caravela portuguesa resaurante & sports bar

this was the worst food i ever ate in my life and the worstserviceever from a manger. i ordered a platter combo with hake and calamari. after 55 minutes the food arrived. the hake and the calamari was dry and tasteless. i sent it back. when it arrived back it was just as bad. what was worse was that the same calamari that i sent back came back again. they refried the same tought tasteless calamari. they only gave me 4 pieces of calamari with the hake and thought it was fine to charge r138 for this combo. even the side dish of half eaten fried pap came back. they did not even prepare a fresh portion of the side dish. my wife’s chips were not cooked and we sent that back as well. it took 15 minutes for them to return that and that was cold on its return. the manager could only say sorry and blame the kitchen. he had the audacity to charge me full price for for my wife’s food although we did not even eat all of it as we sent the chips back again. never again!!!

delicious and authentically made portuguese food. you really can't be disappointed ordering portugese style chicken and prawns! decently priced combos and meals.servicewas good but i couldn't really get a feel for the ambience due to it being really quiet at night. there's also a bar/bingo area - very traditionally portuguese! definitely a restaurant worth visiting when in hartbeespoort

only been here once.
food were good,servicewere also good
small play area.
espetada, and seafood were good.
overall good restaurant, no complaints.

i read complaints about fans not working, but they have an amazing aircon now it's very chilled inside. theservicewas very fast if not a bit too on the ball. the waitress watched us eating which was a bit weird wish she would have stood out of the way. food is very nice and tasty, great starters and good mains. pity they ran out of most puddings but it saved us extra calories. nice wine selection. definitely worth another visit. it is on the pricey side though.

the most amazing prawns i've ever eaten.

real portuguese flavoured and inspired resturant that you know you will not go wrong.

the flavours are amazing.servicegreat and efficient.

had prawns and chicken combo
the best!
portuguese style
lovely atmosphere
hands on owners
and the sushi also was a winner
every time we go theserviceis great
child friendly is a big bonus ,you can have a lovely meal and relax while your children are entertained
staff always there on hand!!
every time me and my family have gone to caravel
it has been a pleasure and the staff always go the extra mile👌👏

did not like the setting, it had definitely seen better days. no fans working. theservicewas fast but the food a disappointment. on a hot summers day i would assume that cool water would be on the table and what about bread? no bread with butter served. what's happened to the good old south african service?

my family and i went to caravela on a sunday afternoon after a day trip to haartebeestpoort. we had been there previously and enjoyed it however this time was a major disappointment. the food was below average and theservicevery slow.
on the positive side we ordered a selection of starters to share amongst the table which were tasty. the haloumi cheese was soft and the trinchado was tender and well seasoned. however the mains were not great. my husband ordered a portuguese steak which was tough with an egg that was still slimy. the chips seemed to be cooked in old oil. my mother ordered sardines which had been gutted prior to cooking resulting in them being dry and my lemon and herb chicken had no flavour and being dry. calamari was also ordered which was actually the best my husband had in ages. it was really soft and very tasty. even with the few positives of the meals, it was seriously disappointing as we have been there many times before and always enjoyed our meal. i was left less than impressed.

love this place.. so relaxed and casual, kids also have fun outside ...
food is above average and whilst south africans may find theservicea bit slow i would still rate it as good. visit at least 3 times on our annual vacation..