Clara’s Barn

The restaurant, with an excellent cellar, is named after Vergenoegd Löw’s owner Prof Dr Dr Peter Löw’s wife, Clara. It is housed in what in all probability is the oldest building on the farm and is thought to pre-date the 1773 Homestead. But for more than a century, the previous owners used it has a barn. For authenticity and to reflect this part of its history, the cobble-stoned floors and animal feeding troughs have been retained.

The interior also features reproductions of works by 18th century Dutch watercolourist Jan Brandes, who stayed on the farm for a year between 1786 and 1787, and made a host of sketches, drawings and paintings, depicting the buildings, daily life, flora and birdlife. A copy of the panorama he made of the farm in 1686 in on display here. Many of his original works are housed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam in The Netherlands.

The restaurant, that reinterprets traditional dishes from South African farm kitchens, offers a daily five-course, fine-dining set menu. The gastronomic experience features produce from the farm or supplied by small-scale farmers. While Vergenoegd Löw, other wines and even non-alcoholic cocktails can be paired with each course as recommended by the sommelier, diners are free to make their own beverage choices from the carefully composed beverage menu that features South Africa’s best of best.

A spacious patio allows guests to make the most of the glorious mountain views and to enjoy the indigenous gardens and birdlife.

Clara’s Barn also has a special wing set up for small-scale events and can take up to 80 people.