The Phatt Chef Roadside Diner and B&B
Oliviershoek Pass, Northern Drakensberg
Fun, relaxed guest house in the Northern Drakensberg, serving great food, affordable accommodation with excellent service in a 85 year old stone farm house on the R74 at the top of Oliviershoek Pass, on the border of Free State & KZN.
TEL:+(27) 071 696 3000 +(27) 082 469 3832 +(27) 082 469 2072
WELL WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT 2020 WOULD HAVE BEEN SUCH A YEAR. PANDEMICS AND VIRUSES, CANCELLED OLYMPIC GAMES AND LOCKDOWNS, MASKS AND HAND SANITIZERS......
BUT WE HAVE MADE IT THROUGH TO 2021 RELATIVELY UNSCATHED.
WE HAVE HAD TO ADAPT AND COME TO TERMS WITH THE NEW TOURISM LANDSCAPE BUT OUR SENSE OF HUMOUR IS INTACT AND WE ARE EAGERLY AWAITING YOUR NEXT VISIT TO THE PHATT CHEF.
Rest assured, we have all the necessary safety protocols in place and all we ask is that you co-operate and we'll all have a great time. Our indoor sit-down restaurant is open again, but with spaced tables, and we are again serving our great coffees, scones & muffins, toasted sarmies and our world class cheese burgers. You are welcome to sit on the veranda or in our garden and enjoy the view while you tuck in to our treats. JBTW...we learnt a thing or 2 in lockdown.....we now make fresh TEA-TIME TREATS every day....but when they gone they gone!! Another new innovation is the HARVEST TABLE every Saturday CLICK HERE
WELL DONE TEAM !
AWARD 2020
Travellers' Choice
TOP CHOICE
2020
MORE EXCITING NEWS IS WE HAVE OPENED AN OFF SHOOT OF THE PHATT CHEF ROADSIDE DINER AT THE HLALANTHI BERG RESORT CALLED THE PUTT & PINT BAR and GRILL.
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Comfortable Accommodation + Reasonable Rates + Great Service
+ Owner-Run Attention-to-Detail = TRUE HOSPITALITY.......
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The Phatt Chef Roadside Diner and B&B
The Phatt Chef Roadside Diner and B&B is to be found on the R74,
at THE BORDER POST in the Kwa Zulu Natal Northern Drakensberg, a world heritage site.
We cater to families looking for a fun filled holiday in the Drakensberg as well as being an ideal stop over for travelers between Cape Town & Kwa Zulu Natal, Gauteng & Durban, Free State & the Natal Midlands. We also do package deals for groups and clubs, especially cycle teams, mountain bikers and motor bike enthusiasts. We have access to little traveled roads and trails in the area as well lots of local knowledge, so call us and chat about your next trip to the Northern Drakensberg and Eastern Free State.
The Border Post is an ideal venue for exploring the Drakensberg & Eastern Free State. Situated on the R74, we are the alternate, toll free route to the busy N3. Find us at the top of Oliviershoek Pass, half way between Harrismith & Bergville.
Attractions in the area include Sterkfontein Dam, Retief Klip, Kaalvoetvrow Monument, Tugela Falls & Gorge Walk (2nd highest waterfall in the world), Royal Natal National Park Drakensberg World Heritage Site, Tugela Vaal Pumped Storage Scheme, San (Bushman) Rock Art, World Class Yellowfish Angling.
THE PHATT CHEF RESTAURANT, (relocated from Clarens in Feb 2014), now renamed
The Phatt Chef Roadside Diner and B&B, serves breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as tea, coffee and scones & cakes to passing tourists, locals, as well as in-house guests. The Bent Arm Bar is open daily for refreshments that include local beers & ciders, a wide selection of wines and spirits as well as an interesting collection of malt whiskeys and aged brandies. STOP PRESS Some crafty gins too......
PLEASE SEE OUR COVID NOTE ABOVE
The Phatt Chef Roadside Diner has an innovative new menu, largely influenced by the slow food movement, fresh, local seasonal ingredients and respect for the origin of foodstuff.
New additions include the range of Simple Simon Real Puff Pastry Pies, hearty casseroles & curries in winter, the simple burger, elevated to new heights with juicy patties, caramelized onion and our own tomato relish & pickles. Our Pulled Pork Saarmies are special as is our range of Cheesy Melt Toebroodjies!!
Menus change seasonally and are dependant on local produce.
Situated at The Border Post, (a joint venture in the Northern Drakensberg between 3 properties), this used to be home to the renowned Caterpillar Catfish Cookhouse, situated on top of Oliviershoek Pass on the R74, right on the Free State / Kwa Zulu Natal border, here in our magnificent mountains. The provincial border runs through our property hence the name THE BORDER POST. Comprising comfortable B&B rooms, or self catering cottages (Book through Windmill Farm Cottages), and a rustic trout lodge on 2 private dams called Selethwane Trout Cottages. All rooms en-suite with incredible views over the Drakensberg range of mountains, from Champagne Castle in the south to the Amphitheater in the north.
We are adjacent to the Royal Natal National Park, where the world's second highest waterfall, The Tugela Falls are found, plunging over 900 m down the face of the Amphitheater into the Tugela Gorge.
The Sterkfontein Dam lies on our northern boundary and fly fishermen come from all over the world to bag their "Yellow" on dry fly or beetle.
We are ideally situated for tourists visiting the Drakensberg World Heritage Site, travelling en route to or from Kwa Zulu Natal and the Cape or St Lucia. Gauteng & OR Tambo Airport are within a 3 hour journey, while the N 5 & the N 3 are less than a 30 min drive from us.
NB The R74 has been fully restored and is now open.
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