THEY’RE IN AGREEMENT… The Top 3 places to eat at on South African wine farms are Chefs Warehouse at Beau Constantia, La Colombe at Silvermist in Constantia and La Petite Colombe at Leeu Estates in Franschhoek, i.e. included among both the 3-Star Restaurants honoured at the Eat Out Awards of
ONE OF THE smallest wine stores on the peninsula south of Cape Town – it’s hard to believe that there’s room for over 300 different bottles in this boutique. Nestled among some milkwood trees adorned with fairy lights, Furny’s on Beach Road in Chapman’s Peak Village / Noordhoek is also
SOUTH AFRICA’S wine bars of note! Are there any others that make the cut? Where else across the length and breadth of South Africa… other than at the tasting rooms on the farms themselves… where else is wine the main focus of attention when it comes to what’s in your
NOPE! The La Motte Estate in Franschhoek is not closed. Although operations at the Pierneef restaurant and various other visitor attractions were suspended for renovations expected to be underway until sometime in 2024, an Artisanal Bakery and Garden Café now operate from Wednesday to Sunday at the farm’s Jonkershuis. Dating
THERE ARE over 150 farms in Stellenbosch where you are welcome to taste and buy some wine from a cellar on the premises. Of these, around 70 also offer food, either by way of a restaurant or platters of this and that, some of which entail ordering in advance. So
BRAND NEW on the Paarl wine route, off the beaten track, are the bistro, cellar and tasting room at Brookdale Estate of British businessman and property developer Tim Rudd. Among the foothills of the Klein Drakenstein mountains, the home of luxurious accommodation – and one of the most talked-about South
THE FARRO restaurant at Gabriëlskloof, Bot River… As per the Eat Out guide, one of the best places to lunch at in South Africa, not just in the Cape winelands! And the wines on offer are rather special too: the Landscape Series, Estate Range and Projects under the farm’s label,
The opening of The Jordan Restaurant with Marthinus Ferreira in Stellenbosch Kloof at the end of 2022 crowned a great year for the family outfit offering some of South Africa’s finest wines, fabulous food and accommodation in the great outdoors.
STEAK, burger, gnocchi and trout; or cheese and charcuterie platters. Nothing complicated at the new restaurant of Alto Wine Estate on the Helderberg in Stellenbosch. “A small but indulgent menu using smoked elements and locally sourced ingredients to pair with our wines,” says the chef. One of the Top 100
WHO SAW that coming! With Chef Johannes Richter in charge of the kitchen, The Livingroom at Summerhill Guest Estate outside Durban has been named Restaurant of the Year at South Africa’s 2022 Eat Out Woolworths Restaurant Awards. Best in the Cape winelands? La Colombe at Silvermist in Constantia Nek, where
JUST DAYS after the 2022 Eat Out Woolworths Restaurant Awards panel chair Abigail Donnelly announced their choice of the top-rated tables in South Africa, fellow food writer Jenny Handley went public with her panel’s preferences in the 2023 JHP Gourmet Guide. The Eat Out awards will be presented on 20
ALMOST just as interesting as who is included on the A-list of South Africa’s leading restaurant guide, is who is left off. Of the 42 establishments Eat Out have applauded with star ratings in 2022, there are 12 in the Cape winelands, i.e. among the vines, near the cellars (see
