Greyton weekend away

Greyton is a must for a getaway weekend. I spent an idyllic day and night there with my family. We arrived early Saturday morning and took a quick drive through the town to locate everything and get our bearings together. The mother is a shopaholic so we had to locate all the shops and strategize our approach.

Here are some of our experiences.

The Oak and Vigne Café

 Our first stop was for breakfast at  The Oak and Vigne Café. The restaurant has a deli and an art gallery in it. They serve breakfast, light meals and you can even stop by for a cocktail. We shared the Sarabeth's(R50) which was a panini roll with egg, brie, bacon and avocado and enjoyed some Origin coffee. The portion was more than enough to share.

Origin coffee

The Sarabeth's

Delicious chocolates

A large range of flavours to choose from

They brought these out just as we arrived!

Be sure to pop into the art-space in the back of the restaurant

Freshly baked sweet treats

Preserves to buy and take home

Explore Greyton by bike

 
The owner and staff are extremely friendly and made us feel welcome from the start. They thought we were a mother and a bride as Greyton is currently a very popular wedding destination.

Outside there is a big patio where you can sit if the weather permits it and enjoy some freshly baked goods and refreshments. The Oak and Vigne Café  is a place that you can see won't ever disappoint. They have a set standard that they maintain no matter what.

You can also rent bicycles from them. If we had more time there I would have done this as Greyton was bigger than what we anticipated and there are loads of roads to drive around and admire the pretty surroundings and houses. While you are exploring don't be frightened by Mr Horse and Miss Cow that roam around freely! We in the end rather went for a jog early Sunday morning and really appreciated the freshness and beauty we were surrounded by.

 Visit them at 13 Ds Botha street

Open Monday-Sunday 08:00-17:00

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Contact them at 082 576 2160

 

Saturday Morning Market

 This market is run by the Greyton Conservation Society. It starts at 10:00 and is located opposite the church. I loved this market as you could see that everyone that was in Greyton, was at the market. Fresh produce, home-made goods and antiques are on offer here. Coffee is served in homey coffee cups and everywhere little groups were formed where the happenings of the week was discussed. Here you can still buy a pack of cookies that was made at 03:00 in the morning for R25. Some of the elderly cornered us as they were fascinated with the large amount of young people that were at the market. As there were two weddings the weekend the town was rather full of young adults. Greyton is really a place for the young and old!

 

Wood-work where there were beautiful cheeseboards

Fabrics from Hertex

Cookies from R10 upwards

 

Sweet treats:)

One stall I really liked was the PG fruit. The olive farm is situated between Villiersdorp and Worcester. We sampled some dried olives which will be perfect in a salad or even pasta. There was a smoked variant as well which was a crowd favourite. Visit their Face-book page for more information. They even had a bacon marmalade which will be delicious on a warm piece of toast.

 

 

We opted to sample a moist piece of coconut cake(R20) as well as lemon-curd pancakes(R8).

 

Delicious moist coconut cake! It's never to early for cake :)

 

Look at this man multitasking!

Furthermore you can indulge in falafels, samosas, eggrolls and sweet treats  or browse through old book collections and buy some fresh fruit, vegetables or honey.
 

Ample space to sit around

These group of men looked as if they were solving all the problems of the world :)

 

Shops in Greyton

We then strolled down the main street and side-streets to visit some of the shops. The one shop we spent some time in was the charity shop. Small towns are know to have the best unsourced bargains. I unfortunately did not discover something but be sure to come and look for yourself!

The charity shops support the Greyton Animal Welfare Society

Cool ties

Come for a browse!

Inside stories was a great antique shop where we spent some time admiring all the well kept antiques such a working vinyl record player, morse code machine and keys as well as modern décor-items.

The working vinyl record player created a great atmosphere in the shop with all the golden oldies he was playing

Various items to rummage through

I loved these! Should have bought them!

 

 

Vanilla Café

For a long relaxing afternoon we visited Vanilla Café. The beautiful white benches an pretty umbrellas made us inquisitive. The restaurant is very eclectic with loads of different colours and mosaic art pieces scattered across the space with mismatch chairs hugging all the tables.

Great spots outside to sit at.

 

Greyton is an extremely friendly place and the owners and staff at Vanilla Café were also just as nice.

 

We chilled inside at one of their lounging areas first to enjoy some wine and gin and tonics before we moved outside for lunch. I had a sticky soy chicken salad and the rest of the table had lentil curry served with fluffy rice as well as pizza. The food  was pleasant but I expected more.

Soy chicken salad(R70)

 

Lentil Curry

They do however also host a high tea where a tier of savoury and sweet between two people can be enjoyed for R125.

Visit them at 18 Ds Botha street

Open 7 days a week for

• Breakfast: All day
• Lunch: 11:30 - 15:00
• Dinner: 18:30 - 21:30 Wednesday, Friday and Saturday ONLY

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Contact them at 028 254 9453

Searles Tradingpost

 
We ended off our day at Searles Tradingpost. Now this is one of the gems of the Overberg. I can't begin to describe the majestic feeling I felt here. If you only visit one place in Greyton this would have to be the spot. I'm going to let the pictures tell you the rest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For dinner if you ordered a main meal you could enjoy the salad and bread buffet. Options included a butternut & beetroot salad, apple and hazelnut salad, chicken pesto salad, potato salad and freshly baked different breads.

 

 

The main menu changes every month and we enjoyed the chicken pot pie(R75), lamb mutton curry (R95) and seared salmon with Chinese noodles(R120). Everyone cleaned their plates. Enough said!

  The food was beautifully presented and you truly feasted with your eyes as well. Service was mediocre and our waiter seemed nervous but the owner and manager were always present on the floor and very welcoming.

Chicken pot pie

 

Lamb curry

 

Salmon with Chinese noodles

 
They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner and also have a pizza oven. Freshly baked goods such as red velvet, carrot and chocolate cake are also on offer  or you could invest in some old-time sweeties.

 

The wine list is extensive and caters for all price ranges. We enjoyed a Sauvignon Blanc from the Sophie Terblanche Cellar located in Elgin which was R90 a bottle.

If the weather permits be sure to book a spot outside!

Visit them at 36 Main road, Greyton
Open 7 Days a week

• Breakfast 08:00-12:00
• Lunch 12:00 - 17:00
• Dinner 17:00-close  Tuesday-Saturday ONLY

Contact them at 028 254 9550
Booking is recommended and be sure to enquire about live entertainment that features occasionally

Via's

 

 

We stayed at Via's Guest house and bistro. The rooms were beautiful and our reception was warm and welcoming. Its situated in the centre of the town so you can walk to all the shops and restaurants from there.

Crisp white linen with big fluffy pillows. I had the best night rest!

 

 

 

Your night stay includes beverages and breakfast the next morning at the bistro.

Poached eggs on chive hotcakes served with chutney

 

Full English breakfast served with toast

 

 

Situated at 31 Main road

Visit their website for more information!

 

Are there any other great spots I missed in Greyton??