Say farewell to 2017 as you dine, drink and dance your way into 2018! Here are a few Pretoria spots to visit this New Year’s Eve.

Black Bamboo (Ashlea Gardens)

Enjoy a spectacular seven-course New Year’s Eve dinner for R750 per person, with live entertainment by Jon Delinger and unlimited Krone Méthode Cap Classique. Call 0845089752 or email info@theblackbamboo.co.za

Forti Bar & Grill (Menlyn Maine)

Celebrate the New Year with a five-course degustation menu, live entertainment and fine wine. The menu will showcase dishes such as smoked salmon roses; stuffed lumaconi stuffed with veal, ricotta and oven-roasted mushrooms; grilled Kingklip and tiger prawns and much more. R750 per person; no children under the age of 12. Call 012 0036181 / 083 467 2588 / 076 260 3025 or email info@forti.co.za.

Steak prepared and served at Forti Grill and Bar. Photo supplied.

Le-Si Signature Restaurant (Lynnwood)

Welcome in the new year with a three-course semi à la carte dinner, plus a drink on arrival. Highlights include fried ravioli with Neapolitan dip, mushroom Florentine, prawn curry, chicken parmigiana, red velvet cheesecake and chai lattè crème brûlée. R360 per adult; R215 for children 5 years and older; R150 for children aged 4 years and younger. Booking is essential. Call 0123488820 or email anette@casatoscana.co.za.

Outside at Le-Si Signature Restaurant. Photo supplied.

Meadow Green Restaurant at African Pride Hotel Irene Country Lodge (Irene)

Sip on a welcome drink on New Year’s Eve before tucking into the buffet. Start with creamy mushroom velouté with poppy seed crostini, before moving onto the charcuterie selection and mains of marmalade-glazed pork belly with apple-and-sage stuffing, oven-roasted beef rump, slow-braised beef oxtail with root vegetables, and much more. Leave room for the dessert and cheese selections. The price per person is R595. Booking is essential. Call 0126676464 or email lodge@irenecountrylodge.co.za.

Inside at Meadow Green Restaurant. Photo supplied.