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jordan
FOOD: While the menu changes
ABIENCE: If the spectacular view of the
WINE: While the
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often, you could start with
something like the braised
gemsbok ravioli, deliciously plump
with flavour, that’s served with
caramelised shallots and
cauliflower and parmesan veloute
that takes cauliflower to new
heights.
valley and the surrounding Stellenbosch
Mountains doesn’t take your breath
away, you’re made of hard stuff indeed.
In summer the wraparound glass
windows are peeled back to take full
advantage of the situation. The kitchen
is open-plan with the industrious George
and his acolytes in plain sight.
selection features the
award-winning wines of
the estate prominently,
there are also carefully
chosen treasures from
the rest of the winelands,
some with hefty markups.
Main Menu
Tasting Menu
Website
+27 21 881
3612
Rust en vrede
FOOD: John’s dishes
ABIENCE: After a starlit drive
WINE: The wine list is
invite you to engage
with the flavours: you
never simply take a
forkful, chew and
swallow. Every
mouthful presents
questions, textures
and sensations.
through the vineyards and a few
last steps under the soaring oak
trees, diners are welcomed and
led down a stone path towards
the restaurant. Two large glass
doors swing open
ceremoniously, revealing a haven
of comfort
structured according to origin
rather than varietals or blends.
This serves to highlight the
diversity of viticultural
expressions that South Africa
has to offer. At least one of Rust
en Vrede’s red wines used in the
pairing for the tasting menu.
MENU:
4 Course Menu
6 Course Menu
Website
+27 21 881 3757
terroir
FOOD: Classic, simple
meals are guided by the
availability of fresh
produce of the season.
The chalkboard menu
compiled by awardwinning chef Michael
Broughton features
signature dishes.
ABIENCE: This simple,
WINE: Known for its carefully
homely and basic farm-style
interior is humble with
doors that open and invite
beautiful summer days and
nights. It’s also a perfect
antidote to winter; end your
day gathered around a warm
fireplace.
selected wine, with emphasis
on pairing the food to specific
wines produced at Kleine Zalze.
The wine list is extensive with
sound recommendations per
glass from the great selection of
Cape wines and a touch of
French flair.
MENU:
Green Season Menu
Website
+27 21 880 0717
delaire
FOOD: If you’re looking for an
unforgettable dining experience
that’s worthy of Michelin star status,
then the Delaire Graff Restaurant is a
must. The holistic and purist
approach to the preparation of the
dishes remains true to its promise
and Chef Christiaan Campbell
doesn’t hold back.
ABIENCE: Guests are able to
WINE: Expertly trained
relax on the terrace under a
dappled canopy of pin-oak
trees while enjoying
breathtaking views, or within
the spectacular restaurant
interior that’s decorated with
a diverse collection of South
African art.
sommeliers are on hand
to guide patrons
through the extensive
wine list, which features
signature wines from
the Delaire Graff
vineyards and other
estates in the vicinity.
MENU:
Food Menu
Wine List
Website
+27 21 885 8160
The tasting room
FOOD: It’s an African surprise
ABIENCE: The tables are
menu served as five or eight
courses, where chef Margot
Janse take diners on an
adventure through the culinary
landscape of this part of the
world. En route you will be hear,
see, smell and taste the story of
many local ingredients.
unadorned by linen and
elaborate centerpieces,
keeping things unfussy but
infinitely cool and
comfortable. The colour
palette with slate grey,
crimson and acid green is
bold and funky.
WINE: As expected, the
wine list is incredible. The
team is brilliant at
recommending
something to suit your
taste and plate, if you
don’t go for the wine
pairing option, which is
definitely your best bet.
MENU:
Website
+27 21 876 3105
Reuben’s
FOOD: The eclectic, regularly
ABIENCE: Like the
WINE: The expansive
updated menu lists a good number of
Reuben’s favourites, as well as daily
specials. The cuisine at Reuben’s I
screated to take advantage of the
freshest ingredients as they become
available and dishes are created on
the inspiration of our chef.
cuisine, our restaurant
exhibits a homely yet
sophisticated
atmosphere where our
guests can enjoy their
meals in an unhurried
setting.
wine list boasts a fine
selection of wines,
from the region and
elsewhere, to
accompany the fine
fare.
MENU:
Main Menu
Wine List
Website
+27 21 876 3772
babylonstoren
FOOD: Don’t let the handful
of unfussy options on the
menu fool you: this food will
fill you up with goodness,
letting the incredible
ingredients – mostly
harvested from the estate’s
considerable gardens – shine.
ABIENCE: Take a turn inside the
WINE: Order a freshly
glass structure to admire the
plants and charming nostalgic
touches like old green medicinal
bottles and a Victorian cabinet of
drawers, some of which are
pulled open to display Delft
china ¬– one of the signatures of
the estate.
squeezed yellow, green or red
juice made from the garden’s
bounty, with garnishes of
beetroot, carrot or whatever’s
seasonal. Cordials and iced
teas are flavoured with herbs
from the garden.
MENU:
Download
Website
+ 27 21 863 3852
Pierneef at la motte
FOOD: The unique food
styles and diverse flavours
have been inspired by
centuries of cooking, spiced
by influences from across the
globe, forming the precious
ingredients of Cape
Winelands Cuisine.
ABIENCE: The restaurant interior
WINE: Approachable
blends beautifully with the external
surroundings – a fresh, natural look
inside is embraced by tranquil
gardens and majestic oak trees –
where a Winelands Tea with a
selection of home-baked delights
from the La Motte Farm Shop can be
enjoyed.
in style and elegant in
character, these wines
serve for easy-drinking
enjoyment at any
occasion. Ideal as an
introduction to La
Motte quality.
MENU:
Menu
Website
+27 21 876 8030
moreson
FOOD: Neil Jewell, the Charcuterie
Guru, is the inspiration behind the
perfectly balanced, seasonally
influenced and surroundings
inspired, menu. His passion lies in
his homemade Charcuterie that he
prepares with mountains of
patience and bucket loads of love.
ABIENCE: Bread &
WINE: We would
Wine Vineyard
Restaurant exudes an old
world charm. It is a
character-filled, rustic
restaurant that has won
numerous accolades for
its honest food.
never try sell anything
we, as a family, didn't
believe in. If you buy
and enjoy one of our
wines you can be sure
that we have
personally OK'd that
wine for market.
MENU:
menu
Website
+27 21 876 3692
Ryan’s kitchen
FOOD: Ryan’s Kitchen
serves modern South
African cuisine. It’s driven
by local and indigenous
ingredients, historical and
cultural references...and
imagination, flair and
ingenuity.
ABIENCE: We have developed a
restaurant with a cosy and home
styled dining lounge feel where
almost all tables are a "Chef's
Table's". Our terrace provides a
fantastic venue for the less
drama filled lunch menu as well
as those warm summer evenings
for dinner.
WINE: Check out
MENU:
their full wine list
here.
Menu
Website
+27 21 876 4598