The Thirsty Scarecrow
The Thirsty Scarecrow
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The Thirsty Scarecrow offers a wide range of local South African craft beer on tap. Come enjoy a beer tasting, cocktail or a glass of wine. Experience great pizza and tapas with the best view in the heart of the Winelands. Open 7 days a week, 11am -late.
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Cynthia857413
Cape Town Central, South Africa5 contributions
Dec 2019
I have always passed by the wine shop situated beneath the restaurant, this time we decided to do strawberry picking then sit down for lunch at The Thirsty Scarecrow and I can safely say it was a great experience. The food was excellent and prices reasonable and I can recommend it for a refreshing day put. The place ks kid-friendly and my friend's kids loved the jungle gym. Service could be improved but I will definitely make a turn there again.
Written 2 January 2020
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Savvy Sarah
14 contributions
Jan 2024 • Friends
What a wonderful experience in the beautiful Winelands. We had cocktails and a light snack. Although I think the food can improve slightly, they do have a very nice menu, with great options. The drinks menu is EXTENSIVE, which makes a great experience.
Written 23 January 2024
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Taswell A
Cape Town Central, South Africa4 contributions
Aug 2021
I brought my wife and daughter for dinner last night All went well , service was fine, food good as always and then the pleasure of eating there ended .
We has a half pizza left which we planned to have at home with some more wine, just too full at that moment in time.
We received a takeaway holder, placed it in , greeted and left . We were still in the parking lot outside when we turned around realizing the pizza was forgotten on the table. I promise you, not even 7 minutes man back in the restaurant to be told it was thrown away!!, Not even held for 10 minutes in case the customer returns , we can forget anything, no it was thrown away. It was a soured moment, and left a bitter after taste because we had plans for it. It was an amazing pizza my daughter had. Regards Taswell Taswella@live.co.za
We has a half pizza left which we planned to have at home with some more wine, just too full at that moment in time.
We received a takeaway holder, placed it in , greeted and left . We were still in the parking lot outside when we turned around realizing the pizza was forgotten on the table. I promise you, not even 7 minutes man back in the restaurant to be told it was thrown away!!, Not even held for 10 minutes in case the customer returns , we can forget anything, no it was thrown away. It was a soured moment, and left a bitter after taste because we had plans for it. It was an amazing pizza my daughter had. Regards Taswell Taswella@live.co.za
Written 12 August 2021
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mache atcheson
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Sept 2020
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I have been going to thirsty scarecrow for the past six years and never have I ever had such a horrifying experience in any restaurant in my life. Myself ,A friend and my daughter went to have lunch yesterday and as a starter ordered a side of chilli poppers and a round of drinks, everything was fine up until I bit into the popper and chewed, I felt a rubber piece in my mouth and spat out immediately, only to discover that it was either a finger condom or the full finger part of a glove. Now in the times we are living in with Covid this is unacceptable as staff should be taking extra precautions to prevent incidence like this. besides being so horrified by this I was more appalled by the managers lack of empathy and urgency to attend to this matter as we continued to sit and wait...the best he could do and say was your drinks are on the house and he will address his kitchen staff after there shift.
I did not take a picture however you can check on your cameras!
I have been going to thirsty scarecrow for the past six years and never have I ever had such a horrifying experience in any restaurant in my life. Myself ,A friend and my daughter went to have lunch yesterday and as a starter ordered a side of chilli poppers and a round of drinks, everything was fine up until I bit into the popper and chewed, I felt a rubber piece in my mouth and spat out immediately, only to discover that it was either a finger condom or the full finger part of a glove. Now in the times we are living in with Covid this is unacceptable as staff should be taking extra precautions to prevent incidence like this. besides being so horrified by this I was more appalled by the managers lack of empathy and urgency to attend to this matter as we continued to sit and wait...the best he could do and say was your drinks are on the house and he will address his kitchen staff after there shift.
I did not take a picture however you can check on your cameras!
Written 22 September 2020
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Sigourney V
1 contribution
Jan 2023 • Family
Play area really lovely.
Our waitor had no clue of menu at all. They had no sauces to accompany food. Service was terrible we waited over a hour for our food. Would not go there again at all very overrated. To top it off it was my husband birthday lunch.
Our waitor had no clue of menu at all. They had no sauces to accompany food. Service was terrible we waited over a hour for our food. Would not go there again at all very overrated. To top it off it was my husband birthday lunch.
Written 3 January 2023
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HarveyCapeTown
Cape Town443 contributions
Sept 2014 • Friends
It has really nice views, but the wire chairs are hard and uncomfortable, the bathrooms are shocking (shared M&F washbasins in a very cramped and apparently seldom serviced area) and the service really, really poor. We couldn't find a waiter for love or money for about 15 minutes. When she finally came and we asked for cushions and later an umbrella, she disappeared for a very long time and we never saw either. We eventually changed tables ourselves to get out of the sun. The menu is interesting and offers some unusual options, which is nice. The empanadas were tasty, but really forget this place if you have a life to go back to at all after being there. They'll keep you there the whole day due to the poor service. Rather go across the road to Root 44 where you know you have to buy what you want and sit at the tables outside, so you have no expectation of service anyway.
