Fodor's Expert Review The Foodbarn Café and Tapas

Probably the best restaurant on the Cape Peninsula, the aptly named Foodbarn serves delicious, unpretentious French-influenced cuisine in the relaxed setting of a renovated barn near Noordhoek Beach. The chef makes a point of only using sustainable seafood, which he puts to great use in starters like fish tartar with miso cream and a sublime bouillabaisse. For mains, expect dishes like steak au poivre, risotto with celeriac, and slow stewed tripe & trotters, beautifully prepared and generously portioned. Stunning bespoke wallpaper that recalls a lush Flemish still life works with the high thatched ceiling, bare wooden tables, and modern light fixtures to create an ambiance of cool opulence. Excellent and reasonably priced wine pairings and stellar service complete the picture. Additionally, there is a full tapas menu for light bites and sharing plates.   Just a stone's throw away, the laid-back Foodbarn Deli serves fantastic and very reasonably priced breakfasts and lunches as well as an evening tapas menu from Tuesday to Saturday.