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Hours
Sun
9:00 - 23:30
Mon
9:00 - 23:30
Tue
9:00 - 23:30
Wed
9:00 - 23:30
Thu
9:00 - 23:30
Fri
9:00 - 23:30
Sat
9:00 - 23:30
Ratings and reviews
3.5
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Food
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PRICE RANGE
R 70.00 – R 176.00
CUISINES
Bar, Seafood
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, After-hours
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Is this restaurant good for bar scene?
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The Sea Gypsy Cafe is one of the most unique places that you will ever visit. We are situated on the water our oysters are hanging from a pole alive in the sea. We offer a warm friendly and welcoming experience. Great food good value. We offer not only seafood but also meats, chicken, vegetarian meals as well as burgers, toasties and pastas. Takeaways can be placed over the phone and delivered by delivery extreme. A shuttle service is also available if required at no extra cost to and from the shop. Come and join us we are people that care. Hope to see you soon. Kind regards Colin and Team.
PRICE RANGE
R 70.00 – R 176.00
CUISINES
Bar, Seafood
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, After-hours
FEATURES
Takeout, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service
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3.5
599 reviews
Excellent
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Very good
237
Average
84
Poor
50
Terrible
60
ENEMEM
Knysna11 contributions
Jun 2020 • family
Visited the Sea Gypsey for a lunch “to go” during Level 3 Lockdown. The Sea Gypsey are to be commended with their approach to maintaining distance and ensuring a high degree of sanitizing all and sundry. We opted for two of their Scampi baskets. These consisted of 4 mussels covered with a garlic white wine sauce, calamari, mushrooms, a couple of shrimps, dips and some of the best chips I’ve had in a while. We parked to the left of the Sea Gypsey overlooking the sea wall and a marvelous view of the bay, Diaz beach, the mountains, a stormy sea and and a cold front rolling in from the Cape. 2 x Scampi’s and 2 x Coke zeros came to a modest R210.00. A bargain for an amazing lunchtime snack which to be honest, we barely finished. Highly recommended.
Written 10 June 2020
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Colin735
Great stuff. Regards Gypsy Team.
Written 29 August 2020
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penny n
Western Cape290 contributions
Sept 2021 • couples
Perfect seaside setting and ambiance with awesome view. Very friendly waiter. The gypsy combo was delicious- but beware of the price hike when you opt to swap hake for fish of the day! Disappointing coffee availability. Ice cream and chocolate sauce served on a side plate?? In these COVID times I was not comfortable with the plastic condiment bottles- they didn’t look clean.
Written 24 September 2021
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Colin735
Thank you for your review.
Regards
Colin van Niekerk
Written 9 October 2021
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Jill d
Port Elizabeth2417 contributions
Jan 2020 • none
We always aim to have a meal here when visiting Mossel Bay, but sadly we have experienced a drop in standards so the food no longer has the appeal it once had. Both meals that we ordered had chips which tasted of old oil... a very distintive taste, which seafood lovers like ourselves, recognise instantly. My "ladies hake" fillets were neither fresh, nor prepared correctly... unmistakably hauled out of the freezer and the batter wasn't fresh either. My husband's calamari was far from acceptable... he left most of the meal.
Such a pity, as the staff are friendly and the location great.
Written 3 February 2020
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Colin735
Thank you for your review. Please send me your contact details . seagypsy@lantic.net .
Written 4 February 2020
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11areggub
Finchampstead69 contributions
Feb 2020 • couples
Absolutely the worst food I have had in South Africa. Dreadful.
SA restaurants have provided consistently high standars at sensible prices wherever we went. This is in a league of its own. I had a burger and chips. Burger well overcooked and chips undercooked served with a paltry salad garnish.
To put it in perspective, the chips are frozen crinkle cut rubbish served with a scattering of some tasteless red powder. Horrible.
My wife had a "ladies" fish and chips. Same vile chips, served with two tiny pieces of fish.
We complained and the owner told us the cooking was good! What an insult.
Given that we ate out about 20 times on this trip, believe this place is one to avoid.
Written 24 February 2020
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Colin735
Thank you for your review. Regards Colin.
