May 1, 2025 4 min read Cape Town

Cape Town | The most scenic of Birthdays at Chefs Warehouse Tintswalo Atlantic (with video)

Celebrating my husband's birthday with the most stunning of places in the world

Winter 2023 was the time I got to introduce my husband to South Africa for the first time and it was quite a special moment in our lives. As an habituée visitor of the Mother City myself, it was so refreshing seeing someone fall in love before my eyes.

After admiring the Hout Bay area from the sky during a helicopter tour over Cape Town, our stay experience peaked when we drove past the Chapmans Peak to celebrate his birthday at the Boutique Hotel Tintswalo Atlantic's stunning restaurant from the Chefs Warehouse collection.

With such a gorgeous scenery before our eyes we wanted nothing else but to enjoy the views and the gorgeous local seafood in a festival of small plates made to share. We started with the crispiest cocktails - my husband and I love cocktails to kick off a meal or at aperitivo! - and the shiniest South African brioche and homemade churned butter.

We were about to commence the feast of our lives. We had: the yellowtail ceviche with cashew mint chutney | the seared swordfish with coriander and turmeric oil | the beef carpaccio with aubergine lavash and roasted red pepper | the medley of of heartwarming Jerusalem artichoke velouté with truffle cardamom oil | the seared linefish with pommes Anna and tarragon velouté | the roasted duck with cashew nut purée | the paella style saffron risotto with local clams | the crayfish escabeche with puff rice crisps

We had no more space for dessert and for a good reason. The tapas feast was more than satisfying for us.

Not only was the food out of this world as the restaurant wasn't full. This made us feel as if we were having the experience and the whole ocean just for ourselves.

It was one of the most memorable meals of our lives.