Havercroft's

Western Cape


The food from husband-and-wife team Brydon and Innes gets excellent reviews. The small menu is inventive and refined, utilising plenty of local produce. Sunday lunch is highly recommended. Bookings essential and no under 12s allowed. It's based in a farmhouse on Rte 43 as you enter Stanford from Hermanus.


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