Serves 3–4Mzoli Sharing Platter
R 390Lamb chops, beef steak, boerewors, pap and chakalaka on one hot slate.
Gardens · Cape Town
Fire, Meat
and Ubuntu
Hand-cut meat straight from our butchery onto open coals. The original shisanyama experience, served with a smile since 2003.
Every day from noon
One Table,
Every Nation
Long communal tables, township beats and platters made for sharing. Locals, students and travellers side by side.
Butchery & wholesale
Cut Fresh,
Grilled Right
Premium beef, lamb and our signature boerewors. Buy by the kilo, we braai it for you while you wait.
The Mzoli family
Built by
Our People
A family business with a township heart, now hosting Cape Town from Barnet Street. Same hands, same fire, same welcome.
01 / 04
2003
Grilling since
500+
Guests on a Sunday
7
Days a week
100%
Fresh, never frozen
Shisanyama since 2003Fresh butchery cutsSignature boereworsPap & chakalakaLive DJ SundaysCorporate & group bookings15 Barnet Street, GardensShisanyama since 2003Fresh butchery cutsSignature boereworsPap & chakalakaLive DJ SundaysCorporate & group bookings15 Barnet Street, Gardens
Our story
A Garage Butchery That Fed a City
Mzoli Meat & Grill started as a small shop selling meat out of a garage in Gugulethu. Word travelled, the queues grew, and what began as a butchery became one of Cape Town's most-loved gathering places — praised by visitors from around the world.
The formula has never changed. Choose your cut, hand it to the grill, then find a seat at the long table. Meat, music and people from every corner of the city, side by side.
Open-coal grilling
Hardwood coals only — no gas, no shortcuts.
Own butchery
Cut to order, weighed in front of you.
Township energy
Live DJs and long tables every weekend.
Ubuntu hospitality
Everyone eats together. Everyone belongs.
From the coals
The Grill Menu
Choose your cut at the butchery counter, we weigh it, season it and grill it. Sides come out of the kitchen while you find a seat.
Serves 3–4
Basket of 8Flame-Grilled Chicken Wings
R 95Basted in our house sauce and finished over hardwood coals until sticky.
Serves 2Mzoli's Crate Board
R 180Ribs, steak and wors in our branded crate with pap, butternut and fresh rolls.
Full platePap, Chakalaka & Steak
R 130Creamy maize pap with spicy chakalaka relish and grilled steak strips.
Group orderBraai Feast for 8
R 850Built for celebrations: mixed grill, sides, sauces and space at the long table.
The butchery
Buy By The Kilo, We Grill It Free
Our counter is the heart of the business. Pick what looks good, tell us how you like it, and it goes straight onto the coals — no grill fee, no waiting for a kitchen.
Graded, traceable meat
Beef, lamb, pork and chicken from trusted local suppliers.
Bulk & wholesale
Standing orders for caterers, restaurants and spaza traders.
Braai packs
Pre-portioned packs for 4, 8 or 20 people — order and collect.
Word on the street
“You pick your meat, they braai it, and suddenly you are eating shoulder to shoulder with strangers who feel like family.”
“We hosted our year-end function here. Straightforward pricing, mountains of food and a team that handled 60 people without breaking a sweat.”
“The boerewors alone is worth the drive from the city. Smoky, juicy and properly spiced — nothing in Cape Town comes close.”
“A Sunday at Mzoli's is the best introduction to township life you can give a visitor. Music, meat and genuine warmth.”
The Mzoli feeling
Smoke, Sound and Full Tables
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Groups & corporate
Business Lunches, Braai Style
Year-end functions, client hosting, film crews and team days. We handle the numbers, the invoicing and the fire — you handle the conversation.
Team Braai
20 – 40 guests
from R 245 pp
- Mixed grill platters
- Pap, chakalaka & salads
- Reserved long table
- Dedicated grill master
Corporate Function
40 – 120 guests
from R 320 pp
- Private grill station
- Waitered service
- Sound & DJ setup
- Branding space on site
Celebration
Any size
Quoted per event
- Weddings & birthdays
- Custom menu build
- Off-site catering
- Event coordination
Shisanyama since 2003Fresh butchery cutsSignature boereworsPap & chakalakaLive DJ SundaysCorporate & group bookings15 Barnet Street, GardensShisanyama since 2003Fresh butchery cutsSignature boereworsPap & chakalakaLive DJ SundaysCorporate & group bookings15 Barnet Street, Gardens
Find us
Come For One Plate, Stay All Day
- Trading hours
- Monday – Sunday · 07:00 – 22:00
Sundays are busiest — book ahead for groups. - Bookings
- 079 628 8118