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For locals and tourists alike, seeking a world- class dining experience in an spectacular Cape Town, seaside setting, Harbour House offers an experience like no other. Situated on the water's edge in the picturesque harbour of Kalk Bay, this iconic store was established in 1996 and continues to boast exquisite views of the working harbour, False Bay and the Hottentots Mountain Range.
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Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
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Lunch, Dinner, After-hours
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Seafood, Mediterranean, Soups, International
FEATURES
Reservations, Seating, Parking Available, Highchairs Available, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Waterfront
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Reviewed 3 days ago

We had lunch there on Saturday which was very disappointing all round. The service wasn't great, our waiter had no vibe and we kept on having to go and find service. None of the food was great, you'd expect a lot better for the price...points. They didn't have a single vegan gluten free meal for me. I'd had their king mushroom dish before but seemingly this time it wasn't suitable. The chef ended up making a small bowl of stir fried vegetables on hummus which we were charged R225 for. Just shocking.More

Date of visit: December 2023
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Life Brand, Owner at Harbour House Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 2 days ago

Dear Julie S, We regret to hear about your disappointing experience at our restaurant. This falls short of the standards we pride ourselves on. Please could you kindly take a moment to forward us your contact details to https://hh2.goreview.co.za/goreview-crm?revid=qa96z89N so that we may get in...More

Reviewed 5 days ago

Our division had a gala dinner at Harbour House Kalk Bay and it was absolutely amazing. From the first request I sent to have the event there to the time we left after the event. Bongani was the manager I dealt with and I can...definitely say he went beyond the call of duty in ensuring that our event was a success. We had a night of elegance, delicious food and the service was excellent. Thank you so much Harbour House Kalk Bay. May you continue to host such lovely events in the future. 🔥🥰More

Date of visit: December 2023
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Life Brand, Owner at Harbour House Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 3 days ago

Dear Passenger19591091210, Thank you for your outstanding review of your recent gala dinner at Harbour House Kalk Bay. We are delighted to hear that your event was nothing short of amazing, and that our team, particularly Bongani, contributed to the success of your evening. Here's...More

Reviewed 6 days ago

An absolute wonderfull dinner. Especially our starters were amazing. A special mention to the waiter Kiwonge. Loved your kind and friendly approach.More

Date of visit: December 2023
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Life Brand, Owner at Harbour House Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 5 days ago

Dear Camper159933, Thank you for choosing Harbour House Kalk Bay. We're thrilled you had a delightful dinner, especially enjoying the amazing starters. We'll be sure to pass on the compliments to Kiwonge. We hope to have you dine with us again, soon. Kind regards, Harbour...More

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

We were disappointed with the slow and lackluster service and the quality of the food. The prices are eye watering and not justified. My seafood pasta had pasta which was undercooked. My pet hate is having to peel the prawns in a hot dish, what...a mess. No finger bowl. We had to request the bread and it arrived a very long time later, with no butter. Staff is not attentive and the restaurant seems to cater mainly to tourists. The location and beautiful views are not enough for me to ever go back.More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Life Brand, Owner at Harbour House Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 2 weeks ago

Dear Maggym140862, We regret to hear about your disappointing experience and would appreciate the opportunity to discuss this directly. Please send us your contact details at https://hh2.goreview.co.za/goreview-crm?revid=JyaIM0ko, so that we may address your concerns effectively. We hope to hear from you soon. Sincerely, Harbour House

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

Excellent restaurant, don't hesitate, go there without any hesitation. The dishes are of exceptional quality, worthy of a starred chef, while being both copious and affordable. We ate so well that we went back a second time, we would have come back a third time...but we had to continue our stay elsewhere...More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Life Brand, Owner at Harbour House Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 3 weeks ago

Dear Cranberry M, Thank you for the fantastic review! We're honoured to be the highlight of your stay. Your praise for our exceptional dishes is truly appreciated. We hope to welcome you back for another delightful experience whenever you're in the area. Kind regards, Harbour...More

Reviewed 2 November 2023

The food is really good, with an amazing view over the ocean (where we saw seals during lunch). We had the amazing crayfish, mussels and all other sorts of great seafood. The only negative points would be it’s expensive and gives a bit too much...chique exposure.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Life Brand, Owner at Harbour House Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 3 November 2023

Good day Marnixmarjolein, Thank you for the complimentary review of your recent visit to Harbour House Kalk Bay. We are so happy to read that you enjoyed our delicious food alongside the amazing ocean view. Should you wish to further express your pricing concerns, please...More

Reviewed 16 October 2023

Superamazing experience. World class fine dining, outstanding service, spectacular view. A must for tourists and locals top ten in Cape Town do list. Thank you to General Manager Thabo and his team.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Life Brand, Owner at Harbour House Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 17 October 2023

Dear Discover02164225417, Thank you for your wonderful review of Harbour House Kalk Bay! We are thrilled to hear that you had a spectacular dining experience and enjoyed our lovely view and service from Thabo and our team. We look forward to welcoming you back soon...More

Reviewed 13 September 2023

We stopped by for a drink and enjoyed it so much came back later for dinner It was too cold to sit outside but it was to cold indoors as draughts everywhere The beef spare ribs were very good bu the king clip rather tastelessMore

Date of visit: September 2023
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Life Brand, Owner at Harbour House Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 15 September 2023

Good day Deliaandmick, Thank you for choosing Harbour House Kalk Bay. While we're delighted to read that you enjoyed your drinks and the ribs, we are sorry that the rest of your visit was not up to standard. Should you wish to discuss anything further,...More

Reviewed 8 September 2023

you cannot beat the location right on the the water. The food was quite good, the service a bit slow but possibly due to a special request that the kitchen had trouble with.More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Life Brand, Owner at Harbour House Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 11 September 2023

