Grand Café & Beach, The

Grand Café & Beach, The Beach Rd, Granger Bay, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town

Tel | 021 425 0551

Hours | Lunch and dinner Tues - Sun

Style | Casual

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Seaside

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Website | www.thegrand.co.za

Email | beach@thegrand.co.za

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Grand Café & Beach, The V&A Waterfront, Cape Town

The DEATH of a Love affair | By Olivia | Saturday, 25 February 2012

I was a regualr at the Grand and I use to Love going there. I went there today with a friend just to have a quick desert. After telling this to our waitor he becomes totally rude. Brings us dirty cutlery. Walks away when we ask for clean ones. He takes away our umbrella to a table no one was sitting at, no one had asked for it, no one was waiting for a table. We had to sit in the sun because he wanted to be spitefull. After all this he bring out our ice cream in chocolate sauce, he spilled half our sauce in our plates and didn't replace our sauce that he spilled. He just removed the paper napkins and thought that was good service. When we asked for the bill it was thrown at us and he walked away again! We did not eat we just left! I will never in my life eat there again! All that just because we order a ice cream? We told him we were in a hurry! It wasn't like we were going to sit there for 3hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NEVER EVER EVER!!!!! Go read some other sites and you'll see. They are over priced! RUDE! And the food isint that great!!! Id rather eat dry toast at home than ever eat there again! No one I know will ever eat there again!!

Overall Rating: 1

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Grand Café & Beach, The V&A Waterfront, Cape Town

Not so grand | By Amy | Wednesday, 09 November 2011

The Grand Café and Beach is a typically trendy Cape Town summer spot, the type that makes you unknowingly pout your lips to match your collagen-enlarged neighbours while the waiter throws a snooty glance at your shoes and handbag. Yes it is pretentious. But on the upper hand, it’s not as overly priced as most, the food arrives quickly (all part of the table turning strategy) and you’re so close to the ocean you can practically swim to the yachts leaving the waterfront. But remember to book, lest you be told how ‘very naughty’ you are for not doing so. If you arrive for lunch and the umbrellas are still being opened, keep an eye out for your head, because the staff won’t.
The menu isn’t the most extensive, but there is something to suit everyone’s palate. If the menu states ‘sugared salmon R140’, that’s all you’re going to get – remember to order your side dishes as extras. The linguine vongole is clam-packed and the calamari smoky and spicy. The super-thin crusted, rectangular pizzas are very popular, but start at R150 for a margherita. If you prefer your steak blue, be prepared to have words with the chef as it will come out cold, and he said to us that he doesn’t ‘know any other way to serve it’. We decided it wasn’t our place to suggest bringing the steak to room temperature before cooking. There are 18 cocktails on the list with all the regulars like cosmos and sex on the ‘grand’ – ask about the virgin ones. The daiquiris can be quite watery though.
The wine list has more than 70 local wines, plus six French champagnes, three Italian wines and the option of six Grand house wines, including two sparklings. When ordering the house wines, R5 will be donated to charity per bottle bought. They also serve local craft beer, Jack Black, on tap. Surprisingly, a beer shandy only costs R24, which is cheaper than at some restaurants in Gordon’s Bay for example.
An obvious attraction are the loungers on the ‘fake’ beach, which was specifically built for the restaurant. The fabulous ‘lips’ couch is popular for pre-dinner cocktails or boozy afternoons with friends. While having a beach area may tend towards guests thinking this restaurants is child-friendly – it isn’t really. The last thing these patrons need are screaming kids, and no children under the age of 16 will be permitted onto the premises after 6pm. There is also a dress code of smart-casual for dinner.
In terms of wind factor, the South Easter is less felt on the tables closer to the transformed warehouse, but if it’s blitzing, guests sitting right on the sand will definitely feel it.
Parking in Cape Town is often a problem, but the Grand has a large, secure parking area especially at R10 per day, no matter how many hours you dine for. Alternatively, park at the Breakwater parking lot at the V&A Waterfront and walk down onto Beach Road.

Overall Rating: 3

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Yes, I would return!

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Grand Café & Beach, The V&A Waterfront, Cape Town

Glimmer of hope | By Simon | Monday, 21 February 2011

I went nervously with out-of-town friends to The Grand Cafe & Beach yesterday. The last few times I'd been there had all ended badly - all to do with seriously bad service levels. I warned my friends that the blogs were STILL full of bad experiences and that it would be wiser to choose another establishment (perhaps with a better blog record). They were having none of it as they had heard and read what a wonderful setting the restaurant was in - and the day (yesterday) was a cracker. FYI, the food I've eaten during previous trips to The Grand has been well above-average and worth returning for - it's just been difficult to get - on time, or at all. This time, I'm pleased to say, the service was incredible (and the food fine, too) and I put this down to our waiter, James, who ran around his tables until the sweat ran. We got there at 12 and left at 7 - and NOTHING was a problem for James. If management at The Grand (who were completely invisible on the day) could find more waiters of James' calibre, their bad blog days would be at an end. We had an exceptional day - and will be back...but only as long as James is our waiter ('cos I'm still a little suspicious that without him attending to us, we may have got some of the same 'ol same 'ol service - hoping I'm wrong, though.)

Overall Rating: 4.5

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Grand Café & Beach, The V&A Waterfront, Cape Town

There is only one Club55 & thats in St Trops \| By Michael \| Tuesday, 01 February 2011
Food better than 2010 & setting wonderful provided the wind stays away

Overall Rating: 3.5

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