Views of Plettenberg Bay at Amelia’s at The Plettenberg Hotel. Picture: Supplied
The Plettenberg Hotel unveiled a fresh new look for its restaurant, Amelia’s at The Plettenberg.
According to the hotel, it hopes the restaurant will become a popular Plett venue not only for resident guests but also for casual diners booking for breakfast, lunch, cocktails and dinner.
The restaurant was reimagined in design and interiors by Dawn Dickerson, Carmel Naude and Tammy Fourie of HotCocoa Interiors & Design.
The same team was also responsible for the new look of The Conservatory restaurant at sister hotel The Cellars-Hohenort in Cape Town, which opened last year.
According to Dickerson, The Plettenberg boasts an unrivalled prime position on a rocky headland in one of South Africa’s most spectacular beach towns.
The creative design started with this sense of place, inspired by the magnificent view of the ocean and sweep of bay across Lookout Beach with purple-hued mountains in the distance.
“The restaurant terrace was doubled in size with long banquette seating and a timber pergola, creating an inviting space for outdoor dining overlooking the ocean. Inside, the space was opened up by replacing four structural columns with elegant beams of natural timber to create a welcoming new dining space with elegant banquettes lining the back walls,” she said.
Dickerson also said the views are captured in the new restaurant design, bringing the outside in with a palette of colours of the sea.
“This unique sense of place had to be used in all the elements of the design, and we needed to bring those beautiful colours and textures into the restaurant.
“This ranges from the white-tipped waves to teal and the deep blue of the sea, framed by the colours of the mountains and warmed by the shades of sand, changing from wet to dry,” she said.
Commenting on the new look, the CEO of The Liz McGrath Collection, Jacqui Elliott, said Amelia’s is colourful, whimsical, elegant, sophisticated yet approachable.
“Amelia’s at The Plettenberg is a warm, intimate, yet bold new restaurant space that invites diners to linger longer while savouring a delicious meal and enjoying the spectacular view.
“Tronette Dippenaar, the executive chef of The Liz McGrath Collection, and her team at The Plettenberg bring to the table an exciting new menu that is an exploration of flavours, from seafood and grills, to the classics, including a fresh take on our signature dishes.
“We are proud to introduce this inspiring, light and modern restaurant that is perfectly aligned with the barefoot luxury our guests know and love The Plettenberg for,” she said.