Our blog will keep you up-to-date with news from our Café, product launches, new meal creations, community initiatives and upcoming exciting events
We are super excited to introduce our Afternoon Tea experience! If you’re looking for a way to treat yourself and your loved ones to a delightfully elegant experience, you can now book a tailor-made afternoon tea with us. Our charming restaurant, gourmet deli and...
Update: 14 May 2023 – Our regular Friday evening dinners have been put on hold as we have reached the end of the season. Watch our social media channels for our updated Friday evening dinner schedule. One of our big ticket projects for 2023, will be to stay open for...
…but not just any wine! It’s so disappointing when going out to eat at a restaurant, looking at the wine list on offer and thinking “I wish I could have brought my own wine”. Sandy and I have recently invested a lot of time wine-tasting with our selected wine partners...
You have been asking for so long and we finally have an answer for you! YES, we will be opening on SUNDAYS! OAK LEAF SUNDAYS will launch on 13 February 2022. You can now make your Sunday Breakfast or Lunch at Oak Leaf Knysna, your new weekly tradition! We’ll be...
Oh boy, we’re bracing ourselves for a bumper season this year! Sandy and I always approach year-end Season with mixed feelings: excitement and gratitude for the hike in revenue but also with absolute terror at the thought of being so completely overwhelmed. We’ve...
Update: 16 Dec 2021 - Our evenings have been put on hold as we prepare for season. We will inform you when we host our themed dinners again in the near future. Our beautiful location in Belvidere Knysna with plenty of outside seating lends itself perfectly to early...
When we opened Oak Leaf Café 2 years ago, we recruited enough staff to only operate Tuesday to Saturday 9am - 2pm. This has worked perfectly for us but we feel the time has come to stretch our wings and fly a bit higher! We will be launching Oak Leaf Evenings in...
Our NEW SUMMER MENU is here and just in time to celebrate the 2 year anniversary of Oak Leaf's opening! This exciting new menu brings back Oak Leaf favourites like our authentic Belgian Waffle, delicious overnight oats, abundant ploughman's platters and some new kids...
Arrival in Knysna My name is Leeanne and I moved to Knysna in 2015. After spending 14 years in corporate in Cape Town, I was craving a more peaceful life and wanted to be closer to my parents. My sister Sandy arrived in Knysna in 2016 and we decided to put our heads...