Summary: De Vette Mossel Grootbrak on Souwesia Beach near Great Brak River celebrates Heritage Day on Thursday, 24 September 2026 from 12:00 with a rolling seafood buffet featuring all-you-can-eat prawns. Prices are R440 for adults, R390 for pensioners, R310 for high school learners, R180 for primary school learners and R70 for preschoolers, with a full seafood feast included.
Heritage Day is getting a suitably South African seafood treatment at De Vette Mossel Grootbrak, where the famous rolling buffet is bringing a particularly tempting addition to the table: prawns that guests can enjoy as much as they like.
Taking place on Thursday, 24 September 2026 from 12:00, the Heritage Day celebration is built around the venue’s beachside seafood experience, with a generous spread moving through the meal in classic De Vette Mossel style.
What is included in the Heritage Day seafood buffet?
- The Heritage Day Prawn Menu starts with freshly baked pot bread served with farm butter and jam, followed by mussel meat with onions, garlic and butter and mussels in the half shell steamed in white wine with onions. The seafood feast continues with West Coast snoek and traditional sweet potatoes, followed by a seafood pot containing three types of fish, calamari strips and prawn tails. There is also a meat pot, along with a vegetable dish with milk and cheese, flavoured rice and garden salad. And then comes the main attraction for prawn fans: all-you-can-eat prawns. To finish, the buffet includes seasonal fruit, followed by coffee or rooibos tea and koeksisters. Extras are available on request.
De Vette Mossel Grootbrak is known for its rolling buffet format, with the venue describing its standard experience as seven courses and 13 dishes. Most dishes are prepared over open fires, adding to the relaxed beachside character of the meal. The Heritage Day pricing is structured across different age groups, making it a family-friendly celebration:
- Adults: R440 per person
- Pensioners: R390 per person
- High school: R310 per person
- Primary school: R180 per person
- Preschool: R70 per person
With West Coast snoek, mussels, seafood pot, pot bread, koeksisters and, of course, all-you-can-eat prawns, De Vette Mossel Grootbrak’s Heritage Day celebration gives seafood lovers plenty of reason to arrive hungry.
The venue is located right on the beach between Klein- and Groot Brakrivier near Mossel Bay in the Garden Route, giving the Heritage Day gathering a distinctly coastal setting. Bookings are essential. Guests can reserve online at https://account.dineplan.com/widgetframe/KrNQjPXp, or contact De Vette Mossel Grootbrak directly on 079 339 0170 by phone or WhatsApp, or email grootbrak@devettemossel.co.za.
Quick details
- Event: Heritage Day Seafood Buffet with all-you-can-eat prawns
- Venue: De Vette Mossel Grootbrak
- Location: Souwesia Beach, Great Brak River, 6525
- Date: Thursday, 24 September 2026
- Time: From 12:00
- Booking: Essential
- Online booking: https://account.dineplan.com/widgetframe/KrNQjPXp
- Phone/WhatsApp: 079 339 0170
- Email: grootbrak@devettemossel.co.za
FAQs
What is the Heritage Day event at De Vette Mossel Grootbrak?
It is a rolling seafood buffet featuring all-you-can-eat prawns on Thursday, 24 September 2026.
What time does it start?
The Heritage Day seafood buffet starts from 12:00.
How much does it cost?
The price is R440 for adults, R390 for pensioners, R310 for high school learners, R180 for primary school learners and R70 for preschoolers.
Are prawns included?
Yes. The Heritage Day menu specifically features all-you-can-eat prawns.
What other food is included?
The menu includes pot bread with butter and jam, mussel meat, half-shell mussels, West Coast snoek, sweet potatoes, seafood pot, meat pot, vegetables, flavoured rice, garden salad, seasonal fruit, coffee or rooibos tea and koeksisters.
Where is De Vette Mossel Grootbrak?
It is at Souwesia Beach, Great Brak River, near Mossel Bay in the Garden Route.
Is booking required?
Yes. Bookings are essential. Reservations can be made online or by contacting De Vette Mossel Grootbrak on 079 339 0170 or grootbrak@devettemossel.co.za.
