Restaurant

From fine dining to big hotels and golf estates, Juan van Deventer has tried a few things as a chef. But at Groot Phesantekraal in the Durbanville Hills, he’s found his groove.

With an impressive past and an even more promising future, precociously talented chef Mechell Spann of SALT at Paul Cluver might just be the new Wunderkind of the Winelands food scene.

Stop, rest and take a break at La Sosta, Swellendam’s iconic Italian restaurant where chefs Nina and Salvatore Branda will wow you.

It’s characterful, it’s country, and you’ll find it on a huiskuier at chef Mynhardt Joubert’s invigorating Stasie Street Kitchen.

Tourists at the Pilansberg Centre were surprised to see a male lion casually walk up to the doors like he was going to order something.

At Chefs Warehouse on Maison wine farm in Franschhoek, chef David Schneider believes in big tastes and flavours, and keeping it country.

It can be difficult to sift through the numerous Muldersdrift restaurants to decide where to go for that special lunch or dinner. LEIGH HERMON discovers two she recommends.

If South Africa were ancient Rome there’s no doubt the saying would be “All roads lead to Colesberg” as most…

With the sound of waves in the background and the enticing aroma of seafood simmering in the small kitchen, it’s…

The winelands are packed with great places to eat, and drink excellent wine. The winter months see many of them cutting their cloth to fit so to speak by offering special winter menus at very good prices.

Vondeling on the Voor Paardeberg Road near Paarl is the home of some of the most delicious wines I have tasted in many a year. The feeling of wide-open skies is intoxicating – one feels free of the city in a most exhilarating way.

One of the most delightful places to visit is Glen Carlou in Paarl. Magnificently situated, overlooking the Paarl Valley towards the iconic rock that gave Paarl its name, the views are breathtaking.

Six generations of Louws have been lucky enough to be at Diemersdal since 1885. Words and images by Greg Landman…

One of my favourite places to go in Franschhoek is the Tuk Tuk Brewery. Not only does it get one out of the inescapable “French” thing that is an integral part of the town—and which I love—but one can drink beer.

If ever there was a match made in heaven it is the two famous Italians, Giorgio Nava and Giulio Bertrand…

The Retief family at Van Loveren in the Robertson Wine Valley—on the road to Bonnievale—are major movers and shakers in the area.

Of course, Constantia and Steenberg have some of the very best places to eat in the whole of the Cape.

There is a buzz in Somerset West these days and it has to do with something the locals do well—and love—food.