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The Village Hub
Review
About
Welcome to The Village Hub - Summer 2021 during these difficult times of COVID-19. The Hub Cafe and Foragers Deli have combined during Covid-19 to become known as The Village Hub. We have a fabulous Deli offering home-made pies, pizza, samosas, rotis, sandwiches along with our delicious home-made take-home dinners such as Fish Pie, Osso Bucco, Lasagnas including our new Artichoke Lasagna which is truly sublime, Chickpea & Roast Cauliflower Curry as well as a divine Lentil Curry for our vegans. Our lunch/dinner menu is fresh & delicious using the best ingredients possible. Chef Dylan can turn an ordinary lamb burger into a taste sensation! Please see our menu. Note that our menu does change and might no be updated.
Features
CUISINES
Contemporary, Healthy
Meal types
Lunch, Drinks
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
FEATURES
Accepts Credit Cards
American Express
Free off-street parking
Free Wifi
Full Bar
Mastercard
Outdoor Seating
Parking Available
Reservations
Seating
Serves Alcohol
Table Service
Visa
Wine and Beer
Location
Free off-street parking, Parking Available
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Hours
Open until 6:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 - 18:00
Monday
8:00 - 18:00
Tuesday
8:00 - 18:00
Wednesday
8:00 - 18:00
Thursday
8:00 - 18:00
Friday
8:00 - 18:00
Saturday
8:00 - 18:00
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4.4
318 reviews
Excellent
195
Very good
82
Average
14
Poor
12
Terrible
16
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Giacomo M
24 contributions
Jan 2020 • family
We planned to spend a week in Scarborough attracted by the wind and waves blessing the area. The hub cafe is on the top floor of the village hub with Forages and other shops on the ground floor. Great atmosphere and a very multicultural mix of people all approachable and friendly makes this place very welcoming. The food at the hub cafe was very nice. We had some delicious starters (langoustine, and peaches and cheese salad) followed by pork belly and lamb all of them absolutely divine. The house Sauvignon Blanc was also a perfect match. I would strongly suggest to try this restauranti if you are in the area or alternatively try the ground the food at Forages on the ground floor if the restaurant is fully booked or closed.
Written 6 January 2020
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HubCafe1
Good afternoon and thank you so much for such a wonderful review of the Hub Cafe and also, our sister restaurant, Foragers Deli & Wholefoods. Your feedback is much appreciated and we do hope you will come and visit us again.
Best regards
Natasha
Written 7 January 2020
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John M
Cape Town5 contributions
Dec 2019 • none
The Hub Cafe is a great venue that looks over the ocean. Pick a seat on the balcony!
The food was interesting, fresh, tasty, so good we had to come back a few days later to show some friends what a great experience we had.
Every sauce, garnish and spice has been carefully picked, curated to create an amazing dish.
Even the potato wedges, which one would think cant be improved much, were the best i have ever tasted - make sure you order them with your starters!
Overall memorable visit & winning restaurant.
Well Done to Dylan and his team for creating in my mind one of the best restaurants in Cape Town.
Written 5 January 2020
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JackieShan7
Cape Town Central4 contributions
Oct 2020 • friends
Man what an experience.
A couple of my friends and I heard about this restaurant through the grape vine, so we decided to take a drive around the Cape and stop off there for lunch. And let me just say that this gem of a restaurant really knows what they are doing.
The food is really amazing. A small menu, but set up with such variety. And tastes that just explode with deliciousness in your mouth.
The service was so friendly and so fast, despite how busy they were. Everyone working like a well oiled machine.
But to top it all off, was the atmosphere of the whole please. Such a wholesome set up, with fresh produce and food to take back home with you.
Honestly one of the top places I've been to in a very long time!
Can't wait to come back!
Written 1 November 2020
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HubCafe1
Hi JackieShan7. - Huge thanks for your feedback and wonderful review - so much appreciated and delighted that you and your friends were able to join us. I will pass on your comments to Chef Dylan and all our team. We do hope that you will come and see us again soon.
Best regards
Natasha
Written 4 November 2020
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adiabatic
Cape Town191 contributions
Nov 2024 • couples
We had not been to Sopra at the Hub for over a year so decided to give it another try. My partner had the Swordfish which was very disappointing as well as being expensive at R320 for a portion. I had the lamb ravioli. A very small portion and the parcels were glued together clearly not tossed in sage butter. Both dishes served by the obliging staff on cold plates. We shared the Nutella cheesecake which was light and flavourful. Nobody enquired how our meal was. Will be more than a year before we rush back. It was a magnificent sunset!
Written 19 November 2024
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EB
Cape Town3 contributions
Dec 2022 • family
We have until now loved coming to The Hub for breakfasts and lunches. Great spot with a good vibe and amazing deli. Sadly In the peak of season when a resturant needs all hands on deck there wasn’t the staff needed to cope with a packed restaurant which was obviously going to happen. We waited for ages then had to help ourselves to menus then wait ages till our drinks orders were taken, followed 10 mins later for our food order. All the time seeing that you were desperately under staffed ! We know holidays is time to kick back and relax and take it easy but not when you are a family of 8 hangry people all struggling to stay out of the sun. The food was disappointing, melenzanna Parmigiana was R130 with less than half an aubergine on the plate. The chips were reheated and dry. 3 pieces ravioli for R150. We never mind paying for good food, but not over priced, slow, disappointing food.
Written 28 December 2022
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Ayr77
Johannesburg119 contributions
Mar 2023 • couples
This restaurant was a huge disappointment. Absolutely everything I ordered was awful. Arancini balls like heavy dough balls, served with a tomato paste ‘sauce’ a salad served drenched in a poor quality balsamic vinegar, stale round pizza dough little breads with chopped tomato on the top. This place is not cheap and perhaps the owner needs to take a few lessons on how to cook real Italian food.
