Still love this place! Its been six years since my last visit and they still have the great thick pancake style meals. They added a brownie pancake (which is fairly new) and its great. Would highly recommend it. Pancake texture and mouth feel is perfect ππ₯Highly recommended to stop here for a meal
Definitely worth it. Amazing place. Very friendly staff. Waffles are amazing. Burgers and milkshake. Tasted absolutely divine. Some of the best food Ive had. By far the best peanut butter milkshake Ive had. Waffles are thick and airy. So its not heavy. Light with enough topping. I got the honey and ice cream waffle. Reasonable prices with the mountains as a view. This place gets a solid 5 stars from me. Keep it up guys and anyone traveling in this area or close by. Even if its 50kms. Make the drive. Its worth it
Really lovely little place with excellent service. The waiter and the owners are very attentive.We had the fish and chips which is a new addition to the menu. It was good value for money and served with a smile. There is also really great free WiFi.The pancakes are a must. The chocolate brownie one especially. Whenever we are in this part of South Africa, Petena Pancakes is a must visit.Really satisfied πππ½
Food and service is nice and on parr, furniture and general maintenance could be in need... take a good look and decide.. is it worthwhile..?
Ordered hake, calamari and chips for take away. The best I have had in a very long time. Definately beat all the big restaurants quality. Thanks Johnny, it was awesome
Great pancakes and friendly staff. Lovely view also.
Great food, warm homely feel and fantastic service!
Just as I remembered it. Love the taste of your freshly made pancakes with your famous fillings. Thank.you for having us.
Wow! Best waffles Ive ever had
Best pancakes and milkshake. You can sit inside or outside. There are enough tables for a big group. You also have a view of the valley
The waffle are realy nice
Best pancakes in town. It beats other places by far. The portions are big, so one pancake might even be to much for one person. We went during level 2 lockdown and they followed strict Covid protocols. They do take aways during this period of level 4 lockdown.
Gluten free available. Was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed my pancake while my friend who is gluten free could join in. Great service as well.
The burgers were good. The pancake batter tasted more like waffle batter, they were too fluffy. Unfortunately the level of service was disappointing. No one cleared our table. The waiter came around twice to ask if were okay and still no one cleared it. We eventually had to ask someone and it seemed like it was effort and the waiter did not apologise. At one point we sat for 45min where it felt like we were forgotten.Other than this the food was good. I really enjoyed the burger and chips and they had no problem swopping things our for me.
Great food the best pancakes/waffles ever !!!! I give it a 10/10 friendly and welcoming service,food is excellent and views is amazing.
Only got told once the bill had arrived that the card machine wasnt working.Bit on the pricey side.Waffles and pancakes were generally good.
They serve great cappuccino and the waiter was very helpful and friendly
Delicious and tasty food, great service. Definitely a must stop for light lunch! Owner ad staff very friendly.
Good food and a wide assortment of menu options. Trainee waiters were very new, but not much of a problem
Delicious freshly made pancakes and waffles with alot of topping /filling choices.Friendly staff.
Good quality pancakes. Very tasty chicken mayonnaise!
Great staff and service was fast
Food was great! Owners and their kids run the place, they really take care of their customers... Made us feel welcomed...
Its an awesome place to eat, and relax while you enjoying to see the beauty of Sabie.
Wow that was delicious
We had great pancakes. Management and staff is very friendly
I absolutely love this place. So many memories from childhood. New owner absolutely lovely, very enthusiastic too. Try the Brownie Pancake!
Good and friendly, 5 star quality
Great pancakes!
Nice food and a very good family place to chill and a newly opened gift shop
Reasonable priced food... good coffee.
Excellent pancakes
Non friendly stuff with no enough information about their menuRacist stuff
This place serves yummy pancakes and beautiful views. Super happy I got gluten free pancakes here!
We had very nice pancakes, smaller than they were 15 years ago. Then again, they were a bit oversized then.π
Great service for many many years
It was OK,had to wait quite a while for pancakes but they did apologize because of a big order before us.
Sweet and Salty Pancakes to DIE for, Portion is big and Worth the Bucks. Go Dig In, You will NOT Regret your visit at Petenas Pancake Sabie.
Brilliant over stop.
We are extremely disappointed in the service we received today at Petena Pancakes. Coming all the way from Northwest and Gauteng we were looking forward to the pancakes.1. As we arrived there was nobody to welcome us. We didnt know whether we have to screen ourselves or what to do. We stood waiting outside the door for 10 minutes. Only when we stepped through the door a young man came to us and screened us.2. He asked us where we would like to sit and just pointed us to a table, not even accompanying us to the table.3. 2 menus were placed infront of us. He didnt even ask us if we would like something to drink. He disappeared and we sat there for 10 minutes. We then decided to leave as we did not feel welcome at all.4. Your prices are ridiculous ......not even Harries Pancakes are this experience.Is this how you treat all customers and tourists?
