Cafe Orca

Cafe Orca Situated on the beachfront of Melkbosstrand, Cafe Orca is recognised for the highest quality seafood
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Café Orca is situated on the beachfront of the coastal village, Melkbosstrand. Established in 1997 this family run establishment has grown into one of Cape Town’s most recognised seafood restaurants. Housed inside one of the original Melkbosstrand beachfront cottages dinners can enjoy views of the Atlantic Ocean while enjoying seafood of the highest quality and exceptional value. Amongst many acco

lades Cafe Orca has been named one of the top 500 restaurants in South Africa 2015 by Eat Out Magazine. Cafe Orca is open 6 days a week Tuesday to Sunday,

Tuesday to Saturday: Lunch and Dinner

Sunday: Lunch only

Please note that we only take reservations for dinner, lunch is a first come first serve basis. It is recommended that a reservation is made for dinner as we are full most nights.

🏉 THE BOYS HAVE THEIR RUGBY.THE LADIES HAVE THEIR NIGHT. 🥂😉Ladies Night is back at Café Orca — TONIGHT! 💃✨Round four… an...
05/09/2026

🏉 THE BOYS HAVE THEIR RUGBY.
THE LADIES HAVE THEIR NIGHT. 🥂😉

Ladies Night is back at Café Orca — TONIGHT! 💃✨
Round four… and we’re still pouring the bubbles. 🥂❤️

Tonight, 5 September, ladies enjoy a FREE glass of MCC with their main meal.

So call your girlfriends.
Make the date.
Leave the boys to their rugby. 😉

Or gentlemen… bring your lady and earn some serious brownie points. 😂❤️

🦪 Fresh seafood
🍽️ Beautiful food
🥂 Good company
💃 And a little bubbly on us

📍 Café Orca, Melkbosstrand

TONIGHT — 5 SEPTEMBER

FINAL LADIES NIGHT — 12 SEPTEMBER

Because good nights are even better when they become traditions. ❤️🥂

Your table. Your girls. Your night.

Tag the ladies you’re bringing tonight! 👇🏼💃

Some sunsets are worth making plans for. 🌅❤️Golden skies.The Atlantic breeze.Fresh seafood.A glass of something good. 🥂A...
03/09/2026

Some sunsets are worth making plans for. 🌅❤️

Golden skies.

The Atlantic breeze.

Fresh seafood.
A glass of something good. 🥂
And that unforgettable West Coast sunset…

That’s the Café Orca experience. 🐋🌊
Come for the seafood.

Stay for the sunset.

Make an evening of it. ❤️

📍 Café Orca | Melkbosstrand

OPEN

Wednesday–Saturday — Lunch & Dinner
Sunday — Lunch Only

📞 021 553 4120

Book your table via Dineplan or contact us directly.

Who are you watching this sunset with? 🌅👇❤️

THREE WEEKS IN…AND THE LADIES ARE STILL MAKING PLANS. 💃🥂😉29 August 2026.🌊Ladies Night is back at Café Orca. ❤️Whether yo...
29/08/2026

THREE WEEKS IN…

AND THE LADIES ARE STILL MAKING PLANS. 💃🥂😉

29 August 2026.🌊

Ladies Night is back at Café Orca. ❤️

Whether you’re leaving the boys to their rugby, making it a girls’ night out, or simply looking for an excuse to dress up and enjoy a beautiful dinner…

We’ve got your evening covered. ✨

💃 LADIES ENJOY A FREE GLASS OF MCC WITH THEIR MAIN MEAL. 🥂

Fresh seafood.
Good food.
Great company.
And a little bubbly on us. 😉

So grab your girls, make a date with Mom, bring your bestie…

Or gentlemen… this is your sign to bring your lady. 😏❤️

📍 Café Orca, Melkbosstrand

29 AUGUST • 5 SEPTEMBER • 12 SEPTEMBER

🥂 Your table. Your girls. Your night.
Tag the ladies you're making plans with. 👇🏼💃

THE ULTIMATE WEST COAST DILEMMA… 👀🦞 CRAYFISH or 🍤 PRAWNS?If you could only choose ONE for your next visit to Café Orca… ...
28/08/2026

THE ULTIMATE WEST COAST DILEMMA… 👀

🦞 CRAYFISH or 🍤 PRAWNS?

