Butcher Block Umhlanga

Butcher Block Umhlanga in the Holiday Inn Express - Umhlanga offers an intimate and relaxing dining experience. The restaurant has the most succulent, tender and flavoursome steaks. Every steak served undergoes a specialised ageing process to ensure texture, flavour and colour. The meat is supplied by Chalmar Beef, one of South Africa’s top meat suppliers, and only AAA Grade cuts are served. The menu ensures that every taste is catered for by offering chicken, fish and vegetarian options alongside the star attraction - exceptional quality steaks.The chefs specialities are undoubtedly the Three Sauce Calamari for Starters. The calamari is battered and deep-fried then served with a combination of lemon, garlic and peri-peri. Also try the Potato Skins loaded with bacon, peppers, mushrooms, onions and baked with cheddar and mozzarella cheese. For Mains the popular dishes include the Entrecote Maitred and the BBC Steak. The Fillet Stack is sliced and infused with a herb and spice speciality butter and then gently grilled on a skillet. For the BBC you get your choice of cut which is topped with mature cheddar and mozzarella cheese, pan-fried bacon and biltong shavings.As a lighter option, the Special Line Fish is perfect with the creamy garlic sauce, mussels, prawns and mushroom topping. Butcher Block’s temperature controlled wine cellar is the centre piece of the sophisticated executive grill. Diners may visit the cellar that houses wines from some of South Africa’s most revered wine estates. We are also proud to display award winning vintages from estates such as Kanonkop, Veenwouden and Rust en Vrede. There is the opportunity for the discerning wine lover to purchase vintage wines to take away for their own collection at home.