Peter and Cathy Hall welcome you to Cooking Bear Restaurant in the KZN Midlands @ 55 Caversham Rd.

"We care about fresh ingredients, attention to detail, careful preparation, personal service and consistency"

15 minutes from Howick & Nottingham Road, 30 minutes from Pietermaritzburg, 60 minutes from Durban

Intimate and popular - owner operated restaurant, in the heart of the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands -  adult friendly.

Enjoy a relaxed meal on the wooden deck overlooking the garden when the weather is good; or inside with a homely log fire.

"Talented chefs cook best in restaurants that they own" - restaurant critic Victor Strugo. More...


 Restaurant Opening Hours & Contact Details

LUNCH:   Thursday through Sunday from 12h00        DINNER:  Thursday through Saturday from 18h30

BOOKINGS -  tel: 033.234.4933 or cell: 083.326.4932         GPS:  S29 26 21.7  E030 07 02.8

Please book by phone to ensure a confirmed booking.  email is generally reliable, but messages sometimes go astray.


 Our à la carte menu  - contemporary country dishes, timeless retro classics and flavours of the East.

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 Customer Comments   "Thank you for another splendid time at Cooking Bear, greatly enjoyed, and much spoken of by us to all who cared to listen on our further travels!" Lew Rood e-mail 19th May 2009

"Be careful of this place. You might just fall in love, lose your heart and develop a passion for real classic hospitality..." Gwynne Conlyn 8th May 2009

"We had a wonderful lunch on Saturday - could not fault a single thing. The food was awesome - all of it, the ambience and setting just perfect... John, Heather, Claire & Clint  e-mail 13th April 2009.

"Cannot rate the Cooking Bear highly enough. Our group of six was blown away by the quality of the food, the setting, the service etc. All pulled off in an easy-going manner by real people. Top class stuff without the big city snootiness.” Will Butler 05-Oct-2008 on EatOut.

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website updated: 2nd July 2009

     
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Tel:  033.234.4933

GPS:  S29 26 21.7   E030 07 02.8

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