Recently my business partners, Bobby Skinstad, Paul & Lindi le Roux and Dougie Boyes joined me in creating my favourite pub, "The Toad in the Village". Our concept was to open the kind of place that we all would like to visit - a relaxed country pub!
And so we opened "The Toad", as it is affectionately known these days, in December 2008 as a country pub and restaurant based at The Noordhoek Farm Village. Because I really like grass, we decided to lay the beer garden out with all weather garden grass - giving the rolling countryside feel amidst the greenery of The Noordhoek Farm Village. The Toad epitomises a family restaurant - not only is it kid friendly, with a fabulous inside/outside area for kiddies, we encourage as much shoulder rubbing as necessary and will configure seating arrangents to your desire. The Noordhoek Farm Village also has large outside grassed area where kids can throw a ball or just have fun on the grass and the jungle gym and playground are well secured for the smaller ones within the safe surroundings of the village. This is so far from a shopping mall experience, I am not at all a fan of those places!!! This will rejuvinate you.
Now when it comes to food and drink I know what I want and together with my nates we have created a menu suitable for all. The Toad is well known for our extremely good pub fare and extensive range of draft beer and other beverages. I make sure that our chips are cut fresh every day from the best potatoes I can get my hands on and our gourmet pizzas are quite simply mouth watering and are made from only the freshest and best ingredients available. Only when you have tasted our rack of ribs, guiness springbok pie, smoked eisbein, gourmet pizzas and smoked chicken salad will you know what I am talking about. So what are you waiting for?
On warm summer days we have an outside deck upstairs, set amongst the trees of Noordhoek. The inside bar and dining areas are open, airy, spacious and not a crowded smokey pub. And on cold winter nights we have open roaring fires on both the downstairs and upstairs dining areas for your warmth and coziness. As proud South Africans and with an owner intricately involved with national sport, sport is very much apart of all our lives at The Toad. Live sport is always on our large flat screen TV's for your enjoyment. When we are not at play (as you can see I do get around) my mates and I will be watching the latest 'nail biter' at The Toad. Be prepared however, some of my mates are extremely passionate about sport and will relish in the oppurtunity to raise your excitment levels to fever pitched sideline stuff.
For your enjoyment I have also put together some extremely good live entertainment. On Monday, Wednesday, Tursday, Friday and Sunday nights we have live music from some seriously talented local musical dudes and on Tuesday we do a fantasitic, brain teasing, quiz night. With seating capacity for 260 people - you can find a private corner, or bring your mates or a crowd to hang out with me.
The Toad is THAT place where good friends and family get together - a destination popular with locals but welcoming visitors from all over Cape Town and the globe. If it is a birthday or a get together celebration of sorts or even just an oppurtunity to sit back and enjoy some dedicated live entertainment or sport viewing, The Toad is the ideal destination. Come on down and surprise yourself!!!
I sincerely look forward to hosting you at my favourite pub.
Bookings always adviseable, please contact us on 021 7892973 or info@thetoad.co.za
Cheers and see you soon
TOAD