Written 25 February 2020
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J_Wol87
26 contributions
Jan 2020 • family
We have been frequenting Sea Gypsey for many years so of course they were part of our itinerary when we visited Mossel Bay recently. The establishment still has it's charm given all the visitors writing their names etc all over the place. Regrettably, the food quality has severely decreased. We ordered starters of snails and mussels but were extremely dissapointed. Both these starters were covered in the same artificially thickened white sauce flavoured with processed garlic and nothing else. The mussels were so tiny and over cooked which is so sad seeing as they are in Mossel Bay and mussels are available of course. I will not say that I will never visit this restaurant again but next time, my visit will only include a few drinks and dinner will be had elsewhere.
Written 3 February 2020
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Colin735
Thank you for your review. Regards Colin.
Written 4 February 2020
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maryap2008
Peterborough18 contributions
Feb 2020 • couples
We chanced upon this cafe as we were exploring the harbour area of Mossel Bay and it looked like a promising local food place. The menu offered sole 'if available', and we were told it was available so my husband ordered that assuming it would be fresh. We didn't even ask how they would cook it, assuming that a seafood restaurant would know what they were doing. When it arrived it was in beadcrumbs (I've never seen sole served like that before) and was so dry that was almost inedible. The accompanying chips were soggy. We expressed our disappointment and the manager sent our lovely waitress to offer us a free hi ice cream dessert which we accepted but that turned out to be pretty awful mush! Such a shame because the waitress was lovely and it was rather a nice setting. We are in Mossel Bay for several days and would love to have gone back there because of the ambiance, setting and friendly service. It is the only disappointing meal that we have had in the first 3 weeks of our South African holiday.
Written 16 February 2020
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Colin735
Thank you for your review. Regards Colin.
Written 19 February 2020
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51PJR
Bognor Regis114 contributions
Feb 2020 • none
We had a meal here on the harbour in Mosel Bay. The ambience is rustic but the seafood is excellent and really fresh. You can even see them hoisting the oysters up in nets! We had prawns, calimari, hake & sole between us and all was of the highest standard. On top of this the price is unbelievable.
Written 12 February 2020
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Colin735
Great stuff. Thank you very much. Regards Gypsy Team.
Written 13 February 2020
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Shirlz_Bouts
4 contributions
Sept 2020 • couples
My husband and I were on a short visit to Mossel Bay. We wanted to have seafood and was directed to the harbour. We looked around and settled for the Sea Gypsy. The views were stunning and the waitress was very friendly and attended to us promptly. I ordered the line fish of the day and calamari combo. My husband ordered a seafood platter. My food was cold when it arrived so the waitress warmed it up. The line fish was yellow tail but it looked drenched in oil and batter. The fish looked old and dry when I cut into it. I took one bite wanted to puke. The fish tasted like dried fish, was rancid, stale with an offensive smell and inedible. A total misnomer for the line fish of the day! Unfit for any living being or thing to eat. Thankful I didn’t get sick from that one bite. I immediately took it off my plate to the side plate. The manager observed this and came to our table. He didn’t introduce himself. He just asked if there was a problem! I explained and also asked if this was yellow tail and he insisted it was. When asked if this was fresh he said it’s frozen stuff. I sarcastically said if he could eat it, I would. He was arrogant and said he doesn’t eat yellow tail! He asked to replace it with something else to which I said no. They only charged me for the calamari. Needless to say that this restaurant will never see me again! My husband later said to me that the prawns were smelly and old and he couldn’t eat it. We expected a whole lot more from a fish restaurant on the sea!
Written 24 September 2020
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Colin735
Thank you for your review. Regards Colin.
Written 26 September 2020
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Yorkshire Lad - The Original
York1642 contributions
Jan 2023 • none
With the sun nearly down, we headed to the Quay and had a super view by the window overlooking the Bay. Good start. Despite being a Wednesday, there was a vibe around the SGC which should be bottled. Unpretentious surroundings, black felt tip autographs adorning every surface, excellent service and a choice of fish and meat at sensible prices, great value. Big boy here opted for a creamy muscle starter which was excellent, swiftly moving onto a fish basket of calamari, chips and battered hake. To top off, sorry I've forgot the name, begins with M but is very similar to Sticky Toffee Pudding back in the UK. Yum yum.
All washed down with a double G and T and bottle of local Sav.
Brilliant. I will be back, the main reason being I need to add my name to the furniture.
Yorkshire Lad woz ere 2023.
