Golden Dish is a south african budget eat in Athlone, Cape Town.
Editorially verified September 26, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Day trip · 8 hours
Experience whale watching in Hermanus, visit African penguins, and enjoy wine tasting in the scenic Hemel-en-Aarde Valley on a full-day Cape Town coastal adventure.
Guided tour · 9 hours
Embark on a full-day safari from Cape Town to Aquila Private Game Reserve. Spot the Big Five, enjoy a buffet breakfast and lunch. Enjoy stunning views of Dutoitskloof ...
Day trip · 8 hours
Start with a convenient Pickup from your Hotel Accommodation before Embarking on a Safari from Cape Town to Aquila Safari Game Reserve. Enjoy a buffet lunch, spot the ...
Address: Corner Hazel and Klipfontein Road, Gatesville, Athlone, Cape Town 7764
Super Fisheries still sells Rashaad Pandy's original combo of polony, chips and achar in Athlone, Cape Town, where he first cut a gatsby into wedges in 1976.
TryPolony gatsby with chips and achar
TipBring cash; the counter is cash only, though a Capitec ATM sits right next door.
Super Fisheries still sells Rashaad Pandy's original combo of polony, chips and achar in Athlone, Cape Town, where he first cut a gatsby into wedges in 1976.
TryPolony gatsby with chips and achar
TipBring cash; the counter is cash only, though a Capitec ATM sits right next door.
Bootlegger Three Anchor Bay is a halaal-certified coffee shop on Main Road on Cape Town's Atlantic seaboard, with breakfasts from R59 and mains near R80.
TryHummus toast or the BootEgger breakfast
TipKeep it cheap with the Hummus toast and a flat white, since the burgers and bowls run closer to R100-120.
Eastern Food Bazaar is a canteen-style food court in Cape Town's City Bowl, where a giant bunny chow from the Punjabi counter starts at about R50.
TryVegetable, chicken or lamb bunny chow from the Punjabi counter
TipFor the cheapest meal, the Tandoori counter's Indian omelette with roti, chips and salad and a stuffed paratha cost well under a bunny chow.
Kalky's sells battered hake or snoek and chips on the working harbour wall in Kalk Bay, on Cape Town's southern peninsula, from a cabin trading since 1996.
TryDeep fried hake and chips
TipSkip the platter for two unless you are sharing; the single hake and chips already feeds most people.
Eziko Restaurant trains Langa residents for hospitality careers while serving a full plate of lamb or chicken with samp and pap in Cape Town.
TryChicken or lamb plate with samp and pap
TipCall ahead before visiting; every plate is cooked fresh to order rather than kept warming.
Biesmiellah serves Cape Malay curry with yellow rice on the corner of Wale and Pentz Street in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town, at about R100 to R300 a head.
TryCape Malay chicken curry with yellow rice
TipOrder a side of daltjie and samoosa to share; the starters are a cheap way to taste more of the menu.