As any regular visitor would inform you, Hermanus has no shortage of fine restaurants offering cuisine “to die for”.  This time of the year, most restaurants have fabulous winter specials to tempt locals and visitors alike to crawl out from under the covers and venture out for fireside comfort food. 

Most of the wineries also have a restuarant - phone them to find out what's on the menu!
Ataraxia,   Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 028-212 2007
Barton Vineyards  R43, Bot River 028-284 9283
Beaumont Wines, Bot River 028-284 9194
Birkenhead Breweries  Erwen 596 Stanford 028-341 0183
Bouchard Finlayson  Hemel-en-Aarde; Aarde Valley 028-312 3515
Cape Bay Wines, Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 028-312 3862
Creation Wines, Hemel-en-Aarde 028-212 1107
Gabrielskloof, Botrivier  028-284 9865
Hamilton Russell Vineyards, Hemel-en-Aarde; Aarde Valley 028-312 3595
Hermanuspietersfontein, Sandbaai  028-316 1875
La Vierge Wines, Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 028-313 0130
Misty Mountains Estate, Stanford Road 028-3410486
Newton Johnson, Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 028-312 3862
Raka  Stanford, 028-341 0676
Southern Right, Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 028 312 1318
Sumaridge Wines, Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 028-312 1097
Whalehaven Wines, Hemel-en-Aarde; Aarde Valley 028-316 1633
Wildekrans Wine Estate, Main Road, Bot River  028-284 9829
Wine & Company, 7 High Street, Hermanus 028-313 2047
Wine Village Hemel-en-Aarde Village, Sandbaai  028-316 3988

• La Vierge,  in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, offers pure culinary indulgence in the most exquisite setting. New daily specials include soup of the day with crème brûlée for R39 and a Sunday roast for R55. Pensioners can enjoy a special lunch every Friday – The 2 course meal  is R45, while the 3 course option is only R55. 
Booking essential: call 028-313 2007    

• For homely yet delectable opulence, visit  Kate’s Village Restaurant, in the Hemel-en-Aarde Village. July specials from Tuesday to Saturday: 3 course meal for R40 pp (Set menu) or A la Carte menu: Two meals for the price of one!  (028-316 3582).

• To experience truly luxurious gourmet cooking, try the Blue Gum Country Estate which is near Stanford. Early booking at 028-341 0116 for their three course winter Sunday lunches is essential.

• Rossi’s, at 10 High Street,  is great for a fun, family get-together. Besides several other specials, Kids eat free and wines are half price on Wednesday evenings. A pizza/pasta lunch special is available from Monday – Saturday.

• At Panarottis in Fashion Square, Main Road, Hermanus you can eat as much pizza as you like for R38,95 on Thursdays. Kids eat for half price on Wednesdays. How good is that!

• “For delicious food in a cave down by the sea in the company of whales”, try the award-winning Bientang’s Cave seafood restaurant. Booking at 028-312 3454 is recommended.

• A well-priced, scrumptious breakfast buffet is served at the Harbour Rock (028-312 2920) on Saturdays and Sundays. The prime ocean view from this new Hermanus harbour venue, is amazing and the food and atmosphere are just as good.