The Skotnes Restaurant
|
 |
|
The Culinary Arm of the Norval Foundation ...
Named after legendary South African artist and teacher Cecil Skotnes, the restaurant is naturally at home in the world of art.
Overlooking the foundation’s serene wetland and Sculpture Garden, the Skotnes seamlessly integrates nature and architecture. The menu pays homage to classical South African cuisine, while updating its flavours and distilling its ingredients to their simplest possible presentation.
All ingredients are sourced from local, small-batch suppliers, with the intention of supporting and uplifting local communities. At the helm of the Skotnes is Delia Harbottle. The Skotnes Restaurant was recognised by Eat Out Readers as “Highly Commended” in the Best Everyday Eatery Awards 2018.
About the Norval Foundation:
The Norval Foundation is a centre for art and cultural expression, dedicated to the research and exhibition of 20th- and 21st-century visual art from South Africa and beyond. Located in the Steenberg area of Cape Town, adjacent to Table Mountain National Park, the Norval Foundation combines the experience of art with an appreciation for nature.
Our Sculpture Garden, outdoor amphitheatre, purpose-built exhibition spaces and research library are situated in a unique setting that offers visitors a multisensory experience. This is complemented by the Skotnes Restaurant and Bar, a bespoke shop and a children’s playground.
We aim to create high-quality exhibitions and public programming to broaden our understanding of the visual arts. The Norval Foundation is honoured to be the custodian of the Gerard Sekoto Foundation, the Edoardo Villa Estate Collection and the Alexis Preller Archive. We believe that art has the power to enrich our lives and that artists contribute to our communities in a profound way.
The Norval family are the founders and initial funders of the Norval Foundation. Their aim is to make art widely accessible to local and international visitors by creating a self-sustaining centre for art. The proceeds from capital donations will be used to secure the foundation for future generations.
For more information visit our website HERE and view our calendar of events HERE
Facilities
Cost Per Head : R125+
- Cuisine : Bistro, Breakfast, Cape Malay, Cape Provencale, Cocktails, Coffee Shop, Continental, Country, Fusion, Health, Light Meals, Picnics, Seafood, South African, Vegetarian
- Ambience : Business, Coffee Shop, Family, Relaxed, Romantic, Trendy, Upmarket
- Entertainment : Internet or WiFi
- Dress : Casual
-
Reservations -
Functions -
Outside Area -
Secure Parking -
Bar -
Child Friendly -
Kids Menu -
Wheelchair Access -
Corkage -
Cocktails -
Private Dining -
Weddings -
Conferencing -
Generator -
Place of Interest -
Accommodation
Credit Cards Accepted
-
AMEX -
Debit Card -
VISA -
Mastercard -
SnapScan
News
Map
Social Media
Trading Hours
Winter Trading Hours (closed Tuesdays)
Breakfast: 08:00 – 11:00
Lunch: 12:00 – 15:00
Dinner: 18:00 – 22:00 (Friday to Saturday)
Sundays
Breakfast & Lunch: 08:00 – 16:00
Dinner: Closed
Specials at this Restaurant
-
Gallery 9 - Until 12 June 2022
The Homestead Collection, housed at Norval Foundation, comprises of an extensive collection of artworks by twentieth-century South African artists, and a growing collection of artworks by contemporary artists on the African continent and a part of its diaspora. Selections from the Homestead Collection is an opportunity to share a number of recent acquisitions, while reflecting on the range of artists, artistic practices and artistic periods within the collection at present. Schematically, Selections from the Homestead Collection displays pairings of two artworks by eleven different artists whose works form part of the collection, along with a few inclusions of loaned works.
Read more HERE
-
Gallery 1 - Until 01 August 2022
Norval Foundation is pleased to present Irma Stern: The Zanzibari Years, an exhibition focusing on a small body of significant works produced by Irma Stern during her two stays in Zanzibar and the period surrounding 1939-1945. Opening in November 2021 and running until April 2022, this will be the first time in nearly 40 years that a body of these Zanzibari works, considered among her finest, are exhibited together.
Read more HERE
-
Obscured within the Cape Lowland Freshwater Wetland of Norval Foundation’s Sculpture Garden, As Yet Untitled’s physical presence is inconspicuous, with a utilitarian visual language reminiscent of scientific apparatus and municipal infrastructure. The sounds are produced in response to the astronomical phenomena taking place in the skies above the Foundation, controlled by software which has been specifically programmed for this purpose.
Read more HERE
-
Galleries 2-8 - Until 9 January 2023
When Rain Clouds Gather: Black South African Women Artists, 1940 – 2000 is a reflection upon the influential and often unacknowledged contributions of Black women to South African art history in the twentieth century. Expressed through a Black African feminist lens and curated by Portia Malatjie and Nontobeko Ntombela, the exhibition is a cross-generational communion of 40 Black women artists, spanning from early Modernism to the contemporary period. When Rain Clouds Gather invites us to think critically about Black women’s archives and the tools used to engage with them, while also taking pleasure in their aesthetic ingenuity.
Read more HERE
-
Atrium - Until 9 January 2023
Kapwani Kiwanga is a Franco-Canadian artist based in Paris, whose work traces the pervasive impact of powerful asymmetries. Kapwani Kiwanga: Shady is an exciting exhibition on a large scale. The artworks name and semi-transparency also plays upon the politics of visibility and invisibility. Though the work was created in response to the Canadian context, the themes conveyed by the artwork are easily transferred to the South African context, given their shared history of colonialism and industrial agriculture.
Read more HERE
-
The Sculpture Garden at Norval Foundation features three-dimensional and installation-based artworks by artists from South Africa and Africa. The unique site, bisected by a protected Cape Lowland Freshwater Wetland and surrounded by the natural beauty of the Western Cape, features flora that are indigenous to the area. The placement of artwork takes the site into consideration, using the contours of the garden to hide and reveal work, creating an experience of discovery for the viewer. The building has been designed so that the Western side gives way onto the Sculpture Garden at multiple points, allowing visitors access from the galleries, building connections between exhibitions taking place both inside and outside.
Read more HERE
