Things to do and places to go #3: Strandloper Restaurant

A very different experience. This is not a cheap meal out. And it is certainly not a quick bite to eat. It is not a posh restaurant with comfortable chairs and linen table cloths. It is an experience. And in peak season it is an experience one has to book for, sometimes months in advance, because it is so popular. 






 
You will be on the beach near Langebaan, protected from the elements by a rough, shadecloth boma. 

You will sit on rough wooden benches and sawn off logs. You will take a picnic basket with your own wine and beers. You will arrive at midday, and expect to be there for the entire afternoon. 

You will find yourself eating hot, fresh, home made breads baked in clay ovens over a fire, with home made butter and home made konfyts. 

You will fill up on a variety of fish dishes, and lamb bredie, and crayfish, eating with your fingers, and eating from paper plates.

You will be serenaded by a local musician who would never make a living on a more formal stage, but you will love every minute of his strumming and singing.

Finally you will drink Moer Koffie from chipped enamel mugs, and actually enjoy it.