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Seducing the palate under the Star-Studded Skies

Dining

Dining at Madikwe Hills is an experience on its own. From the varied delicious cuisine to the unique dining options, you will not be disappointed and will always look forward to the next delicious delight.

Our chef passionately creates a variety of wholesome dishes, blending the finest African ingredients with local and international flavours. They accommodate specialist dietary requirements (allergies, vegetarian, plant-based diets), tailoring delicious meals to individual needs. A culinary marvel, our chef combines freshness with flavour, turning simple ingredients into visually appealing cuisine. Passion is the secret ingredient in perfecting the ultimate safari dining experience.

Bush Cuisine

What to expect throughout the day

Breakfast

Traditional full English and continental breakfasts served on the main deck are hearty and unpretentious—what we call “comfort food with a twist!” In addition to the English breakfast, options include eggs Benedict, eggs Onassis, breakfast ciabatta, French toast with coppa ham, cranberry sauce, and camembert slices, as well as a modern-style frittata. A full vegetarian breakfast menu is also available. Breakfasts at Madikwe Hills offer a relaxed and fulfilling start to your day on an African safari.

Lunch

Lunches under shady umbrellas on the main deck are a highlight of each day. Our chef and the team have kept a careful balance between old and new and traditional African cuisines, but have stuck to the basics of simplicity, authenticity and freshness, reviving old classics into ‘food with soul’.

Dinner

For dinner, we alternate between private dining and communal dining experiences. On the communal dining evenings your ranger would love to host your table with the other guests that joined you on your drive; allowing you to pick your ranger’s brain for interesting tales or extra information about the game drives. Private dinners, either at the main lodge or on the deck of your suite, can be arranged on communal dining evenings should you prefer to dine on your own.

Dining Areas

Unique Spaces to Indulge

Main Deck

Breakfast, lunch and often dinner are served on the main deck, which overlooks an active waterhole, making for an exciting dining experience. Shady umbrellas are put up during the day, allowing you to escape the heat of the day while sampling the delicious meals our chef puts together.

Dining Room

Dinners in our dining room are a silver-service experience of memorable proportions. Beautiful Teak tables in the dining room await guests to serve up meals of the highest standard. With beautiful artwork on the walls and cutlery and crockery fit for a king, the dining room is the perfect place to spend an evening.

Bar

Our bar is set in the central open areas, where giant twisted trunks of leadwood trees hold up the vaulted ceiling and the décor aims to bring the outdoors inside. The bar entices guests to enjoy a pre-dinner drink and fireside chat with your friendly game rangers and managers.

Boma Dinners

A traditional and elegant buffet safari dining experience with a warm and friendly atmosphere. Ask your ranger to explain the signs in the beautiful start-strewn sky or enjoy the mesmerizing, hypnotic effect of the boma flames dancing in the fire.

Private Dining

The perfect end to the ultimate safari experience! A private dinner on the deck of your suite is offered to couples wanting to spend time together in privacy. The ultimate in romance, private dinners at Madikwe Hills will seduce the senses and soothe the soul.

It's All About You

We cater for allergies and preferences – no need for you to miss out on tasty, mouth watering food just because of allergies. We have Kosher cutlery and crockery, pots and pans and cooking utensils. Kosher foods can be arranged on request.

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