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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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