Since 1761, the homestead, now the Geelbek Restaurant, has been feeding travellers, and adventurers. Once an outpost for people on their hard and difficult journey inland, the beautifully restored Cape Dutch building is now a national monument.

Ten kilometers from the West Coast National Park Gate, and standing on the edge of the Langebaan Lagoon, its location is an enviable one. From the restaurant, you can enjoy the sweeping views of the West Coast and of this large, internationally important, self-sustaining saltwater lagoon. A lagoon made up of a series of unique marshes creating the biggest salt marsh in South Africa. Huge populations of crabs, snails, marine algae, and juvenile fish, as well as the 55 000 summer water birds make this lagoon their home.

Sitting outside on the pristine lawns, munching on mile-high lemon meringue pie or delicious chocolate cake, sipping your tea and coffee you can enjoy the atmosphere of history around you as well as breathtaking vistas of flamingoes, weaver birds as well as a large variety of game and wildlife. You may be lucky enough to see ostriches, eland, zebra and bontebok, the endemic geometric tortoise, as well as bat-eared foxes.

The restaurant’s distinctive South African flavour, mouthwatering dishes and beautiful, historical setting is the perfect way to succulent South African dishes. The menu consists of delicious recipes, some of which are more than 300 years old, all made with local ingredients, such as the most fragrant Cape Malay Chicken Curry, Bobotie, Lamb Potjie, Waterblommetjiebreedie (small water flower stew), the unique Ostrich Mediterranean Open-Roti Burger, as well as the freshest seafood caught that day, including Geelbek mussels. The restaurant is one of the very few places which serve Denningvleis. A South African lamb stew with a tamarind based sweet and sour, mixed spice marinade paying homage to its Cape Malay influence.

The restaurant is also famous for its house wines – numerous Veritas Awards, Michelangelo Wine Awards and an Ultra Value Wine Award.

Geelbek is the perfect place to stop for lunch or tea if you are one of the passionate flower lovers who flock to the area. Being only an hour’s drive from Cape Town, many people flock to see Spring’s stunning display of nature - the world-famous carpets upon carpets of bright wildflowers, stretching as far as the eye can see!