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A Restaurant offering Seafood, Grill & Continental Dishes with a view from the top floor of the Port . We pride ourselves on offering good food & service.
Special Diets
Vegetarian Friendly
Meals
Lunch, Dinner
CUISINES
Seafood, Grill
FEATURES
Takeout, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Free off-street parking, Highchairs Available, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Free Wifi, Reservations, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Family style
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Reviewed 5 days ago

Restaurant fully booked but we opted to be in at 5pm and agreed out by 7pm. Gastronomic experience- absolutely supurb.. calamari best we ever had, deboned crab claw exquisite and a first... supurb service from twam & Dennis, 100% owner interaction, awesome vibe... and before...7pm offered a quiet corner they could organise for us to linger.. Supurb, keep it up Clive & Sam!More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 30 September 2023

Normally one of the better restaurants in town: good food, good view and good service. However this evening the experience wasn’t that great. A table back at the toilets and kitchen, whereas decent seating was available for the duration of our meal. My son knocked...over his glass by accident, the cleaning up was an elaborate and clumsy process. Finally, since one of our guests is gluten-intolerant we ordered grilled fish. The fish was still covered in flour. No attempt was made by the manager to offer an alternative.More

Date of visit: September 2023
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Samantha Ditch Canter, Owner at Chokka Block Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 5 October 2023

Thank you for your comments. We would like to give our feedback as follows. We were fully booked for the evening & had 1 last table available, which your family chose to accept. Our menu state fish is prepared in seasoned flour. When we brought...More

Reviewed 5 July 2023

We came for the local calamari as I wanted our teenage kids to get a taste of how good it can be. Not what I was expecting - small end pieces, offcut like. Could have been Illex. Very disappointing from someone who used to be...invested in the local squid industry. The upside, nice venue and pleasant staff.More

Date of visit: July 2023
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Samantha Ditch Canter, Owner at Chokka Block Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 3 August 2023

Thank you for your feedback. Our Restaurant uses local calamari & pride ourselves on the preparation. We hope that when you are in St Francis Bay again, you give us another try.

Reviewed 2 June 2023

Great view , friendly staff , amazing food , generous portions, reasonably priced!! Would definitely recommend!!

Date of visit: May 2023
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Samantha Ditch Canter, Owner at Chokka Block Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 8 June 2023

Thank you very much for your fantastic feedback & rating. We hope to see you again soon

Reviewed 31 May 2023

The best seafood we have ever had. The calamari was excellent and the mussels were heavenly. I will definitely recommend this place to friends.

Date of visit: May 2023
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Samantha Ditch Canter, Owner at Chokka Block Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 8 June 2023

Thank you for your wonderful feedback & rating

Reviewed 27 May 2023

Seafood was disappointing tonight not what we're used to. Presentation lacked skill. This is the first time though .

Date of visit: May 2023
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Samantha Ditch Canter, Owner at Chokka Block Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 8 June 2023

Sorry to hear you didn't have a memorable experience. We hope you will give us another try & it will be better

Reviewed 2 April 2023 via mobile

Best seafood platter ever! A quiet midweek early lunch for 3 so we were able to get a table without having booked. The service was excellent, food and wine faultless. We will be back soon!

Date of visit: April 2023
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Samantha Ditch Canter, Owner at Chokka Block Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 23 May 2023

Thank you for your wonderful feeback & rating

Reviewed 19 March 2023 via mobile

I had read up a lot on Chokka Block and they lived up to the great reviews. I went late afternoon before the evening rush and was fortunate to get a table without booking but from 6.30pm onwards it was full. My waiter allowed me...to mix the chokka starter and recommended fried heads, fried wings and grilled rings. The heads were very tasty, the wings a little tough but the rings, well, as they say once you taste the local chokka, there's no going back to anything else. It was the most delicious I've had anywhere. Tender with a very tasty sauce made for a winning formula. I had ribs and chips for mains. Chips were okay and ribs excellent.More

Date of visit: March 2023
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Samantha Ditch Canter, Owner at Chokka Block Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 26 March 2023

Thank you for taking the time to review our Restaurant & for your fantastic feedback

Reviewed 14 March 2023 via mobile

Very good fish and excellent service! Always again. We had several restaurants before on the Garden Route, but fish here was one of the best.