Hey Richard B, Thank you for your review. We are delighted that you enjoyed the food and location. If you wish to discuss anything further, please send us feedback and your contact details to https://hh2.goreview.co.za/goreview-crm?revid=j1frRcWY and someone from our team will be in touch. We...More

Reviewed 1 September 2023

I actually don't even know where to start with this review. Shocking service and bad management, starters and main courses were not ordered and the food was cold, missing cutlery for meals. Main meal was finished and then the one guest received their main meal...that was not ordered. Fillet asked to be medium came out very well done. The guest opted not to have the fillet as the table had finished eating already and opted to take it home as a takeaway instead and THEN we were charged TWICE for the fillet !! Wine was not topped up and we were not offered any top ups drinks during the course of the evening. One guest did not receive her dessert, we had to ask the waiter and then 10 minutes later go to the kitchen and find out what is happening to be told OUR table ordered all the desserts ( taking into consideration that it was a set menu and placed at the beginning of the evening) and they were "searching" for another one but we had to follow up no one came to the table to update us. Overall a rather embarrassing evening out as we had overseas colleagues with us as well. 13 July (date of dinner) - 28th of August (finally received the voucher) after having to follow up with email upon email. Communications with the manager I am assuming at Kalk Bay to get a refund for the overcharged fillet and a voucher to compensate for the terrible service. We will not be returning to Kalk Bay ! I see there are MANY bad reviews hopefully they read each and everyone one and take into consideration what has been said and make drastic changes in order to try and build up their reputation .More

Date of visit: July 2023
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Life Brand, Owner at Harbour House Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 4 September 2023

Good day Venture28794638593, Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We are concerned to hear about your experience. We would appreciate the opportunity to resolve this matter with you directly. Kindly send us your contact details and a copy of your review to https://hh2.goreview.co.za/goreview-crm?revid=01NgNOdb,...More

Reviewed 20 August 2023 via mobile

The food is fine, not amazing but fine, and on the pricey side for South Africa. But worse than the food is the attitude of the staff. We waited almost one hour for our single course meal (four people) . When we flagged to the...waiter that we had time constraints and asked for our food, he said there was a problem with the seafood pasta. So we asked for the other three meals and he went to get them. The next thing we knew, the manager arrived asking 'what's the problem?'. We explained about our time constraints and she said 'your order only went to the kitchen 20 minutes ago'. We told her this was incorrect and she indicated that she believed us to be lying. The food arrived 10 minutes later, we ate, paid and left, never to return.More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Life Brand, Owner at Harbour House Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 21 August 2023

Good day Williams_Mamma, We apologise for the level of service you received on your most recent visit. Please follow the link https://hh2.goreview.co.za/goreview-crm?revid=2x3SyyrM to send us your contact details and feedback so we can get in touch with you. We hope to hear from you soon....More

Reviewed 29 July 2023 via mobile

Everyone’s heard of Instagram well welcome to Rand-a-Gram. That’s what Harbour House is charging for a steak! In fact it’s probably close to TWO Rand a gram… which is bad enough but then they serve a Well-Done Sirloin instead of the Medium-Rare ordered - NOW...it begins to make more sense…. If they’re serving 2 stakes for every one ordered then they HAVE to charge R500/steak to cover the extra cost! Jokes aside, they’re pricing themselves out of the market - no wonder that the couple who say at the table next to us took one look at the menu and left! Why didn’t the waitress (who was excellent otherwise) offer us the “Winter Specials” menu? I guess we’ll never know because we won’t be returning.More

Date of visit: July 2023
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Life Brand, Owner at Harbour House Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 31 July 2023

Hi Ian I, Thank you for the feedback. We sincerely apologise that we have not met your expectation. Please take a moment to send us a copy of your review and contact details to https://hh2.goreview.co.za/goreview-crm?revid=Qu4rmXFK so that we may investigate this further and provide you...More

Reviewed 15 July 2023

Very expensive and no kids menu. The manager refused to make something for our 7 year old daughter. She said apparently " head office refuse to make food for kids" Lovely view thoughMore

Date of visit: July 2023
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Life Brand, Owner at Harbour House Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 17 July 2023

Dear Karind1669, Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We are very disappointed to read about your recent experience and apologise for the upset caused. We would appreciate an opportunity to get in touch with you so that we may address your concerns. Kindly...More

Reviewed 14 July 2023 via mobile

Brilliant views. Brilliant food - the prawn main course in a spicy butter was simply outstanding. Service was a bit of a let down, especially considering the restaurant was quiet - a long wait to be served and sides not bought out with mains but...don't let that put you off. Really good.More

Date of visit: July 2023
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Life Brand, Owner at Harbour House Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 17 July 2023

Hello there Ncm, Thank you for reviewing us. While we are pleased you enjoyed the lovely views and tasty prawn mains, we are concerned that you did not enjoy your service experience. We would like an opportunity to discuss this further. Please send us feedback...More

Reviewed 5 July 2023 via mobile

Came back to Harbour House after not having been here for a few years. The setting is great but unfortunately the quality of the food is not as good as it used to be, the big problem is the not great service though. Had to...wait very long for our food and the waitress was not around much. Seems like a lack of proper management. What a pity.More

Date of visit: July 2023
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Life Brand, Owner at Harbour House Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 6 July 2023

Dear Nolskotze, Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We are very disappointed to read about your recent experience and apologise for the upset caused. We would appreciate an opportunity to get in touch with you so that we may address your concerns. Kindly...More

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We took a bottle of Champagne with us and no corkage as it was a vintage Dom. But not sure about the standard policy if you want to bring all your own wine.
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  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 4
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 4.5