The time has finally come. Our judges’ knives and forks have been pushed together on the plate, their napkins folded and chairs pushed back. Scorecards have been completed, intense discussions have ensued and the final auditing has been done.
By now you will have seen our teaser videos of the judges delivering the exciting news to the nominated chefs. We can at last reveal the full list of 20 nominees for the 2015 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards.
They are:
Camphors at Vergelegen – watch video
Chefs Warehouse & Canteen – watch video
Five Hundred (now closed) – watch video
Greenhouse at The Cellars-Hohenort – watch video
Jordan Restaurant – watch video
The Kitchen at Maison – watch video
The Pot Luck Club – watch video
The Restaurant at Newton Johnson – watch video
The Restaurant at Waterkloof – watch video
Restaurant Mosaic at The Orient – watch video
Rust en Vrede Restaurant – watch video
The Tasting Room at Le Quartier Français – watch video
The Test Kitchen – watch video
The Top 10 Restaurants and the winners of other coveted awards, including the San Pellegrino Chef of the Year, Nederburg Rising Star, Boschendal Style Award, Lannice Snyman Lifetime Achievement Award (in association with Novus Holdings), Wine Service, and Service Excellence will be announced at the Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards ceremony on 15 November at SunExhibits Centre at GrandWest.
Great list, but sadly( again): No Pretoria restaurants.
Black bamboo definitely deserves to make the list once.
A trend I’ve noticed over the last few years is that, as you are based in Cape Town, you tend to favour Cape Town and surrounds-based eating establishments. With the Top 20 nominees, only three (3!) not from Cape Town or surrounds! Is it because you guys basically eat, taste and test down there, with a once-in-a-while nod to restaurants in other areas, just because you had to travel to Gauteng, for instance? Is it really true that there are no other restaurants in this country and the totally expected three ‘traditional’ nominees from Gauteng?
Good job
I would like to win the competition 🙂
Great list, have tried a few, would love to try them all!
I though the awards were In some place called Mystico? Now they are in Grand West.
WHY NO BLOEMFONTEIN/FREE STATE RESTAURANTS????