It started with a butchery in Stellenbosch
From a street-front braai in 2012 to a garden venue on my parents’ plot in Kempton Park — this is how the table grew.
The Origin
Nice to Meat you started in 2012 as a boutique butchery in Stellenbosch. After some time it organically grew into Nice to Meat you Eatery when we opened the street front to a delicious braai and seasonal sides.
The Move Home
When the time came to start a family, my husband and I couldn’t imagine doing it anywhere else except on my parents’, Smiley and Jenny Schoon’s plot in Kempton Park. The venue was built with every piece of furniture carefully chosen, every seating arrangement made with only the visitor’s comfort and relaxation in mind.
Some describe the venue as entering another world, slowing down and going back to days gone by, where people made time to relax and connect with each other. In 2016, the doors to Nice to Meat you Venue opened, and it now hosts most of the town and surrounding areas’ parties, weddings and celebrations.
The Vision
With every feast we realised how strong the desire here in Jhb is for good food and good wine, to be served in beautiful settings, and we decided to grab the opportunity by opening our own venue.
So after a couple of months of hard work, lots of wine drinking — for inspiration of course — and many coats of paint, we are so excited to open the doors to Nice to Meat You, where we believe my mother has created, with a little bit of help from us, a space where you can stop, breathe, relax and realise there’s more to life.
The Table
Of course there’s no better way to do this than with good company, good wine and excellent food, and our mother’s cooking abilities match her creativity, so you know you’re in for a treat. With her Greek heritage, feeding people comes naturally to her and we’re happy to say the gene has been passed down to all of us…
“Food brings people together on many different levels. It’s nourishment of the soul and body: it’s truly love.”Giada De Laurentiis
Come and see it for yourself
Photographs only go so far. The gardens, the Persian carpets, the light through the arched windows — the venue is best understood by walking through it.
Viewings are by appointment from Thursday to Sunday, so we can give you our undivided attention.