Caveau Adds Another Feather to its Culinary Cap

The team behind Caveau has added another feather to their cap with the opening of Headquarters

Since Cape Town has an abundance of restaurants famous for their meat, another one shouldn’t raise any eyebrows. Yet the team behind Caveau, Cape Town’s popular wine bar and restaurant, are doing just that through their new restaurant, with a focus exclusively on steak.

Headquarters is situated on Heritage Square in the city centre, and is loosely based on the famous Parisian restaurant, Le Relais de L’Entrecote, in its homage to meat.

Most noticeable about Headquarters is the straightforward menu concept: it offers a fixed menu of a salad followed by sirloin and chips. Dessert is an option, but other than how customers would like their steaks cooked, there aren’t many more decisions to make, which allows guests to focus their attention on the well-considered list of local wines.

Instead of being crowded with selections, the concise list introduces guests to a changing array of local wines they would rarely get to sample elsewhere. A sizeable bar area opens onto the Heritage Square courtyard, and offers a cocktail list and comfortable lounge seating.

The single-minded restaurant concept is a breath of fresh air when compared to the numerous restaurants that offer overextended menus and little focus. Headquarters’ focus on one dish aims to ensure excellence in every meal.

The prediction by owners Brendon Crew, Jean Muller and Marc Langlois that customers will be repeatedly drawn by the high quality of naturally reared, ‘free range’ beef, has already proven true. The stimulating wine list and casual-chic, brasserie-like atmosphere only add to the experience. And having built Caveau into the success it is today, there is no better team to offer this new concept to Cape Town.

Headquarters is adjacent to Caveau, which opened in an historical building in the city centre in 2003. The combination of unassuming hosts serving quality cuisine in an unpretentious atmosphere proved an instant winner.

Still as popular today, they have found significant acclaim, including a coveted place on the Condé Nast U.S. list of “35 Coolest International Night Spots.” In January 2007, they opened a second restaurant - Caveau at The Mill - in Newlands, the cricket and rugby epicentre of Cape Town.

Contact Headquarter Restaurant on: +27(0)21 424 6373

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