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.
When booking please be aware that the outside area is weather dependent. We unfortunately cannot take responsibility for weather conditions. It is advisable to bring sunglasses and a hat if you are sitting outside. The sun sets are spectacular but it is impossible to block out the sun from 16hoo till sunset,
Phone
Tel: 021 553 4120
Fax: 021 553 4126
We love our pets but unfortunately the restaurant is not pet friendly.
You can reserve a table on the Dine-Plan app. We unfortunately can only hold a table for 15 minutes from the time of the booking.
Last orders are placed 45 minutes before closing time.
We do not have baby chairs
Location
88 Beach Rd
Melkbosstrand
7441
Monday - Tuesday - closed
Wednesday - Saturday: 12h00-15h00
18h00-20h30
Sunday Lunch Only: - 12h00-15h30
December trading hours
21st Lunch only
22nd Closed
23rd Lunch and Dinner
24th lunch only
25th Closed
26th Closed
27th Lunch and Dinner
28th Lunch only
29th Closed
30th Lunch and Dinner
31st Lunch only
1st Closed
2nd Closed
3rd Lunch and dinner
4th Lunch only
Starters
Grilled baby squid R115
lemon butter, garlic parsley oil, red pesto
Cajun baby squid R115
spicy Cajun butter, sesame spinach tzatziki
Pesto baby squid R125
roasted feta, basil pesto cream, sun ripe tomato oil
Steamed black mussels R109
roasted garlic, white wine, parsley cream
Blue cheese mussels R119
bacon bits, roasted garlic, white wine, parsley cream
Fried calamari strips R99
old school coleslaw, tartar
Spicy sautéed prawns R139
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 R180
Chilli mayo, tartar, salt & vinegar jelly
Lemon butter grilled squid R229
lemon & butter sauce
Spicy Cajun grilled squid R229
sesame spinach tzatziki, Cajun spice
Fried Calamari R219
old school coleslaw, panko crumbs, tartar
Line fish R229
lemon butter or spicy Cajun
Moroccan line fish R239
spicy harissa sauce, cherry tomato, capers
Thai line fish R239
yellow Thai curry, pineapple salsa
Blue cheese line fish R239
creamy blue cheese sauce, caramelised onion
Alaska line fish R249
garlic, white wine, parsley cream, smoked salmon
Fisherman's platter R249
baby sole, three grilled prawns, calamari
Melkbos platter R235
fried hake, fried prawns, fried calamari (fried only)
Orca trio R349
line fish, calamari, two queen prawns
Seafood platter for two R769
twelve prawns, two line fish, calamari, garlic mussels
Seafood platter for two & crayfish R1149
Seafood platter for two, crayfish
Princess prawns R269
12 butterflied prawns, lemon butter or spicy Cajun
Crayfish R399
lemon butter or spicy Cajun
Dessert
Pastry Chef Selection R89
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