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These are the top eateries as voted by the public by leaving a review of their favorite spot on the Eat Out website.
This is the judging criteria and T&C’s as per the Eat Out Website:
Eat Out fans directly influence the results with their star ratings when they review a restaurant on the site. Stars are awarded from one (poor) to five (excellent), for food and drinks, ambience and service. Users need to log in to write a review and give a rating. The restaurants with the highest average star rating in each category in each province for the period are eligible to win. Restaurants that perform well in their category but don’t meet all the criteria to win are eligible for ‘highly commended’ certificates.
Terms and conditions
- The awards period is 1 October 2015 to 30 September 2016.
- Individual restaurants need to have received a minimum of 5 reviews in the awards period to qualify. A prize will not be awarded if the highest-rated restaurant in that category has an overall rating lower than 4 stars.
- In the event that the above criteria are not met in a specific category, the judges may announce a ‘highly commended’ restaurant, but not announce a winner.
- Ratings are done based on ambience, service, and food and drinks, in a 20:20:60 ratio to give precedence to food.
- In the event of a tie, restaurants’ written reviews will be taken into consideration.
Western Cape
Best Asian Eatery
Active Sushi (Bree Street) – winner
Tjing Tjing Torii (City Bowl) – highly commended
Betty Blue Bistro
Best Bistro
Betty Blue Bistro (Hermanus) – winner
The Stack (Gardens) – highly commended
Best Burger Eatery
Gibson’s Gourmet Burgers & Ribs (V&A Waterfront) – winner
Jerry’s Burger Bar (Observatory) – highly commended
Meraki
Best Coffee Shop
Meraki (Stellenbosch) – winner
Pajamas and Jam (Strand) – highly commended
Best Country-style Eatery
Karoux (McGregor) – winner
The Post House (Greyton) – highly commended
Best Indian Eatery
The Indian Chapter with Prim Reddy (Bloubergstrand) – winner
Sundoo (Sea Point) – highly commended
Best Italian Eatery
True Italic (City Bowl) – winner
Locanda at Villa 47 (City Bowl) – highly commended
Best Steakhouse
The Eatery Wood Fired Grill (Claremont) – highly commended
Wildcard
Hoghouse Barbecue & Brewery (Ndabeni) – winner
Gauteng
Best African Eatery
La Terrasse (Menlo Park) – winner
Best Asian Eatery
The Great Eastern Food Bar (Melville) – winner
De Kloof Restaurant-“Mrs. Piggy” Rosewater confit pork belly, Tonka bean pork loin, Pork rillette on walnut melba, Pear puree, Nutmeg froth
Best Bistro
De Kloof Restaurant (Waterkloof) – winner
Black Bamboo (Menlyn) – highly commended
Best Burger Eatery
Craft (Parkhurst) – winner
Rocomamas (Hazeldean) – highly commended
Best Coffee Shop
Good Stuff Café (Maroelana) – winner
Best Italian Eatery
Cafe del Sol Botanico (Bryanston) – winner
Cafe del Sol Classico (Randburg) – highly commended
Best Mexican Eatery
Perron (Illovo) – winner
Best Steakhouse
Che Argentine Grill (Maboneng Precinct) – highly commended
Best Tapas Eatery
Culture Club – Bar de Tapas (Hazelwood) – winner
EB Social Kitchen & Bar (Hyde Park) – highly commended
KwaZulu-Natal
Best Bistro
Boiler Room Café (Berea) – winner
Best Burger Eatery
Smokin’ Joe’s (Berea) – winner
Best Country-Style Eatery
Oaklands Country Manor (Van Reenen) – winner
Best Mexican Eatery
El Toro (Durban North) – winner
Four15 (Durban North) – highly commended
Best Seafood Eatery
Bel Punto (Umdloti) – highly commended
Mpumalanga
Best Coffee Shop
The Food Fundi (Nelspruit) – winner
Free State
Best Bistro
Pont de Val (Parys) – winner