Written 25 January 2023
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Colin735
Thank you so much for the great review Monica! The dessert you had is called the Malva Pudding and is very South African.
Hope to see you soon aganin and please remember to add your name to autograph to the furniture next time
Regards
Gypsy team
Written 3 February 2023
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Eric J
Johannesburg441 contributions
Apr 2022 • family
Our family has been coming to Mossel Bay for the last 25 years and the Sea Gypsy has always been our first choice of restaurants.
This is the second (and last) time that we have been really saddened by the reduction in quality of the food.
The chips were frozen and not properly cooked, the calamari was awful. The hake was beyond bad and inedible.
My daughter had a Greek salad and believe it or not that was inedible.
My grandkids had the Hunters Basket and they wouldn’t eat the wors or the beef strips.
No management in sight to complain to and no one asked what the problem was when they got the plates back full of food.
All in all the Sea Gypsy is to be avoided until they improve the quality of the food.
Written 20 April 2022
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Colin735
Hi please send me your contact details. Regards Colin. 0829245600
Thank you for your review.
Written 24 April 2022
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Dorea
Lamberts Bay27 contributions
Mar 2020 • couples
Lovely setting. Friendly staff. My seafood pasta was not what I asked for. Rather tell me the chef will not do as I ask than just give me a normal plate of pasta. I had weight loss surgery. I cannot eat a lot. So I asked 4 my pasta and sauce separate. I'll gladly pay full I just want the choice of adding the pasta myself. But don't tell me I told the chef but he sent this. I sent it back. Was not asked if I want something else to eat or any reply from anyone. The Scampi basket was extremely oily.
Written 22 March 2020
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Colin735
Thank you for your review. Regards Colin.
Written 29 August 2020
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Cynthia L
George14 contributions
Mar 2022 • family
The view is lovely, and a nice casual atmosphere. Although my companions enjoyed their hake, calamari, and chips, I was extremely disappointed as I ordered hake espetada. My understanding of an espetada is solid pieces of protein on a skewer, with basting and seasoning. I wish I'd taken a photo as it's difficult to describe, it appeared to be bundles of hake offcuts, mainly skin and some gooey bits, and coated in thick batter and deep fried, I dug out a few bits of decent hake and left the rest. It really was one of the worst dishes I've ever been served. I seldom give reviews, especially negative ones, but I wish I had been warned.
Written 6 March 2022
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Colin735
Thank you for your review. Regards Colin.
Written 24 April 2022
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Sandra S
Randburg122 contributions
Oct 2020 • friends
Sea Gypsy is an authentic, unfussy restaurant serving simple but excellent fish. Venue chosen for the wake for a family member. Management were great hosts. Staff helpful and kind. Favourite venue whenever in Mossel Bay
Written 14 October 2020
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Colin735
Thank you for the kind words . He will be missed. Regards Gypsy Team.
Written 15 October 2020
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yvonne v
Knysna71 contributions
Feb 2024 • couples
We were at Sea Gypsy again today and the Gypsy never disappoints. I had 2 Oysters and my partner had the cheesy garlic snails for starters. The snail portion was so generous and delicious that he didn't order a main. The wine that I wanted was out of stock so they gave me a bottle of Pongratz for the same price as the wine!!!!! What a treat 😊
I ordered the Line Fish which was Butter Fish. To preserve this delicate fish's flavour they serve it grilled with lovely crispy chips. I would recommend ordering the lemon garlic butter as an extra. It made this dish a masterpiece of deliciousness.
Our waitress - sorry can't remember her name - was lovely. Friendly, efficient service.
If you are looking for a beautiful, rustic setting that offers scrumptious food and great service, Sea Gypsy is a winner.
Good job guys. We will be back 😊
Written 10 February 2024
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Michael S
Johannesburg206 contributions
Jan 2020 • friends
Just wow! If TA would allow it, that would be my entire review. Setting, service, food, atmosphere... That is what this place is all about. It's not going to win any fine dining awards but it's not trying to.
We went for the rump espetado and it was fantastic, big enough to share and fun to eat. They don't "drizzle" anything over anything. Just fun and bold flavors, let your hair down and go and enjoy it
Written 7 January 2020
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Colin735
Wow thank you very much for your kind review. Thanks Gypsy Team.
Written 9 January 2020
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