Simon’s restaurant celebrates the riches of the Cape Winelands by transforming the freshest ingredients into memorable meals.
Revel in the Cape Town summer by dining al fresco on our terrace with panoramic views of the Groot Constantia vineyards. As the weather turns, join us inside where we like to light a giant fire on chilly days.
Groot Constantia History
Groot Constantia’s revered history tells us how a man’s love of wine established the first wine farm in South Africa. By going back 300 years, we come to understand how 891 morgen of land created the origins of the South African wine industry, and how every owner thereafter contributed to what we know as Groot Constantia today.
Commander Simon van der Stel of the Dutch East India Company (VOC)
Arrived at the Cape supply station in 1679. Estranged from his wife he arrived in the company of his children and sister-in-law, Cornelia Six. Back in the Netherlands Van der Stel had gained a solid background in viticulture at his vineyards in Muiderbergh. There he learnt the art of wine and brandy making which he was soon to implement here in the Cape.
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