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The Happy Uncles

Reviewers' Choice 2025 - Top 50 Reviewers' Choice 2023 - Top 50
Fine Dining
Location Pointer 100 R102, Salt River, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa
4.8
(534 reviews)
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Attributes

  • Romantic
  • Wheelchair Friendly
  • Serves Halaal
  • Gourmet Guide Plated
  • Reviewers' Choice 2023 - Top 50
  • Reviewers' Choice 2025 - Top 50

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A humble group of chefs that know their way around ingredients and flavors.

Gourmet Guide™ Description

The first fully Halaal fine dining restaurant in South Africa was a happy accident. Originally a food production facility, it evolved into a small, intimate restaurant that draws a variety of diners to this unlikely site on busy Voortrekker Road in industrial Salt River.

Service during your four-, six- or eight-course lunch or dinner is attentive and hands-on with a touch of theatre. After an innovative amuse bouche you’ll be captivated by the small seasonal, foraged tart that belies many ingredients like asparagus, edamame beans, sugar snap peas, salted plum, atchar, edible flowers, freshly smoked broccolini and an avocado and pea mousse. Every course is coupled with an aromatic tea–this course is paired with peach jasmine oolong. Chef Anwar Abdullatief has created an unforgettable vetkoek served on a cauliflower custard and mixed herb crumb with a savoury fig and plum chutney. Its companion? Caramel blue spicy tea.

Chef Anwar and his talented team change the menu every two months, with every dish inspired by nature and designed around their space, team, and operation. They focus on humble ingredients, bringing them together to craft works of art with flavours that truly resonate.

Opening Hours

  • Monday CLOSED
  • Tuesday 18h30 - 22h00
  • Wednesday 18h30 - 22h00
  • Thursday 18h30 - 22h00
  • Friday 02h00
  • Saturday 18h30 - 22h00
  • Sunday CLOSED

Reviews (534)

4.8 out of 5.0
Based on the past 12 months
Food 4.8
Value 4.8
Service 4.9
Ambience 4.6
  • Lindsay B. Dined: 5 days ago
    4.5
    Food 4.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 23 Nov 25
    We had a lovely experience at The Happy Uncles. The food was great but we weren't really fans of the dessert but it wasn't bad. The servers could have been a bit friendlier, the manager was great though! Definitely recommend this place, especially for a special occasion.

  • Siddika O. Dined: 1 week ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Aslam A. Dined: 1 week ago
    4.8
    Food 5.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Omar S. Dined: 2 weeks ago
    3.8
    Food 5.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 3.0
    Ambience 3.0
  • Marc S. Dined: 3 weeks ago
    4.8
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Fri 07 Nov 25
    Great food and attention and the tea paring was also an eye opener. Will defenatly come back. The lamb wellington was nice but the Cale tartlet with apple also great.

  • Nihaad J. Dined: 3 weeks ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Wed 05 Nov 25
    My husband and I always have the best time at Happy Uncles! It is our go-to restaurant for all major occasions. They are always so accommodating and friendly. They even made an off-menu special request item for my husband's birthday! They are the best fine dining restaurant in Cape Town, without a doubt.

  • Rashid T. Dined: 1 month ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Fri 24 Oct 25
    Chef Anwar served a very good 9 course dinner for us. There were so many different flavors that we got to enjoy. I especially love the Tuna, the Flavours of the Prophet and the Mille Fieulle Bolla. We had a lovely evening.

  • Buvini K. Dined: 1 month ago
    2.8
    Food 3.0
    Value 3.0
    Service 2.0
    Ambience 3.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 19 Oct 25
    While the food was fairly good, the waiting time between courses was very long. After 1 hour 45 mins we had only had 2 of 5 courses (plus an amuse bouche and palate cleanser) and despite asking several times they were unable to speed up the food. The service was friendly but the long wait time just affected everything, we asked to cut short the meal so we weren't delayed too much longer.

  • Shaamilah S. Dined: 1 month ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
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