Food
Guests are spoilt for choice in the long list of dishes to choose from, including good vegetarian options.
The gratineed prawns is a good starter option. De-shelled prawns served in a garlic cream sauce and baked with mozzarella cheese are full of flavour and come with bread to dunk into the creamy sauce. For those not too keen on fish or meat, the stuffed mushroom is a perfect start. The grilled brown mushroom filled with creamed spinach and feta then oven-baked with mozzarella cheese is delicious.
For mains, if you’re not selecting from the sushi and shellfish spread (which includes a wide variety of prawns – including the yummy coconut bay prawns coated in a coconut crust – and is accompanied by a Pina Colada dipping sauce) then the meat selection is good to choose from as well. The steaks are Chalmar beef, matured for a minimum of 28 days and for an extra preference can be lathered in a pepper crust and flambéed in brandy, creating an exciting theatrical vibe. It comes with a side serving of giant sweet onion rings in a lightly crisp batter and a choice of veggies, chips, baked potato and or salad.
The lamb chops diablo, flame-grilled to your liking, is juicy and flavourful with a trio of mustard crust. The spice route on the menu includes a lovely seafood curry selection.
The dessert offering is limited, featuring quirkily named desserts such as The Ice-breaker (vanilla ice-cream ready to melt beneath a layer of homemade hot chocolate sauce). For the chocolate lovers, the Hawaiian mudslide is the perfect ending to a generous meal.
Drinks
Similar to the wide variety of dishes to choose from, the bar menu does not disappoint. The wine list is more on the affordable selection. The menu includes spirits, aperitifs, coffees and special drinks such as gourmet milkshakes. Cocktails include some classic and signature ones.
Service
Speedy, fun, and friendly waitrons.
Ambience
The views of the sea are great. The restaurant is busy and a local favourite. It’s buzzing and can be a bit noisy at times.
And…
The portion sizes are hefty – it’s best to go when very hungry.
(August 2017)
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User reviews
★★★★★
6 Reviews
Jacques Kirchner
★★★★★
What a weird experience....probably have driven passed this little gem hundreds of times. Looking for a place to have a light lunch, my wife suggested we stop here.
I am fussy at a restaurant. Because I like my meat & seafood done exactly to my taste (and having been disappointed way too many times) I rather have something "safe" for the first time at a restaurant I've never been to before. I was impressed with the range of burgers seeing that it is more in the "gourmet" burger category.
I settled on a Big Blue burger..... What a DELIGHT!!!! Taste & presentation was top notch!!!! Coupled with a bright, sunny, wind still Cape Town summers day, the experience was more than pleasant.
Catch 22 will see us soon again and this time we will sample some of their other delights.
Steve Farrand
★★★★★
Ideal point to experience the best view. One of my regular spots for meet ups with friends.
Also top romantic spot at sunset.
Michael Guo
★★★★★
Enjoyable food and good service
Rouxlé Verwey
★★★★★
Had a lovely meal and our waiter was pretty attentive, the sunday afternoon was quickly spoiled after trying to pay our bill. They had problems with their card machine, having swiped multiple times and our bank balance deducting the amount each time yet them not receiving the payment. The waiter called the owner named Janine, who came out and spoke down to us, telling me that I have to understand whats going on, and us saying yes, but are we gonna continue trying till my bank account is on a zero balance. She was extremely rude and unprofessional, even her staff helping us had to apologize for her mannerism. I will continue for a while speaking of my bad experience there, I've traveled to 70 countries in the last 4 years and I've never come across someone treating a customer like that, and her being the owner is even more shameful.
Sharon Scott
★★★★★
Let me start by saying Catch 22 never disappoints! not for us anyway!
Each time we walk in, we are greeting by big smiles and a vibrant atmosphere. The staff are friendly and accommodating even when busy.
We have been visiting since 2014 and the quality of food and service has remained tops for the past 2 years. We have had a variety of meals and EVERYTHING has been divine. The service is wonderful, ALWAYS with a smile. the most recent time we visited, it was a busy Sunday afternoon but for me the service was still quick, however the waitress apologised numerous times which i found very polite. Most restaurants you can wait an hour and theres no apology!
The location is perfect, with lovely views of table mountain and sunsets when seated outside.
The specials are great value for money and quality is not compromised.
Each time we visit Catch 22, its a treat!
What makes this restaurant that little more special is that our (technically) first date was here :) We will be back real soon!
