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Rick's Cafe Americain

African Moroccan Seafood South African Tapas Vegetarian Friendly
103 Kloof St, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
(2322 reviews)
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Attributes

  • Outdoor Seating
  • WiFi
  • Fireplace

Walking into Rick's Café Américain has the same feeling as walking into a friend’s home for dinner.
We are situated in the heart of cosmopolitan Cape Town on Kloof Street in a charming 135 year old Victorian building, decorated in a style reminiscent of the 1942 movie classic “Casablanca”…
The menu presents a seasonal selection of Global Tapas and a wide variety of dishes ranging from mouth watering Salads, Gourmet Burgers, fresh Seafood, mature Prime Steaks and Moroccan and Mediterranean Specialties
- "we serve Comfort food"
So come relax and enjoy yourself with either lunching on the Balcony, sipping sun downers on the roof deck or enjoy a delicious meal inside this historical buildings restaurant, and we will guarantee you'll want to "play it again.”
Our "Aviation" Cocktail Bar on the ground floor has one of South Africa biggest Beverage selection.
Our award winning selection of wines is sure to suit all tastes and features a wide selection by the carafe, with over 100 tequila brands and with wide over 200 Gin, Rum and Vodka options, plus many Single Malts, Scotch and US Whiskey's and other premium Spirits & and Liquors. ... we offer roughly over 500 beverage items.
- Spoilt for choice ?
We all look for that place to recommend as being "my favorite place", well in this case you might just have found it.
- We also do Corporate Functions, Private Parties and have free WIFI for all our patrons.

Reviews (2322)

4.5 out of 5.0
Based on the past 12 months
Food 4.5
Value 4.4
Service 4.3
Ambience 4.6
  • Neil B. Dined: 6 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Mon 17 Feb 25
    Exceptional service and great food (generous portions too)!

  • Andrew Robson Dined: 1 week ago
    3.5
    Food 2.0
    Value 3.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Mon 17 Feb 25
    Both the chicken and lamb tagine were bland very disapointing. Where were the spices?And the chicken overcooked. The chicken dish was left uneaten.We were offered a free sweet but not satisfactory.

  • Precious Dined: 1 week ago
    4.8
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 4.0
  • Trudi D. Dined: 3 weeks ago
    2.3
    Food 4.0
    Value 1.0
    Service 1.0
    Ambience 3.0

    Reviewed on: Fri 14 Feb 25
    Having lunched at Ricks Café Americain on several occasions, the unique taste and quality of their food and interesting Casablanca atmosphere, prompted us to book a room with them for a function to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. Sadly, instead of a joyous celebration, it became a frustrating and embarrassing nightmare. Instead of enjoying our time with our guests, we had to devote most of the evening trying to secure wine and food for them ... and apologising for the bad service. Despite two in-person meetings with the day manager, several emails specifying what we wanted on the evening, most of our wishes were ignored. Instead of the excellent personalised service we were promised because they have "twenty years of experience", the service for our party of 28 was mainly left in the hands of one waiter, who was inadequately briefed and couldn't cope. With the result that: • Drinks: We requested in an email and during in-person meetings that guests should be served a specified white and red wine upon arrival and throughout the evening – we were assured during a meeting that there would be sufficient bottles in stock (at least 14 bottles of each). We also discussed that the guests may order any other drinks (apart from the wine) – but that we should be consulted if they ordered an exorbitantly priced imported brand of e.g. whiskey or gin. We were assured that our concern that the person(s) manning the wine station would not be able to handle serving wine, as well as other drinks ordered by non-wine drinking guests, was unfounded. After our second meeting with the manager, we agreed to her suggestion that once everybody was seated, the guests would be served one round of bubbly for a toast. o What happened: There was no wine available for the guests upon arrival – only a station with bubbly. The waiter was unaware of our requests (above) about wine to be served and said that the white wine cannot be brought out because it was still being cooled. He eventually produced four bottles of our specified white and a couple of red bottles – for 28 people! Even before all our guests had arrived and been offered one drink, he announced that the wine was “finished”. We then asked him to serve any similar wine to our guests at the same price. This resulted in a considerable delay during which the night manager (later joined by the day manager in shorts and T-shirt) and the waiter scurried around to find wine for our guests, who were becoming increasingly irritable and thirsty. We recently learnt that one of our non-wine drinking guests, who ordered a whiskey, was told that it was not allowed (without anybody consulting us). • Food: We selected – and paid in advance for – Set Menu C (starters, mains and dessert). We understood that the pre-order and pre-payment was needed for a large party so that the chefs could prep in advance so that the food could be served in good time. o There was only one waiter to serve the food and wine. Due to the waiter running around to find wine (see above) the taking of food orders was delayed. Some of our guests waited more than 3 hours for their starters to arrive. Five guests, who ordered the Caesar’s salad, had to wait more than 30 minutes AFTER the other guests had received their starters for theirs to arrive. By this time the starters of the other guests at their tables were ice cold. Some guests who ordered the Crème Brulée as a dessert choice were served half portions of Panacotta, as there was no more left. All guests had arrived by 7pm, yet their food service was spread over nearly five hours and some only finished their dessert around midnight. Our guests did say that the food was delicious and very tasty - but most of them qualified it with "once it arrived". It is true that the restaurant was packed full on this specific Saturday night, but that is no excuse for running out of pre-ordered wine and food, refusing guests an alternative drinks order after the hosts specified it should be served – and the extremely slow service due to one person having to serve 28 people.

  • Keighlin ( Truworths Group) D. Dined: 1 week ago
    4.5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 3.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Fri 14 Feb 25
    We loved our time spent yesterday. The food was delicious, great value for money. Thank you for having us :)

  • Monique S. Dined: 1 week ago
    4.5
    Food 4.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Wed 12 Feb 25
    What an incredible experience celebrating my mother's milestone 60th birthday! The manager and her team went above and beyond to ensure that everything was perfect. From the beautiful plating of the bday cake to the seamless coordination of events, The staff was warm, professional, and attentive to every guest, making everyone feel welcomed and comfortable. The food was delicious, the atmosphere was vibrant yet relaxed, and the overall execution was flawless. We couldn't have asked for a more memorable celebration, and we're so grateful to the team for making this special day even more unforgettable. Highly recommended!

  • John S. Dined: 1 week ago
    4.3
    Food 5.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Wed 12 Feb 25
    Lamb tagine was great

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Opening Hours

  • Monday 11h00 - 02h00
  • Tuesday 11h00 - 02h00
  • Wednesday 11h00 - 02h00
  • Thursday 11h00 - 02h00
  • Friday 11h00 - 02h00
  • Saturday 11h00 - 02h00
  • Sunday 11h00 - 02h00

Every Monday - is Burger Day

Join us Mondays for our 2 - 4 - 1 BURGER SPECIAL on selected Burgers . Bookings are essential.

  • 7 Feb - 31 Dec
  • Monday only: All day
  • All pax
  • Last confirmed: 7 Feb 2025

Every Wednesday - is Margarita Day

Every Wednesday - is Margarita Day - buy 2 Margaritas for only R100 made with Eljimador Tequila, Orange Liqueur and Lemon Juice. Bookings are essential.

  • 7 Feb - 31 Dec
  • Wednesday only: All day
  • All pax
  • Last confirmed: 7 Feb 2025

Sunday Roast at Ricks Cafe.

We offer in addition to our a la cart menu a Moroccan spiced roasted leg of Lamb for only R185 ! Bookings are essential

  • 7 Feb - 31 Dec
  • Sunday only: All day
  • All pax
  • Last confirmed: 7 Feb 2025