While our wonderful wildlife and the chance to commune with wild Africa may be the biggest drawcards for guests arriving at Baobab Ridge, they soon discover one of our secret safari weapons - fabulous food!

If there's one thing we know how to do, and do well, it's ensuring our guests don't go hungry, with our legendary brunches, sensational afternoon teas and delectable three-course dinners, plus all of the wonderful little goodies we offer up on morning game drive coffee stops and sundowners.

We've always shied away from "nouvelle" cuisine and overly fussy "fashion" food, focussing rather on what we, ourselves, love to eat - healthy, wholesome, home-cooked and delicious dishes that are designed to get taste buds tingling! 

We take international staples like oxtail, pizza, lasagne and other well-loved pasta dishes as well as South African favourites like braaivleis (barbecue) and potjiekos (stew made in a cast iron pot over an open fire) and give them a fresh spin, allowing our team of talented chefs to interpret them in new and exciting ways.

Indeed, our chefs are encouraged to create their own signature dishes and put their passion for food to good use, infusing everything they cook with lots of flavour and ingenuity. It helps that we go out of our way to source fresh, sustainably grown or free-range produce from our local area and make sure that all of our menus are well-balanced and as healthy as possible. We bake breads and cakes here in our kitchens. 

Indeed, baking is something of a speciality of our lovely lady chefs, all of whom come from our local community and have worked their way into both the kitchen and our hearts! They just love a "bake-off" and whether it's making fresh biscuits, muffins and rusks for morning coffee or creating sensational Swiss rolls for brunch and healthy breads for afternoon tea, the chief ingredient is love.

Our guests' needs are also a priority when it comes to food and our chefs have learned to create incredible vegan and vegetarian dishes, studying hard to ensure they exceed flavour and nutrition benchmarks top restaurants would be proud of. So whatever your dietary requirements are, rest assured that our cullinary team will not just rise to the occasion but absolutely "wow" you with their efforts to keep you well-fed, happy and healthy!

You'll always finds lots of fresh fruits, veggies and salads on offer. From the beautifully presented breakfast cups filled with in-season fruits, home-made granola and fresh, locally produced Greek yoghurt to dishes like roasted meditteranean vegetables with couscous and crisp, garden greens with feta, cucumber and cherry tomatoes, you'll eat healthily without even realising it.

Meals usually take place outside to take advantage of our wonderful climate and the thrill of being in the fresh, open African air. Brunch and afternoon tea are usually served on our beautiful deck overlooking the gardens and the boma. Dinner generally takes place in the boma next to a crackling log fire, under a canopy of twinkling stars. And of course, our famous "nibbles" on our game drive rest stops are enjoyed out there in Big Five territory.

We do our very best to make eating in the bush an art form, so also occasionally surprise our guests with an improptu bush brunch or bush dinner, but irrespective of where you eat, you know you are going to eat well!

So get in touch to plan your next South African safari and no matter what you do... arrive hungry!