The Roots
African cuisine, traditional food, burgers, Kota
Locations & Hours
The Roots
Address: South Africa
Phone: +27677887911
Opening Hours
- Sunday: 08:00–17:00
- Monday: 08:00–17:00
- Tuesday: 08:00–17:00
- Wednesday: 08:00–17:00
- Thursday: 08:00–17:00
- Friday: 08:00–17:00
- Saturday: 08:00–17:00
Menu
- Bacon And Cheese Burger — R101.45
Beef & Bacon Cheese Burger: Juicy beef, crispy bacon, cheese slice, tomato and onion. - BBQ Wings (comes in 6s) — R113.24
- Beef Stew — R152.21
Melt-in-your-mouth beef slow-cooked to perfection in a deeply flavocadorful, house-made gravy. - Beef Stew — R96.26
- Beef Tripe (Ulusu) (Maguru) — R192.30
A simple, flavocadorful Zimbabwean classic. Tender pieces of beef tripe are stewed, seasoned simply to highlight the natural, mild, beefy flavocador of the meat. Served piping hot, it's a comforting and satisfying taste of tradition. - Braaied Beef Blade — R162.07
A flavorful and budget-friendly cut from the beef shoulder, seasoned simply and seared in a hot pan to a perfect finish. Served with your choice of side. - Braaied Chicken Delight — R157.22
A succulent and flame-grilled chicken quarter leg paired with a perfectly braaied piece of traditional boerewors sausage. - Braaied Half Chicken — R178.59
A succulent half chicken, seasoned and slow-cooked over an open flame for that authentic smoky flavocadour, with a crispy, golden-brown exterior and moist interior. - Braaied Pork Chops — R161.47
Succulent, thick-cut pork chops expertly braaied over open coals, seasoned simply with coarse salt and black pepper to enhance their natural, smoky flavour. Served with your choice of traditional sides like pap - Braaied Pork Delight — R151.88
An expertly braaied pork chop alongside a piece of traditional boerewors, both grilled to juicy perfection with a signature smoky char. - Braaied Quarter Chicken — R127.23
Indulge in our perfectly grilled, juicy chicken leg quarter. Seasoned and cooked to perfection for a succulent and tender meal with a rich, smoky and BBQ-infused flavocador you are sure to love. - Burger Roll — R9.11
- Chicken And Mayo Sandwich — R62.43
A delightful mix of juicy, shredded chicken and crisp vegetables (like cucumber, celery, or red onion) in a lusciously balanced, savory, and tangy mayonnaise dressing, served on your choice of bread. - Chicken Salad — R118.97
- Chicken Stew — R83.64
- Chicken Stew — R134.33
Hearty chicken and stew served with your choice of rice, sadza, steamed bread. - Chicken Supreme Burger — R196.12
Supreme satisfaction in every bite Chicken, cheese, lettuce, tomato and onion. Served with chips. - Clingy Sunday Lunch — R188.56
7 color meal with fried rice, roasted potato, butternut, green peas, bean chakalaka, green salad. Served with 1 choice of meat. - COKE 300ml — R27.33
- COKE ZERO 300ml — R27.33
- Coleslaw Salad — R51.21
- Cow Head (Musoro Wemombe) — R164.65
A hearty, traditional feast Our tender cow head, slow-cooked to perfection, offers a truly unique and delicious experience, served as a complete meal with sadza and traditional sides. - Cow Head, Musoro wemombe — R92.11
- Cow Leg (Zondo) (Amanqina) — R182.00
A classic, deeply satisfying dish of cow heels slow cooked until exceptionally tender in a robust, rich gravy. A true taste of home, traditionally enjoyed with pap or rice. - Double Chicken Delight — R132.22
Double the chicken, double the fun! Two juicy fillets, cheese, lettuce, tomato and onion - FANTA 300ml — R27.33
- Fish Frenzy — R161.92
