In the foothills of the Tsitsikamma mountains surrounded by natural forest and fynbos, lies the village of Storms River, where you will discover Armagh Country Lodge.
Accommodation
The Armagh, a piece of paradise on the Garden Route, South Africa offers six rooms each with its own en suite bathroom, private entrances and patios, and a beautiful free standing Cottage in its own totally private garden. See separate page for details of Oak Cottage.
All our rooms are spacious with magnificent views of mountain, forest and fynbos, and have been thoughtfully decorated and equipped for the comfort of our Guests.
Each room has tea/coffee facilities, hairdryers and electric blankets, a range of toiletries, robes and slippers, percale linen and pure duck-down duvets and their own Lounge area.
All have en suite bathrooms, the Keurboom room boasting magnificent mountain views from the spacious corner bath! From your own patio, stroll directly into a fynbos nature reserve or five minutes into amazing natural rain forest. For sheer relaxation our secluded swimming pool area is mere metres from your patio. We offer a complete drinks/snacks service by the Pool or on your own patio, while all your dining needs, be it Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner are catered for at our Rafters Restaurant where we specialise in South Africa cuisine.
The honeymoon suite (Keurboom room) is the Rolls Royce of our accommodation Portfolio and offers additional privacy, space and comfort with King size bed. (And, as mentioned above, the most romantic bathroom). This additionally has under floor heating bar fridge and dressing room.
We at the Armagh County Lodge are confident that the quality, comfort, situation and views of our suites are unsurpassed in the area, and offer the best value for money available in the Tsitsikamma. Coupled with these qualities our happy experienced staffs are totally committed to the best, yet non- intrusive, service possible.
Rafters Restaurant
Many of our guests have, quite understandably, assumed that traditional South African cuisine consists of steak, chips, hamburgers or Chateaubriand with a cranberry jus wrapped in phyllo pastry and served with a flambé crepe drenched in cognac.....
Truth of the matter is that none of the above (and much else besides) has anything to do with local cooking. True South African cuisine is all about unpretentiousness, tradition and the serving of wholesome, honest fare prepared with the freshest, local produce by South Africans skilled in the art of creating dishes with which they grew up.
At Rafters we follow this maxim as closely as we can, occasionally fusing African with an element of international cuisine. We take great pride in the fact that our vegetables arc grown locally in the Village using organic techniques and delivered daily. Our seafood is sourced in Plettenberg Bay, whilst all meats come from Kareedouw over the mountain; most preserves being made locally by Ouma (Johan's mum).
Many South African dishes have an element of Europe in them, which reflects the historical ties with Britain, Holland and Germany. High in the Cape you will encounter strong Malaysian flavours whilst Kwazulu Natal has a very definite Indian slant to its dishes. This is part of what makes South African food so exciting.. the blending of cultures, tastes and history to form a unique Rainbow Cuisine' (with apologies to Des Tutu).
We have stocked our cellar with wines we have personally purchased at the wine estates of the Robertson region. Each one has been carefully chosen (after much tasting) to complement the different dishes on our menu. If you need any advice on choosing a suitable match for any particular dish or palate, we will be only too happy to assist in your selection.
We look forward to seeing you in Rafters to experience all of this. We will endeavour to make your evening as relaxing as possible with friendly service, a cosy atmosphere, soothing music and above all, good food.
Enquire also about our speciality evenings... barbeques, traditional buffets and seafood evenings.
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