What are the opening hours?

Monday 08:00 - 21:00 Tuesday 08:00 - 21:00 Wednesday 08:00 - 21:00 Thursday 08:00 - 21:00 Friday 08:00 - 21:00 Saturday 08:00 - 21:00 Sunday 08:00 - 21:00

Deerpark Cafe

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Deerpark Cafe

A weekly changing menu that always features authentic Indian specials, vegan dishes, salads. We are also available for catering. It’s been quite the ride. India!!
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We opened Deer Park Cafe in 2004 with the intention of providing delicious and nourishing meals, made from scratch with quality ingredients, ethically and local sourced, and presented with minimal fuss. During lock down we started delivering meals as well as homemade dips, pasta sauces and curry pastes, and a selection of our carefully sourced meats, cheese, breads and pantry basics. The Café reop

ened in September but at the end of January 2021 closed for Signatura’s redevelopment of Deer Park Place. Deer Park Cafe will reopen on the park in 2022; till then we continue to cook from home, working on a weekly changing menu that is delivered every Thursday. Our philosophy – that good quality, ethically sourced ingredients are the essential basis for great tasting meals – remains unchanged. We still believe in cooking vegan meals so delicious even carnivores come back for more. We continue to provide delectable children’s meals, cooked from scratch for busy parents. We will always love cooking authentic Indian – not just the predictable North Indian fare but delighting in the unique, fresh, complex flavours of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Goa...

Who's in the Kitchen? Carin: Trained in macrobiotic cooking in New York, then returned to Cape Town to run the vegetarian kitchen at Fields, the city's iconic health shop, and established it's reputation for the best vegetarian fare in the City. A brief hiatus as a mother followed before 17 years at the helm of Deer Park Cafe with partner Roger. Favourite travel destination....? Ashton: Raised in Goa and taught to cook by his grandmother and mother, he first mastered the unique blend of Indian and Portuguese cuisine influences typical to this tropical Indian state. Trained professionally at IHM, worked in 5-star hotels then traveled the subcontinent, sampling recipes from Shimla and Kolkata to Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

03/06/2026

We are thrilled to welcome chef Prisca as our new head chef, working alongside chef Ashton.

With an impressive culinary background, including working with chef Wandile Mabaso on prestigious GLS Dinners, Prisca brings a wealth of experience, creativity, and passion to our kitchen.

Her positive energy, love for food, and ability to unite a team make her a perfect fit for Deer Park Café, and we are delighted to have her helping lead our much-loved family 🔥

Welcome, Chef Prisca!

26/05/2026

Two-for-one Taco Tuesday all winter long 🙌 … that’s three taco’s stuffed with your filling of choice on each plate … order one plate, and get one free! Bring a buddy, or a big appetite 😜

25/05/2026

Happy Monday! Looks set to be a lovely al fresco day … our umbrellas are up, tables on the veranda at the ready … See you soon (and don’t forget, it’s two-for-one Burger Monday!)

23/05/2026

Check out our 2-for-1 WINTER SPECIALS | Ditch the dishes … can the cooking, Monday to Thursday we got you covered 🙌

BURGER MONDAYS … order our DPC free-range beef burger with hand-cut chips, and get one more on us!

Then it’s TACO TUESDAYS! 3 handmade tacos with your choice of filling: deliciously smoky chipotle free-range chicken, free-range beef, or toasted cauliflower...

WEDNESDAY IS CURRY! Chef Ashton’s legendary curries, times two divided by one! Our menu changes weekly but we always two curries on our blackboard, and today you get to order both for the price of one, or order two of the same!

FINALLY, PIZZA THURSDAY … Order any pizza from our menu, or create your own, and you get a free margarita pizza! (Feel free to add toppings to your free pizza; you’ll pay only for the extra toppings.)

( Please note that our 2-4-1 Winter Specials are not applicable for take aways)

17/05/2026

Monday Night Winter Special | Two burgers for the price of one* 🙌
It’s simple: bring your burger partner, order a burger, get one free. Free-range beef in a fresh-baked sesame bun with all the trimmings and handcut chips. Because it’s Burger Monday, every Monday.

(*Not applicable to take outs.)

16/05/2026

INTRODUCING OUR 2-4-1 WINTER SPECIALS!

Every day, Monday to Thursday, we are running a 2-for-1 Special – that’s right, order one – of whatever is on special that night – and get another one on us!

Pick your favourite Winter Special and start planning your week. Running from now till spring!

(Note that the 2-4-1 Specials are not applicable for take outs.)

BURGER MONDAYS …

You’ve got through the toughest day… Now order our DPC free-range beef burger and hand-cut potato chips, and get another one on us! We make our patties with free-range beef from Ryan Boon Speciality Meats, soya sauce, fresh coriander, fresh parsley, pepper, a touch of salt and garlic. Served in our home-baked sesame bun, with lettuce, rocket, tomato, pickles, matured Gruberg cheese and our own tomato chili relish.

