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The Island Cafe
36 Sawtooth Ln, Thesen Island, Knysna, 6571, South Africa
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Iw
Review №1

Excellent experience. Food was first class, while surrounding was styleful and different from the run-of-the-mill. Would love to go there again.

Hu
Review №2

Beautiful place. Pet friendly. Absolute awesome ambiance, delightful and great selection of food and super service. What a setting!

ka
Review №3

Amazing decor and our meal was good. Will definitely return to enjoy the beautiful outside setting and try more on the menu. The service was great.

Ja
Review №4

Amazing dining experience within a somewhat querky environment. The surrounding metallic remains of a bygone era added to a unique dinner amongst friends. Definitely recommend!

Se
Review №5

Nice decor and lovely pool area. Food was pretty average and service was a tad inept. We ordered 3 extra slices of toast and they added R36 to our bill considering the express breakfast was R60 including any coffee of your choice I feel that R12 for a slice of toast to be excessive. We did complain but the manager just informed us that was the correct price.

AA
Review №6

Awsome breakfast and coffee.Friendly staff

Fr
Review №7

Excellent food in a magical environment! The restaurant is set inside the old turbine room, with numerous tables placed in between the turbines and available on different floors. Very clean and neat. The staff is amazing (friendly and efficient) and the food is out of this world. Thorough enjoyed our dinners and late night coffees there. Would definitely recommend this place and will go there again without any hesitation! Go on, treat yourself...

Lo
Review №8

Good attentive service and super food.Value for money in wonderful surroundings.

Wa
Review №9

Great spot for a business breakfast or comfy for a super coffee. Lovely location

vi
Review №10

A cafe in the Turbine Hotel on Tvesen Island. Hotel build around an old turbine. Chic decor incorporating the original turbine machinery. Fantastic customer service in this boutique hotel.

Cr
Review №11

Special spot. Island Cafe for Island lifestyle!! Whether its a meal or a quick coffee , definitely visit and unwind.

Ye
Review №12

Went here for an early breakfast and ended up quite disappointed. The service was mostly good, besides for the waitress forgetting something. The flapjacks were undercooked, while the omelette was over cooked and missing a few key ingredients. Cappuccinos were great.

Ar
Review №13

Very poor service. We waited about 5 ,minutes at the door to be seated. There was only 2 waiters. When we eventually got to our table we were handed our menus. The waiter left us stranded there for 10 minutes. We were about to leave. Eventually we were helped. The menu consisted of 14 pages of drinks and 1 page of lunch options. I will not go back

Jo
Review №14

Great breakfast with an awesome view.

Ty
Review №15

Had a lovely dinner here and really convenient if you stay at the hotel.

Ar
Review №16

Super cool restaurant.

Ha
Review №17

Amazing food at affordable prices! The staff are friendly and the view and decor are beautiful. I would definitely recommend for a lovely breakfast!

Jo
Review №18

The best food in Knysna! We have eaten here twice in one week and had excellent food and service both times. Thanks to Yves our waiter tonight. The fillet steak is excellent. Do not understand why it is not full every night. Excellent value for money too.

Mo
Review №19

What service? Sat down, after a few minutes waitress barely greeted us but never returned or helped by someone else. So we left 10min after. Wont be back.

Ro
Review №20

Cappuccino was milky and weak, table of 5 people ordered eggs and not one person got what they asked for(if you order eggs you all get hard eggs regardless of whether you wanted them or not). Super disappointing for the prices.

Jo
Review №21

Interesting style with the pipes and maschines inside. Food is good and good value for your money

Pa
Review №22

If you’re going to wait this long, just wait in the queue for Il de pain.

Ni
Review №23

Lovely food and great service

Pi
Review №24

The best flat white Ive had in months!

Ma
Review №25

Fab service, coffee & food!

Ia
Review №26

Service is slow and the food was nice.

Th
Review №27

Tasty breakfast

Ma
Review №28

Top class fare at good prices. Really,a must to visit whether youre a tourist or local. Pianist at Sunday buffet is a classy touch!

Na
Review №29

Service was sooo slow. It took about 30 min for waitress to ask if we want the menu🙄 then we waited another 15min and decided to leave. I was very disappointed because I was excited to come to this spot.

Le
Review №30

My flapjacks were not fresh..... And I waited for everything even the teaspoon for my latte, but the bourbon tea was amazing

ch
Review №31

Lovely place

Al
Review №32

Very cool setting with the old turbines visible inside and a view on the canals.Wait staff is very friendly however makes lots of mistakes and it takes extremely long.Food is ok. Wrap was a bit soggy, club sandwich was too big/bulky and not very tasteful, bread was soggy. Chicken was very nice and Oysters were delicious.

Cl
Review №33

Great little place. Interesting decor.

Ke
Review №34

Great for breakfast. Huge restaurant. Very quiet when we went at 7:30.

da
Review №35

Great experience and the wine paring was great

Ki
Review №36

Lovely breakfast 👌❤️

AB
Review №37

Great locationNice area

Ma
Review №38

Great setting and brekkie

Ke
Review №39

Excellent food, albeit a bit pricey (stingy me would have docked one star for that) . The setting is absolutely magical with wonderful old mechanical equipment.

Da
Review №40

SERVICE WAS SHOCKING!!!!!!

Ab
Review №41

Great palace, Built on an old power station.

K
Review №42

He serves Lavazza coffee once I like it and it is delicious, they have carrot cake

ri
Review №43

Vriendlike diens heerlike kos dankie

Ab
Review №44

Beautiful and I recommend it

عب
Review №45

The decor is good and the service is nice.

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  • Address:36 Sawtooth Ln, Thesen Island, Knysna, 6571, South Africa
  • Site:http://www.turbinehotel.co.za/
  • Phone:+27 44 302 5746
Categories
  • Cafe
  • Restaurant
Working hours
  • Monday:7AM–11PM
  • Tuesday:7AM–11PM
  • Wednesday:7AM–11PM
  • Thursday:7AM–11PM
  • Friday:7AM–11PM
  • Saturday:7AM–11PM
  • Sunday:7AM–11PM
Service options
  • Outdoor seating:Yes
  • Takeaway:Yes
  • Dine-in:Yes
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance:Yes
  • Wheelchair-accessible seating:Yes
Offerings
  • Beer:Yes
  • Coffee:Yes
  • Kids' menu:Yes
  • Wine:Yes
Dining options
  • Breakfast:Yes
  • Lunch:Yes
  • Dinner:Yes
  • Dessert:Yes
Amenities
  • Bar on site:Yes
  • Good for kids:Yes
  • Toilets:Yes
Atmosphere
  • Casual:Yes
  • Cosy:Yes
Crowd
  • Family friendly:Yes
  • Groups:Yes
Planning
  • Accepts reservations:Yes
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