Est. 1993

One of the leading boutique restaurant chains in South Africa

We have been in the business for over thirty years and pride ourselves in only serving the freshest seafood. We source only the finest seafood all the way from the East to West coast and often have it flown in.

Our History

“Our passion is our food, it’s in our blood.”

My grandfather Nick Karras, grew up in the port of Piraeus, Greece and shared his passion for the sea with my mother.

The family immigrated to South Africa in the early 1920’s and settled in Pretoria, where he opened the Star Café on Church Square.

My father had a small coal transporting company, which I joined. As a sideline, I started transporting fish and then opened a fish wholesale business.

In 1992, I established The Codfather, now recognised as one of this country’s most iconic restaurants.

I welcome you.

Codfather Waterfall

Best known for its succulent seafood, The Codfather’s menu will happily satisfy carnivores and vegetarians too. Whether you are in need of a juicy steak, lamb shank or ribs, sensational sushi, prawns or line fish, mix-and-match tapas or sundowners after a long week, The Codfather serves world-class, feel-good cuisine that you don’t want to miss out on.

Our Signature Dishes

Explore our world class cuisine

Appetizers

Tantalize your taste buds with these delectable creations.

Tapas

Mix & match glorious flavours with our selection of Tapas.

Fish

A feast of the freshest fish from the east to the west coast

Meat / Poultery

Glorious crispy peri-peri chicken, prepared in our Josper charcoal oven. Our aged beef cuts are grilled to perfection in our Josper charcoal oven and complimented with our delicious sides.

Sushi

We offer an array of beautifully hand crafted sushi dishes.

Desserts

The perfect end to a perfect meal.

Fishmonger

Create your own seafood platter from our

famous Fish Counter, you will find the freshest seafood.

Sundowners

Indulge in a delicious cocktail while enjoying

the sunset over the Sandton skyline.

COCKTAIL BAR

Our perfectly suited inside-outside bar is ideal for after-work cocktails, tapas meeting or to unwind after a long day. Next to our pool, the 'private' space allows our customers to indulge in comfort.

WHISKEY LOUNGE

Choose from a vast selection of whiskeys and cognacs, by the bottle or by the tot whilst sitting next to a roaring fireplace. And what would a whiskey bar be without a large selection of Cuban cigars? We have them both.

WINE CELLAR

With over 8 000 bottles of local and international wines, including a specialised list of boutique wines we have a wine for any occasion and any taste. We offer a wine and food pairing experience for you, you need only ask and we will arrange.

Our Team

Awesome Team

Lee-Roy F Awasi

General Manager

Liezl Catsavis

Chef

Nosizo (Zoe) Zandi Dlamini

Floor Manager

Rose Chido Hawadi

Floor Manager

Matheas Mapwashike

Connoisseur

We Welcome You

Interview with George Sinovich

Q – What is your background? Like most men my age, in the eighties I went to the army, but I also got my degree in Business from Wits University. Mostly I learnt a lot from my father who had a transport company. We had a small refrigerated truck and landed a contract to transport fresh fish from Gansbaai to…

25 May

The Goldfish Project

Gold Fish Project – NGO The initial, primary objective of the NGO is to uplift the living conditions of the community in Kliptown Soweto Johannesburg. Goldfish project will erect food tunnels at Kliptown, these individual food tunnels will be sold to corporate sponsors, for a fee which includes the purchase of the actual hardware, the grow boxes, irrigation and…

Our Testimonials

What Customers Say

Very friendly staff, our waiter gave us suggestions on what to eat and also their wine selection is amazing 👏 😊 the restaurant atmosphere is amazing and for those cold nights, they do have a fireplace. I will definitely make another turn there in the near future. 😊😊

Keletso Setlhabi

Google Review

My experience was amazing 😃, the environment is very pleasing, perfect for date, or a client based event to close your deals in style. This place is also well located in Waterfall

Zelda Tommy

Google Review

Lunch with hubby. Beautiful restaurant good service and yummy food. Tastefully plated. You choose your seafood that’s on display which is then prepared for you.

Jozi Girl

Google Review

Guest Reviews

Waterfall

Location

PoloFields Crossing, Midrand

Phone : +27 010 745 0680

gm@thecodfatherpolofields.co.za

Our Hours

Monday -Saturday
11:30am – 10pm

Sundays & public holidays
11:30am – 9pm

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