Excellent setting, service and food!
It has been our second visit and we were thrilled by the hospitality and prompt, professional service. Always worth a visit!
Jenni From The Block
+3.5
This is a lovely waterfront spot, with casual seating outdoors and a more formal restaurant inside. We arrived for dinner early and sat outside, finding a table as far from the live music as possible. The singer was great, but the volume rendered conversion pointless.
As it grew cooler, we moved inside, a table of 4 adults and 2 kids.
The menu looks like a small local newspaper and was cute, although a little difficult to navigate. But we found a great selection of seafood! Between us, we ordered calamari, fish and chips, mussels in cream sauce and the kids hake and chips. All the meals were fabulous. The batter on the fish was crisp and not oily. The mussels were delish and the calamari tender and yummy.
Great night out and a lively restaurant suitable for families with older kids.
The waitrons are of the best trained that we have encountered. Very professional service. There's an amazing wooden deck and ferry loading bay. Arguably the best burger in town. On the Knysna lagoon.
We had a solid breakfast here today, overlooking the water
I can't rate them too high as it was a standard English breakfast but they get an extra half mark for the ton if bacon they gave us.
Our waitress was lovely and told us all about the good things to come back for one evening so I am sure we will return!
Visited this restaurant on day 1 of my trip in knysna last week and I have no complaints. I enjoyed my food however my steak was really small so had it not been for that I would have scored 4.5/5.
This restaurant has a nice view as well, our waitress was super friendly too ! Overall a relaxed and pleasant experience.
Had a lovely lunch yesterday, service was attentive but not overbearing. Shared the jalapeño poppers as a starter and was very impressed with the portion size and taste - a bit on the hot side but nothing our drinks couldn't handle. We both had cruise burgers and they were excellent ! Home made juicy beef patty with decent side of fries. Wife had the amarula creme brule for desert and father in law the cheese cake - both were very good and presented beautifully on the plate. Overall a very good experience and will definitely be back again.
I will admit that I was very sceptical after the waitress took our order. We had to repeat it at least three times and then she still came back to check the order again. We did come late and I really appreciate the manager opening up the kitchen so that we could order desserts and coffee. We did wait a while before our orders finally arrived. It was worth the wait though! Amarula creme brulle with peanut brittle was amazing, the cherry cheesecake was soft, felt that it could have been chilled a bit more to stiffen the cheesecake a bit more but it had tons of flavour. If you have time, go around sunset and enjoy a wine while waiting for your food to arrive. No rush
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Cruise Cafe is a large, open restaurant right next to the Knysna lagoon. As you enter you immediately notice the beautiful wood work and art which is used throughout the restaurant to help enhance the nautical theme. My personal favourites are the wooden fish by the entrance.
The food was good although we did wait a very long time before it arrived but this was due to the poor planning by our waitress who decided that she would bring the drinks and starters together which resulted in us waiting 35 minutes for our drinks to arrive. The jalapeños chilli poppers stuffed with feta, pepperdew and mozzarella are deliciously hot and well stuffed but lack consistency in size resulting in some being very big and messy to eat. I usually don't order hamburgers but I am glad I did as the Cruise Burger was beefy and the filling. The caramelised onions really made the burger for me. Overall everyone at the table was pleased with their meals.
Our waitress was quite slow and did make a few mistakes (spilling wine, touching the tomato sauce in a bowl, delaying food) but was still very friendly. The restaurant is also very clean and although it has a nautical theme it completely avoids being tacky. One of the things I liked the most is that although it is right next to the lagoon it doesn't smell fishy at all.
We come here often for a quiet meal. Food is always great and very reasonably priced, the service is way above the expected norm and the venue is outstanding. We love it.
Even better than the last few times we visited. Missed the beetroot burger but soaked up the superb service, atmosphere and views. The mussels were delicious and I loved the Thai salad!
Lovely dinner by the water! Staff was attentive and efficient. Each meal carefully prepared for our group. Highly recommend the Elephant Milkshake and Crème Brûlée
Featherbed experience starts with a boat ride on board Spirit of Knysna and guide giving information about parts of Knysna and Featherbed. Then there is the ride on a viewing vehicle to the restaurant. A circular walk back to restaurant guided. Not recommended for people who are challenged to do downhill. The buffet was lovely. Hake a bit dry, but calamari and roasted, smoked beef and salads to die for. The desserts looked amazing. The cruise Cafe served lovely cupochino.
Friendly service, generous portions, beautiful view of the estuary and a play area for the kiddies. It's an all-in-one deal 🤩👌🏻
We popped in to Cruise Cafe looking for a sundowner drink. Ended up having a few tapas as well. We arrived just after 6pm, the place was full at 7pm. Great venue with great views of the lagoon, reasonable prices and great service with friendly attentive waiters. A must visit!
Unbelievable good food. Everything tasted like a dream. Our waitress was gorgeous as well and the atmosphere just cosy and nice. Loved everything.
Friendly staff, beautiful setting overlooking the estuary. Freshly prepared meals with amazing portion sizes.
This lovely little restaurant is on the water in Knysna in the most beautiful setting. It was recommended to me by a local friend but it far exceeded our expectations!
The staff were friendly and there is a wide selection of food - something for everyone.
If you need to stop in Knysna and fancy a bite or refreshing drink in a gorgeous setting, this is the place.
Great views, friendly staff, good food, cold beer and a reasonable wine selection. The steak main course is particularly tender and tasty.
Joletta-luise Eichweber
+4
Great spot with good food and views. I absolutely loved the eight seater square tables they are fabulous and social we could all sit together and chat without one person being out of the conversation. There is also a fireplace so great for colder nights! Will definitely be back!
We got there at 18H00 and it was not to busy. Parking at the side by the entrance is better than the street parking There is yeti running into the lagoon that makes it look cool. And is a great place to watch the sun set and to take pictures. We had the calamari tubes fried. The food was great and the beer too😉.
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