Western Cape restaurants swept the Eat Out DStv Food Network restaurant awards this year.
19 finalists were announced for the premier category of the 2012 Eat Out DStv Food Network restaurant awards. From that list, all but three of which are Cape-based restaurants, the top 10 were announced at the end of November.
Here is the list of Western Cape finalists:
Babel
Babylonstoren Wine Farm, Simondium Road, Klapmuts 021 863 3852
Bizerca Bistro
Heritage Square, 98 Shortmarket Street, Cape Town 021 418 0001
Delaire Graff Estate
Helshoogte Pass, R310, between Stellenbosch and Franschhoek, 021 885 8160
Jordan Restaurant with George Jardine
Jordan Wine Farm, Stellenbosch Kloof Road, Stellenbosch 021 881 3612
The Greenhouse
93 Brommersvlei Road, the Cellars-Hohenort Hotel, Constantia 021 794 2137
La Colombe
Constantia Uitsig, Spaanschemat River Road, Constantia 021 794 2390
Makaron
Majeka House, 26-32 Houtkapper Street, Paradyskloof, Stellenbosch 021 880 1549
Overture
Hidden Valley Estate, Annandale Road, Stellenbosch 021 880 2721
Pierneef à La Motte
R45, Main Road, Franschhoek Valley 021 876 3119
Planet Restaurant
Mount Nelson Hotel, 76 Orange Street, Cape Town 021 483 1948
The Roundhouse
Kloof Road, The Glen, Camps Bay 021 438 4347
Rust en Vrede
Rust en Vrede wine estate, Annandale Road, Stellenbosch 021 881 3881
The Tasting Room at Le Quartier Français
Le Quartier Français, 16 Huguenot Road, Franschhoek 021 876 2151
The Test Kitchen
Unit 104A, Old Biscuit Mill, 375 Albert Road, Salt River 021 447 2337
Terroir
Kleine Zalze Wine Estate, R44, Stellenbosch 021 880 8167
Tokara
R310, towards Franschhoek, Tokara Winery, Helshoogte Pass, Stellenbosch 021 885 2550
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And the winners were:
The Top 10 restaurants:
1. The Test Kitchen
2. The Tasting Room
3. Jordan Restaurant
4. Overture
5. Rust en Vrede
6. DW Eleven-13
7. La Colombe
8. The Greenhouse
9. Terroir
10. Hartford House
8 of the top 10 are from Cape town and the Winelands!
Restaurant of the Year
The Test Kitchen
Chef of the Year
Margot Janse of The Tasting Room
Service Excellence Award
Rust en Vrede
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