The Menu

Wood-fired, traditional, and honest.

From Gavin, Elizabeth and the family — a mix of cuisine from our favourite spots around the world. Order at the table or send us your order on WhatsApp.

Please note: we use garlic in all our dishes and can't remove it. Our wood-fired oven always has flour particles in the air, so we're unable to serve gluten-free pizza — the risk is just too high.

We're licensed — corkage is R100 per bottle you bring in, reduced to R50 per bottle if you order any alcoholic beverage from us. A 10% gratuity is added to tables of 8 or more, and to all split bills.

Smoked trout starter with salad leaves, baby tomato and lemon at Gavin's Trattoria
Off The Starters Menu

Simple, fresh, and plated with care.

Every starter leaves the kitchen the way we'd want it put in front of our own family — nothing rushed, nothing skipped.

Wood-fired pizza topped with melted cheese and rocket at Gavin's Trattoria
From The Fire Oven

Thin base, real fire, no shortcuts.

Every pizza goes into the same wood-fired oven that's been the heart of this kitchen since day one.

The Bar

Cocktails, wine, and a proper Irish coffee.

Full pours, house-made shooters, and a cellar built around the Cape South Coast.

A lineup of house-made shooters, including the Springbok and Oyster Shooter, at Gavin's Trattoria
House-Made Shooters

Layered, chilled, and gone in one go.

From the Springbok to the Oyster Shooter — poured to order, right at the bar.

A glass and carafe of red wine on the bar in front of the wine racks at Gavin's Trattoria
The Cellar

A wine list built around the Cape South Coast.

By the glass, the carafe, or the bottle — poured from the racks behind the bar.

A House Special

Gavin's Homemade Limoncello

Made right here to the family's own traditional Italian recipe — bright, cold, and the way a meal at Gavin's is meant to end. Ask your server for a taste.

R30 Per Shot

"A tavola non si invecchia."

At the table with good friends and family, you do not become old.