Square Time Café sits beside Boardwalk lake in Pretoria, under tall trees that have grown with the restaurant over twenty years. The kitchen serves breakfast, steaks and ribs, with a separate pizza section on the patio. Families use the kids' play area while the bar stays open late into the evening.

The building spreads across several sections — a glass box, an upstairs area, patios facing the parking and the lake — so you can choose between sun and shade. The trees filter light onto the tables, and the lake breeze keeps the air moving on hot days.

Square Time opened when this part of Pretoria was less developed, and the trees that shaded it then still do now. The kitchen has stayed with what works: breakfast for morning visitors, ribs and steaks for lunch and dinner, soft-serve desserts to finish.