New look and new location for an old favourite

Writer Hedda Mittner

It’s been a long wait but the day finally arrived when Ocean Basket Hermanus reopened its doors on Monday – in a new location and sporting a brand-new look!

Gideon and Michele Serfontein are delighted to welcome diners back to Ocean Basket Hermanus, which reopened on Monday in their new premises at Station Square.

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According to owners, Gideon and Michele Serfontein, they are very excited about the revamp which is in line with the latest Ocean Basket franchise standards. “We are very accessible, we are still in the CBD and we still have a sea view,” says Gideon. For those who don’t know, Ocean Basket is no longer to be found at Village Square but at Station Square near Woolworths, in the premises briefly occupied by Vonk just before the lockdown, and Col’Cacchio before them.

Back in March when the country locked down, many landlords offered short-term relief to their tenants, but Gideon says he and Michele gradually realised that Covid-19 was going to be around for the long-term. “We decided that a different business model was needed,” says Gideon, “one that would entail a more intimate restaurant that was more aimed at the local market and less dependent on tourists.”

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