Unfortunately, after giving Tindlovu a miss for a period of 1 year, we found the food again not up to standard. I specifically inquired if the Venison pie is well baked and not raw or soggy. The reply I received wasn't promising. Nevertheless, I ordered the Venison pie. My husband ordered a boerewors roll. No mention was made that it would be on roosterkoek. R211 for 2 meals and 2 cokes is expensive. More so, when the chips/fries were cold and over cooked. My husband's roosterkoek was hard on the outside, raw on the inside. I took one bite of the pie and closed the meal box.
My after thought, I should've requested a refund and given the food back. Just another reason to make your own padkos, when in Kruger National Park for a day visit.
I agree with the comments about the sewerage smell. Whilst we sat down to eat, the truck arrived to remove sewerage. A big NO, please do it after 5pm.
Also, start by checking the spelling on the handwritten menu boards. A dead give away that there's really no supervision.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Brunch
Price per person
R 200–250
Food: 2
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 2
A nice place to stop and stretch legs with well stocked shop and small café that also serves tasty food, toilet facilities and picnic area if you have your own food. Be mindful that warning signs on site are really thing not just a joke for tourists. We had hyena visitors while having our lunch.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
R 50–100
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Nice open area to sit and enjoy your lunch you bought from the boskombuis. Pricing is fair and food portions reasonable. This is in the wilderness and at any time any wild animals may make their appearance at this picknick area. Toilets are fairly clean.
Food: 4
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 3
Food delivery is slow, so when you're on a schedule, it's best to order first and then proceed to check out the store.
Please be conscious about how you dispose of waste. There are designated trashcans every few feet. There are alot of vervet monkeys around, and this could affect their health.
Restrooms are clean but not well lit, so take your phone or flashlight along.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Brunch
Price per person
R 50–100
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
Delicious food, and great atmosphere! It's amazing to see wild animals at the picnic site, and even more amazing to see the patrons not feeding them! I am so glad that the animals kept to their own, and not used to being fed, unlike with other national parks! The food was DELICIOUS! You really can't say that you can go make it at home! The menu is exotic and really unique with mouth watering dishes! The bathrooms were a bit dark and scary. The shops are quite expensive, so budget ahead of time. Staff are friendly and site is in pristine condition. The largest anthill in the southern hemisphere can also be witnessed at the entry. Really beautiful and a wonderful spot!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
R 100–150
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Traditional Bush Breakfast
One of the top rest spots we saw, the staff was friendly, there was loads of cadac pans to rent with the gas bottle and they even washed our dishes. We stopped here with the caravan and made food on our way to our next rest stop. The bathrooms were clean and the shop tidy. There was a coffee bar and they made amazing coffee's.
Unfortunately, there seems to be a problem with the sewerage here, as there is a terrible smell and water flowing through the site. What would be a lovely picnic spot on our drive through Kruger was not so pleasant because of this. The food and coffee looked decent, however I would not eat here until the sewerage issue is fixed.
We did see a hyena in the parking lot though!!
Atmosphere: 2
While the area and service is good the parking is pretty atrocious for such a popular site, I think they need to organize it better. I think the idea of the picnic site is great but rules about feeding animals especially for tourists should be enforced considering how easy it is at such a site for animals to get human food
Food: 3
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 4
The place is good for resting a while during a visit to Kruger National park. You can have coffee and tea along with other quick bites. However, the monkeys try to snatch the eatables so need to be careful while eating outside. It has good separate washrooms for men and women.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
R 50–100
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
I understand that this is in the middle of the Bush, however there was a horrible "dirty dustbin or sewage" smell that lingered and the tables where dirty and full of cobwebs, a good wipe down between visitors won't hurt. However, the baristas gave excellent service, as did the staff preparing our food. The food was basic, but lovely.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
R 100–150
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 2
Recommended dishes
Brekkie
