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This restaurant is in the Protea Tsitsikamma Hotel, part of the Protea chain of South African hotels. The restaurant was busy – it was the peak of the peak season – and the food was good, with strongly falvoured local dishes prominent on the menu. Even the kids portions were gargantuan. However, the crowd of diners meant that the room warmed up dramatically during the evening, with us stripping off more and more clothing to compensate.
Just outside the restaurant door is a descriptive panel providing information on the great river bridges of the Tsitsikamma region, including the famous Paul Sauer Bridge over the Storms River canyon, near the village.
Written Jan 29, 2006
Address: Protea Tsitsikamma Hotel
Phone: 042 281 1711
There are two caf?s at the Bloukrans Bridge bungee jump site, both of which are really pikey, serving poor quality food and an extremely limited selection of food and beer. I don?t know why, but these kinds of sites always seem to have dire food and no atmosphere. There should be no reason why you can?t have good caf?s or restaurants in these places ? not necessarily expensive or particularly classy. Both these places were staffed, the days we went, by sulk, disinterested staff. Yeeuch. As an alternative, try one of the many guest houses, caf?s or restaurants in Storm River Village, the pub at Nature?s Valley or even the restaurant at Storms River Mouth. Or better still, buy the stuff for a picnic at the general store in Storms River Village, find a path through the fynbos at Bloukrans and have an al-fresco lunch above or in the gorge.
Written Jan 29, 2006
Address: Overlooking the Bloukrans Bridge
In the secluded little hamlet of Storms River Village, the first house on the right is a beautiful little guest-house, Armagh Country Lodge, which has B&B accommodation but they also serve amazingly good breakfasts. They have a stunning garden, teeming with bird life, inclusing a friendly Red-Necked Francolin that struts around the garden, oblivious to the huge, but equally friendly, Doberman!
After eating your fill, you can take one of several walks through the fynbos. It only takes 20 minutes, but it is a nice wander through some unspoilt land at the edge of the village, where you can see a good variety of ericas and proteas as well as some older trees. The Doberman (name unknown) will accompany you and fetch sticks!
Favorite Dish: The Armagh is well worth a stop, if only for brekkie.
Funnily enough, the Armagh states in its brochure that it is ?accredited? by Lonely Planet and the Rough Guides and others. Errrr. Pity that, because these guidebooks explicitly state that they do not accredit accommodation. Strange, because the quality of everything at The Armagh suggests that they really do not need to resort to this kind of misleading claim.
Written Jan 24, 2006
Address: PO Box 99, Storms River 6308, Eastern Cape
Phone: 042 281 1512
Website: www.thearmagh.com
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In the secluded little hamlet of Storms River Village, the first house on the right is a beautiful little guest-house, Armagh Country Lodge, which has B&B...
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Often confused for the beachside Storms River Mouth village, the old village of Storms River Village is a beautiful little forest village, although now it exists simply to serve the passing tourists.
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