Written 23 March 2023
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Bambi Alexander.
2 contributions
Feb 2023 • friends
Four of us ordered the prawn pasta. We received a smallish bowl of good pasta but with only 2 prawns and an empty head shell for R195. We complained about the prawns and were told quite bluntly that this was there serving. The chef Patrick wanted to stand and argue with us even after he was told the matter was closed. Unbelievably arrogant response to a customer's concerns.
Written 5 February 2023
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Robert Payne
Scarborough25 contributions
Jan 2022 • couples
Breakfast today was a shocker - third successive bad experience over the past several weeks. I don’t know what has happened in the kitchen but what was a delightful way to start the morning is no longer; change of ownership means that I would be better off cooking my own breakfast and saving an expense that was many-fold greater than the value of the raw ingredients. The Hub has lost the plot - turned an exquisite breakfast experience into a mediocre ordeal where the food is no better than a hastily prepared army ration.
Written 1 January 2022
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H Warild
3 contributions
Jan 2021 • none
We were very disappointed with the menu at The Hub. Firstly Hake ( to my mind )is not a line fish. Two of the other main courses were unavailable. The choices left were not much to be desired so my husband had the pork sliders...disappointing.I chose two starters as a main. They were well presented and tasty. We loved the old menu and it was good. The fact that there were very few tables occupied on a Saturday lunch says it all. Will not be going back again.
Written 23 June 2021
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ashanjs
London5 contributions
Feb 2021 • none
The Hub is exceptional! Every village should aspire to have such a high quality shop/restaurant/cafe! We lived in Scarborough for nearly two months during the pandemic and went daily for one reason or another. The staff are incredibly friendly and helpful. The coffee and croissants are better than anywhere in central London and I can highly recommend the entire restaurant menu! Our kids continue to talk about the smoothies, pizzas and SOS fruit snacks and we all miss our daily visits immensely! If your in the area make sure you go! You’d be crazy not too :)
Written 20 February 2021
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Foragers Deli & Wholefoods Cafe
Huge thanks indeed for such a wonderful review and we all here at The Village Hub thank you for visiting us every day - customers like yourselves really helped to keep us open during the pandemic and keeping many of our wonderful staff employed. Thank You!! We do look forward to seeing you again next summer.
Written 22 February 2021
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Meghan
2 contributions
Dec 2019 • none
Great addition to the Deep South dining options and well worth a trip down from Cape Town for the meal alone. A gem of a restaurant with something for everyone (glutenfree, vegan, carnivore, etc) and delightful layers of flavor in every dish. The kitchen team clearly has some serious skills but the setting and menu are very accessible so it's a nice blend of casual and gourmet. Special shout out to the wedges which were next level (and I've had my fair share of fried potato products) as well as the rainbow carrot main which I admit I expected to be bland but I could not have been more wrong. Delicious, satisfying portions all around. Highly recommend. Wine list was also solid.
Written 5 January 2020
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HubCafe1
Hi Meghan
Thanks so much for such a wonderful review. We so appreciate your feedback and we look forward to welcoming you back soon.
Best regards
Natasha, Chef Dylan and the team
Written 9 January 2020
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CK444
Durban154 contributions
Feb 2020 • family
We arrived here after a recommendation, beautiful place with character and bits and pieces to see, we sat down as load shedding took over, quite a few people there so that ended it as they dont have a generator. We went through the deli and bought fresh ciabatta, baguette and bagels. Also fritters and hummus plus muffins. All were fresh, well baked and made and very tasty. I think the food would have been good too if we could have had it. Generators are a necessity today so worth the investment even if it provides limited usage, cannot stop serving. We will be back though nove vibe too.
Written 7 February 2020
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HubCafe1
Good afternoon CK444 - Please note that you were downstairs at Foragers Deli and you have posted on the Hub Cafe TA page which is upstairs at The Village Hub. It would be great if you could post on the correct page for Foragers Deli. Many thanks.
Written 8 February 2020
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Jochen
Oberkirch6 contributions
Nov 2024 • couples
We stayed at the restaurant ‘Sopra’ in the evening about The Village Hub Essen. It was great!
Both the starters and the main course were great and the service team was super nice as well. The previous assessment from 2022 therefore seems very outdated.
The opening hours also differ from the rest of the Village Hub and are open until 9pm in the evening.
Gladly again and again in the nice place where time seems to stand still :)
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Written 5 November 2024
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Barry P
Lakeside93 contributions
Mar 2021 • none
Smallish menu, well trained staff. Superb Italian food under the guidance of an Italian guy. Delicious dishes - you will not know how good until you try. Definitely not mass exported Italian food, but the real thing. A wonderful new venture. We will be back soon.
Written 14 March 2021
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Foragers Deli & Wholefoods Cafe
Thanks so much for your support Barry, much appreciated and we are delighted you so enjoyed the new Italian Sopra Restaurant.
Written 23 March 2021
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Alastair007
Greyton87 contributions
Feb 2020 • none
We booked for Valentines day dinner and we were treated with awesome meals, excellent service and as always a really lovely ambiance. Dylan has posted the bar very high with his is close to fine dining meals, and did not disappoint. It was a very enjoyable evening, thanks so much.
Written 7 March 2020
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HubCafe1
Thanks so much Alastiar - Your review is so appreciated and we are delighted you had such a lovely Valentine's dinner.
Best regards and we look forward to welcoming you again.
Written 8 March 2020
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