We believe dining should be about more than what’s on the plate. It is about the setting, the company, the view beyond the window and the memories you take with you when the journey is over.
The Culinary Cruiser brings fine dining into motion, combining exceptional food and wine with some of the Cape’s most beautiful scenery. Our routes take you through some of the Western Cape’s most iconic landscapes, from the coastal roads of Clarence Drive to the winding mountain roads of the Winelands, including the Helshoogte Pass and Franschhoek Valley.
With limited seating for just 32 guests, each journey is intimate and unhurried. A five-course menu is thoughtfully prepared and plated throughout the journey, with each course designed to complement the wines, the season and the ever-changing landscape.
Downstairs, our onboard plating kitchen offers a glimpse into the craft behind each plate. Upstairs, an elegantly appointed dining space and panoramic windows place the Cape’s landscape at the centre of the experience.
Exceptional food, remarkable views and a table that keeps moving.
Evolving menus. Celebrated chefs. New discoveries. Never the same Chapter twice.
Limited seating for just 32 guests per journey.
A five-course menu thoughtfully paired with exceptional South African wines.
Two signature routes. An ever-changing landscape.
Craig and Beau draw inspiration from the Cape, using seasonal ingredients and influences from around the world to create food that feels both familiar and unexpected. Each dish is thoughtfully composed to reflect the setting, the season and the way we dine onboard.
With 42 years of culinary mastery behind him, Chef Craig Cormack has established himself as one of South Africa’s most distinctive chefs. Beyond his celebrated dishes, it's his fascination with salt that has shaped much of his culinary journey. Craig’s curiosity for this essential mineral has fuelled decades of exploration, resulting in a personal collection of more than 232 unique salts — from pink Peruvian rock salt to smoked Danish Viking salt and everything in between.
“Salt - why salt? I'm obsessed with salt. I live, eat, sleep, bath and drink the product. My career as a chef began in the late 80s and only in 2009 did I stumble across this amazing ingredient called salt. I also became the first chef to pair food, wine and salt together, creating a marriage between all three. Join me and Beau as we explore the history and uses of this wonderful mineral called salt.”
Beau du Toit swapped the order of accounting for the chaos of the kitchen, discovering a lifelong respect for fire, flavour, and craft. Since training at Zevenwacht Chef School in 2004, his journey has been defined by discipline, hard work, and a relentless pursuit of honest food. In partnership with Craig Cormack, Beau co-founded The Salt Road — a culinary movement built on the shared belief that great food begins with fire, salt, and authenticity.
“From Stellenbosch to Doha and Houghton, my philosophy remains constant: to cook food that is raw, alive, and honest — food that speaks of place, people, and purpose. Together, we’ve created spaces that celebrate elemental cooking and the stories salt has carried across cultures for centuries.”
Some occasions deserve their own setting. The Culinary Cruiser offers a distinctive way to celebrate life’s milestones, bringing fine dining, attentive hospitality and breathtaking scenery together in one private journey. Designed for up to 32 guests, our intimate dining space travels spectacular routes creating a setting that changes throughout the experience.
Upstairs, settle into your private booth and savour each course as the landscape unfolds beyond the windows. Below, our kitchen team prepares each dish throughout the service, ensuring every course is fresh, beautifully presented and served at its best.
From weddings and anniversaries to private gatherings and corporate entertaining, every detail can be thoughtfully tailored to your occasion. Menus, décor and other details can be thoughtfully tailored around the experience you have in mind.
What we're about
Exceptional hospitality, considered service and an effortless dining experience.
With just 32 seats, every journey is deliberately limited, allowing us to keep the experience personal and give each table the attention it deserves.
Real stories, real people and real places — celebrating the character, produce and landscapes of South Africa.
The kind of experience you find yourself talking about long after the journey ends.
The Culinary Cruiser brings together two of the Western Cape's defining landscapes — the vineyards of Stellenbosch and the dramatic coastline of False Bay. Inside, the space has been thoughtfully designed around the way we dine, with an elegant dining deck above, an open view kitchen below and every detail considered for comfort as you travel.
Expansive windows offer uninterrupted views of the Cape as the landscape unfolds around you.
Three rooftop air-conditioning units keep the upper dining deck comfortable year round.
Bespoke seating and considered lighting create an intimate setting for up to 32 guests.
32 seats. Countless memories. Dining Different.
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