Constantia Valley magic for all the family.
On the far edge of the Constantia wine valley, where manicured indigenous gardens, sprawling lawns and vineyards meet the fynbos-clad Silvermine mountains, Steenberg Farm offers a 300-hectare slice of idyllic countryside. There’s history aplenty (it was the very first Cape Town farm), but also a modern sensibility, with stylish yet relaxed offerings for visitors. Whether you’re staying for the whole weekend or enjoying a lunch-time escape from the city, it’s an idyllic setting for a family Easter celebration.
This Easter there’s a lavish lunch at Tryn (the signature restaurant on the werf) and a magical Easter egg hunt that will keep the kids happy and engaged while the adults linger over a long lunch.
Easter Sunday lunch
Tryn is the estate’s flagship restaurant, known for elevating favourite foods with modern flair, using sustainably sourced local ingredients and adding a worldly twist. Chef Kerry Kilpin has put together a divine Easter lunch of three courses with options – plus amuse bouche, hot cross buns, a sorbet palate cleanser, a chocolate truffle and a glass of Steenberg chardonnay cap classique.
For starters, choose between crispy kataifi prawns with charred pineapple salad salsa; an Abalobi fish tartare with calamari and pickled shimeji; or a goats’ cheese and pear tart with rich fruit flavours. Then move on to mains of grilled fish with cauliflower purée and artichoke velouté; a chargrilled cauliflower with artichoke and shallot purée; or flame-grilled beef with duck-fat potatoes and black truffle jus.
The final course presents an impossible choice: a sublime chocolate sphere that is total chocoholic decadence; a fruity ensemble (lime, berries, yuzu and meringue); or a mind-bending savoury cheesecake with basil and tomato macaroons and maple bacon and tomato gel.
Children under 12 can choose two courses from a separate à la carte menu, including calamari, noodles, steak and chips and ice cream. And while you linger over your lunch on the view-drenched terrace or in the luxurious dining room, the kids can head off (complete with fluffy bunny ears and velvet basket) on a scenic Easter egg hunt along vine-covered paths and secret garden nooks outside Tryn.
Cost R895 per person
Children: R395 (2 courses + egg hunt)
Date Sunday, 20 April 2025
Time 1.30pm (egg hunt)
Tryn lunch: 12pm – 3pm
Contact 021 713 7178, info@tryn.co.za
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Stay and play
Make a long weekend of it and book a gorgeous room or suite at the five-star Steenberg Hotel. The “Five Lives Package” (for two) includes breakfast and the seasonal-special dinner, a Classic wine-tasting, 60-minute Holistic Touch massage for two with bubbly and Easter truffles, a Steenberg flagship wine-tasting, use of mountain bikes and a bottle of Steenberg Five Lives red wine. And you’ll find an Easter Bunny box of treats in your room too (for kids staying over).
Guests have access to a range of leisure experiences, from the farm’s newly marked hiking trail and vineyard walks to a mountain-bike route, a golf course, pampering spa treatments and complimentary access to the Norval Foundation art museum and sculpture garden next door. Add to that wine-tasting and cocktail hour, tapas-style plates at Bistro Sixteen82 and fantastic breakfast, lunch and dinner options at Tryn, not to mention the gorgeous scenery and setting, and your Easter in the Mother City could not be celebrated in more style.
Cost From R7 870 per couple sharing (valid until 30 September 2025)
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Where to find it Steenberg Road, Tokai, Cape Town
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