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MARINER'S WHARF EMPORIUM HOUT BAY CAPE TOWN WESTERN CAPE SOUTH AFRICA
Summer day video of Mariner's Wharf complex in Hout Bay, Cape Town's suburb, Western Cape, South Africa.#MarinersWharfHoutBay #WesternCapeEmporium #CapeTownSouthAfrica
On the magnificent coastal drive from Cape Town to Cape Point is Hout Bay and its world-famous Mariner’s Wharf, Africa’s and the Southern Hemisphere’s first harbourfront emporium.
Conceptualised and built during the 1980s by Hout Bay’s very own Stanley Dorman, it has continued to grow under his and his family’s watchful eyes.
Its restaurants, shops and markets exude a maritime ambience as is nowhere else to be found, and has become a unique destination where the famous and locals, jetsetters and tourists, rub shoulders with old salts and venerable fishing captains.
On Mariner's Wharf's 21st birthday in 2005, Maritime Southern Africa summed up the experience in a few succinct paragraphs:
It's not just a fish shop; a restaurant, a bistro; an antique, curio or jewellery shop. It's not even a combination of all these - Mariner's Wharf is so much more to Hout Bay and its visitors.
Representing the first waterfront emporium development in Africa, Mariner's Wharf exposes visitors to a culture that's rich in its maritime authenticity. Certainly not ostentatious in its outward appearance, Mariner's Wharf has shunned all the usual trappings of themed waterfront developments where interior designers and clever architects effectively create watered-down versions of the real thing.
At Mariner's Wharf it is all real. From the figurehead that welcomes you to the restaurant upstairs, to the fishing boat and wheelhouse that overlook the fresh fish shop and deli.
WHARFSIDE GRILL RESTAURANT
Africa’s very first harbourfront emporium
The Wharfside® Grill is regarded as one of Africa’s best seafood restaurants, not only for its authentic harbourside ambience and spectacular bay views, but because of the amazing food it serves - the lobsters, the prawns, fisherman's baskets and innovations like Calaprawnia® and Houtbaisse® have made it famous.
Although seating more than 350 diners when full, privacy does not take second place. There are also six private dining cabins themed to seafaring history and famous ships, such as Queen Mary, Shipwreck, Navy and those of the Union-Castle line, including the actual 8 foot 11 inches model of the Pendennis Castle, their flagship which frequented the Cape.
CRAYCLUB BAR
The perfect spot for champagne, oysters and sushi
Upon arrival at the Wharfside Grill restaurant, you will be forgiven for wanting to linger a while to enjoy a drink at the aptly-named Crayclub® bar. Some drinks even come with a handsome souvenir glass to keep.
Here you will be welcomed by sweeping beach vistas, plush leather seating reminiscent of bygone-era seafaring days, complete with wood panelling subtly complementing this well appointed bar.
WHARFETTE BISTRO
The Wharfette® Bistro is an extremely popular outlet serving piping-hot alfresco take-outs on wooden benches right on the wharfside. Its speciality is fish and chips, and other choices include grilled lobster, prawns, calamari, snoek, Surfburgers®, Lekkerbekkies® and combos.
Best enjoyed while watching the antics of seagulls on the harbour's edge or as a picnic on the white sands of Hout Bay beach which it overlooks.
36 years of delicious seafood
From day one when the Bistro opened in 1984, it has been hugely successful, with people flocking from near and far for a taste of our acclaimed seafood that so many say is the best in the southern hemisphere.
FRESH FISHMARKET
Built around the hull of the Kingfisher, an original 1940s wooden trawler from the Hout Bay fleet, this is the flagship precinct of the Wharf and purveys fresh fish, live lobsters, oysters, mussels, pates, bokkems, sushi, local and imported seafood. Daily-baked bread, rolls and biscuits are also available at its Bakery, as well as sandwiches.
LIQUOR COVE
The Liquor Cove serves up the best of the Cape’s wines, a full range of spirits, liquors, beers and ciders. Everything you need for the high seas.
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