Some find beauty in artwork or nature; at Eat Out we tend to find it in food. And browsing the @EatOutTable Instagram restaurant guide is one of the quickest ways to achieve food nirvana. Here are five fine dining plates that took our breath away.

The Greenhouse at The Cellars-Hohenort (Constantia, Cape Town)

Exquisite fine dining at The Greenhouse

Sea urchin roe, bisque and red quinoa #eatoutguide #eatoutguide #eatoutcapetown #thegreenhouse #thegreenhousect #finedining #

A photo posted by Kieran Whyte (@ah_mrwhyte) on Nov 8, 2014 at 1:33pm PST

Haute Cabrière Cellar Restaurant (Franschhoek)

A magical plate featuring tuna tartare, quail eggs and sun-dried rosa tomato

#latergram tuna tartare at Haute Cabriere. S/O to Chef Ryan Shell. Great food, service, wine and view #EatOutTable #EatOutAwards #Franschhoek #CapeTown#WesternCape#SouthAfrica#AmazingCapeTown#Africa#instadaily#instagood#picoftheday

A photo posted by Neil Sauls (@that_veg_guy) on Oct 30, 2014 at 1:08am PDT

Jordan Bakery @ Jordan (Stellenbosch)

This plate makes our bellies smile

This was my beautiful lunch! Jordan bakery for good food and beautiful views. Next sunny day you should head out here! Order the rolled pork belly- you’ll thank me! #eatoutguide #foodcapetown #capetownfood

A photo posted by @toomuchloveliness on Nov 18, 2014 at 8:39am PST

La Mouette (Sea Point, Cape Town)

An elegant take on hake from La Mouette

Salt and pepper hake-La mouette #eatoutawards

A photo posted by @katynicol on Nov 13, 2014 at 4:57am PST

Makaron (Stellenbosch)

A dessert straight out of a fairytale

#Makaron in #Stellenbosch. This is baked coconut and lime ice-cream, caramel, peanut streusel and naartjie. Makaron has been nominated for the Top 10 at the 2014 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards. #eatoutguide #EatOutWinelands

A photo posted by Zani Botes (@zaantheswan) on Oct 24, 2014 at 8:18am PDT

Want to join in? Simply tag @EatOutTable and one of the nine regions below in your Instagram photos taken at restaurants. Remember to hashtag the restaurant’s name too, so that other readers know where to find your dish. (Please note that the guide works only on mobile devices.)
The regions are @EatOutJoburg, @EatOutCapeTown, @EatOutDurban, @EatOutPretoria, @EatOutBloem, @EatOutPE, @EatOutWinelands, @EatOutInland and @EatOutCoastal.