Sleeping in is not an option with the Rugby World Cup on at the moment. Get up at and join the other supporters at these great restaurants and breakfast spots in Joburg.
Chefs in Motion
Get great seats at Chefs in Motion at their RWC Shebeen. You’ll get a classic egg and bacon roll plus a delicious braai and quart of beer after the game. If you want to book a private function, check out their suites
Shebeen (included brekkie and braai) – R150, Suites – R220
Tel 011-465-8991
Lonehill Shopping Centre, Lonehill.
Giles
You can have your choice of breakfast/brunch at Giles. Watch the rugby on a full stomach and even thse tense moments will be much easier to bear.
Breakfasts from R14 (bran muffin) to R70 (beef burger with egg and chips)
Tel 011-442-4056
Grafton Avenue, Craighall Park.
TSG Mediterranean Grill
TSG Mediterranean Grill, one of the restaurants in Fourways, offers a large weekend breakfast buffet where you can have your fill while you watch the game on the big screen. Open from 08h00, you can catch the most important games at this establishment.
Buffet – R49 for adults
Tel 011-465-7270
Leaping Frog Garden Centre, Fourways
Piccolos
Chill out at Picollinos and get a bargain breakfast. Even if the Boks disappoint you, this breakfast won’t.
Egg and bacon roll – R20
Tel 011-467-0618
Rustic Timber Centre, Sandton
Barn 52
Barn 52, one of the restaurants in Centurion, is the perfect place to settle down for a filling breakfast and great coffee while you watch all the nail-biting rugby.
Health breakfast – R40, Bacon breakfast wrap – R54
Tel 012-665-2460
Southdowns Shopping Centre, Centurion.
Queen of the Nile
Emperor’s Palace is always buzzing and never more than about the Rugby World Cup. The expansive buffet will have you going back for seconds during half time.
Gold Card Winner’s Cirlce member only pay R49 for the buffet
Tel 011 928 135
Emperor’s Palace, Kempton Park
Melrose Arch Piazza
Take your pick of the Melrose Arch restaurants. The massive screen on the Piazza will be showing games, complete with sound, so you can enjoy the rugby from any of the venues that face onto the Piazza.
Tel 011-684-0000
For a schedule of all the games, head to http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/poolstage.html
Photo by Brainless Angel.