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Fine diningWaterfront
Terrarium Restaurant
- 4.6210 reviews
- Closed now
Farm-to-table fine dining in the Queen Victoria Hotel, with eight-course Fauna and Flora menus and small plates.
Quick answers
Terrarium Restaurant in short
When is Terrarium Restaurant open?
Every day, 12 PM–9:30 PM. Hours checked on 6 November 2026.
When is the best time to visit Terrarium Restaurant?
It's at its best afternoons and evenings. Wedar also scores every hour of the next five days against the forecast; see the best time on this page.
Is Terrarium Restaurant indoors or outdoors?
Indoors: a good pick when it rains.
Is Terrarium Restaurant good for kids?
Sometimes: Fine-dining tasting menus; suited to older children only.
How much does Terrarium Restaurant cost?
It isn't free.
Do you need to book Terrarium Restaurant?
Booking ahead is a good idea. It takes bookings online.
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How long do you need at Terrarium Restaurant?
About 2 hours.
Where is Terrarium Restaurant?
Moorings 5 & Portswood Ridge, 5 Portswood Rd, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, 8001.
Is Terrarium Restaurant wheelchair accessible?
Accessibility: wheelchair accessible parking, wheelchair accessible entrance, wheelchair accessible seating, wheelchair accessible restroom.
Status, rating and hours checked on 6 November 2026; kids, cost, booking and setting verified by the Wedar team. Where our data comes from
Right now · 11:00 am
Why it fits right now
Closed right now.
Opens today 12 pm.
Worth knowing
- Book ahead
24°
Clear
- Feels
- 25°
- Rain
- 0%
- Wind
- 4km/h
- 12pm
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The next five days
Best time to go
When your plans and the weather actually get along. Scored on the forecast, its opening hours and when it's at its best. Tap a time to see it.
Before you go
Plan your visit
Hours
Closed nowsunday12 PM–9:30 PM
All hoursFewer hours
- monday
- 12 PM–9:30 PM
- tuesday
- 12 PM–9:30 PM
- wednesday
- 12 PM–9:30 PM
- thursday
- 12 PM–9:30 PM
- friday
- 12 PM–9:30 PM
- saturday
- 12 PM–9:30 PM
- sundayToday
- 12 PM–9:30 PM
Hours checked 6 Nov
Where and how
- 1 Terrarium Restaurant
- 2 Time Out Market Cape Town · 1 min
- 3 Knysna Oyster Company · 1 min
- 4 Vovo Telo Bakery & Café V&A Waterfront · 2 min
- 5 Scratch Patch and Cave Golf · 2 min
Good to know
- Kids: Fine-dining tasting menus; suited to older children only
- Indoors
- Book ahead
- Allow about 2 h
- Step-free entrance
- Accessible washroom
From visitors and the venue
What it's like
4.6from 210 reviews
Known for
- Fauna tasting menu
- Ceviche
- Wine pairing
- Live piano
What people say
- People like:
- Fauna menu, ceviche, wine pairing, immersive cosy setting
Around Waterfront
Nearby
Within about a 15-minute walk.
Time Out Market Cape TownFood hall · 1 min walk
Knysna Oyster CompanySeafood · 1 min walk
Good nowVovo Telo Bakery & Café V&A WaterfrontBakery · 2 min walk
Scratch Patch and Cave GolfGames · 2 min walk
On nearby
For the next three hours
What to wear to go there now
Sunglasses all day. Sunscreen all day. Water from 1 pm.
SunglassesThe whole time
SunscreenThe whole time
WaterFrom 1 pm
It's indoors, so this is for the trip there and back.