Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards 2018
By Christian Eedes, 19 November 2018
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The top 10 restaurants for 2018 according to the guide Eat Out are:
- The Restaurant at Waterkloof (Somerset West)
- The Test Kitchen (Woodstock, Cape Town)
- La Colombe (Constantia, Cape Town)
- Wolfgat (Paternoster, West Coast)
- La Petite Colombe (Franschhoek)
- Greenhouse at Cellars-Hohenort (Constantia, Cape Town)
- Restaurant Mosaic at The Orient (Elandsfontein, Pretoria)
- Camphors at Vergelegen (Somerset West)
- Jardine Restaurant (Stellenbosch)
- Chefs Warehouse at Beau Constantia (Constantia, Cape Town)
For more on the awards, click here.
Sarel Joubert | 19 November 2018
I am pleased for Gregory – his food has long been exceptional and I’ve had incredible meals at Waterkloof. I do find it odd, however, that a restaurant that only serves Waterkloof wines and that doesn’t have a sommelier employed can outdo some of the other establishments. I would think that for a restaurant to be the best in the country, it would have to be about more than just food. So what’s the judging criteria? If it is food only, then they got it spot on. If the restaurant experience as a whole is judged, then I am not so sure.
That said – it has been a while since I’ve dined there and if the wine list has changed in the meantime I am happy to eat my words.
Robert | 1 October 2019
100% agree