Written 1 October 2014
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Hi Harvey, thank you so much for taking the time to review our establishment. Thank you for the feedback and we are sorry to hear about your experience with us. We unfortunately did have a problem with umbrellas that week but have sorted the problem since. We will try our best to improve on the service and we do hope you will give us another try.
Warm regards Kelly Zetler
Written 25 November 2014
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Aimee & David
5 contributions
Jul 2016 • Friends
We had our Grease 2015 cast reunion here and had an awesome time! Thanks for accommodating us! The lovely staff made room for us to do one of our dances in front of the customers in the restaurant! Loved it!
Written 10 July 2016
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Hi Aim, thank you for taking the time to review our establishment. It was wonderful having you celebrate your reunion with us. It looked like a great catch-up and we really enjoyed the show! Kind regards. Kelly Zetler
Written 17 July 2016
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Chris G
Singapore, Singapore81 contributions
We stopped for a drink and dinner one Friday night, and were surprised at how busy it was.
There was still tables available, and once we places a drinks order we waited, and waited and waited...
Over 45 minutes later the drinks arrived - nothing to technical, beer, daiquiri and a milkshake. None of which required that length of time to make. The daiquiri was terrible! So disgusting my wife could not finish it.
Our waitress could see we were suitably frustrated, and served our food order as quickly as possible, which was still slow.
The food was tasty and well presented which went some way to improving the experience.
The net effect was still poor.
If they had removed the daiquiri from the bill, and been a little more openly apologetic I would have walked away a lot less disappointed.
Great place for strawberry picking and great for kids to play. Good spot if you don't want to drink or eat, but I am not sure that's the business model they are after...
Poor experience.
There was still tables available, and once we places a drinks order we waited, and waited and waited...
Over 45 minutes later the drinks arrived - nothing to technical, beer, daiquiri and a milkshake. None of which required that length of time to make. The daiquiri was terrible! So disgusting my wife could not finish it.
Our waitress could see we were suitably frustrated, and served our food order as quickly as possible, which was still slow.
The food was tasty and well presented which went some way to improving the experience.
The net effect was still poor.
If they had removed the daiquiri from the bill, and been a little more openly apologetic I would have walked away a lot less disappointed.
Great place for strawberry picking and great for kids to play. Good spot if you don't want to drink or eat, but I am not sure that's the business model they are after...
Poor experience.
Written 24 December 2014
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Hi Chris, thank you for taking the time to review our establishment. We are sorry to hear about your poor experience. If it was brought to managements attention about the wait time and the daiquiri not being satisfactory we would have gladly made you a new one or been more than happy to remove it from the bill. We do pride ourselves on our strawberry daiquiris so I am very upset to hear that it was not up to scratch. I do hope you will come back in the new year and please join us for a complimentary daiquiri on the house. Kind regards. Kelly Zetler
Written 1 January 2015
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Fred S
Johannesburg, South Africa102 contributions
Sept 2014 • Family
We discovered the thirsty Scarecrow by accident one Sunday lunch time. if you have children stop just after the main entrance, if not walk right on through to the restaurant at the back and make sure you get a table with a view of the mountains. This is a place to drink, eat and relax - do not go if you are in a rush.
The selection of craft beers is great and you can even get a tasting tray of four beers of your choice. Numerous cocktails available and of course a good selection of wines. The food is also very good although the menu is not that long their is something for everyone and everything appears to be very tasty. Some very challenging combinations but it all semmed to work.
The selection of craft beers is great and you can even get a tasting tray of four beers of your choice. Numerous cocktails available and of course a good selection of wines. The food is also very good although the menu is not that long their is something for everyone and everything appears to be very tasty. Some very challenging combinations but it all semmed to work.
Written 30 September 2014
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Hi Fred, thank you so much for taking the time to review our establishment. Thank you for the positive feedback and we do hope you will visit again soon. Warm regards Kelly Zetler
Written 25 November 2014
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
cronhan
Brackenfell, South Africa3 contributions
Sept 2014
We've been there twice for lunch as a group from work. Both times the food was good, but the service, not so much. Food arrive in batches, with several minutes between each batch. Same goes for drinks -- my order was forgotten at first, then after a long wait I was told that the brand I ordered was not available. Food also takes a long time to arrive. Would I return? Maybe if it's just me and my wife. With a group? Not likely.
Written 3 September 2014
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Hi Crohan, thank you so much for taking the time to review our establishment. I am very sorry to hear about the service, we will definitely try our best to improve. We are currently in the process of training new staff so we can become more efficient for the season. I am very sorry for the inconvenience. Warm regards Kelly Zetler
Written 15 September 2014
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Kitchen at 10pm, Bar around 11pm
Written 12 January 2019
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