The Restaurant at Waterkloof in Western Cape has been named the best restaurant in South Africa, with critics calling the striking glass cube design an “otherworldly dining experience.”
The Restaurant, which sits atop the Schapenberg mountain, topped the 2018 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards. The floor-to-ceiling glass walls offer guests sweeping views over False Bay and Waterkloof’s biodynamic vineyard.
“The Waterkloof degustation menu is one of a few tasting menus that is capable of melting your heart and bringing a warm smile to your face dish after dish,” the unnamed critic wrote in their review. “The menu should always be taken with the wine pairing, as it’s brilliant, and each dish is conceived with the sole intention to complement its accompanying exquisite organic wine.”
The top 10 restaurants in South Africa are:
- The Restaurant at Waterkloof (Somerset West)
- The Test Kitchen (Woodstock, Cape Town)
- La Colombe (Constantia, Cape Town)
- Wolfgat (Paternoster)
- La Petite Colombe (Franschhoek)
- Greenhouse at Cellars-Hohenort (Constantia, Cape Town)
- Restaurant Mosaic at The Orient (Elandsfontein, Pretoria)
- Camphors at Vergelegen (Somerset West)
- Jardine Restaurant (Stellenbosch)
- Chefs Warehouse at Beau Constantia (Constantia, Cape Town)
