Welcome to Café Orca
Join us on our beachfront patio, or inside our beach cottage restaurant for a truly unique dining experience. We have arguably the best views Melkbosstrand has to offer and a menu to suit with a selection of seafood dishes that will surely win the attention of your taste buds even if you can't take your eyes off the view.
Since our humble beginning over twenty five years ago, we have been striving to create a remarkable atmosphere, service and menu that we constantly improving.
"AT SOME SEAFOOD RESTAURANTS IT DOESN’T REALLY MATTER WHAT KIND OF FISH YOU ORDER, IT ALL TASTES THE SAME – HERE ALL THE FISH TASTES DELIGHTFULLY DIFFERENT."
- EatOut.co.za
Think delicious local mussels, calamari, and prawn starters, to the ever popular, freshly caught line fish, we are the seafood specialists.
We'd love to have you but our restaurant cannot accommodate parties larger than 6 people.
We are now taking both lunch and dinner reservations
Phone
Tel: 021 553 4120
Fax: 021 553 4126
Kindly note that we cannot accommodate parties larger than 6 people.
We love our pets but unfortunately the restaurant is not pet friendly.
We will be closed for our annual holiday from Monday 15 July until 30 July. We will reopen on Wednesday 31 July.
Location
88 Beach Rd
Melkbosstrand
7441
Monday - Tuesday - closed
Wednesday - Saturday: 12h00-15h00
18h00-20h30
Sunday Lunch Only: - 12h00-15h30
Starters
Grilled baby squid R105
lemon butter, garlic parsley oil, red pesto
Cajun baby squid R105
spicy Cajun butter, sesame spinach tzatziki
Pesto baby squid R115
roasted feta, basil pesto cream, sun ripe tomato oil
Steamed black mussels R99
roasted garlic, white wine, parsley cream
Blue cheese mussels R109
bacon bits, roasted garlic, white wine, parsley cream
Fried calamari strips R99
old school coleslaw, tartar
Spicy sautéed prawns R119
spicy Cajun butter, Asian noodles
Caprese salad R129
fior di latte mozzarella, pesto cream, tomato, herb leaves
Oysters
Each R33 | Six R189 | Twelve R379
horseradish cream, French vinaigrette
Mains
Served with roasted vegetables and a choice of chips or rice
Fried Hake R175
Chilli mayo, tartar, salt & vinegar jelly
Lemon butter grilled squid R219
lemon & butter sauce
Spicy Cajun grilled squid R219
sesame spinach tzatziki, Cajun spice
Fried Calamari R199
old school coleslaw, panko crumbs, tartar
Line fish R219
lemon butter or spicy Cajun
Moroccan line fish R229
spicy harissa sauce, cherry tomato, capers
Thai line fish R229
yellow Thai curry, pineapple salsa
Blue cheese line fish R229
creamy blue cheese sauce, caramelised onion
Alaska line fish R239
garlic, white wine, parsley cream, smoked salmon
Fisherman's platter R245
baby sole, three grilled prawns, calamari
Melkbos platter R229
fried hake, fried prawns, fried calamari (fried only)
Orca trio R339
line fish, calamari, two queen prawns
Seafood platter for two R699
twelve prawns, two line fish, calamari, garlic mussels
Seafood platter for two & crayfish R1089
Seafood platter for two, crayfish
Princess prawns R245
12 butterflied prawns, lemon butter or spicy Cajun
Crayfish R389
lemon butter or spicy Cajun
Dessert
Pastry Chef Selection R85
Sides
Roasted Vegetables R39
Tartar Sauce R32
Creamy Garlic Sauce R35
Moroccan Sauce R35
Thai Sauce R35
Lemon Butter Sauce R35
Garlic R22
Chilli Paste R22