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The Island Cafe

Sawtooth Lane | Thesen Islands, Knysna, South Africa
Ranked #25 of 53 restaurants in Knysna
4.0 of 5 stars 9 Reviews
Cuisines: International
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Capetown
Senior Reviewer
9 reviews
3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 17, 2012

We visited both the tapas bar(where the wines by the glass are very well priced, of good measure and the tapas menu is delightful ;albeit the service a little slow) and the main restaurant whichoffers lovely food and attentive service. In the design of both restaurants the existing machinery from the saw mill has been retained and incorporated in the... More

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Nintjies
Cape Town
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7 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 5, 2012

This restaurant is a fairly new "kid on the block" - having not been to Knysna for some three odd years, this restaurant was a breath of fresh air! The service was good and the food excellent, not to mention good value for money. A definate recommendation. More

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melb39
Derbyshire
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3 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 2, 2012

The restaurant is situated in the old turbine hall along with the original turbines! Service was discreet, friendly and efficient with the staff happy to explain the menu. Food was excellent with a good choice of menu - the menu was presented rolled up and held with a jubilee clip - nice touch and nod to the industrial heritage! Couldn't... More

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rangehunter
Havant, United Kingdom
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18 reviews
7 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed December 26, 2011

We booked out Christmes lunch here. The place certainly looked good, a warm welcome, shown to your seat, your chair held, napkins placed. Grace our waitress was lovely, she took our order and the starters arrived, then we waited for our main course, which seemed take a long time in arriving, but we told that hey were having a few... More

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Out0fAfrica
Knysna, South Africa
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16 reviews
5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed November 30, 2011

Take a stroll around the Island ands top for tea and delicious cake. More

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worldwidelens
Vancouver, Canada
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38 reviews
17 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 28, 2011
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My Wife and I have eaten at the Turbine hotel a few times and have never been disappointed. The food is of a high quality, well presented and tasty. The hotel is a destination in itself and eating there is a treat. Price wise, it is slightly above average, but then the food is above average too, so I feel... More

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ashah_008
Kenya
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91 reviews
107 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 30, 2011
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The restaurant's in a nice setting with the old saw mill's pipes and machinery running around the place. It's supposed to create a good ambience but to be honest there was a family with kids dining while we were there and with the kids running around the place screaming their heads off there was NO ambience! The food was decent... More

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nickweeden
1 review
2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 19, 2010
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For a restuarant in a boutique hotel, we were expecting to be over charged for disappointing food but were surprised at the fair pricing structure along with the well presented quality food. The staff were friendly and ultra attentive too. Recomendable to anyone looking for something more than a pub meal. More

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Avelmat
Arles, France
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6 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 7, 2011
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