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Seasonal stays from two nights, with dinner, breakfast and the Lowveld arranged around you. Available until 16 December 2026.

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Balinese pork belly, plated

Dining

Dinner at The Zarafa
flavours from further east

Our menu changes daily, with each evening offering a five-course journey inspired by a different country. Flavours range from Thailand, Indonesia and Bali to Vietnam, Cambodia, India, Myanmar and, closer to home, South Africa.

Dinner and breakfast are included with every stay.

“The dinners were a gastronomical experience every night!”
Julie · Australia · Booking.com · 10/10

The evening menu

A different country every evening

Each dinner is devoted to a single country rather than blending cuisines together, so a week-long stay takes you somewhere different every evening.

Every menu is built around fresh local produce, complemented by carefully sourced imported spices that keep the flavours true to their origins.

We are happy to accommodate allergies and dietary requirements, including vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal preferences.

Simply let us know when you book, and our kitchen will tailor the menu accordingly.

A sample evening

A Thai evening

One example of how an evening comes together, opening with an amuse bouche and moving through the courses with a sorbet along the way to clear the palate. The menu itself changes nightly, but this gives a sense of the pacing and the portions. There is always a milder alternative if curry is not for you, and every course can be adapted for vegetarian, halal or other dietary requirements if you let us know when you book.

Balinese vegetable spring rolls with sweet chilli sauce
Amuse boucheVegetable spring rolls with sweet chilli sauce
Tom Yum soup
SoupTom Yum soup
Thai fish cakes with green papaya salad
StarterThai fish cakes with green papaya salad
Berry sorbet with fig, strawberry and edible flowers
Palate cleanserBerry sorbet
Prawns in Thai red curry with jasmine and wild rice
Main coursePrawns in Thai red curry with jasmine and wild rice
Thai tea crème brûlée with coconut ice cream
DessertThai tea crème brûlée with coconut ice cream

More from recent menus

Spring rolls with a sweet chilli dipping sauce
Spring rolls with sweet chilli dipping sauce
Balinese vegetable spring rolls with sweet chilli sauce
Balinese vegetable spring rolls with sweet chilli sauce
Thai fish cakes with green papaya salad
Thai fish cakes with green papaya salad
Balinese chicken satay with peanut sauce
Balinese chicken satay with peanut sauce
Tandoori chicken skewers and samosas
Tandoori chicken skewers and samosas
Selection of venison carpaccio
Selection of venison carpaccio
Halloumi and avocado salad
Halloumi and avocado salad
Tom Yum soup
Tom Yum soup
Butternut soup
Butternut soup
Balinese pork belly with seasonal vegetables
Balinese pork belly with seasonal vegetables
Prawns in Thai red curry with jasmine and wild rice
Prawns in Thai red curry with jasmine and wild rice
Line fish thermidor with seasonal vegetables
Line fish thermidor with seasonal vegetables
Springbok shank with polenta and vegetables
Springbok shank with polenta and vegetables
Thai tea crème brûlée with coconut ice cream
Thai tea crème brûlée with coconut ice cream
Lemongrass panna cotta with lime mousse
Lemongrass panna cotta with lime mousse
Panna cotta and lemongrass cheesecake with fruit and caramel
Panna cotta and lemongrass cheesecake
Burmese tea leaf salad with crispy wontons and edible flowers
Burmese tea leaf salad
Mohinga, Burmese fish noodle soup
Mohinga
Burmese black pepper chicken with green beans and rice
Burmese chicken
Burmese pineapple cake with coconut ice cream
Burmese pineapple cake

Intimate restaurant

Above the valley, under the stars

The restaurant sits high on the property, with the Sabie Valley opening out below. Dine inside among Balinese carvings and soft lantern light, or outside on the balcony beneath the stars.

With only five villas, the restaurant seats very few guests. Most evenings, it is just you, a handful of others, and the sounds of the valley below.

Not staying with us?

You are welcome to book a table for dinner if you are staying elsewhere in Hazyview. The restaurant is small and our guests come first, so tables for non-residents are by reservation and depend on availability. Ask us a day or two ahead and we will tell you what is open. Private dining in the garden is available to non-residents too.

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The dining room by candlelight, with the carved screen and lantern light behind Tables either side of the seated Buddha, against the carved screen The terrace at dusk, hung with lights and lanterns The lounge and bar beneath Balinese parasols The carved entrance doors to the restaurant, flanked by stone guardian figures

The bar

Sundowners and nightcaps

The bar at The Zarafa is there for whatever the evening calls for. A cold local or imported beer after a day out, a proper cocktail before dinner, a good whisky afterwards, or a bottle of wine that somehow lasts longer than planned.

Our wines come from Diemersdal, with a broad selection of white, red and sparkling wines chosen to work beautifully with our food and with the warm Lowveld climate.

Have a cocktail beside your private pool, open something sparkling at sunset, or settle in with a nightcap after dinner. There is no dress code, no last orders and no need to be anywhere else.

In-villa dining

Dinner without leaving your villa

Any meal can also be served in the privacy of your villa, whether in the gazebo beside your pool or indoors by the fire.

Breakfast and dinner in your own space become part of the experience itself, and often some of the moments guests remember most.

Private dining

Dinner for two, on your own

A table set apart in a private corner of the garden under fairy lights and lanterns, with the same five courses served slowly and privately. Worth arranging for an anniversary or a proposal, and worth arranging without a reason too.

About private dining

Good to know

Before you sit down

  • Dinner and breakfast are included, in the restaurant or in your villa
  • Five courses, and they are not small
  • The menu changes daily, a different country each evening
  • Allergies and dietary requirements gladly accommodated, with notice
  • Private dining must be pre-booked
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