A Touch of Madness Restaurant, Observatory

Rating summary

Food

Service
Value

Atmosphere

Average prices

US$5 - US$10

Cuisine

Bar, Street Food, Vegetarian Friendly

Meals

Lunch, Dinner, After-hours

Restaurant features

Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Street Parking, Serves Alcohol, Accepts Visa, Free Wifi, Reservations, Waitstaff, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Accepts Mastercard, Digital Payments, Validated Parking

Good for

Child-friendly, Kids, Bar Scene

Open Hours

Sunday

12:00 - 17:00

Tuesday

12:00 - 22:00

Wednesday

12:00 - 22:00

Thursday

12:00 - 22:00

Friday

12:00 - 22:00

Saturday

12:00 - 22:00

Location and Contact Information

Address: 12 Nuttall Road | Observatory, Observatory 7925, South Africa
Location: Africa > South Africa > Western Cape > Cape Town > Observatory
Phone Number: +27 21 447 4650
E-mail

Description

This quirky & eclectic bar & restaurant is set in a unique Victorian house, in the center of bohemian Observatory in Cape Town. We offer a wide range of local craft beers and a good selection of wine by the glass. We serve delicious lunch and dinner - influenced by global street-food. Sip on a cappuccino in our sunny breakfast room, or enjoy a local craft beer with a burger on our veranda in the evening. Share a bottle of wine with friends in our intimate, leafy courtyard. If it's cold out, sit in a comfy armchair and relax by one of our two fireplaces with red wine and a book. We are passionate about environmental sustainability and offer vegetarian and vegan options.

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Reviews (60)

1 - 10 of 56 reviews

Riccardo R

Reviewed 4 weeks ago via mobile

Fond memories. That's all.

A few years ago we visited ATOM for the first time. We could not fault them on anything, except their coffee. The ambiance, quaint. The food, epic. the dessert, homemade and delicious. This evening we went there for our date night. The ambiance, more laidback...More

Thank Riccardo R

Hi Riccardo, Thank you for your review, I'm so sorry you were disappointed by our desserts. I will chat to our chef to see if we have capacity to make our own dessert.

RoxanneCT N

London, United Kingdom

9415

Reviewed 30 June 2017 via mobile

And a touch of magic

Love this place. Great aromas as approach. Visited again recently and all our food was fantastic with large portions. We had bean nachos, chilli poppers and the falafel. Good service too. Nice courtyard. Decent vegetarian options.

Thank RoxanneCT N

Thanks you for your review Roxanne, hope to see you again soon! :-)

Reviewed 23 April 2017 via mobile

Lovely venue!

Very pretty venue and a nice outsider area to enjoy. I didn't try the food but delicious smells hot you as soon as you walk into the gate. Good variety of beers. Waitress was efficient. Will be sure to visit again.

Thanks for your review Roxanne, hope you will be back again soon!

Sonja t

Reviewed 21 April 2017 via mobile

Dinner

Affordable good food. Service chilled. Gin Bar craft beers cool events and meetup. Live music. Chess. Silent Disco. Community-oriented and driven space. Quirky. Original. Definitely worth spending the time. Coffee is excellent. Breakfast lunch or Dinner. Functions. Private parties. Good management team.

Thank Sonja t

Hi Sonja, thank you so much for your kind review, we appreciate your support!

RudolphMW

Cape Town Central, South Africa

457

Reviewed 10 March 2017 via mobile

Catching up with friends!

Was there on Tuesday evening. The staff are really friendly. It's really great to see people pop in with the dogs and it's not frowned at. The cheese balls was great and service very attentive but not over kill. To think I have a little...More

Thank RudolphMW

Thanks for your kind review, we appreciate your support!

mandrcraft

Cape Town, South Africa

Reviewed 9 February 2017

food quality

I have twice previously ordered the beef and ale pie - delicious. Yesterday (Wednesday 8 Feb) I again ordered it. It turned out to be a tomato pie with a little beef. It was more than sub-standard. The waiter however was excellent. How very, very...More

Thank mandrcraft

Hi, thank you so much for your feedback. I will personally investigate with our kitchen as we have not changed our recipe so our pie should be just as delicious as before! I'm sorry you had a disappointing meall, please accept our apologies. Best wishes,...More

Kari C

3714

Reviewed 20 December 2016

Lekker local

A lovely venue, inside and out, engaged owners and friendly staff. What more could you want? They have a large selection of potables behind the bar and often some very tempting specials. It's also worth keeping an eye on their FB page as exciting events...More

Thank Kari C

Thanks for your review Kari, glad you love our spot! Hope to see you again soon.

bosstiaan

Groningen, The Netherlands

111

Reviewed 22 September 2016

Great food, "living-room style"

Nice ambiance. A very relaxed atmosphere as you can sit near the fireplace to enjoy the comfort food. Went there twice already...

Thank bosstiaan

Thanks for your review, hope to see you again soon!

Ben S

Liverpool, United Kingdom

5325

Reviewed 4 September 2016

Decent food at a decent price

We stumbled across this place by accident. It is in a large house with numerous rooms to the restaurant. The food on the daily offers menu was good price and nice. Staff were all nice and friendly. I wouldn't go out of my way to...More

Thank Ben S

Thanks for your review Ben.

Elavanilla

Reviewed 27 August 2016 via mobile

Marvelous touch of Madness!

Observatory's gem has been revamped by new owners and it is even better than before. Owner Olivia is gracious and will definitely get my support over any franchise or boring fly NY night operation. Waiting Shanon was super and our doggie was treated with as...More

Thank Elavanilla

Thanks so much for your great review, hope to see you again soon!

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