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Pier

Reviewers' Choice 2025 - Top 50 Reviewers' Choice 2024 - Top 50
Contemporary
Location Pointer 3CVC+MF Cape Town, South Africa
4.8
(2791 reviews)
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  • Great Views
  • Gourmet Guide Plated
  • Reviewers' Choice 2023 - Top 50
  • Reviewers' Choice 2024 - Top 50
  • Reviewers' Choice 2025 - Top 50

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Pier is the latest venture by The La Colombe Group, located on the Pierhead at the V&A Waterfront. Headed by John Norris Rogers serving a multi course tasting menu inspired by the sea.

Gourmet Guide™ Description

Entering the intimate restaurant that embraces the working harbour, you’re rendered breathless. It’s a heart-stopping, world-class view, and soon you’ll be appreciating cuisine of equal calibre.

PIER has elevated the culinary offering of the V&A Waterfront since opening two years ago. The chef’s menu begins with an ensemble of canapés, innovatively presented in eye-catching white pottery that depicts the ocean floor. Every aspect of this dining discovery has been carefully curated and shaped by chef John Norris-Rogers’ South African heritage and international travels. The snoek-filled takoyaki, cooked tableside and served with a Cape Malay curry relish, shows Japanese influence. The sourdough with curried hake butter is a substantial wave, featuring seafood that’s been gently cured, smoked, and coated in a piquant sauce, finished at your table with aplomb. Alongside, there’s smoked mussel, chorizo, toasted yeast, and cultured butter.

The tandoori yellowfin tuna with avocado and chevra is savoury and smokey. A spice blend coats the tuna before searing. The tuna tartare is paired with a curry XO and yoghurt labneh, harmonising the spices with creaminess. Here is a dish that flawlessly demonstrates John’s ability to balance a hero ingredient with myriad accompaniments, ensuring the tuna holds its own without being overpowered. A coriander spuma and avocado crumbed with spices provide texture. The crunchy chevra mix comprises fried onion, garlic, and curry leaves, served separately so that you may add as little or as much as you like. The diner’s every whim has been considered. Wine pairings, like the service, are impeccable – intuitive and fuelled by passion and knowledge.

Opening Hours

  • Monday 12h00 - 15h00 - 18h00 - 22h00
  • Tuesday 12h00 - 15h00 - 18h00 - 22h00
  • Wednesday 12h00 - 15h00 - 18h00 - 22h00
  • Thursday 12h00 - 15h00 - 18h00 - 22h00
  • Friday 12h00 - 15h00 - 18h00 - 22h00
  • Saturday 12h00 - 15h00 - 18h00 - 22h00
  • Sunday 12h00 - 15h00 - 18h00 - 22h00

Reviews (2791)

4.8 out of 5.0
Based on the past 12 months
Food 4.9
Value 4.7
Service 4.9
Ambience 4.8
  • Tim P. Dined: 2 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Mon 31 Aug 26
    Fabulous! The Winter special lunch at R950 is wonderful value and the recent renovation improvements give the room a better holistic aesthetic! From my perspective it was perfect however, for my veggie wife, I was disappointed that her menu was not as complete and that, unlike the La Colombe sisters, the price was the same as for meat eaters. These points did not distract but, for fairness, they are relevant.

  • Dave F. Dined: 3 days ago
    4.5
    Food 4.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 30 Aug 26
    Very good experience, enjoyed the 5 course tasting menu. Exceptional Old Fashioned cocktail with cherry smoke. Service was flawless and some nice touches like the tequila tasting for a cleanser. Very nice table settings and accoutrement. Only crit for me was that we both left hungry, as the portions were so miniscule - and my wife is a very small eater.

  • Friedrich S. Dined: 4 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 29 Aug 26
    Our Waiter Wanda was lifting up the whole experience to another level! Really great pleasure to have been dining at Pier - highly recommended!!

  • Gloria P. Dined: 6 days ago
    4.8
    Food 5.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 29 Aug 26
    Very yummy!

  • Cape L. Dined: 5 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Fri 28 Aug 26
    Absolutely outstanding, great food good service. Thank you to Josh , Faye and team❤️

  • Kim H. Dined: 5 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Fri 28 Aug 26
    The entire dinner experience was 5 stars. The service, food, creativity of the chefs, execution and presentation was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had. Well done!

  • Tania D. Dined: 1 week ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Miriam A. Dined: 1 week ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Mon 24 Aug 26
    After going to La Colombe and Salsify, Pier was our favorite. Each dish was just perfect and they got better and better. The snack, the fish curry, the tuna, pork belly/langostine, the springbok - all excellent. The other positive things are it is in town so easy to get to. The ambience of looking out onto the waterfront was nice. Loved how the dishes had south african/cape malay tastes that gave the experience and food a local feel to a michelin star type experience. Fun to try the South African agave shots as palate cleansers also. Hands down, very lovely and hope to visit again. No notes. Keep up the good work. Each bite had a mix of flavors and textures that just made us think that there was no way the next bite could be better - but they were.

  • Anita D. Dined: 1 week ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Mon 24 Aug 26
    It is a fantastic experience!! The food, ambiance en service is so great.

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