Why am I not at Spier Farm Café this very minute, having breakfast or (almost) lunch?
I ask myself the same question. Undeniably good and beautiful, Spier Farm Café is the latest addition to the stable of thoroughbred food offerings on this historic farm. Light, bright and airy, the Farm Café makes ample use of produce from Farmer Angus, such as his free-range eggs and chickens, beef and whatnot. Swoony cakes and flaky breakfast croissants from Vadas Bakery and Smokehouse make it even more irresistible. Good if you’re dining solo, great if you’ve got company, and sheer perfection if you’re with your fam, having the whole rotisserie chicken and sides.
Check out the menus:
| BREAKFAST |
| Served from 08:00 – 11:00 |
| from the | from the | |||||||||||
| KITCHEN | VADAS BAKERY | |||||||||||
| GRANOLA (VG) | 85 | CROISSANT │ JAM │ BUTTER | 45 | |||||||||
| Spier farm café granola │ buffalo yoghurt│ seasonal fruit │ raw honey *Contains nuts | CROISSANT OF THE DAY | 45 | ||||||||||
| ROLLED OATS (VG) | 65 | DAILY BREAD │ STRAWBERRY | 35 | |||||||||
| Warm rolled oats │honey roasted banana │ roasted pecan nuts | JAM │ BUTTER | |||||||||||
| SOURDOUGH WAFFLES (VG) | 75 | COURGETTE & CARROT MUFFIN | 25 | |||||||||
| Naturally fermented waffle │ dark chocolate │ raw honey │ cream | ||||||||||||
| AVO TOAST (VG) | 65 | for the | ||||||||||
| Toasted sourdough │ avocado | KIDDIES | |||||||||||
| SIMPLE SCRAMBLE (VG) | 60 | SCRAMBLED EGGS │ TOAST | 40 | |||||||||
| Scrambled eggs │ sourdough toast | YOGHURT WITH BERRIES | 45 | ||||||||||
| SEASONAL FRUIT BOWL | 40 | |||||||||||
| FARMER ANGUS BREAKFAST | 110 | HONEYD OATS │ PECAN | 45 | |||||||||
| Scrambled eggs │ bacon │ pork sausages│ sautéed mushrooms│ roasted tomato │ sourdough | ||||||||||||
| BENEDICT | 95 | |||||||||||
| Poached eggs │ bacon │sourdough toast │ hollandaise sauce | A delicious selection of cakes & bakes are available, please ask your waiter about today’s offering. | |||||||||||
| SMOKED TROUT CROISSANT | 110 | |||||||||||
| Scrambled eggs │ trout │ croissant cream cheese | ||||||||||||
| APPLE PIE SMOOTHIE | 60 | |||||||||||
| Extra scoop of collagen | 20 | |||||||||||
| a little | ||||||||||||
| EXTRA | ||||||||||||
| butter | 12 | smoked trout | 50 | poached egg | 10 | |||||||
| strawberry jam | 8 | honey | 20 | toast | 10 | |||||||
| cream | 10 | bacon | 30 | hollandaise | 20 | |||||||
| scoop of ice cream | 15 | pork sausage | 25 | havarti gouda | 20 | |||||||
| We go to great lengths to source fresh produce and meat from local suppliers, where possible from our own fields and pastures. | ||||||||||||
| (V) – vegan | (VG) – vegetarian | |||||||||||
You haven’t lived until you’ve tasted Spier Farm Café’s Home-made Granola with Buffalo Milk Yoghurt, Honey, Berries and Fruit, or their utterly sublime Eggs Benedict – probably one of the best versions to be found in South Africa.
