Foodie Finds – Die Walskipper Restaurant, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
Foodie Finds – Die Walskipper Restaurant, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
WJ Tested: Die Walskipper – Shoes NOT Required!
Foodie Finds – Die Walskipper Restaurant, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
A warm breeze off the Indian Ocean tousles our hair, cool damp sand chills our toes, and waves dance along the shoreline of Clapton Beach. With the sun setting on the horizon, four friends feast on the mouth-watering seafood pan before us.
Accompanied by melted garlic butter, the seafood pan for three is an enormous platter of the freshest and most delicious seafood we have ever tasted. Mounds of crayfish, calamari, mussels, prawns, linefish and crabsticks served over a bed of rice are more than the four of us can possibly devour in one evening.
Die Walskipper – Seafood Platter
Not exactly on the beaten track, Die Walskipper Restaurant in Jeffreys Bay is well worth putting on your list of “must do” things in South Africa’s Eastern Cape.
At first glance from the parking lot, we wondered what the heck kind of place our “local” friends had brought us to. The open-air restaurant appeared more like a shack. Simple, but brightly painted wood plank tables and benches, food served on tin plates, wine poured into enamel mugs, mismatched cutlery, dim light emitting from lanterns, a corrugated iron roof on a wood-sided open-air structure, do not inspire confidence of indulging in a gastronomic delight.
As Jacques, our friendly barefoot waiter guided us towards a table close to the beach affording ultimate ocean views, the multitude of cooking aromas (seafood, steak, South African dishes of crocodile, ostrich, quail eggs, springbok biltong and droëwors cooked on coals and open fires), heightened our appetites. With fresh home-baked bread, liver pate and jam promptly delivered to our table, our biggest challenge was leaving room for our highly anticipated seafood pan.
Foodie Finds – Die Walskipper Restaurant, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
Not a chance four people could dine on this much seafood in the US for this price, or even close to it. The bill – ZAR 495.50 ($67.30) was a steal of a deal and we even toted home a huge doggie bag full of seafood.
Perfect for a luscious lazy oceanside lunch followed by a stroll along the beach, a romantic dinner with your special someone, or sharing a fabulous spread with friends. You will want to dress casually and kick off your shoes as you go barefoot on the restaurant’s sandy floor.
If you find yourself along the Garden Route, Die Walskipper is open Tuesday through Saturday all year-round from noon to 10pm; noon to 3pm Sunday; closed Monday. Reservations are highly recommended. PH: +27 (042) 292 0005
The service – top notch!
The food – perfect!
The view – priceless!
P.S. There are 18 linefish species, most indigenous to South African waters and the firm-fleshed fish is a delicacy on menus
