Espetada
Fire-roasted beef on iron skewers, brushed with bay-leaf butter.
Somerset West · Cape Town
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An authentic Portuguese dining experience where fire, family and fado converge. A tavern soul, refined for the connoisseur.
The Casa Valdez Experience
Where food, wine & atmosphere meet.
For more than two decades we have brought the soul of Portugal to the Cape Winelands. Recipes carried across an ocean, charcoal that never sleeps, and a dining room lit the only way it should be - by candle.
Live Portuguese guitar on Friday and Saturday evenings. Warm welcomes every night.
27
Years in service
120+
Iberian wines
6 nights
Live music weekly
From the Kitchen
Dishes that tell our story.
Peri-Peri Chicken
Slow-marinated, flame-grilled - our most-requested classic.
Trinchado
Tender beef in a red wine, garlic & chilli reduction.
Cataplana de Marisco
Prawns, mussels & clams in saffron-tomato broth.
Bife do Chef
Aged ribeye, rosemary butter, sea salt flakes.
Pastéis de Nata
Caramelised custard tarts with Ceylon cinnamon.
The Atmosphere
An evening at Casa Valdez.
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Heritage · Tap to Learn
Six ingredients. One soul.
Each stone of Casa Valdez was carried, in spirit, from a different corner of Portugal. Pull on any thread below to hear the story behind it.
Our Heritage
A family table, opened to all.
Casa Valdez was born in a small kitchen in Estremoz and re-planted in Somerset West by the Valdez family in 1998. Three generations have stood at this stove. The recipes have not changed - and they never will.
We believe a great meal is more than what's on the plate. It's the wine your neighbour insists you taste. It's the chair that gets pulled up for one more guest. It's a song that makes you forget your phone.
Read our storyFrom Our Menu
Six categories. One philosophy.
Starters
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Steaks
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Seafood
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Portuguese Classics
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Desserts
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Wines
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Words from our table
Guests, returning.
"The closest thing to dining in Lisbon without leaving the Cape. The espetada is theatre."
"Smoky, soulful, and genuinely warm - the kind of evening you don't want to end."
"Outstanding wines, outstanding hospitality. A new favourite for special evenings."
Find Us
In the heart of Somerset West.
- Address
- 14 Andries Pretorius St
Somerset West, 7130 - Reservations
- +27 (0) 21 555 0198
reservas@casavaldez.co.za - Dinner
- Tue – Sun · 17:30 – late
- Lunch
- Fri – Sun · 12:00 – 15:00