The 30 nominees for the highly anticipated annual Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards have just been announced. To celebrate the wealth of talent on the restaurant scene, Eat Out will count down from 20 to 11 at the ceremony, which will take place at GrandWest in Cape Town on Sunday 18 November 2018, before finally revealing the Top 10 restaurants in the country.

The nominees, in no particular order, are:

In addition to naming the hotly contested Top 10 restaurants, the 2018 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards will also recognise the following winners:

Eat Out S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna Chef of the Year
Eat Out Retail Capital New Restaurant of the Year
Eat Out Nederburg Rising Star Award
Eat Out Graham Beck Chefs’ Chef Award
Eat Out Diners Club Service Excellence Award
Eat Out Wine Service Award
Eat Out John Psillos Award for Outstanding Contribution to Service
Eat Out Lannice Snyman Lifetime Achievement Award
Eat Out Woolworths Sustainability Award
Eat Out Style Award