Check it out:
| LUNCH | |||||||
| Served from 12:00 – 15:00 | |||||||
| SOUP | 120 | GRAIN SALAD (V) | 120 | ||||
| Farmer Angus chicken broth│ roast chicken │ coriander │ shitake mushrooms │ ginger | Brown rice│ quinoa │basmati rice cumin │ rocket │ cauliflower │ Red pepper humus │ harissa dressing | ||||||
| TOASTED SARMIE | 110 | PORK PIE | 120 | ||||
| Home baked Rosemary Focaccia │ Havarti gouda │ Farmer Angus ham │ pickle │potato crisps | Slice pork pie │ seasonal fruit chutney │ piccalilli │ whole grain mustard │garden greens
(served cold) |
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| QUICHE (VG) | 110 | BEEF & RED WINE PIE | 110 | ||||
| Broccoli & goat’s cheese quiche │ Rocket salad │ cherry tomatoes │ toasted almonds │ balsamic dressing | Red wine braised beef │ mushroom short crust pastry │ curried pickles, carrot & watercress salad | ||||||
| VEGETABLE TARTINE (VG)* | 110 | HOMEMADE TAGLIATELLE (VG) | 120 | ||||
| Toasted sourdough │ red pepper humus│ garden vegetables │ feta │ herb pesto | Courgettes │ olive oil │ garlic│ chilli│ parsley │ parmesan | ||||||
| EARTHY MUSHROOM BURGER (VG)* | 125 | FARMER ANGUS BEEF BURGER | 150 | ||||
| 200g Mushroom patty │ lettuce │Havarti gouda │ tzatziki │ sesame bun │ vegetable roasties | 200g patty │ caramelized onion │ tomato │ gherkin │ lettuce │Havarti gouda │ sesame bun │ pork fat fried potato roasties | ||||||
| CAESAR SALAD | 110 | WHOLE ROTISSERIE CHICKEN* | 350 | ||||
| Cos lettuce │ Caesar dressing │ parmesan sourdough crumbs│ egg | Chicken │ lemon herb butter sauce │ chefs’ side of the day
*Serves 2-4 |
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| GREEK SALAD | 90 | ||||||
| Red Pepper │ yellow pepper │ cucumber tomato│red onion│Feta │olives│vinaigrette | |||||||
| a little EXTRA | |||||||
| for the KIDDIES | Pork Fat Fried Potato roasties | 45 | |||||
| Bacon | 30 | ||||||
| ROAST CHICKEN DRUMSTICK | 50 | Avocado | 40 | ||||
| & Pork Fat Fried Potato roasties | Chicken | 70 | |||||
| PORK CHIPOLATAS | 45 | Garden Vegetables | 45 | ||||
| & Butternut | Greek Side Salad | 45 | |||||
| PORK FAT FRIED ROASTIES | 35 | Curried pickled carrot & watercress | 45 | ||||
| TOASTED CHEESE SANDWICH | 45 | Salad | |||||
| ICE CREAM & CHOCOLATE SAUCE | 40 | ||||||
| A delicious selection of cakes & bakes are available, please ask your waiter about today’s offering
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| We go to great lengths to source fresh produce and meat from local suppliers, where possible from our own fields and pastures. | |||||||
| (V) – vegan | (VG) – vegetarian | ||||||
The Spier Farm Café celebrates local food & design with a variety of design and decor elements. In a sense, it feels like coming home. Home is where the hearth is, yes? And there’s a lovely open fireplace at one end of the long rectangular dining room of Spier Farm Café. Outside, there are tables shaded by stand umbrellas, if you want to dine alfresco.
From the press release:
‘Housed in a graceful gabled Cape Dutch building, the new Spier Farm Café serves breakfast and lunch by friendly, attentive staff who look after you like family. Set against the serene backdrop of the rolling lawns and ancient oaks of Spier Wine Farm’s historic Werf (farmyard), Spier Farm Café invites you to uncoil, relax and recharge. Outside, there are sun umbrellas shading seating areas and acres of green space for the little ones to roam around in.
The Spier Farm Café’s Chef, Hennie Nel, was previously at Vadas Smokehouse and Bakery where he served as head chef under the restaurant’s founder and acclaimed chef, PJ Vadas. Nel’s extensive cheffing experience includes stints in the kitchens of Open Door (formerly at Constantia Uitsig) and the former Maze by Gordon Ramsay at One & Only Cape Town.’
Breakfast: 08:00 to 11:00
Lunch: 12:00 to 15:00
