Eat Out has revealed the nominees of the Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards. The winners – including Top 10 restaurants in South Africa as well as the winners of the coveted Eat Out S.Pellegrino Acqua Panna Chef of the Year, Eat Out Nespresso Service Excellence Award and the Eat Out Wine Service Award – will be announced at the awards ceremony in Cape Town on Sunday, 20 November.
- The contenders for this year’s awards are:
Camphors at Vergelegen - Chefs Warehouse & Canteen
- DW Eleven-13
- Foliage
- Greenhouse
- Hartford House
- Indochine
- Jordan Restaurant
- The Kitchen at Maison
- La Colombe
- Nobu
- Overture
- Pierneef à La Motte
- The Pot Luck Club
- The Restaurant at Waterkloof
- Restaurant Mosaic at The Orient
- Rust en Vrede Restaurant
- The Tasting Room at Le Quartier Français
Terroir - The Test Kitchen
“Culinary delights are very much a part of our lifestyle at Mercedes-Benz South Africa. We appreciate the professionalism of these awards, and applaud the judges in maintaining such high standards, as we and our customers expect only the best,” says Selvin Govender, Marketing Director of Mercedes-Benz Cars.
Says Abigail Donnelly, Eat Out editor and chief judge: “The outstanding restaurants celebrated this year show a clever combination of consistency, evolution and playfulness. Rock ’n roll dishes have been created by these stars of the food world. The line-up, which includes regulars, reappearances and new names, proves that it’s not about trends, but rather about pure dedication.”
Other champions that will be announced at these annual food Oscars include the Eat Out Nederburg Rising Star and the recipient of the Eat Out Lannice Snyman Lifetime Achievement Award. A separate judging process has also determined the winners of the Eat Out Boschendal Style Award and two new accolades, the Eat Out Retail Capital New Restaurant of the Year and the Eat Out Woolworths Sustainability Award. Visit http://eatout.co.za/awards for more details on the judging criteria for each award.
Limited tickets are available for the 2016 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant awards at R1495 per person. Bookings can be made at https://eventrsvp.co.za/EatOutAwards2016/. For enquiries, contact awards@eatout.co.za or call 021 417 1257.