Riverpark Cafė — Restaurant in Gauteng

I had to write a review of this place because I loved it! Great food, good service and a definite vibe. The service was friendly but not overly so... Everything about this place just seemed genuine. Even the fact that they had no drinks to serve us, other than tea! At any other time this would be frustrating and a turn off, but there was an alternative...we had the option to order drinks from their neighbors, a bar next door. They had three items on the menu, and it was exactly what we were looking for. Home-y stew-y comfort food on a August-ly windy and chilly day. The food tasted amazing! No unnecessary spice fusions or bells and whistles. Just good old beef stew and dombolo (with 2 side veggies, my order). My partner had oxtail with pap. We obviously tasted each others food. I didn't hanker for his plate and he wasn't jealous of mine. All of these elements created a vibe. Granted a vibe is greatly dependent on a person's ability to be open to new experiences. We got what we asked for and are happy to have discovered this...

They serve nice food, however, their service is terrible. They prioritise their favourite regular customers and sideline those they aren’t familiar with. I had two bad incidents with the cafe , 1st: I waited close to 30 minutes for my order and at the end they told me that particular meal is finished 2nd : I ordered a takeaway , only to find out that there’s no dumpling ! I’m very disappointed in their service, the food is...

The food here is amazing. I would recommend the mix sishebo, you get two types of meat.

Goods Affordable, dishes are between R60 - R120 Pork trotters are to die for Organic chicken / Umleqwa is so tasty & well cooked Steam bread / dombolo is fresh I love the tomato salsa

Bads The wait for food is long (on Mondays), it’s better to call and place your order on the morning steam bread/dombolo...