TACO TUESDAYS?

It’s Tuesday, and who doesn’t love a taco? We’ll serve you three – handmade here with masa harina – with your choice of filling: either our deliciously smoky chipotle free-range chicken, or chipotle free-range beef, or chipotle toasted cauliflower... Served with salted cabbage; red pepper, pineapple and fresh coriander salsa; sliced jalapeño; sour cream. And yes – order one, get one free.

WEDNESDAY IS CURRY NIGHT!

Chef Ashton’s legendary curries, times two divided by one! Our blackboard menu changes weekly but we will always have two curries on our blackboard, and tonight you get to order both for the price of one, or order two of the same. Served with basmati rice or a flaky paratha, fresh papadums, raita (yoghurt with cucumber, onion, chili, tomato) or tomato-onion salsa, and Ashton’s surprise pickle.

PHEW IT’S PIZZA THURSDAY

Just about made it through the week; time for a treat. Our thin rustic pizza bases are made from stoneground flour and baked in our wood-fired oven with Bandini mozzarella cheese and your choice of toppings. Order any pizza from our menu, or create your own, and you get a free margarita pizza delivered to your table! (Feel free to add toppings to your free pizza; you’ll pay only for the extra toppings.)

10/05/2026

A trio of lovelies - Lauren, Timothy and our vanilla cheesecake, fresh baked here in the DPC kitchen, served with a tart lemon curd, with your choice of hot or cold beverage … 🥂

15/03/2026

In the process of tweaking and updating our menu … but for those who asked, the Kathi Roll - a paratha stuffed with our homemade paneer or free-range chicken in a masala sauce - is here to stay ❤️

18/02/2026

Hello, just a heads up that at 4pm on Sunday 22 February we are closed for a private event, so regrettably service ends 3.30pm on Sunday.

We will be back and ready for you, from 8am Monday morning 🙌

07/02/2026

Love how captured the atmospheric light that filters through the late afternoon ❤️

02/02/2026

Banish the Monday morning blues - get productive with a decent coffee or fresh-pressed juice, while we rustle up something delicious …

19/12/2025

See you tonight at 5pm!

09/12/2025

Spotted in the Brass Bell, Kalk Bay … the A-team, celebrating! Here’s to the past, present, future, to all of us, and also a big thanks to YOU ❤️

06/12/2025

We are closed on Monday for our annual party, celebrating and honouring the team who makes us what we are!

Back to serve you on Tuesday morning and daily, 8am to 9pm, into what looks set to be a very festive season, closing again as follows:

• 24 December: Closing at 3:00 pm
• 25 December: Closed
• 26 December: Closed
• 31 December: Closing at 3:00 pm
• 1 January: Closed

Thank you for your support during what has been a momentous year ❤️ … Here’s to a fabulous summer, and an exceptional 2026!

08/11/2025

Hello summer! Salad Nicoise, special for the day

01/11/2025

Come on over and give your gut a pamper … Wheat-free home-made vegan granola; yoghurt made with authentic live cultures and no added sugars; fresh seasonal fruit, and our green juice - apple, cucumber, spinach, ginger, rocket, celery … health dose done and dusted 😜

28/10/2025

AN INVITATION: Cosmic Web | The Grand Scale and Evolution of our Universe.

Back by popular demand! Join us Tuesday, 4 November 7PM for a talk by astrophysicist as he explores the grand scales, structures and evolution of our universe.

Damien holds a BSc in physics and astrophysics from UCT and completed his honours through the National Astrophysics and Space Science Programme (NASSP). He is busy completing his MSc at UCT where he works on the LADUMA survey, the deepest neutral hydrogen survey to date, using the MeerKAT telescope.

Tickets R120pp available at https://www.quicket.co.za/events/343070-the-cosmic-web-and-the-large-scale-structure-of-our-universe/ #/. Dinner and drinks extra. Last talk sold out fast, so don’t wait to grab your seat!

25/10/2025

Turkish eggs, spiced with Gochugaru, cumin and sumac, served on a bed of garlic-infused yoghurt and served with toasted sourdough from

18/10/2025

We’ve do get some interesting customers in our cafe … children of all shapes and sizes, with one thing in common: devoted parents ❤️ Come round, relax, enjoy the view, the vibe, and let us feed you with free-range ethically-sourced nosh!

Thank you for the visit, post and pic!

Address

Vredehoek
Cape Town
8001

Opening Hours

Monday	08:00 - 21:00
Tuesday	08:00 - 21:00
Wednesday	08:00 - 21:00
Thursday	08:00 - 21:00
Friday	08:00 - 21:00
Saturday	08:00 - 21:00
Sunday	08:00 - 21:00

Website

http://www.deerparkcafe.co.za/

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