The Millys restaurant next to the N4 highway between Belfast and Machadodorp has been destroyed in a fire, Beeld newspaper reported on Saturday.
The restaurant and adjacent shopping centre caught fire on Friday around 09:00 when sparks from the chimney fell onto the thatched roof.
A strong wind was blowing at the time.
Nobody was injured.
A Working on Fire helicopter helped prevent the fire from spreading to a nearby petrol station by scooping water out of a trout dam next to the restaurant.
– SAPA