawns and starter calamari .Others had hake and gurnard.Prawns..."

A Foodie Travels

"After dinner all you need is that something sweet so we decided to come here for some dessert. The service is great all so friendly greeting with a..."

Abdullah Mahamed

"Was on our way to another restaurant and then stopped to look at the menu board outside this restaurant. It looked nice inside too so we decided to..."

Tony Fevrier

"Stayed in knysna for a long week endHad a family dinner at O Pescador Very nice place . Excellent service all the way.The chosen..."

Stephane

"Friendliest staff that run around non stop for everything. Food was amazing and great spot to watch the sun set. Miles really took care of us and my..."

Adrian Gardiner

"What a surprise! Great settingat the waterfront. Unfortunately missed by patrons as they are one level up. Service was friendly and good...."

Marentia Van Kasterop

"Situated at the Knysna Waterfront, this Portuguese restaurant has lovely views of the lagoon. The food was lovely, nothing spectacular but wholesome..."

Suvina

"A pleasant restaurant next to the knysna waterfront. Had a sirloin with a Madagascar pepper sauce and fresh veggies. Was present although the meat..."

Robin Lily

"I found myself alone for one night in Knysna. Knysna has many restaurants but this is one I have wanted to try for a while as I enjoy Portuguese..."

Paul Cooper

"There is a calm, relaxed atmosphere in the restaurant. Food was great, staff competent and friendly. Good value for money in my book. I will most..."

Alex Vosloo

"The service was excellent and the food superb! A bit pricey per plate, but totally worth the spend. I would definately recommend the spicy..."

Lynette Candice Kies

"DELICIOUS FOOD! We stumbled across this restaurant when the one I had looked for was closed down. I am so glad we did! Friendly polite staff who were..."

Shareen Akhtar

"I was in that area for a week, eating at different places every day. On a few occasions I ordered a steak and requested it to be done medium. The..."

George Joao

"What a charming restaurant with a great location and menu. We hadn’t booked, but they went out of their way to make us feel welcome, and even..."

Alastair Johnstone

"Lovely food. Great service. If you are by the coast you must have seafood because it just taste different from the city. Our waitress was very..."

Jennilyn Liu

"An absolutely gorgeous meal. We both had fish - sardines to start. The sardines were beautifully moist and not overpowered by the peppers. The..."

Glynn Hayball

"I had the prawn curry and my friend had chicken curry... we enjoyed the flavours and the freshness of the food,the view, the atmosphere In general...."

Khesa Maletsatsi

"Great food, and atmosphere. The Chokka was amazing, as was the Salmon salad. Crayfish small for the price, but overall excellent..."

Roslyn pienaar

"We had a superb dinner. The Mussels and Trinchado were sublime. My family and I love typical Portuguese food and O Pescador did not disappoint us...."

Tasneem Tayob

"This was my first time at O Pescador. The place was pretty much empty at 3:30 pm. The restaurant is large, with indoor and outdoor seating areas. I..."

Regina Fugat

"The food was good but a bit..."

Hannes Van der Walt

"I arrived late and they were happy to serve me which was nice. The waiter was really attentive and authentic. Nice selection on the menu and the..."

Gregg Carnaffan

"Food is tasty, the service is amazing. Such a nice family restaurant. If you enjoy Portugese, and you are in the Knysna. Make a plan to dine in this..."

Alexa Gerber

"It was such a good experience. Their seafood is excellent, we enjoyed every bite! The mussels were so amazing. Their spicy sauce was delicious as..."

Najwa

"Wow, I only stopped for lunch. The soup was fabulous and the oysters were chunky. Lordette and her team are very friendly and attentive, and the..."

Craig Ralton

"Best prawns I have eaten in a long time. Great Portuguese menu and service. Thanks Lodete for making the evenings at your restaurant very special...."

John Lucas

"Absolutely loved loved loved our evening. There are many more popular restaurants in the area, but if you want quality over quantity then do yourself..."

janine Kay

"We had a really great meal tonight! Service was top notch and the food was the best we’ve had in Knysna! I would come back..."

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