Food First. Volume Up.
smoke. fire. meat. music
A food-led alternative-rock smokehouse and grill built around bold flavour, live fire, music and genuine hospitality.
What We're building
A different kind of smokehouse
The Rock N Rolla is being developed as a food-led smokehouse and grill built around bold flavour, live fire, music and genuine hospitality.The concept is designed to move naturally from relaxed daytime dining into a more energetic social atmosphere after dark—without ever losing focus on the food.At its core are smoked meat, chicken, burgers and wood-fired pizza, all shaped around the craft of fire, smoke and generous hospitality.
Meet the team
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE BUILD
The Rock N Rolla is being shaped by two people with different strengths and one shared vision.Chef Wayne brings the culinary direction, operational experience and founder’s vision. Dylan brings hospitality, beverage knowledge and a strong front-of-house perspective.Together, they are building a food-led smokehouse and grill grounded in bold flavour, genuine hospitality and a brand with enough character to stand apart.
Wayne Garth Oosthuizen
Founder - hospitality & Culinary development
Chef Wayne brings more than two decades of culinary and hospitality experience across professional kitchens, hotels, safari lodges, culinary education and consulting.The Rock N Rolla brings together his passion for bold food, live fire, music and genuine hospitality—built on years of developing menus, strengthening kitchens and leading teams.
Dylan Chalmers
Co-Founder - Hospitality & Beverage Development
Hospitality has never been just a job for Dylan. His journey has been built through guest service, front-of-house operations, bartending and cocktail development—learning shift by shift what makes people feel genuinely welcome.For him, The Rock N Rolla is about more than opening a restaurant. It is about helping build a place where guests leave with a lasting impression, employees feel proud to belong and genuine hospitality becomes part of the brand’s reputation.The dream is also deeply personal: to create something meaningful, build a lasting legacy and make his late father proud.
built around fire
Food first. atmosphere around it.
The Rock N Rolla is a food-led alternative-rock smokehouse and grill built around bold flavour, live fire, generous hospitality and a social atmosphere with its own rhythm.The food remains the anchor. Music, design and energy support the experience, but they never replace the fundamentals of a properly run restaurant.The concept is designed to work across the day—from relaxed, welcoming dining into a livelier evening atmosphere where the volume rises naturally and the hospitality still controls the room.At the heart of the food direction are four core pillars:Smoked Meat • Chicken • Burgers • Wood-Fired PizzaThis is not a finished menu. It is the culinary foundation guiding the development of The Rock N Rolla.
interested in the journey
The Rock N Rolla is still in development—and we’re open to hearing from people who believe in what we’re building.Whether you’re interested in future investment, strategic partnerships, supplier opportunities, collaboration or becoming part of the wider journey, get in touch and tell us where you see the fit.
THE ROCK N ROLLAThe Rock N Rolla Smokehouse & GrillSmoke • Fire • Meat • Music
Rocking With Class
© 2026 The Rock N Rolla Hospitality (Pty) Ltd. All rights reserved.Development noticeThe Rock N Rolla is currently in development. No venue, opening date, trading hours, bookings or final menu have been announced.