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Giant's Cup Cafe

Menu

Made here, from the milk up.

We cook from scratch, with dairy from our own Jersey cows, fruit from our orchard and produce from farms nearby. No booking needed, except for dinner.

Breakfast

Every day, 7:30 to 9:30

A generous health buffet to set you up for the pass, with a cooked breakfast or French toast if you want one.

The breakfast buffet: jars of muesli and seeds, farm yoghurt, fresh fruit and flowers
  • Health breakfast

    R150

    Help yourself to the buffet: our homemade muesli, farm yoghurt, fresh fruit salad, fruit juice, nuts and seeds, muffins, home-baked bread, farm cheese, fresh farm milk, toast, farm jam, butter, honey, and tea or filter coffee.

  • Combo cooked and health breakfast

    R190

    Eggs, bacon, tomato, onion and toast, cooked to order, plus the health buffet.

  • Blackberry apple French toast and health breakfast

    R190

    Thick slices of bread dipped in egg and fried in butter, topped with golden syrup, crispy bacon and our blackberry and apple preserve, plus the health buffet.

  • Packed lunch

    Heading up the pass? Order the day before and take it with you.

Light bites

Every day, 10:00 to 17:00

Simple, generous food, served in the garden on a sunny day or by the fire when it’s cold.

The cafe dining room with wooden tables, local art on the walls and big windows
  • Halloumi saladV

    R105

    Our homemade halloumi on fresh salad with toasted seeds and a balsamic glaze.

  • Homemade soupV

    R60

    Served with our home-baked bread.

  • Beef burger

    R130

    A homemade beef patty on our own baked roll, with caramelised onion, lettuce, tomato, burger sauce, and chips or salad. Add cheese for R10. Made fresh, so it takes a little longer.

  • Halloumi wrapV

    R120

    A homemade wholewheat wrap with our fresh halloumi, salad, toasted seeds and a creamy garlic sauce, with chips or salad.

Toasted sandwiches

Served with chips or salad.

  • Homemade cheese and tomato

    R70

  • Egg, bacon, tomato and sweet chilli

    R70

  • Homemade cheese and bacon

    R70

  • Chicken mayonnaise

    R75

Pancakes

Freshly made, two pancakes per portion

A Giant’s Cup favourite. Savoury or sweet, always with our own farm cream or cheese.

Savoury

Takes a little time to prepare.

  • Signature carbonara

    R110

    Bacon, cream, paprika, green pepper and our farm cheese.

Sweet

Served with our farm cream.

  • Russell’s apple puree and cinnamon

    R65

  • Banana and local honey

    R65

  • Classic cinnamon sugar and lemon

    R65

Tea-time treats

All day

Baked here, with butter, cream and cream cheese from our own dairy.

A scone with bowls of thick farm cream, butter and dark homemade jam
  • Heavenly apple pie and farm cream

    R65

    A Dutch recipe: rich pastry filled with fresh apples and cinnamon.

  • Rich butter scones

    R55

    With farm cream and our own organic fruit jams.

  • Simone’s baked cheesecake

    R65

    Made from our own cream cheese and farm cream, served with homemade berry coulis.

  • Muffins with butter

    R55

High tea for two

Saturdays and Sundays from 15:00

Served on a tiered stand. The best way to spend a slow afternoon in the mountains.

A tiered high tea stand with cakes, scones, quiche and sandwiches beside a white tea set by the window
  • High tea

    R150 per person

    Baked cakes; scones with farm butter, our jam and fresh farm cream; savoury quiche; and dainty sandwiches filled with our farm cheese. Served with tea or cappuccino.

Cheese platter

All day

The best way to taste the farm: cheeses made here from the milk of our own Jersey herd.

A wheel of farm gouda with wedges of cheese, bread and nuts
  • Farm cheese platterV

    R125

    A selection of our farm cheeses with crackers, salad and Russell’s green fig preserve.

Kiddies corner

All day

Small portions for small people.

  • Cheese and tomato toasted sandwich

    R45

  • Portion of chips

    R25

  • Single pancake with jam and cream

    R35

  • Homemade vanilla ice cream

    R25

Drinks

All day

Organic Fair Trade coffee, proper milkshakes and fresh milk from our own cows.

A cappuccino with coffee beans on the foam, seen from above

Coffee

Made from organic Fair Trade beans.

  • Cappuccino

    R40

  • Latte macchiato

    R40

  • Flat white

    R40

  • Organic espresso (single shot)

    R35

  • Americano

    R35

Tea

  • Five Roses

    R25

  • Earl Grey

    R35

  • Rooibos

    R25

  • Rooibos chai

    R35

  • Chamomile

    R35

  • Vanilla

    R35

Something warm

  • Hot chocolate

    R40

  • Cocoa

    R40

  • Chai latte

    R40

Cold drinks

  • Coke, Sprite or Fanta

    R25

  • Appletiser or Grapetiser

    R30

  • TRUFruit juice

    R30

  • Fresh farm milk (small glass)

    R15

Milkshakes

Made with our fresh farm milk and homemade ice cream. Chocolate, vanilla, apple puree and cinnamon, banana or coffee.

  • Small

    R25

  • Medium

    R40

Three-course dinner

Every night at 18:30, booking essential

A set menu of starter, main course and dessert, cooked from local ingredients, many from our own garden and dairy. Book ahead and we’ll cook for you.

  • Starter

  • Main course

  • Dessert

  • Dietary needs

    Let us know when you book and we’ll plan around you.

Book dinner

Phuzabooza Bar

Every day. Happy Hour 17:00 to 18:00

In the 1950s, when Mokhotlong Mountain Transport ran Land Rovers up Sani Pass to Lesotho, this room was its trading store. Today it’s where the day ends.

The Phuzabooza Bar with wooden bar stools, chalkboards and a sunny window
  • Craft beer

    From a small local brewery.

  • Fair trade wine

    From sustainable South African farms.

  • Cocktails

    With local names that are a challenge to pronounce.

  • Cider, spirits and mixers

Made fresh, worth the wait

Everything is prepared fresh from quality ingredients, so some dishes take a little longer. Sit back and enjoy the view, or browse the craft shop.

Vegetarian and allergies

Dishes marked V are vegetarian, and we cater for vegans too. Please tell us about any allergies when you order.

Prices

Prices are in South African rand and may change. The menu follows the farm and the seasons, so ask us what’s fresh today.

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