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    • What’s Happening
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  • Coenie Kruger & Johan Hurter

    Welcome to Mama Cucina! Our restaurant in Riebeek Kasteel is a place where you can spend an hour or a day passing the time, enjoying the happy atmosphere and great service. Our food is always fresh, innovative and firmly grounded in the Italian Mediterranean tradition! We serve it up with lashings of soul and a great little wine list featuring wines from the valley and special selections from further afield. We hope you enjoy your visit!

    Take a look inside!

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    • Blackboard Menu

    • Pizza

    • Salads

    • Dessert

    • Wine List

    Blackboard Menu
    • Pasta

      Homemade tagliatelle with fresh tomato, herbed pesto and blue cheese
      R78
    • Burger

      Banting lamb burger
      R92
    • Risotto

      Green asparagus and saffron risotto
      R98
    • Curry

      Pulled Gemsbok red curry with baby spinach, nut and feta cous-cous
      R110
    • Short Rib

      BBQ black mist short rib with beetroot rice
      R125
    • Steak

      Grilled rump, avo butter and green veg
      R145
    • Lasagne

      Traditional beef lasagne
      R85
    Pizza
    • BAMBINO (FOR THE KIDS)

      Ham, Pineapple & Cheese
      R45
    • PITA BREAD

      Pizza Base with Garlic,Rosemary & Local Feta
      R40
    • SICILIANA

      Anchovy, Tomato Chutney, Caper Berries, Olives & Rocket
      R87
    • SOPHIA LOREN

      Crispy Bacon, Goats Cheese, Sundried Tomatoes, Avo & Rocket
      R88
    • CONTESSA

      Aubergine & Artichokes with Fior Di Latte Mozzarella,Fresh Herbs & Balsamic Reduction
      R89
    • MAFIOZA

      Milano Salami, Feta, Marinated Mushrooms, Peppadews & Fresh Basil
      R86
    • KEITH SPECIAL

      No Mozzarella,Tomato Base With Fresh Tomato,Parma Ham,Avo,Olives,Basil Pesto,Rocket And Parmesan Shavings
      R115
    • CARNE AL MAMA

      Pulled Lamb,Baby Spinach And Minted Yoghurt With Local Feta
      R105
    • Con Polo

      Smoked Chicken, Pepperdew, Avo & Brie With a Basil Mayonnaise
      R82
    Wheat and Gluten Free Bases are Available at an Additional R20
    Salads
    • CAPRESE SALAD

      Roma or Baby Tomatoes with Fior Di Latte Mozzarella & fresh Basil served on crispy Bruschetta, topped with Balsamic Vinegar & Olive Oil
      R75
    • CARCIOFI CON POLO

      Slivers of Smoked Chicken & Artichokes in Basil Pesto with Avo, Baby Spinach, Spring Onions
      R79
    • CHEF'S SALAD

      Selection of Greens, Peppers, Olives, Roma Tomatoes, Cucumber & Carrot Shavings, Red Onion & local Feta drizzled with Balsamic Reduction & Olive Oil
      R70
    Dessert
    • PEAR & GINGER MALVA PUDDING

      Can't beat that combination!
      R45
    • CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

      There's always room for chocoloate mousse!
      R45
    • BAKED LEMON CHEESECAKE

      There's something yummy about cheescake
      R45
    Wine List
    • Mama's Bianco (House Wine)

      Blend (Chenin / Viognier / Roussanne / Clairette)
      R85 (by the glass R22)
    • Sequillo

      Blend (Chenin / Viognier / Clairette Blanc)
      R260
    • Groote Post Old Mans

      Blend (Savignon / Chenin)
      R95 (By the glass R25)
    • Filia Brut (MCC) 1.5 litre

      Bubbles
      R700
    • Filia Brut (MCC) 750ml

      Bubbles
      R350
    • Kasteelberg Brut (MCC)

      Bubbles
      R165
    • Kloovenburg White from Red

      Bubbles
      R140
    • Peter Cruythoff Brut

      Bubbles
      R85
    • Mount Abora Saffronne Cinsaut

      Pink (Meerhof)
      R125 (By the glass R35)
    • Riebeek Cellars

      Pink (Pinotage Rose)
      R75 (By the glass R20)
    • Kloovenberg

      Chardonnay (Unwooded)
      R98 (By the glass R26)
    • Warwick First Lady

      Chardonnay (Unwooded)
      R125 (By the glass R33)
    • Anura

      Chardonnay
      R102 (By the glass R27)
    • Springfield Life from Stone

      Savignon Blanc
      R160 (By the glass R42)
    • Groote Post

      Savignon Blanc
      R145 (By the glass R38)
    • Kloovenburg (Swartland)

