Savoy Cabbage is located in the fashionable Heritage Square area, sharing a block with several other top restaurants and the Cape Heritage Hotel. Tables in the small restaurant are split between two levels connected with a modern glass walled staircase. The décor is elegant yet casual and mixes elements of modern and classic architecture fitting for the centuries-old building. When I visited, there was also an amazingly lifelike sculpture on display of Archbishop Desmond Tutu swinging from a chandelier. I met him once and the quirky sculpture gets his personality spot on!

The menu is billed as creative contemporary, and the server informed me that they change and reprint the menu twice a day, reflecting the freshest produce available. Everything is made in-house from fresh ingredients—free range and organic where possible. The menu offers some really interesting dishes, but there are some standard favorites like steak and chicken to please picky eaters.

I decided to go out on a limb and try something I’ve never had before—pork trotter stuffed with sweetbreads and served with “neeps and tatties,” which Google told me was Scottish for turnip and potato. I asked the waitress what she thought of it before I ordered, and she said she didn’t know because she was too much of a wimp to try it! The chef was happy that I give it a go though. In the end, the dish wasn’t my favorite, but I would say that Savoy Cabbage made it taste as good as a pig’s foot can possibly taste. Actually, the taste was great, but it was the texture that put me off a little. Next time I’ll try the warthog loin instead.

Service at Savoy Cabbage was very helpful, informative, and attentive. I visited for a weekday lunch and the restaurant was pretty quiet. Reservations are definitely recommended for the evening meal, however. Give Savoy Cabbage a try for an interesting meal out or for business dining. Lunch, especially, is quiet and would be good for business.