OUR FEATURES

Dining at Mooiplaas

At Mooiplaas you will enjoy genuine fine local cuisine!

Start The Day Right With A Mooiplaas Breakfast!

We serve a choice of two breakfasts (included in the rate):

Breakfast Menu

Choice of cereals
Fresh Fruit Salad
A selection of fresh fruit and Bulgarian Yoghurts
Selection of fresh bread and freshly baked croissants or muffins
Selection of cold meats and cheeses, tomatoes and lettuce
Preserves and butter on table
Filter coffee, a choice of 12 teas, hot chocolate, warm and cold milk
Choice of two fruit juices

The warm breakfast consists of

Farmhouse Breakfast
Scrambled egg, poached egg, fried egg, boiled egg and omelet
Served with - Back bacon, fried mushrooms, fresh tomato
OR
Mooiplaas Special Farm Breakfast (please ask the waiter)

Dinner - A Perfect End To A Perfect Day

Our four course dinners are remembered worldwide for their truly South African/Karoo flavour and for the warm hospitality with which they are served. We ask people to inform us before 13h00 on the day of arrival.

You can choose between having an ostrich fillet barbeque or a traditional warm cooked meal. The price is R195 pp excluding drinks. We also have a Gentleman's Bar for the alcoholic beverages.

Dinner Menu

Starter
Winter: Home-made Soup (butternut or green pea) served with freshly baked bread and pâté
Summer: Fish salad or Ostrich Carpaccio, cheeses and ciabatta with sun dried tomato, basil and pesto

Main
Ostrich fillet prepared on an open fire served with three sauces (pepper sauce, cranberry and port, mushroom)
OR
Roasted Chicken, Lamb and two Kebabs
Above served with 4 vegetables in season and a green salad

Dessert
Selection of two warm baked puddings
OR
Mini Pavlova served with fresh fruit
Above served with ice cream, cream or custard

Coffee, tea and liqueurs
Homemade "koeksisters" (a local tradition)

Picnic Baskets

If you are headed out for a day of sight seeing or you are going to enjoy a hike, we can make up a delicious picnic basket for you to enjoy.

Our picnic baskets contain

"Snoek" and Chicken pâté
Tuna pasta salad
Green salad
Chicken (1 portion pp)
Selection of cold meats and biscuits
French loaf (1 pp)
Baked Malva dessert and custard
1 fruit pp
1 Mineral water pp

Optional: Fruit juice, sparkling wine or other drinks. Arrange with reception. For special occasions: We also make up something special for an occasion - for example honeymooners, birthdays, Christmas

Cost: R125 pp, excluding optional drinks

We have a Gentleman's Bar where you can enjoy some of the fine wines of the area.
Get some of our favourite recipes here!
We have included some of our favourite and most popular recipes here for you. They include
- - Ostrich Fillet (we share our secrets..)
- - Pumpkin Puffs
- - Spinach and Feta Dish
- - Bobotie (a real traditional
- - Buttermilk Dessert
- - Spinasie Tert
Ostrich Eggs. Have one for breakfast..
Did you know?
- - Ostrich eggs are the largest of all eggs, the yolk is the largest single cell that exists today on our planet, though they are actually the smallest eggs relative to the size of the bird.
- - 1 ostrich egg is equivalent to about 2 dozen chicken eggs.
- - 1 ostrich egg contains about 2,000 calories and is packed with protein.
- - 1 ostrich egg would take you about 40 minutes to hard boil.
RATES
All Accommodation rates include Full Breakfast
Dinner: R 195 per person (excludes drinks). Children dinner rates on request.
Picnic Basket: R 125 per person (excludes optional drinks)