CHEF'S TABLE
The Chef's Table — Six Seats. Friday & Saturday Only.
Arm's length from the pass. One seating per evening, senior chef only.
Fixed itemised quote before you pay a deposit · Reply within 1 hour, 08:00–20:00 SAST.
The chef's table is a six-seat counter dinner cooked in your villa: a senior chef working arm's length away, one seating per evening, Fridays and Saturdays only. It sits in our premium tasting band, with wine pairing as a published add-on. from R1 600–2 200 pp per person · Min 4 guests.
Six seats, one seating
The chef's table is a six-seat counter dinner cooked in your villa: a senior chef working arm's length away, one seating per evening, Fridays and Saturdays only. It sits in our premium tasting band, with wine pairing as a published add-on.
The scarcity is real, not staged. Six seats fit the format because the chef talks while cooking — course by course, question by question. A seventh chair would break the conversation, so there is no seventh chair.
It runs in your villa rather than a restaurant counter, which changes the theatre: the pass is your kitchen island, the view is yours, and the evening ends when you decide it ends. Fridays and Saturdays only, because the senior bench cooks the rest of the week's events too.
The evening, seat by seat
Guests take their seats at 18:30. The first course is already moving. What follows is a seven-course arc cooked in front of you — the senior chef explains each plate as it lands, and the table sets the pace between courses.
The promise that anchors the format: the senior chef on your booking is the chef who cooks. Never substituted, never delegated to an assistant while a second event runs elsewhere. If that chef cannot make the date, the date moves or the booking refunds — your choice.
Dress code, music, timing — all yours. Some tables dress up and make a night of it; others stay in shorts and ask questions with their mouths full. Both are correct. The counter adapts to the six people sitting at it, which is rather the point.
A sample counter menu
Written for the six of you after the consult. This recent arc shows the shape — the menu changes with the season and the market, and the chef adjusts courses live in front of you when the table wants more of something.
- 01Amuse: oyster, champagne vinegar, fynbos pepper
- 02Snoek rillette, moskonfyt, charred sourdough
- 03Cape linefish, lemon butter, sea herbs
- 04Palate cleanser: naartjie, rooibos
- 05Aged beef, bone-marrow crumb, waterblommetjie
- 06Cheese, quince, seed cracker
- 07Milk tart textures, torched meringue
Priced, with the pairing
The chef's table sits in the seven-course signature band, with a sommelier pairing as the standard add-on. The quote is fixed and itemised before the 50% deposit locks your Friday or Saturday.
Six seats, one per person, priced per person — there is no table fee and no minimum-spend puzzle. What the rate card says is what the evening costs, plus the grocery line at cost.
| Service | From |
|---|---|
| Signature tasting, 7-courseMin 4 guests | fromR1 600–2 200per person |
| Sommelier wine pairing add-on | fromR450–650per person |
Verified October 2026 · Festive 1.5×–2× · Prices include VAT where stated.
Included, and quoted separately
Both columns, as always:
Included
- the named senior chef, never substituted
- seven courses, printed menu, full service
- complete kitchen cleanup
Quoted separately
- groceries at cost, receipts attached
- wine pairing and sommelier hosting
- Zone 2–3 travel and festive multipliers
The waitlist
Fridays and Saturdays fill first, especially over Ke Dezemba. If your date is taken, join the waitlist with one WhatsApp message — cancellations go to the list in order, and we confirm or release within a day of a seat opening.
Midweek tables are occasionally possible for full-villa buyouts; ask, and we will tell you honestly whether the bench allows it.
No deposit is taken until a seat is actually confirmed. The waitlist is a queue, not a product — we will never ask you to pay to stand in line.
In writing, not in vibes — read the full booking protection terms.
Questions, answered.
Anything else? One WhatsApp message is enough — reply within 1 hour, 08:00–20:00 sast.
Related services
Tell us the date, the guests and the place.
We handle everything else — menu, shopping, cooking, service, cleanup. Guaranteed.
Replacement-or-refund · Fixed itemised quote · Published cancellation tiers