Fried red fish served with stir fry chunky veggies and a small portion of fried rice. - Fried Red Fish — R145.26
Southern-style fried red fish: coated in a seasoned cornmeal batter and fried to a perfect golden crisp, delivering a satisfying crunch with a tender interior. A true comfort food classic. - Fried Rice — R46.76
- Gango — R81.31
- Green salad — R89.36
- Habanero Chillie — R7.22
- Hangover Blaster Kota — R192.67
- fried chips, beef patty, habanero chillie, 2 slices bacon, achar, Hot sauces, French polony, fried boerewors, tomato, onion, 2 slices of cheese and fried egg - Hard Body Chicken (Umleqwa) (Huku Yechibhoyi) — R196.87
Huku yechibhoyi / Hardbody Chicken / Umleqwa is a traditional, hearty free-range chicken stew slow-cooked until tender, resulting in a rich, savory flavor that is distinctly different from commercially farmed chicken. - Isonka Sombhako — R38.77
- Jumbo Rostile — R31.28
- Jumbo Vetkoek — R33.28
- Kota Chaos — R176.29
Fried chips, beef patty, achar, sauces, French, polony, smoked viena, 1 Slice of cheese, tomato, onion and fried egg. Buy 1, get 1 free - Meat Lovers Kota 2 Share — R243.65
-chaotically meaty loaded, full loaf, 2 beef patties, 4 bacon slices, 2 slices of cheese, 2 fried eggs, achar, chillie loaded fries, 2 gourmet cheese grillers/sausage, slices of tomato and onions. - OX Liver (Cooked) — R156.00
Ox Liver Delight_ – tender ox liver simmered with onions, peppers & spices, finished with peri‑peri sauce. Served with your choice of starch: Sadza, white rice, steamed bread, or Isonka Sombhako. Buy 1, get 1 free - Peri Peri Wings (comes in 6s) — R113.24
- Pork Rasher — R44.31
- Pork Stew — R87.32
- Pork, Wors & Wing Bundle — R174.16
Indulge in a trio of textures and flavours: sweet and sticky braaied pork rasher, a perfectly charred braaied wors piece, and rich, tender soy-braised chicken wing. - Sadza (Pap) — R42.25
- Sausage Slam Kota — R178.87
- fried chips, bacon, achar, sauces, French, polony, 2 fried boerewors, 2 slices of cheese, tomato, onion and fried egg - Simply Original Kota — R156.13
Chips, smoked Vienna, achar, sauces, French polony and fried egg, onion and tomato. - Slowly cooked sugar beans — R53.76
- Snack Attack — R143.29
scrambled eggs, 2 slices bacon, grilled tomato, Boerewors and chips 1 Choice of Serving choosing from -Steamed Bread -Isonka Sombhako -Rostile -Vetkoek -Sasko White Bread - SPRITE 300ml — R27.33
- Steamed Bread — R32.88
- STONEY 300ml — R27.33
- The Heritage Plater 2 — R287.82
100% roots, beef tripe, cow head, cow leg. Served with steamed bread, rostile, sadza(pap). Sundried vegetables, slowly cooked sugar beans and viscose vegetables. - The Heritage Plater 2 — R287.82
100% Roots, beef tripe, cow head, cow leg. Served with Steamed bread, Rostile, Sadza(Pap). Sundried vegetables, slowly cooked sugar beans and Viscose vegetables. - The Legacy Breakie — R187.92
scrambled eggs, 2 slices bacon, 2 grilled tomato, mushrooms, 2 Boerewors, avo and chips 1 Choice of Serving choosing from -Steamed Bread -Isonka Sombhako -Rostile -Vetkoek - The Roots Mega Lunch — R198.47
7 color meal with fried rice, roasted potato, butternut, green peas, bean chakalaka, green salad. Served with 1 choice of meat. - The Roots Plater — R243.66
Beef tripe and cow leg, zondo, amanqina and stew of the day. Served with sonka sombhako, sadza (Pap) - Traditional Meets Trend — R261.88
1 traditional meal of the day, 1 stew of the day and braaied half chicken. - Vetkoek Blaster — R103.46
A classic South African Vetkoek stuffed with spicy mince - Viscose vegetables — R48.39