Where to Eat | Mountain Getaways

The Mountain is a space which attracts creatives, adventurers, conservationists, dreamers and doers. We are grateful to have the opportunity to be a voice for this unique community through the Mountain Getaways Visitors’ Guide, quarterly Magazine and this Website which serves to remind us once again how privileged we are to be able to spend time in Magoebaskloof where there are mountains instead of malls, spectacular views rather than parkades and silence to replace the sounds of the city.

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Spring Served Outside - The Al Fresco Flavours of Magoebaskloof

There is something about Spring in Magoebaskloof that makes staying indoors feel almost unreasonable. The mornings soften, gardens stir back into colour, new leaves brighten the forests and the mountain air carries that unmistakable promise of warmer days ahead. With the landscape coming alive around you, meals seem to belong outdoors too. It is the season for finding a table outside, ordering something delicious and forgetting, for a while, about doing anything else. Magoeba

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Oct 183 min read

Krabbefontein Coffee comes to Phalaborwa

For years, travellers winding between Tzaneen and Magoebaskloof have stopped at Krabbefontein Coffee Farm for excellent coffee, freshly-made roosterkoek and a welcome pause at the old mill buildings. Now, that familiar flavour and hospitality are heading further north, with a brand-new Krabbefontein coffee shop opening in Phalaborwa. Right alongside Toyota and attached to the Mica building, Krabbefontein Phalaborwa is expected to open at the end of August. While Krabbefontein

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Oct 82 min read

5 Restaurants In Magoebaskloof Travellers love for Winter Warming Meals

When the mist settles over Haenertsburg and the mountain air sharpens, something shifts in what travellers seek from a meal. Winter dining is no longer just about food - it becomes more about a feeling. Visitors look for spaces that offer warmth in every sense: a crackling fire, hearty comfort food, and genuine hospitality that lingers long after the plates are cleared. Across South Africa, winter restaurant trends centre on intimate interiors, and deeply satisfying dishes wh

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Jun 193 min read

Born to be Moi: A new restaurant near Tzaneen

A fresh, locally-rooted café has come to life on the outskirts of Tzaneen, the fertile subtropical area known for avocado and macadamia farms, mountain passes and forested escarpments. Moi Café is fast becoming a waypoint for travellers linking Tzaneen, Haenertsburg and Magoebaskloof, as well as a community hub for locals. When Duncan and Xyza Bothma approached Zander Ernst and Rémi Andersen , known locally for their innovative approach at Krabbefontein Café , to manage a n

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Dec 16, 20252 min read

A Taste of 'The Mountain' At the Pot ’n Plow in Magoebaskloof

Half way between Haenertsburg village and Woodbush forest, along the R71 in Magoebaskloof, you will find the Pot ’n Plow , a restaurant filled with the buzz of conversation, enticing smells from the pizza oven and the promise of good company. Owners George and Lara Luis are at the heart of it, not just serving food or pouring drinks but creating connections, sharing stories, laughter and the kind of hospitality that makes strangers feel like old friends and locals feel like

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Dec 12, 20254 min read