      Savignon Blanc
      R120 (By the glass R30)
    • Vierlanden (Durbanville)

      Savignon Blanc
      R120 (By the glass R30)
    • Babylon's Peak

      Chenin Blanc
      R85 (By the glass R24)
    • Kloof Street (Mullineux)

      Chenin Blanc
      R145 (By the glass R38)
    • Secateurs (AA Badenhorst)

      Chenin Blanc
      R120 (By the glass R30)
    • Riebeek Cellars

      Chenin Blanc
      R75 (By the glass R20)
    • Smiley (Ryan Mostert, Swartland)

      Chenin Blanc
      R140 (By the glass R36)
    • Mama's Rosso (House Wine)

      Shiraz
      R85 (By the glass R22)
    • Vierlanden

      Red Blend (Cab / Merlot)
      R140 (By the glass R36)
    • Sequillo Red

      Shiraz / Grenache / Morverdre / Carigan
      R260
    • Kloof st Rouge (Mullineux)

      85% Shiraz / 2% Grenache / 2% Mourvedre / 2% Cinsaut / 9% Carignan
      R160 (By the glass R40)
    • Groote Post Old Man

      Red Blend (Cab / Merlot)
      R102 (By the glass R27)
    • Secateurs

      Blend (Shiraz / Cab / Cinsaut / Grenache / Pinot / Merlot)
      R102
    • Anura

      Cabernet Sauvignon
      R180
    • Warwick First Lady

      Cabernet Sauvignon
      R125 (By the glass R32)
    • Eikeboom

      Pinotage
      R90 (By the glass R28)
    • A Few Good Men

      Merlot
      R110 (By the glass R28)
    • Allesverloren

      Shiraz
      R175
    • Riebeek Cellars

      Shiraz
      R78 (By the glass R22)
    • Mullineux Syrah

      Shiraz
      R370
    • Santa Cecilia

      Shiraz
      R125 (By the glass R32)

    A service charge of 10% will be added to tables of 8 or more guests

    • Pizza Special - Tuesday 01 December
      Any of the following drooliscious pizzas and a glass of vino for R70
      Salmon,cream cheese and caperberrie salad pizza

      Or

      Smoked chicken,tatsoi,feta and saffron yoghurt

      Or

      Grilled pear,blue cheese,rocket and nuts with balsamic reduction



      COME HUNGRY!
  • Staging a farm-style wedding? Hosting the party of the year?

    For weddings we partner with www.deliefde.co.za, a beautiful farm venue just outside the valley.

    Let's Talk!
  • Next harvest table: Autumn 2015

    If you missed out on our delectable harvest table this year - don't despair! It will be making a comeback again next Autumn with more stunning fare to turn your Sundays into Yum! days!


    • We’ve been voted one of South Africa’s best Italian restaurants in the 2014 Eat Out 500!

      It's always nice to get accolades! And we don't mind our latest coming from EAT OUT. Well done Johan Hurter Peter Ceaser Lizelle Junies Cariney January Pardon Taguzu en almal van die personeel...julle maak my sooo proud en Mama Cucina in South Africa's best Italian restaurants van Eat Out !!! Love you all

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    • Bring on “The Revolution”!

      We're proud to have won the catering for this year's Swartland Revolution for the second year in a row! Last year this meant catering dinner for around 300 delegates. This year the numbers have soared to 450! Well that's what a revolution is all about, isn't it? Bring it on!

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    • What’s Cooking, Good Looking?

      Just a bit of what's cooking at the Mama this weekend....Courgette and mint soup...Slow roasted springbok and porcini ravioli in a gorgonzola sauce....Roast chicken,calamata olive and artichoke pie with leek and parmesan pureè....Baby calamari stuffed with feta,green olives and chilli served on a bed of homemade tagliatelle and fennel....droolicious

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    How to Find Us

    Mama Cucina, Sarel Cilliers Street, Riebeek Kasteel, Western Cape