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Proudly located in Dorp Street in the very heart of Stellenbosch’s most vibrant restaurant, café and bar precinct, De Vleispaleis is an absolute and complete celebration of South African’s most favourite “Sport”…grilling over flames and fiery charcoal. The owners have collectively about 40 years of experience of owning and always personally managing some of the most legendary and successful Grillrooms and Steakhouses in South Africa.
PRICE RANGE
US$3 - US$34
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Drinks
CUISINES
Steakhouse, Seafood, Grill, Wine Bar
FEATURES
Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Takeout, Street Parking, Wine and Beer, Dog Friendly, Gift Cards Available
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All reviews steak beef cheeks prawns creamed spinach and butternut cooked to perfection highly recommend this restaurant amazing evening lovely restaurant excellent food great atmosphere wine list our waiter friendly service cole meat starters tender
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Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Very very well cooked steaks as well as a large choice of other options on the menu. The wait staff were very friendly and made sure we had everything we needed, as well as bringing complementary desert drinks with the bill and a bonus little...starter. Overall it made our first night in South Africa memorable, for a very reasonable price, too!More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 31 October 2023

Our hotel recommended De Vleispaleis for dinner. Met by a very friendly hostess and seated us immediately. Our waiter was VERY helpful with the menu and recommendations. Ordered the beef short ribs and beef cheek. They orders also come with squash, potatoes, and a spinich!!...Both meats were cooked to perfection and some of the BEST beef ribs I've ever eaten! Ordered dessert, which were HUGE portions (bread pudding). Stopped back for a 2nd dinner and we both ordered the SMALL filets. Again cooked to perfection!! Would HIGHLY recommend eating here! Also, you can pick your steaks from the butcher selections when you walk in !!More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 23 September 2023

We’ve discovered this restaurant after many years of frequenting Stellenbosch. We had quite the best meal we’ve had this year. Everything perfectly cooked & tasty. Compliments to the chef. Hugh’s service went the extra mile & was much appreciated. We will definitely become regulars. We...cannot recommend it enough.More

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 14 September 2023

I made the reservation online through meal plan.com but, somehow it didn't go through. Thankfully, they made room for us two old guys. I saw the reservation notebook and they had lots of reservation! The woman server was great with banter...a bit cheeky. I had...steak that was perfectly cooked. My partner had chicken that he enjoyed as well. We were in the middle of wine country and there are lots of choices on the menu...More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 25 August 2023 via mobile

What a super restaurant. The service was outstanding, our waiter well Informed, the menu extensive, the plates heated, the comp tasters brought with the bill, the background music and ambience all brought the evening to a perfect occasion to celebrate with my partner. Loved it.

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 10 August 2023 via mobile

The steaks are incredible, and reasonably priced. We went here because one of the regular stops was booked up. Pleasantly surprised. The atmosphere is wonderful and the food is amazing. You can’t go wrong with any of their steaks!

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed 8 July 2023

What a great place, service on point and the food was delicious. Even wanted to drink the onion gravy that's served with the vetkoek! Only problem we had was the dessert was colder than expected but definitely returning to try everything on the menu.

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed 2 July 2023

Excellent service and superb food. The steak was perfection. Love the whole mood of the restaurant, cozy and inviting.

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed 19 June 2023

Nice place in Stellenbosch to celebrate of Father's Day! Amazing food! Beautiful service! Thanks, Hugh!!!

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed 22 April 2023

What a wonderful experience! We loved the incredibly tasty food, ambiance and excellent service from Stuart and Conor. This has always been one of our favourite restaurants in Stellenbosch and remains top tier. Thank you.

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed 31 March 2023 via mobile

The best meal we'd had in Stellenbosch. Seated on the front patio as requested and welcomed with cocktails and a surprise starter. The steaks were mouth watering and such good quality. See our photos. Highly recommended and great friendly service from Cole.

Date of visit: February 2023
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Reviewed 1 March 2023 via mobile

Excellent service! Awesome foor! Ryan is out of this world waitron/manager. We arrived early and was spoilt and given preferential treatment all night

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed 17 February 2023

We really looked forward to our dinner at this restaurant after all of the positive reviews. However our experience was wholly disappointing. My husband's starter of Octopus salad, had very little Octopus but a great amount of tomato, I commented it was 'hunt the Octopus'...and more like a tomato salad. Unfortunately there was a problem with the table leg and my husband got soaked in his wine. Our waiter was apologetic but sadly immediately knew what the problem was. Our biggest disappointment was the restaurant's toilet arrangement. These are situated outside of the restaurant and it appeared shared with other bars, mainly full of students. I made a visit and there was a group of lads and one girl crowded in there with one young man urinating with the door open. Not a situation you expect to find in a restaurant of this calibre. Also the washrooms were filthy, with a lack of hand sanitation. The remainder of the meal was good but my one star review is because of the poor toilet facilities, especially if the kitchen staff are also using them.More

Date of visit: February 2023
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Reviewed 12 February 2023 via mobile

We went for a family lunch and were extremely dissappointed. We waited 1,5 hours for it to come, only to be served raw prawns that were still completely transparent. The portions were also extemely small and heavily overpriced. Then we waited in total 2 hours...for our mains. After asking many times, it finally arrived and wow what a disappointment. The steaks that were supposed to be medium and medium-rare, were overcooked to the point of dryness. The beef snitzel came completely raw. The food was heavily overpriced aswell. Overall the worst dining experience ever!!!!More

Date of visit: February 2023
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De Vleispaleis SBos, Owner at De Vleispaleis, responded to this reviewResponded 14 February 2023

Dear MullerDane, Thank you so much for taking the time to submit us your review. Allow me to humbly apologize for the experience you had with us. We were dealing with extenuating circumstances with Staff transportation which were unfortunately out of my control. This however...More

Reviewed 4 February 2023 via mobile

Lovely restaurant with amazing service! Yolanda was a great waitress and lots of fun !! 10/10 trip and I recommend!

Date of visit: February 2023
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Yes, De Vleispaleis offers takeaway services.

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De Vleispaleis is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 4.5
  • Value: 4.5
  • Atmosphere: 5