The top 10 restaurants in SA for 2017 - announced

SA’s top chefs, foodies and media gathered at Grand West’s Grand Arena on Sunday 19 November to witness the announcement of the country’s best restaurants at the Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards. An Oscars-style celebration with the theme ‘red carpet glamour’ meant that guests and VIPs really pushed the boat out.

This will be the first year that Eat Out have chosen to keep the judges anonymous.

The top 10 restaurants for 2017 are…

1. The Test Kitchen, Woodstock

Springbok and beets.

A post shared by The Test Kitchen (@thetestkitchenct) on Nov 8, 2017 at 7:08am PST

2. Restaurant Mosaic at The Orient, Elandsfontein

Cosmorganic Menu at Mosaic “Some Birds Don’t Fly” Featuring 3 preparations of Ostrich. #thebestchef #restaurantmosaicatorient #newmenu #artofplating #thebestchefawards #greatplates

A post shared by Chantel Dartnall (@restaurantmosaicatorient) on Oct 24, 2017 at 6:45am PDT

3. The Restaurant at Waterkloof, Stellenbosch

We’re incredibly proud and excited to share that The Restaurant at Waterkloof has been announced as one of the 30 nominees for this year’s @eatoutguide Restaurant Awards! . The restaurants achieving a coveted #Top10 position will be revealed on Sunday 19 November at the awards ceremony in Cape Town. . Our congratulations to Executive Chef Gregory Czarnecki and his team on this endorsement, and to all of the nominees. We look forward to seeing you all on the 19th! #EatOutAwards . ??s: @travelspective

A post shared by Waterkloof Wines (@waterkloofwines) on Nov 8, 2017 at 2:33am PST

4. Chefs Warehouse at Beau Constantia, Constantia

*Scroll* No filter sharing plate lunch at Chefs Warehouse at Beau Constantia (squeezed in yesterday) by @ivorjonesct who clearly isn’t just a master of his craft but is having lots of fun doing it. #instayum #cntraveler #f52grams #southafrica #bbctravel #instayum #TLpicks #delicious #Capetown #sharingplates #guardiantravelsnaps #tapas #vineyard #degustation #tastingtable #feast #eattheworld #travelnoire #food #foodpics #buzzfeast #feedfeed #droolclub #finedining #Michelin #worlds50Best

A post shared by Ishay Govender (@ishaygovender) on Nov 16, 2017 at 5:04am PST

5. Greenhouse at Cellars-Hohenhort, Constantia

Great shot by @drizzleanddip #greenhousect #capetown

A post shared by Greenhouse (@greenhouse_ct) on Nov 18, 2017 at 2:21am PST

6. Camphors at Vergelegen, Somerset West

•CHESTNUT• #seasons #farmlife #inspirations #allday #cheflife #autumn #artofplating #nutcracker

A post shared by Michael Cooke (@chefmikecooke) on Mar 9, 2017 at 1:33am PST

7. La Colombe, Constantia Nek

Reposting @malgorzata1202: … Probably the best meal of my life ???? Showcasing my top 3 from last night’s overall exquisite dinner with wine pairing. If I were to ever visit Cape Town again, dinner at @lacolombect would be top of my to do list ???? And that rooibos ice cream was insane! #food #foodie #paradise #heaven #lacolombe #capetown #restaurant #foodporn #tasty #wine #foodandwine

A post shared by La Colombe Restaurant (@lacolombect) on Oct 4, 2017 at 10:33pm PDT

8. The Shortmarket Club, Cape Town CBD

Tuna for the start of the weekend.

A post shared by The Shortmarket club (@theshortmarketclub) on Aug 25, 2017 at 7:12am PDT

9. Overture, Stellenbosch

This food is art ° ° #overture #vegetarian #hiddenvalley

A post shared by Adri (@a3meyer) on Nov 11, 2017 at 7:33am PST

10. The Pot Luck Club, Woodstock

A huge thank you to @eatoutguide for nominating us as one of the best restaurants in South Africa.

A post shared by The Pot Luck Club (@thepotluckclubct) on Nov 7, 2017 at 10:27am PST

Other awards

San Pellegrino Chef Of The Year – Liam Tomlin of Chefs Warehouse and Thali

The Retail Capital SA best new restaurant of the year – La Petite Colombe (read our review here)