Date of visit: March 2023
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Samantha Ditch Canter, Owner at Chokka Block Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 26 March 2023

Thank you for the great review & rating

Reviewed 5 March 2023 via mobile

Excellent food and excellent staff. We hadn’t booked ( essential to book) and they did their upmost to fit us in. The food was delicious and plenty of it! The staff were so welcoming and helpful.

Date of visit: March 2023
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Samantha Ditch Canter, Owner at Chokka Block Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 26 March 2023

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Reviewed 23 February 2023 via mobile

The staff, the view and calamari are all excellent in the fine restaurant. I did, on this return to Chokka Block, order the line fish and it was a real disappointment. It was overwhelmed by lemon and spices to the point where it no longer...tasted anything like fish. Just tart, overseasoned lemon something. Such a pity. My partner had a calamari and prawn combo - delicious!More

Date of visit: February 2023
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Samantha Ditch Canter, Owner at Chokka Block Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 26 March 2023

Thank you for your feedback, we will investigate & hopefully you will come back to try the linefish again

Reviewed 12 February 2023

After reading the reviews here on TripAdvisor.co.Za we decided to follow the trend and try out the notorious Chokka Block restaurant- Thank goodness we called to book, as we got the last table ! Service was warm, friendly and prompt. We had the prawn and...calamari combo- I was pleasantly delighted to the melt-in-your-mouth prawns-but the portion of calamari was a little small for the price that we paid. Atmosphere was vibrant and cozy- with a beautiful view of the harbor. Service continued uninterrupted through Loadshedding- desserts were on point.More

Date of visit: February 2023
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Samantha Ditch Canter, Owner at Chokka Block Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 26 March 2023

Thank you for the fantastic review & rating

Reviewed 8 February 2023 via mobile

We thoroughly enjoyed our evening at Chokka Block. The service, the ambiance and the food were all outstanding. Although there was plenty on the menu for those who prefer meat, we stuck to fish and seafood and were not disappointed. Add to this a table...at the window overlooking the Chokka boat harbour and later on, the sight of the boats at sea with their lights on, making the evening one to remember for a long time.More

Date of visit: February 2023
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Samantha Ditch Canter, Owner at Chokka Block Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 26 March 2023

Thank you for the fantastic feedback & rating

Reviewed 16 January 2023 via mobile

We went for lunch twice in 2 day’s because of the calamari supplied by this restaurant. It is of a standard nowhere to be found in South Africa. The service is excellent due to very qualified waiters and a good management team. We also enjoyed...their seafood platter for 2. They also have the local beer, Beach Blond as well as a good selection of wines.More

Date of visit: January 2023
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Samantha Ditch Canter, Owner at Chokka Block Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 26 March 2023

Thank you for the great feedback & rating

Reviewed 10 January 2023 via mobile

An item on the chalked-up specials board called 'Mozambican clams' attracted me to eat here one early January Tuesday lunchtime. I was told by an amiable waitron, when I enquired what they were, that a clam is similar to a mussel. Indeed so. The conjuring...trick of producing them took some time and I was beginning to think of walking out, but upon arrival, I must confess, they were prettily presented and passably cooked in a sort of fishy broth. With fresh little white rolls they were quite good. I then had calamari and sweet potato chips which were also good. I wasn't blown away, but this place is not too bad. Service, though well-meaning, erratic even when half full. Pleasant view over the harbour and music played, thankfully, at below the usual cretinous volumes.More

Date of visit: January 2023
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Samantha Ditch Canter, Owner at Chokka Block Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 26 March 2023

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Chokka Block Restaurant is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4
  • Service: 4
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 3.5