Beautifully restored historic building with lots of ambience. Freshly made coffee, hot chocolate and pancakes. Staff is friendly and passionate about the place. Wonderful to see communities pull together to preserve heritage and to make it accessible for visitors. Well worth any detour.

What a nice stop. Had a good cup of coffee, some pancakes and breathtaking views of the George and Outeniqua mountains. Definitely worth a visit

A gem and a special part of history preserved along the beautiful and scenic Montagu pass. A great stop for coffee and pancakes.

The Old Toll House do take you back in time of days gone by in an amazing environment in nature under the majestic Outeniqua mountains!!! Go and visit with the whole family and learn about our interesting past. Also wheelchair and blind friendly. Beautifully decorated. Will definitely visit again.

Such a lovely initiative and the most beautiful surroundings. A true George treasure.

Awesome to visit to feel or see. Any history reflects many details. Here you could see the renovation with a great success. A lot of effort is worth to visit, to donate and to respect.

Great pancakes only 5.oo

Lovely pan cases and condensd milk coffee, for DONATIONS. Please support

Its an old deserted place with a lovely view all around.

What a pleasant surprise on a gorgeous spring Heritage day! Live music, vintage cars, coffee and a pancake in the most beautiful surroundings ... absolute bliss!

Awesome place to visit for pancakes and coffi. Killer view

Such a beautiful sweet little surprise which included pancakes and coffee

Beautiful mountains and scenery and the Montagu Pass house was beautiful restored. The Montagu Pass house is a beautiful building and it is worthwhile to visit this historic building.

Beautiful view. Can enjoy coffee and pancakes Community project to restore the old toll house that is funded by donations.

Great( 7 km)walk from the Old Toll House to the top. Remember to order coffee and pancakes when you get back there.

You can donate funds to aid the restoration of this beautiful historic building. Details can be found on a sign at the Old Toll House. Do yourself a favour and continue on with the Montague pass and enjoy the picturesque scenery. On the downhill side of the pass you can enjoy wine tasting and a glorious cheese platter at Herold Wines. Definitely worth the travel. The road is gravel but accessible by all vehicles.

Was homely, very well presented...

Amazing story of how community got involved in rebuilding after devastating fire. Roosterkoeke from wood fire, moerkoffie and pancakes absolutely delicious. Historical overview taking you back to days of the oxwagens crossing the mountain

Beautiful scenes of our mountain, very tranquil &quiet to relax &enjoy the lovely pancakes &coffee, made with love by friendly people there!

Beutiful small old place ,like museum,interesting to visit.

The old toll House is burnt down. But still a great place

An interesting look at the past all nicely restored after a recent fire nearly brought the building to its knees.

Beautiful building and incredible scenery. Restoration of the Old Toll House is underway after it suffered fire damage caused by vandalism

Very interesting history. The normal person to serve coffee and pancakes was not there. The caretaker stepped up and served us. While we were enjoying the coffee and pancakes he told us about the history, the fire and rebuilding/renovating of the house. He is very passionate about this historic place. Great experience.

Awesome historic place but its very limited to what you can get. Very strong coffee🙈...but you should not be in a rush and enjoy the authenticity of the place!!

Enjoyed the pancake and great coffee. Fascinating memorobiliay

Very interesting, love the history and the passion of George people to rebuild it after 2 fires during its lifespan

Beautiful place

Just loved the visit, especially as my paternal grandfather was a transporter who used the Montaqu pass to transport goods between the Langkloof and back with an ox wagon.

Beautiful historical landmark.. just so sad that many of these monuments gets vandalized by humans..or in this case..by veldfires..

Exceptionally restored after the devastating fire. Friendly staff and interesting displays of Georges past.

The History of the Old Toll House is fascinating. Before the fires in November 2018 it was a beautiful part of the history of the George Montague area. The restoration is currently underway, but it will be slow as funds need to be raised. But dont let this hinder your visit. On weekends the lady who is responsible for the TLC and restoration with her volunteers offer delicious pancakes and coffee for a small donation which goes towards the restoring of this beautiful part of history. The mountains are beautiful and vegetation is growing again. It will take time but once it grows again the area wìll have its authenticity again and beauty. Help this wonderful cause and pop a few bucks into there restoration fund tin. It will be worth it to see it restored in its beauty again.

What an amazing piece of history. Be sure to ask a staff member for the brief history tour.Big thumbs up for those volunteers who have helped to restore this piece of history. Thank you all!

Nice place to visit

Best pancakes with coffee to die for. Definitely a regular stop for me.

A wonderful Saturday morning experience

A worthy mornings outing that rewards you with an interesting bit of history and a cup of coffee served along with the worlds best tasting pancakes.

