You eat at Chocolat Bistro in Durbanville, where the menu runs from homemade chicken pie to slow-cooked oxtail with rosemary mash. The kitchen makes its own pasta — tagliatelle with basil pesto, spaghetti bolognese — and bakes desserts like almond florentines and chocolate truffles. The wine bar serves cocktails, and the attached bakery sells bread and pastries.

The bistro moved to its current location in 2015, a heritage building with indoor seating and a courtyard shaded by a plane tree. Families take the outdoor tables in good weather. The bakery supplies the bread for the kitchen and sells loaves to go.

Orders can be placed by phone or through the restaurant's app for takeaway, with free delivery in Durbanville. The packaging is biodegradable sugarcane pulp. The wine bar stays open after the kitchen closes, serving drinks in the courtyard until late.