Headquarters is situated on Heritage Square, Cape Town, in the city centre and is loosely based on the famous Parisian restaurant, Le Relais de L’Entrecote, in its homage to meat. Headquarters offers a single straight forward menu: salad, sirloin and chips.
The single-minded restaurant concept is a breath of fresh air when compared to the numerous restaurants that offer overextended menus and little focus. Headquarters’ focus on one dish aims to ensure excellence in every meal. The prediction by owners Brendon Crew, Jean Muller and Marc Langlois that customers will be repeatedly drawn by the high quality of naturally reared, ‘free range’ beef sources from Namibia, has already proven true.
A comfortable bar and lounge, and brasserie-like atmosphere adds to the unique and truly memorable dining experience.
The restaurant interior is the perfect blend of casual elegance where soft, balloon lighting combines with custom-designed furniture to create a warm and inviting dining area.
In addition to the salad, sirloin and chips, there are several dessert options available. But other than how customers would like their steaks cooked, there aren’t many more decisions to make. This allows guests to focus their attention on the serious wine list. Instead of being crowded with selections, the concise list introduces guests to a changing array of local wines they would rarely get to sample elsewhere.
To say that HQ loves The Gentle Giant is quite an understatement. They love it almost as much as we love going there. On your next stop to Cape Town, make a booking (essential) and go for steak, salad, chips and Gentle Giant. You will not be disappointed.
