CUISINE

The chefs and their meals at Puku Ridge and Chichele Presidential are world-renowned. Their food, all Halaal-friendly, is fresh, creative, varied, always delicious and always served with a smile and incredible view.

Colourful, fresh fruit and vegetables are hand-picked from Eden Organics, Puku Ridge & Chichele Presidential’s own project that supports divorced and widowed women in the local community just outside the National Park, and where rare herbs and spices come from secret locations and all but just a few condiments are sourced internationally.

At Puku Ridge we create comfort food dishes that are simple yet full of flavor and appealing to the eye; and we always try add an element of Africa, even Zambia, to each dish. Our brigade of chefs consists of new and long serving chefs. Our team is energetic, enthusiastic and eager to learn. They are passionate about cooking and only want the best for our guests.

Breakfast is served at the camp fire. Fresh breads daily, freshly baked pastries, fresh fruit and yogurt, selection of cheeses, whole fruit, cereals and camp made granola. Variety of hot porridges cooked on the fire daily with our bread toasted on the open camp fire.

Lunch will be accompanies by freshly baked breads and rolls, traditional brunch main course as well as a protein based main course and healthier vegetarian option daily, finished off with palate-cleansing dessert.

Dinner will again be accompanied by freshly baked breads and rolls served with good quality of olive oil and flavored butters, a choice of starters between fresh salad or camp made soup of the day, choice of main course selection between protein based foods like beef fillet, grilled local bream, lamb shank, chicken tikka curry and healthier vegetarian dishes of which our Gnocchi is the favourite.

Bush dinners focus more on local foods, boma night with choir performance at dinner, bush brunches and bush picnics. With our chefs international experience and flair for the kitchen, our guests are in for a culinary journey, paired with fine South African wines and topped off with freshly ground coffee and a wide selection of teas, that will delight and satisfy.

We are happy and able to cater to most dietary tastes and requirements but please give us as much notice as possible due to the remoteness of our location.