Functions & celebrations
Year-end lunches, festive dinners, team treats and parties with the place to yourselves. Pick a package below, see exactly what you get, and ask for a date. We confirm it with you; you pay a deposit then.
Pick your party
Three easy ways to celebrate – by day, by night, or both.
- What it is
- 2- or 3-course sit-down, beautifully plated, with a welcome drink
- Day or night
- Lunch or dinner – one menu for both
- Per head
- R365 (2-course) / R425 (3-course)
- Minimum
- 8 guests
- Space
- Reserved table(s); half or whole venue for 20+
- What it is
- Roaming canapés
- Day or night
- Designed for evenings (daytime menu on request)
- Per head
- R80 / R100 / R120 (R20 a canapé)
- Minimum
- Exclusive use of at least half the restaurant + minimum spend
- Space
- Back half (evenings) or whole venue
- What it is
- A waffle, sarnie or burger and a drink, set-menu style
- Day or night
- Daytime, Mon–Fri
- Per head
- From R100
- Minimum
- 8 guests, booked 48 hours ahead
- Space
- Reserved table(s)
Pick one to see the whole menu, what's included and the small print — and to ask for a date.
Book early, celebrate more
- Early bird: book and pay your deposit by Friday 13 November 2026 and every guest gets a welcome Christmas mocktail on us.
- Early weekday treat: Mon–Wed bookings get a round of Waffle Bites for the table on the house (one portion per 4 guests).
Prefer the whole place to yourselves? See Private hire & minimum spends below.
Private hire & minimum spends
No venue hire fee. Book half or all of the restaurant and we agree a minimum spend, made up of everything you order. Under it? The difference is charged as venue hire. The 12.5% service charge is added on top.
| When | The Front or The Back · 30 seats | The whole Society · 69 seats |
|---|---|---|
| Mon–Thu daytime | R4 500 | R9 000 |
| Mon–Thu evening | R5 500 | R11 000 |
| Friday daytime | R6 500 | R13 000 |
| Friday or Saturday evening | R8 500 | R17 000 |
| Saturday daytime | R10 000 | R20 000 |
| Sunday (from 3pm) | R5 500 | R11 000 |
| Not available: 16 December | — | — |
- Daytime: 3 hours between 7am and 4:30pm. Evenings: 6pm–9pm Thu–Sat (Sun–Wed by arrangement). Later finishes: price on application.
- Whole venue? Add a DJ, karaoke or photo booth (price on application, paid to the supplier).
the small print
- Deposit: 50% secures your date (exclusive use: 50% of the minimum spend). Provisional holds last 3 working days.
- Final numbers & pre-orders: 7 days before. We charge for your confirmed number or the number who attend, whichever is higher.
- Cancellations: 14+ days – deposit refunded; 7–13 days – 50% refunded; under 7 days – forfeited (we'll try to move it to a date before 31 Jan 2027).
- Service charge: 12.5% for groups of 10+.
- Allergies: tell us with your final numbers – our waffle irons are shared, so nothing is guaranteed allergen-free.
- Corkage R50 a bottle · cakeage R35. Balance on the day, by card or EFT. Company invoices on request.
- Prices include VAT and apply to functions from 2 November to 18 December 2026. Decor: bring your own – no confetti or glitter, please. Set-up from an hour before. We don't serve alcohol to anyone under 18.
Society
Let's get the party started
- WhatsApp 064 390 7652
- sykesclare@gmail.com
- @thewafflesociety
- 16 Compensation Beach Road, Ballito
Build your own –
Nothing quite fits? Mix and match.
A calendar shows which days and sittings are still open. Pick the room, the food and the dishes, and the extras, from any of the three. We put a price on it and come back to you.