The annual Restaurant Week has officially opened its website for bookings for this year’s event. The autumn edition of this wining and dining festival will take place from 21 April to 1 May and is the perfect excuse to eat out at 100s of South Africa’s favourite restaurants at a fraction of the price.

A dish at Myoga Restaurant in Cape Town. Photo supplied.

The participating restaurants have all prepared a Restaurant Week special that celebrates the flavours of autumn and is available from only R150 for a two-course lunch and R250 for a three-course dinner. The list of restaurants from which to choose includes many Eat Out 500 restaurants as well as other fine-dining spots such as La Colombe and Myoga in Cape Town, Restaurant Mosaic at The Orient in Pretoria, Roots at Forum Homini in Krugersdorp, and The Restaurant at Newton Johnson and Rust en Vrede in the Cape winelands.

The interior at Restaurant Mosaic is inspired by the Parisian Belle Epoque. Photo supplied.

In the past few days, selected groups of VIPS have been offered priority access to bookings, filling up the first seats at the most popular restaurants. If you’d like to grab your table before missing out on these great deals, be sure to make a reservation now at www.restaurantweek.co.za.

La Colombe tuna. Photo by Jan Ras.