Post & Pepper Restaurant — Restaurant in Stellenbosch Local Municipality

I have to say, from the other reviews I was expecting this restaurant to be of a slightly higher caliber.

While the service was impeccable (a birthday card for my wife was a very sweet touch), I found the ambiance a bit lacking and noisy.

The food was well, some great, some lacking and some really disappointing.

Oysters in my opinion were over-garnished, and while nice do leave you chewing on diced cucumber for a while.

The bread service was perfect, with snoek pate really shining.

For me the star of the show was the sashimi, delicate and tangy sauce played very well into the tuna. My wife's mac and cheese was also very good and warming.

I didn't care about my kingklip, the fish itself tasted burnt and the sauce was overpowering with too many flavours.

The burnt part was, unfortunately, also present in my wife's chicken, however overall the dish was well balanced and delicate.

Apple crumble dessert was delicious, albeit a bit heavy on the stomach. The latter might be attributed to more than generous portions, though, there was plenty of food for a fine dining establishment.

They do not offer wine pairing, however there is an adequate wine list with some of the offerings by carafe.

Overall worth a visit and I will do so again, perhaps after a seasonal menu change to check out more...

We thoroughly enjoyed our dinner at Post and Pepper!!

Everything from the service (on all levels) was incredible, very attention to detail an immaculate - we really couldn't fault everything and all the staff, manager and owner Jess was very friendly. I inquired about some of the dishes ans ingrepe and Jess was very friendly and patient with all my questions.

The food was out of this world, the flavours were great and adventurous and unlike anything I have ever tasted before. They also accomodated me with gluten free bread with the snacks. The dinner 4 set meal was more than enough food and you will certainly not leave hungry...perhaps only wishing you had more space for a second round. The plates looked like works of art and 3D paintings. The crispy and sticky pork lollipops are delectable! We had the Beef Satay Taktaki and Carbonara pasta for starters, Karoo lamb shoulder for mains and both teh strawberry kisses and Chocolate & lavender, which was incredible.

The story of the business and the building is a perfect homeage to the beautiful old Post Office building and I loved how they incorporated this in the name, logo and branding.

I will definitely be back foe...

Quite possibly the best food experience I have had in South Africa, certainly in the past decade. Having frequently dined in many of best restaurants during my time in France, I do not say this lightly. My wife and I were celebrating our 20th anniversary and sat at the bar counter for the entire meal. The food was superb, refined, innovative and thoroughly satisfying. The setting was very comfortable and it was great to see their mixologist create an array of intriguing cocktails. We stuck with wine and I was delighted to discover a list that had a great and thoughtful selection that avoided many of the mainstream options. Very refreshing. Furthermore, for once, I have found a restaurant that does not charge ridiculous markups on wine and the prices were very reasonable. Finally, we really enjoyed the extremely professional and knowledgeable staff who created an atmosphere of respectful joviality. The fine attention to detail observed by the kitchen was a delight to witness and resembled a work of art in progress. Congratulations on such a holistic, olfactive...