Gerda and her team is excellent

So cool museum! They offer pancakes & coffee and you only need to give a donation 🙏🏼 they rebuild after a devastating fire and they rely on donations at the moment 🥺

Breath taking view!

Nice people. Rich history. Ver interesting. Delicious coffee and pancakes.

Wonderful scenery and museum.Pancakes and coffee are the best.

Beautiful views of Montaqu pass and George itself.

Very beautiful but it was closed when we were there.

This is a place you can enjoy the past

So sad, but busy restoring

Friendly staff. Good coffee and pancakes. Place in the middle of being renovated, so once all works have been completed will have better ambiance

We had lovely pancakes and coffee at the Old Toll House and very interesting items on display inside.It is must for everyone.There are no prices on the coffee and pancakes you donate what you think it was worth. Thank you to all who worked so hard to restore the Old Toll House after it was destroyed by the big George fires a couple of years ago

Despite the Covid lockdown, TheOld Town house offers a limited but favourable menu. Hosts and waitrons are friendly and go out of their way to accommodate guests.

Hard work to restore the ruins.

Sad to see it run down, but a lovely spot to stop at. Stunning view and interesting historical site

Very interesting

It’s a must do! Wonderful and magnificent experience! Very sad to see it burned out. Just the stone and mortar structure stands for now. Nonetheless it’s an amazing trip. I highly recommend.

The restoration was done excellent

Fascinating history and lots of dedication by a small handful of volunteers.

Incredible view! So happy we found this place. Interesting history.

On the way to the Old toll house via Montagu pass is a must. It is absolutely magnificent! Im sorry for what the fire has left behind but what the women do to restore it ... i really hope that you get to restore it to its formal glory.

Lovingly restored after fire damage.

In the process of restoration Lovely antiques and history

The toll house may be closed, but the road to it is absolutely worth the drive and a very different experience to the 120km N2. Follow it all the way to Herold Wines. Panoramic views, rivers, and waterfalls.

Sad to see it like this

The Old Toll House is being renovated, ut is going to be awesome once done.

A need to stop.......need to preserve history

Loved it. Hope the rebuikding goes well after the fire.

This hidden gem is a must visit. Go see for yourself how history is preserved here. A lady called Gerda is keeping this dream alive with a few volunteers.

Great welcoming there

It is such a pitty that these historical places need to be kept under lock and key. The grounds are neat and the building looks well maintained. There is a geocache hidden here as well. The roads area not to busy as it is not holiday season yet.

A piece of history well worth a visit. Serving coffee and pancakes from 9am till noon. A geocache is their also plans to add more history are in place.

Friendly service. Pancakes and coffee for a donation. Loved it and will defiantly visit again

Such a awesome moment, great for the kids too, they serve pancakes and coffee, you can just give a donation.

Day or night, get a great view of george

A fascinating piece of history. A must stop when driving the Montagu pass. Open Saturday mornings.

Great area for mtb cycling.

The Old Tolhuis was saved by a group of dedicated individuals who call themselves The Friends of the Old Tolhuis. The restoration has taken many years and was made possible with the generous donation of building materials and back breaking labour. The place has a cosy atmosphere and pancakes and coffee is served by volunteers on Saturdays.The views and 15 min drive from town is worth it to breathe in fresh mountain air.

The old toll house has been renovated but remains locked and incomplete. It is not fenced in so you can walk around it and the view of George from the toll house is amazing.

The tremendous foresight and effort by the Friends of the Tollhouse has made this a national and international place of interest.I cycle to the toll house regularly for a cup of coffee pancakes and a friendly chat.

Truly a great historic site to see and the drive there through the pass gorgeous.

Free coffee and pancakes. Donations are optional but would just be good manners since the pancakes are delicious

Great history. sad it burned down...

Lovely pancakes and coffee. Walk back in time

Takes you back in History

Serene

The history of that place is awesome!! You must stop there...

Lost my heart there.

Was closed when we were there. But the scenery is extraordinary.

Ingress Portal. Dirt road for a bit...

Historically important. Need to rebuild it after it burned down.

Go there for a great coffee and pancake

On Saturday mornings you can enjoy delicious pankakes and coffee (for an optional donation) made by friendly volunteers at the old toll house on Montagu Pass. Donations fund the tollhouse restoration project. The volunteers are more than happy to answer questions about the history and hetitage of the Old Toll House and Montagu Pass.

Its really heartbreaking to see such a beautiful place to be burned out as a result of wild fires!

Beautiful and rustic for a romantic evening

Beautiful

Wow very nice

Burned badly after October 2018 fire.

Burned, but still standing as a historical landmark

It was still in the rebuilding phase

Good

Perfect

Nice

Interesting!