Cathy and Peter Hall welcome you to Cooking Bear Restaurant, and Catering, in the KZN Midlands @ 55 Caversham Rd. 15 minutes from Howick, 20 minutes from Nottingham Road, 30 minutes from Pietermaritzburg, 60 minutes from Durban.
à la carte menu – contemporary country dishes, retro classics and flavours of the East. An intimate and popular restaurant, set in a beautiful English style garden in the heart of the KwaZulu Natal Midlands.
Cooking Bear awarded 2 stars in JP Rossouws 2012 restaurant guide (hardcover, pocket sized).
Prominent restaurant critic Jean-Pierre Rossouw writes – “A tiny and intimate dining experience in a rustic thatched country cottage set in a lush garden, the interior very homely, with a prominent fireplace. Peter is the hands-on host (with a keen interest in the background music) while wife Cathy cooks. The menu changes monthly and is an eclectic sampling of hearty classics, Asian plates and contemporary ideas. As befits the size of the place, this is tasty and robust home-cooking and very good value. For lovers of the personal and slightly eccentric, and note no children allowed.”
We are thrilled by this award as only 1 restaurant in KZN, 9th Avenue Bistro in Durban, was awarded 3 stars.
We achieved a score of 80% or more for cuisine. JP also rated Cooking Bear for romance “perfect for intimate meals”.
This review was also featured in Wine Magazine in their top 20 winter restaurants countrywide – June 2011.
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“…good country cooking, with a designer edge…“ - Gwynne Conlyn, Avocado Sept ‘09
“…talented chefs cook best in restaurants that they own…” – Victor Strugo, restaurant critic.
Adult friendly – no children under 12 and no dogs.
Image and GPS: 29″26′22.08″ S 30″07′03.76 E courtesy Google Earth