Garden Lodge Restaurant

The dining room is designed to let nature in, with doors and windows opening onto ocean and fynbos views. All meals are included in the rate, which keeps the lodge day simple for guests moving between activities. The kitchen sources ingredients as close to Grootbos as possible, many from the reserve's own organic farm. Dishes named in the sources include homemade linguini and a Thai-spiced soup. Food production also supports social-upliftment projects, which ties the table to the reserve's wider community work. Fynbos, fresh local produce and honey are worked into the cooking, and guests can also try the Grootbos botanical teas: Vitality, Harmony and Tranquillity.