I love and would recommend everything about this place - the Casablanca themed Ricks cafe is my go to ! Rick’s has the most delicious food with a menu that caters for everyone. They have great ambience and an extensive wine list too. The vibey staff are always friendly and attentive, very well managed by Robert ! All in all, a great restaurant look forward to going back soon!
The most important thing is that the food and service is excellent. The second most important thing is that the kitchen closes later than other establishments in the area. We Found it by chance whilst walking around when other places had closed their kitchens. However, this chance encounter led to our best food experience in Cape Town. Highly recommended.
Found this restaurant after a long evening of trying to get into any place on kloof's nek. As someone with a severe gluten allergy, I did not expect much. However, the hostess (with short blonde hair) was so sweet and accommodating that she made sure there was an option available to me and ensured the correct cooking procedures were followed so that I did not have an allergic reaction when she could have simply turned me away given all the hassle. Our waitress was comical and very polite and added to the overall experience. The decor is eclectic and warm adding to an intimate feel. Ultimately, this was an outstanding hidden gem!
AMAZING AMAZING FOOD AND SERVICE. VERY COOL AMBIENCE. I WANA GO BACK LIKE NOW. I had the burger and My friends had the steaks. Absolutely impeccable. And the staff were so efficient, warm, funny and accommodating.
This place I can't say enough about it. The Chicken and fig tagine is what dreams are made of. Beyond delicious. Service was incredible, they went above and beyond. Virgin pina colada was outstanding.
We had a wonderful explosion of delicious flavours and great ambiance.
What a special gem
Great vibe, great food and even better staff! We went to watch football and landing up having such a great time. I had the lamb tagine which was out of this world! Hubby had an ostrich burger which he said was one of the best burgers he ever had!
Guys! Rick's is amazing.
The food is OMG good. Serious portions with bang-on flavour. Everything is locally sourced and of the highest quality but still gives you that rustic plateful experience. The menu is expansive so there's something for everyone. We shared a tapas platter and I can honestly say it was the best tapas platter I've ever seen. Lamb, chicken, calamari, a selection of dips and sauces, deep fried taste bombs, fresh greens, it just had it all! And it was delicious!
This is a wonderful choice for a warm summer's day or a cold winter night. Whatever the occasion, Rick's is the location for you.
It's a little pricey, but flying to Morocco to get the same experience is even more expensive so go try it out, feast like a king and spread the Rick's Café vibe to your tribe.
Sadly I arrived here not feeling great, but my date proclaimed this to be the best burger he's ever had. We also had the feta parcels which were amazing. Will definitely try this place again.
I absolutely love Rick's. Amazing decor and excellent service. I've tried several of the dishes and they've all been extremely delicious. Great cocktails too and the red wine is very nice. The atmosphere is completely transporting. Visiting is always a real delight.
Recently went here for happy hour and enjoyed t so much that we decided to have my boyfriends birthday drinks/ snacks here too.
The atmosphere is super chilled, somewhere you really feel like you could spend long afternoons indulging in their delicious mojitos.
The food is really good. I haven’t had the pleasure of trying a burger just yet, but by the look of it, they are amazing. The bitterballen is a winner and so are he fish cakes!
Their drinks menu is probably one of the most extensive I have ever seen.
We really really appreciated the accommodation of the manager and the helpfulness of the staff and will definitely be back this Summer.
Very good service that accommodated our large group and took special care to organise our birthday request. They also served some good platters with a lot of variety. Above all great vibe and good view of signal hill.
Lovely restaurant with dim-lit and cozy ambiance. The food and cocktails were great too. Only downside was that the music was a little soft. Overall great place though!
We received great service from the moment we arrived. We didn't have a reservation, but were given multiple great seating options. I recommend the rooftop with mountain views. The food and drinks were also great, my ostrich burger was perfectly done and came in a generous portion.
We were a group of 40 people on the rooftop section and the service I received was excellent, from our arrival, and the waiter keeping me up-to-date with what was happening in the kitchen with our foods, to the bill payment at the end of the day, all was excellent. Even when we had to vacate our table for the next booking, it was done respectfully and we were guided to the couches close by where we could continue our "kuier". Enjoyed the food (we ordered platters), making the booking was easy, the ambience was perfect and of course the view of the mountain was stunning.
Will definitely go again, and will recommend peeps there.
The rooftop seating area is a vibrant spot to host a larger table setting, with views of two large TVs in the event there's an important game on. The staff at Rick's are incredibly efficient and friendly and cope so well with managing a large table setting where there's constant drinks and food orders.
I highly recommend their burgers!
Hi everybody
Ricks Cafe Americain is a place that you must definitely visit. The decor, the staff the atmosphere is one to experience.
We had the mojito's on arrival and sticked to it as it was sooo good.
We had the tapas platter, an amazing presentation of the platter, and the taste of the food complimented the presentation.
The top deck is definitely the place to be to experience Table Mountain and Lions Head.
The waitrons were well groomed, and the service was good.
Please do pop in at Rick's Cafe,they will see us again.
Thank you
Darryl Nel
Beautiful restaurant. Perfect location, friendly staff, amazing food and extensive cocktail menu. We will be back!
An old time favorite of mine for many years! Delicious food not overly priced. So many different & cool little spots to choose to sit. Closed on Mondays! But delightful throughout all seasons. A great winter spot to cosy up and sit by the fireplace drinking hot chocolate
An absolutely amazing vibes, highly recommend their grilled fish of the day it was superb 🤌🏾 the mussels and the cocktail drinks were a definite 5/5
What a beautiful spot. Especially the rooftop. Amazing service, food and extensive wine, spirits and cocktail menu.
Amazing atmosphere!! My favorite place to go for amazing cocktails and delicious food.
I had one incident where a waiter immediately dismissed us when he realised we were only having cocktails and then proceeded to completely ignore us for the rest of our visit - serving people directly around us when my partner's glass had been empty for about ten minutes. Definitely don't want to be served by him again but otherwise I have only had positive experiences!!
The food was very very tasty. The tagine is highly recommended. The flavours, the layout of the plate etc... Everything was right. The portions are large. Another dish that was good: the shrimp and the steak. Inside you are very cozy and there is a homely atmosphere. You can sit nice and warm by the stove. (this is nice when it's a bit colder outside) the service is very nice and helpful.
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