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| Aubergine |
Price:
R 205, or R 210 - Wine: R 65 |
Cherished and confident with silver service
sophistication, Aubergine is ever famous with
those in the gastronomic know. Chef and owner
Harald Bresselschmidt knows what he is doing in
the kitchen, demonstratied by his numerous awards
and indeed his culinary creations. Seated around
the palm tree on the terrace, diners can enjoy
joys such as the ‘mosaic of sea and freshwater
fish with green curry foam’.
Dishes are inventive, with subtle Asian
influences on classical favourites and
a widespread wine list to complement each course,
a sommelier is on hand to guide diners to the
perfect choice. With its location in an historic
house, the restaurant’s décor is
elegant and sedate, with old church pews and full
bodied aubergine tones to match the name. Lunch
is served on Thursdays only and Aubergine is closed
on Sundays. |
Address:
39 Barnet Street, Gardens
Telephone: (021) 465 4909
Facsimile: (021) 461 3781
Email address: aubergin@mweb.co.za
Website address: www.aubergine.co.za |
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Blue
Danube
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Price:
R 180, or R 220 - 5 course
Wine: R 65 |
1 of the very best restaurants in Cape Town, Blue Danube
is situated in a delightful Victorian house with polished
wooden floors and a living room intimacy. Local art
explodes on the stunning blue walls, some supplied by
the master chef, Tomas Sinn, himself. Sinn brought renown
to several of the city’s better restaurants before
venturing out on his own into the world of haute cuisine.
Austrian undertones reflect the chef’s
nationality, while several of his dishes remain faithful
to Africa, with delicious morsels such
as the roast loin of springbok with shallot sauce. The
Austrian dessert Salzburger Nockerln is a dish is not
to be missed. There is no lunch served from Saturday
to Monday. |
Address: 102 New Church Street, Tamboerskloof
Telephone: (021) 423 3624
Facsimile: (021) 423 3624
Email address: info@bluedanube.co.za
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| Buitenverwachting |
Price:
R 190 or R 208 - 5 course
Wine: R 75 |
Buitenvewachting takes its name from the wine estate
upon which this luxurious restaurant is situated. The
interior is classically stylish, with
dusky blues, high backed chairs, burnt reds and understated
floral. There is also an enclosed terrace offering beautiful
views of the vineyards.
The cuisine is international in style and always brilliant,
with local touches adding some South African
flavour, the constantly changing menu might
include kingklip pasta galette with grilled marinated
vegetables and pesto fried prawns or cardamon grilled
kudu fillet with oriental red cabbage sauce. The comprehensive
and award winning wine list includes their own labels,
as well as other international and local vintages. No
lunch is served on Saturdays and the resturant it closed
Sundays and Mondays. |
Address:
Klein Constantia Road, Contantia
Telephone: (021) 794 3522
Facsimile: (021) 794 1351
Email address: restaurant@buitenverwachting.com
Website address: www.buitenverwachting.co.za
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| La
Colombe |
Price:
R 260 Wine: R 70. |
La Colombe is just 1 of a handful of excellent
dining opportunities at Constantia Uitsig,
one of Constantia’s premier wine estates. This
homely light blue and white summer house style restaurant
offers poolside seating and simply exquisite culinary
delights.
Chef Franck Dangereux expertly blends Provencal
delights with South African influences in an
open plan kitchen, creating such masterworks as deep
fried mature goat’s cheese, crumbed with sesame
seeds and served with a fig and blackcurrant sauce.
With an award winning wine list, a frequently changing
menu and friendly and knowledgeable service, this restaurant
is superb. No dinner Sunday. Advance booking is necessary,
especially during the summer months. |
Address:
Constantia Uitsig, Constantia
Telephone: (021) 794 2390
Facsimile: (021) 794 7914
Email address: lc@uitsig.co.za
Website address: www.lacolombe.co.za |
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| one.waterfront |
Price:
R 190, or R 220 for 6
Wine: R 90. |
one.waterfront is the famous restaurant
in Cape Grace. With upholstered high backed chairs and
white linen set against soft beiges, velvety creams
and earthy browns, the restaurant displays an modest
luxury and local pride, with 95 % of the decor and artwork
locally produced.
In keeping with this attitude, executive chef
Bruce Robertson creates imaginative, stunningly presented
and locally influenced dishes. For example, for starters
West Coast oysters chilled on ice with natural grape
juice, shallots and homemade tobasco, with kingklip
kedgeree or baked feta and waterblommetjie cannelloni
afterwards. Reservations for both lunch and dinner are
vital and dress code is smart / casual. |
Address:
Cape Grace, West Quay Road, V&A Waterfront
Telephone: (021) 418 0520
Facsimile: (021) 418 0522
Email address: onewaterfront@capegrace.com
Website address: www.onewaterfront.co.za |
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