This is one of the best pancake spots I have visited, portions are reasonable and well worth it.
Experience was very good with food well prepared with the helpings on line with the price tag
Divine pancakes.
Best pancakes and waffles in the Lowveld. And the different fillings are yummy!!
Good food
Excellent pancakes, real home feel restaurant and located on the main street of the beautiful Sabie town!
Used to love it but the food i ordered today was very dissapointing. I ill never visit them again
Delicious food!! Good price on big portions.Owner/manager and staff very friendly. Restuarant clean, modern and beautifully decorated.
Nice and quiet shopping experience.
Really good service and food.
Lovely meals, great service and pleasant surroundings.
What a horrible Experience the staff dont wear mask whilst preparing and serving no covid protocols followed at all.
Waffles were incredible
Awesome service and amazing waffles and craft beers!!!! Highly recommended!!
Delicious pancakes which hit the spot after a long ride.
Very, very friendly waiters en they speak Afrikaans!!! Well done!!!!
Whoaaaa!!! What amazing pancakes they serve!!!! Some of the best pan cakes you can have. Very accommodating staff. Thanks Petena pancakes for such lovely experience.
Has gluten free range BEST PEANUT BUTTER MILKSHAKE I have ever had so far. Dont get me started on chocolate brownie just the right sweetness.
Great food, MASSIVE portions - just one cinnamon pancake is a lot. Friendly waiter, great service, reasonable prices, pleasant view even though its on the main road. Hint to the manager - some customers dont want to talk to the restaurant staff a lot.
Cannot recommend. The savoury pancake tasted decidedly sweet, which the manager attempted to explain away by saying it was the cheese and tomato filling (???). Listen to your customers when they complain. Also, the garnish was a handful of white lettuce with one cherry tomato. Disappointed. I regret eating here.
Nice breakfast; sugar and salt
Excellent service and tasty food, loved it!
I have been going there since I was a little girl and the memories are so beautiful and the atmosphere wonderful to this day. The service is spectacular because the staff truly care. Will recommend it to the day I die.
Great choice and variety of meals on the menu. Service was good and coffee was great. Friendly and efficient staff
Great food. It did take a little bit long to come, but well worth the wait. Definitely recommend if youre in town.
The pancakes was everything expected and more. The perfect weather for pancakes. I particularly enjoyed the history of this place. I will most certainly return.
Food was satisfactory
Did not enjoy.
Good breakfast π
Nice people working there, the things I ordered tasted good. All the South African ingredients I have tasted so far are in general of worse quality than north european ones, so probably shouldnt expect as good taste as in the better european countries.
The food was okay . The pancakes did not really taste like a pancake at all more like an omelet even the sweet ones . It felt like it was rushed off and not prepared timely as the filling was not even a lot and had very little flavouring from the milkshakes to the pancakes . Really disappointed did not meet my expectations to the price what you pay . Not really good value for money as hardly no filling and taste not that great compared to other pancake restaurants. But the staff are really friendly .
Lovely! Their pancakes are fantastic and the outside tables have such a pretty view.
Awesome pancakes and awesome service
Pancakes was decent, service was good.
Excellent service and food! Will definitely eat there again!!
Highly recommended
Loved this place! Been here several times before! Excellent service and food!
Awesome atmosfere, good service, dog friendly, my dog even was served with a bowl of water.... How nice. The food is goooood
Very impressive indeed
Was awesome I can recommend for any one who love to go to patenas pancakes
The waffles are devine, highly recommended. A++
Lovely little place with a brilliant new owner! The prices are good and food is delicious!! Go see for yourself :)
Enjoyed the waffles and pancakes. Loved the filling options.
Yummy yummy yummy pancakes here! Will defnitely go again! Bit expensive but so worth it!
Chocolate Brownie pancake with ice cream an chocolate sauce was beyond taste buds heaven
The food was good, but it took so long
This used to be a lovely place but seems to have gone to the dogs. To the lady in the red shirt serving from the kitchen, screaming why at me when I was at your counter asking for syrup for my dry pancake, no way to treat customers. I went back to my table, picked up my pancake and returned it to you. The place has no idea how to treat customers, no way Id eat their food.
Pancakes were delicious
Best pancakes in the country! Petenaβs is under new ownership and the new owner is bringing it back to what it used to be! Definitely worth a try! Try the Biltong and cheese pancake and a caramel for dessert.
Room for improvement. My banana pancake would be better with salted caramel sauce and pecans instead of peanuts, it was tasteless. Pancake itself was delicious.
Food is great, service good, hospitality excellent
An upgrade from the previous owners, standards improved as well as the food portions