If you could only choose ONE for your next visit to Café Orca… which one are you ordering?

👇 Team Crayfish 🦞
or
👇 Team Prawns 🍤

And here's the important part… TAG YOUR SEAFOOD PARTNER-IN-CRIME and see if they agree! 😂

Because choosing between these two isn't exactly an easy decision… 🤤

Your table is waiting. ❤️

📍 Café Orca • Melkbosstrand

📞 021 553 4120

Open for lunch & dinner Wednesday–Saturday
Sunday: Lunch only

📲 Book via Dineplan

🏉 LAST WEEK, THE BOYS HAD RUGBY.THE LADIES HAD PLANS. 🥂😉And judging by how that went…WE’RE DOING IT AGAIN. 💃🥂Tonight, 22...
22/08/2026

🏉 LAST WEEK, THE BOYS HAD RUGBY.
THE LADIES HAD PLANS. 🥂😉

And judging by how that went…

WE’RE DOING IT AGAIN. 💃🥂

Tonight, 22 August, Café Orca is once again giving the ladies a very good reason to leave the boys to their rugby. 😉

✨ LADIES NIGHT AT CAFÉ ORCA ✨

Ladies enjoy a FREE glass of MCC with their main meal. 🥂

So gentlemen, you have two choices:

🏉 Enjoy the rugby…
❤️ OR bring your lady to Café Orca first.

Because a happy lady makes for a very happy evening. 😉

Good food. Great company. Fresh seafood.
And a little bubbly on us. 🥂

📍 Café Orca, Melkbosstrand

Last week was the start.
Tonight, we keep the good times going. 💃✨

Tag the ladies who are making Café Orca their plans tonight. 👇🏼

🦪 WEST COAST OYSTERSFresh. Briny. Bold.Straight from the West Coast and served beautifully chilled, with our horseradish...
22/08/2026

🦪 WEST COAST OYSTERS

Fresh. Briny. Bold.

Straight from the West Coast and served beautifully chilled, with our horseradish cream mignonette on the side. 🌊🦪

That first oyster…
That little kick of horseradish…
And suddenly, one dozen doesn't sound like enough. 🤤

Who’s your oyster partner-in-crime?
Tag them below. 👇

📍 Café Orca | Melkbosstrand
📞 021 553 4120

🎣Don’t leave your table to chance!

Book anytime via Dineplan, or contact us from Wednesday to Sunday.

Café Orca 🐋 — Where else would you rather be? 🫠🌊

SOME PLACES JUST FEEL LIKE HOME.There’s just something about Café Orca. ❤️Maybe it’s the ocean across the road.Maybe it’...
21/08/2026

SOME PLACES JUST FEEL LIKE HOME.

There’s just something about Café Orca. ❤️

Maybe it’s the ocean across the road.
Maybe it’s the seafood on the table.
Maybe it’s the familiar faces waiting to welcome you.

Or maybe it’s because, somewhere along the way, Café Orca became part of your story.

A family lunch.
A first date.
A birthday celebration.
A long-overdue catch-up.
Or simply another beautiful day by the ocean with people you love. 🌊

This beautiful watercolor captures more than a building in Melkbosstrand.

It captures a place where memories are made. 🎨🐋

To everyone who has shared a table with us, celebrated with us, supported us and kept coming back — thank you. ❤️

Now tell us…

What is YOUR favourite Café Orca memory? 👇

📍 Café Orca | Melkbosstrand
📞 021 553 4120

Don’t leave your table to chance!
Book anytime via Dineplan, or contact us from Wednesday to Sunday to reserve your table.

🏉 THE BOYS HAVE RUGBY.THE LADIES HAVE PLANS. 🥂😉While the Springboks 🇿🇦 take on New Zealand 🇳🇿, Café Orca is giving the l...
15/08/2026

🏉 THE BOYS HAVE RUGBY.
THE LADIES HAVE PLANS. 🥂😉

While the Springboks 🇿🇦 take on New Zealand 🇳🇿, Café Orca is giving the ladies something worth raising a glass to!

💃 LADIES NIGHTS AT CAFÉ ORCA 💃

On 15 & 22 August, 29 August, 5 & 12 September, ladies enjoy a FREE glass of MCC with their main meal. 🥂✨

So let the boys argue about rugby…

We’ll be busy with good food, great company, and bubbles. 😉

📍 Café Orca, Melkbosstrand
🥂 Your table. Your girls. Your night.

