Johannesburg's top restaurants stole the spotlight at this year's Eat Out Woolworths Restaurant Awards.
The awards ceremony took place at the Baxter Theatre Centre in Cape Town on Monday, 31 March, and industry leaders, chefs and restaurant owners gathered to honour the finest in the culinary field.
Restaurants were awarded with one, two or three stars based on their dining experience, food quality, technique, service, ambience and value.
Restaurants that scored over 90 out of 100 got a three-star rating, those that scored between 80 and 89 received a two-star rating, while those who scored between 70 and 79 received one star.
The Les Créatifs Restaurant in Bryanston, Johannesburg received a one-star rating. It was established in 2019 by Chef Wandile Mabaso. The restaurant serves four course meals for R1250 which consists of Hout Bay tuna, Midlands beef tongue, vegetable tartare, duck leg and calamari, goat and Karoo lamb loin. Wine pairing is R2050 while cocktail pairing is R1750. See the menu here.
Marble Restaurant in Rosebank also received a one-star rating. Read more about it here.
Culinary Table in Lanseria was also awarded with a one-star rating. This unique restaurant serves a variety of dishes that are made using ingredients picked from its own garden. So, there is no set menu. The dishes are seasonal, based on what is in their garden.
Zioux in Sandton received one star for its Asian dishes coupled with amazing cocktails that are sure to impress anyone who is a food fanatic.
See full list of winners below:
One Star
Belly of the Beast (City Bowl, Cape Town)
Cavalli Restaurant (Somerset West)
Chefs Warehouse at Maison (Franschhoek)
Chefs Warehouse at Tintswalo Atlantic (Hout Bay, Cape Town)
Creation Wines Tasting Room (Hemel-en-Aarde Valley)
Culinary Table (Lanseria)
Eike (Stellenbosch)
Ëlgr (City Bowl, Cape Town)
Farro (Botrivier)
Galjoen (City Bowl, Cape Town)
Hōseki (Stellenbosch)
Kapokbos (Bonnievale)
Le coin Français (Franschhoek)
Les Créatifs Restaurant (Bryanston, Johannesburg)
Marble Restaurant Johannesburg (Rosebank, Johannesburg)
Meraki by Charlie Lakin (Hillcrest, eThekwini)
Nevermind (Cape St Francis)
Orangerie at Le Lude (Franschhoek)
Post & Pepper (Stellenbosch)
Restaurant Klein JAN (Tswalu)
Reverie Social Table (Observatory, Cape Town)
Rykaart’s Restaurant at Longridge Wine Estate (Stellenbosch)
Scape at Vrymansfontein (Paarl)
Spek & Bone (Stellenbosch)
Table Seven (Salt River, Cape Town)
The Chefs’ Table (Umhlanga, eThekwini)
The Red Room by Chefs Warehouse (City Bowl, Cape Town)
The Table at De Meye (Stellenbosch)
The Test Kitchen Fledgelings (Woodstock, Cape Town)
Upper Union (City Bowl, Cape Town)
Vuur Goose Island (Stellenbosch)
Zioux (Sandton, Johannesburg)
Two Stars
Beyond (Constantia, Cape Town)
Chefs Warehouse at Beau Constantia (Constantia, Cape Town)
CHORUS (Somerset West)
Clara’s Barn (Stellenbosch)
Epice (Franschhoek)
FABER at Avondale (Paarl)
Fermier (Pretoria)
Foxcroft (Constantia, Cape Town)
MERTIA (Stellenbosch)
Ouzeri (City Bowl, Cape Town)
Protégé (Franschhoek)
Rust en Vrede (Stellenbosch)
Salon (Woodstock, Cape Town)
The Jordan Restaurant with Marthinus Ferreira (Stellenbosch)
The Pot Luck Club Cape Town (Woodstock, Cape Town)
The Waterside Restaurant (V&A Waterfront, Cape Town)
Wolfgat (Paternoster)
Three Stars
Dusk (Stellenbosch)
FYN (City Bowl, Cape Town)
La Colombe (Constantia, Cape Town)
La Petite Colombe (Franschhoek)
Pier (V&A Waterfront, Cape Town)
Salsify at the Roundhouse (Camps Bay, Cape Town)
The LivingRoom at Summerhill Guest Estate (Pinetown, eThekwini)
The LivingRoom at Summerhill Guest Estate was the recipient of another special award: the Eat Out Woolworths Green Star Award
Eat Out Rising Star is Nathan Clarke, executive chef at The Test Kitchen Fledgelings in Woodstock.
Eat Out Woolworths Wine Service Award: Michelle Erasmus (La Colombe)
Eat Out Woolworths Trailblazer Award: Bertus Basson (Eike, Spek & Bone, CHORUS, Clara’s Barn)
Eat Out Woolworths Financial Services Service Excellence Award: MERTIA
Eat Out House of Suntory Lannice Snyman Lifetime Achievement Award: Franck Dangereux (chef-owner of The Foodbarn Café & Tapas and founder of La Colombe)
Eat Out VISI Style Award: COY
Eat Out Lexus Best Destination Restaurant: Kapokbos (Bonnievale)
Eat Out Yoco Best New Restaurant: Cyra
Eat Out Callebaut Dessert Award: Epice
Eat Out Patrón Mixology Award: La Petite Colombe
Eat Out S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna Chefs’ Chef: Ivor Jones
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