River Lodge guidebook
City/town information
Stanford
Lovely sleepy village perfect for leisure strolls and some exploring.
Food scene
Stanford Hills Estate
great place for an afternoon pizza and beer or wine!
Egret and the Owl Book Café
20 Queen Victoria StreetBest breakfast in Stanford and a cute patio.
Stanford Valley Guest Farm
R326fantastic brunch with amazing views
Madre
12 Du Toit Stlovely exclusive eatery and Madre is lovely also. great food.
nice getaway from Stanford and my buddy Willem is an actor and a brewer who sells his beer there. ask for a pale ale Pale Wolf.
Hopside Down
121 10th Streetnice getaway from Stanford and my buddy Willem is an actor and a brewer who sells his beer there. ask for a pale ale Pale Wolf.
right on the water!! but a few steps to climb. nice burgers. good spot!
91 locals recommend
Bientang's Cave Restaurant & Wine Bar
right on the water!! but a few steps to climb. nice burgers. good spot!
Fick's Pool
8 Marine Drspecial tucked away venue on the ocean.
MIKRO COFFEE CO
9 Aberdeen Streetfeel like a local. a chic snobby but fun coffee cafe. nice people.
fantastic coffee and panini sandwiches! yum yum!
say hi to Henk for me! tell him david from stanford sent you!
15 locals recommend
Gansbaai Coffee Company
38 Church Streetfantastic coffee and panini sandwiches! yum yum!
say hi to Henk for me! tell him david from stanford sent you!
Birkenhead Brewery
R326Burgundy Restaurant
7 Harbour RdNeighborhoods
Hermanus
lots of eateries and art galleries!
City advice
Don't miss
River Rat river cruise!
Stunning and easy to board. Real Africa nature. A booze cruise for sundowners if you wish. Worth it. @ R220 per head.
Don't miss
Saturday market
Walk up Queen Vic to the stanford hotel Saturday morning market. 9-12.