Fast facts

Restaurant Name: Delaire Graff Restaurant

Address: Helshoogte Road, Stellenbosch

Contact Number: 021 885 8160

Average price of a main course: R400

Opening times: Monday to Thursday 12noon to 2.15pm and 6.30pm to 8pm; Friday to Saturday 12noon to 2.30pm and 6.30pm to 8pm; Sundays 12noon to 2.15pm

Parking: Ample and secure parking.

Food type: Fine dining

Best for… Special occasions.

Food

Lunch and dinner guests can dine à la carte or opt for the Seasonal Lunch Set Menu or the Signature Chef’s Dinner Menu with wine pairing options. Chef Osborne is passionate about plant-based dining and offers a Plant-based Set Lunch Menu, showcasing seasonal freshness from the estate’s greenhouse and garden. All dietary requirements are catered for.

The Signature Chef’s Dinner Menu features estate-grown beets, greens, tomatoes, peppers, stone fruit and pears. Delicately poached East Coast langoustine is paired with a sweet potato and ginger puree and stone fruit: a quintessentially South African trio of savoury, sweet and tart flavours.

The Seven Course Signature Chef’s Menu ends on a high note with “The Banghoek Valley”, a dessert of crème fraiche namelaka, pear, roasted chestnuts and honeycomb ice cream. Silky namelaka contrasts beautifully with the crunchy chestnut crumb, clean pear and decadent ice cream.

At R1500 per head for the seven-course Signature Chef’s Menu with wine pairing, it is a costly dining experience.

 

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Drinks

Though the wine pairing for the Signature Chef’s Menu consists solely of Delaire Graff wines, the wine list includes a range of wines from premium estates. Wine is served by the glass at an average of R175 per glass.

 

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Service

Delaire Graff is a world-class destination with attentive, well-informed staff who are warm and efficient. Wine servers are particularly knowledgeable and passionate about estate wines. A R20 donation to the FACET Foundation and gratuity of 12.5% are included in the bill.

Ambience

With its spectacular views and bespoke interior, Delaire Graff is suited to special occasions and romantic dinners.

 

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