Sani Pass Road, Southern Drakensberg
Farm food at the foot of Sani Pass.
Breakfast, lunch and cake made with milk, cheese and fruit from our own farm. Then a cold craft beer, with the Drakensberg right in front of you.
- Open daily, 7:30 to 20:00
- 10.5 km up Sani Pass Road
- Tarred road, no 4x4 needed
From our farm to your plate
Everything starts with our Jersey cows.
It all began with Josie, the matriarch of our Jersey herd. We have hand-milked her family twice a day since 2002, and their rich, creamy milk becomes the butter, yoghurt, ice cream, cream cheese, feta, halloumi and gouda on your plate.
Add jam Russell makes from our orchard fruit, vegetables from the garden in summer, and free-range eggs and honey from neighbouring farms. It’s food that tastes of this valley.
Made here on the farm
Milk · Butter · Probiotic yoghurt · Ice cream · Cream cheese · Feta · Halloumi · Gouda · Jam
Before the pass, after the pass, or just because.
Heading up the pass
Breakfast from 7:30 to 9:30, organic Fair Trade coffee and a proper meal before the climb into Lesotho. Order a packed lunch the day before and take the farm with you.
Coming back down
Swap the gravel for the garden: a craft beer or a cheese board while the light turns gold on the escarpment. Happy Hour is 17:00 to 18:00, every day.
Staying in the area
It’s a 20 km drive on tarred road from Underberg, and any car will do. Come for lunch and stay for the afternoon. There’s plenty to do.
Eat and drink
Honest food, made from scratch.
Hearty farm breakfasts, light lunches, cakes from our own dairy, a weekend high tea and a three-course dinner every night.
More than a meal
Make a day of it.
Stay for the afternoon. There’s a whole working farm to explore between courses.
Cheese tasting
Order the farm cheese platter, then take your favourites home from the shop.
Milking time
Watch our Jersey cows being hand-milked at 7:30 and 14:30, every day.
Petanque in the garden
Play a round on the lawn, with the mountains as your backdrop.
Paint on Clay
Paint a mug or bowl thrown by Simone. We fire it and courier it anywhere in South Africa.
Craft & farm shop
Farm cheese and butter, Russell’s jams, SimBergClay pottery and Basotho crafts.
Phuzabooza Bar
Local craft beer, fair trade wine and cocktails in a 1950s trading store.
“A proper stop, not a tourist trap.”
“Coffee is good. Food is honest. … Worth a longer stop than you think you need.”
“Such a great Cafe for a hearty lunch with generous portions in a beautiful setting. … Great value for money, can highly recommend!”
“Superb service from Janet and awesome cheese to take home. Thank you Russell and team for a great lunch.”
Rated 4.2 out of 5 from 55 reviews on Google
Plan your visit
Just turn up. We’re open every day.
No booking needed for breakfast, lunch, cake or a drink in the garden. Only dinner needs a call ahead.
- Open
- Every day, 7:30 to 20:00
- Dinner
- 18:30, please book ahead
- Where
- 10.5 km on Sani Pass Road, Himeville
- Getting here
- 20 km from Underberg, tarred all the way
