Delta Café – truly a space for everybody

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There are institutions and there are Institutions … and one of Craighall Park’s Institutions is Delta Café.   The brainchild of Daniel Basch, it started as a small café in a repurposed cottage overlooking Delta Park and the spruit, near the famous “Blue Bridge” (repaired and back in use after bad flood damage in a heavy storm in March 2025).

Daniel has taken this venue through many iterations.  Over time he has expanded the seating, built a playground loved by youngsters, made a covered deck with pizza oven, extended the lawned area with an outside drinks section, made space for parked bikes to cater for those after their morning park rides, developed a small area for private functions, and now added DQ Adults Only space!

Daniel is the ultimate restauranteur – attentive, good-natured, funny, personable, always keeping a close eye on all that goes on. He’s a great host and hospitality entrepreneur who reads his clientele and anticipates new changes in the market.  Delta Café spaces have morphed and taken on new functions

The Deck

The upper deck at Delta Café with bar and pizza oven. Photo Courtesy Delta Café.

With views over the Spruit, the park and amazing sunsets, the Deck has a bar and pizza oven which churn out Delta’s authentic Neopolitan pizzas.  There’s a great kids menu.

Sit on the deck and watch the ducks on the spruit, the horses coming back to the stables and the wonderful sunsets

It’s become a well-known family space with kids being able to play on the lawn or in the playground area under the careful overseeing of the wonderful childminders Esthnut and Pretty.

All things meet in the Centre

The central covered space overflows onto the outside covered extension and then onto the lawned area.

Laid back space where kids and dogs (ALWAYS on a leash) are welcome. Photo Courtesy Delta Café.
The local residents’ Association (the CRA) which has become a beacon of best practice amongst Residents’ Associations, recently held its well-attended AGM at Delta Café

“Lost dogs and crazy people”

This category of Daniel’s (he has a wicked sense of humour) can be found or mislaid (you make the choice which is applicable) at the outside bar known as The Shed on the lawn. Patrons can take drinks and eats to enjoy in picnic style.

Another space to chillax, is at the lawn bar or The Shed to the right and The Wave in the background. Photo Courtesy Delta Café.

Special functions

There is a lovely dedicated covered space known as The Wave where guests can overflow into an open area. When there is no function, this open space doubles up as a place for boule/petanque.

Here is the special function on the go. Photo Courtesy Delta Café.

DQ Adults only

Strictly NO DOGS and NO CHILDREN. Parents and those without children can socialize in peace! This is Daniel’s newest space to add to all that is already on offer. A cosy lounge area adjoins a newly appointed bar area.

Delta Cafe’s latest space – newly opened
Daniel and his team in the DQ Bar

And let’s not forget the gardens …they are fabulous

There is always a fabulous display – colour, bees and butterflies abound

Delta Café has SOUL

Somehow Delta Café manages to feel a world away from Johannesburg – relaxed, family-friendly and faintly rural, with not a whiff of pretension.

http://www.deltacafe.co.za
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