FIREMANS ARMS THE
Restaurant in Cape Town

Established in 1864, Fireman ’s Arms is one of the finest and oldest pubs in Cape Town providing fine beers and wines with exquisite food and light meals. The pub has undergone renovations and improvements over the years while keeping the original building and ambiance, it offers high definition viewing and big screen events to it’s patrons while offering exceptional service in a relaxing and traditional setting. Wireless internet access is available in all area’s of the venue, there are smoking and non smoking area’s all of which provide ample viewing area’s of the flat panel displays. Private functions and event can be arranged on request, additional information on events and functions can be found on the site. We have a selection of dishes that will tantalize the taste buds with homemade meals that take you from starters to mouth watering desserts. Whoever said that being clued up on trivia never comes in handy, had it all wrong! The historical pub, Fireman’s Arms is one of the oldest bars in Cape Town and its story begins as Somerset Arms, a local drinking establishment serving refreshments to sailors and locals in Established in 1864, Fireman’s Arms is one of the finest and oldest pubs in Cape Town providing fine beers and wines with exquisite food and light meals. The historical pub, Fireman’s Arms is one of the oldest bars in Cape Town and its story begins as Somerset Arms, a local drinking establishment serving refreshments to sailors and locals in He took up residence at the bar and was serving drinks happily with the bar’s very own dogs, Butch and Vicki for the next 50 years. The Zammit family sold the bar in the 1970s and it had various owners for the next decade becoming worse for wear until its current owner expressed interest in the pub. One of the current owners Kevin Phelan was a world champion water skier and coach to the British team. His government asked him to investigate the severity of apartheid in sport in South Africa as the World Water Skiing Championships would be hosted in SA that year. He found that apartheid was very present in South African sport and he was on his way home to deliver the bad news when his car collided with a truck en route to the airport. He spent the next year recovering in hospital and travelled to the UK for rehabilitation. Once he was healed, he returned to South Africa and worked as a water sports director on the Vaal River for ten years. It was the mid 1980s when Kevin went sailing with his brother around the world to beautiful locations like Santiago, Chile, Hawaii, Guam, Hong Kong and Singapore. Dean joined them on the yacht and they returned to Cape Town together. When they hit the Cape coast, they had already decided to buy a bar together. Kevin and Dean have renovated the property, still keeping memorabilia along its redbrick walls. They’ve mounted 11 screens and offer over 25 beers brands on tap, Wi-Fi and a variety of meals including homemade soup and gluten-free pizzas from a wood-fire oven. The resident cats, Sesame and Babbelas can occasionally be found sleeping on the bar or in a patch of sunlight. Fireman’s Arms also hosts a weekly Quiz Night on Thursdays, a wonderful opportunity for Cape Tonians to get together and challenge their general knowledge and trivia with friends and family.