Tag the ladies you’re bringing. 👇🏼

🍤 WARNING: This post may cause sudden seafood cravings. 👀😂Tonight’s prawn situation just got a little serious… 🫠🌶️ SPECI...
13/08/2026

🍤 WARNING: This post may cause sudden seafood cravings. 👀😂

Tonight’s prawn situation just got a little serious… 🫠

🌶️ SPECIAL OF THE EVENING: Anchovy Chilli Sauce — for those who like a little kick!

Or keep it classic with your choice of:

🍋 Lemon Butter
🌶️ Cajun Butter

Now comes the difficult part…

Which sauce are you choosing? 👀🍤

Tag your prawn partner-in-crime and see if they agree! 😂👇

🌊 Café Orca | Melkbosstrand
Fresh seafood. Great company. That unmistakable ocean view. 🐋🌊

🥂 Don’t leave your table to chance! Book anytime via Dineplan, or contact us from Wednesday to Sunday to reserve your table.

🌊 WEDNESDAY IS CALLING… 🐋There’s something about Melkbosstrand that makes seafood taste even better.Fresh seafood.Genero...
10/08/2026

🌊 WEDNESDAY IS CALLING… 🐋

There’s something about Melkbosstrand that makes seafood taste even better.

Fresh seafood.
Generous platters.
Beautiful ocean views.
And that feeling of finally sitting down, relaxing, and enjoying good food with great company. 🤍

At Café Orca, we’re ready to welcome you back from Wednesday.

🦐 Crayfish & seafood platters
🐟 Fresh line fish
🦪 Oysters
🥗 Fresh salads
🌊 That unforgettable Melkbosstrand view

And with a 4.9 rating from more than 1,600 Dineplan reviews, our guests have already said plenty about the experience. ⭐️

Now we want to know yours…

👇 Who are you bringing to Café Orca this week?
Tag your seafood partner. 🐋

🫠 DON'T LEAVE YOUR TABLE TO CHANCE! 👀

Book anytime via the Dineplan app, or contact us from Wednesday to Sunday to reserve your table.

📞 021 553 4120
📍 Melkbosstrand

Café Orca — where the ocean meets the table. 🌊

SOME VIEWS ARE BEST ENJOYED FROM YOUR TABLE. 🌅The sun is setting.The ocean is glowing.The lights are coming on.And for a...
09/08/2026

SOME VIEWS ARE BEST ENJOYED FROM YOUR TABLE. 🌅

The sun is setting.
The ocean is glowing.
The lights are coming on.

And for a moment… everything slows down. 🌊

There are restaurants with a view.

And then there are places where the view becomes part of the experience.

🐋 Café Orca | Melkbosstrand

Good food. Great company.
And the Atlantic Ocean just outside. 💙

Who would you share this view with?

Tag them below. 👇

🌊 TWO DISHES. ONE VERY DIFFICULT DECISION.🦪 Blue Cheese MusselsFresh mussels in a rich parsley cream with blue cheese, b...
08/08/2026

🌊 TWO DISHES. ONE VERY DIFFICULT DECISION.

🦪 Blue Cheese Mussels
Fresh mussels in a rich parsley cream with blue cheese, bacon bits, roasted garlic and white w**e — finished with toasted bread to soak up every last drop.

🐟 Blue Cheese Line Fish
Choose your fresh line fish, then pair it with our rich Blue Cheese sauce, complemented by white w**e, roasted garlic and caramelised onion.

And then there's that view. 🌅

So, what are you choosing?

🦪 Blue Cheese Mussels

🐟 Fresh Line Fish with Blue Cheese

Or are you ordering both? 👀

Tag your seafood partner-in-crime and make them choose. 😂👇

🌊 Café Orca | Melkbosstrand

Beautiful food. Fresh seafood. An unforgettable view.

Address

88 Beach Road
Melkbosstrand
7441

Opening Hours

Tuesday 12:00 - 15:00
18:00 - 20:30
Wednesday 12:00 - 15:00
18:00 - 20:30
Thursday 12:00 - 15:00
18:00 - 20:30
Friday 12:00 - 15:00
18:00 - 20:30
Saturday 12:00 - 15:00
18:00 - 20:30
Sunday 12:00 - 15:30

Telephone

+27 21 553 4120

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