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Eat Out star restaurants for 2022 – announced

Chief Judge Abigail Donnelly and her panel of five expert judges have revealed the restaurants that will receive either 1, 2, or 3 stars at the prestigious Eat Out Woolworths Restaurant Awards at GrandWest Grand Arena on 20 November.

It’s a significant and important shift in our judging process and for 2022, the Eat Out Woolworths Restaurant Awards have introduced a star rating system that recognises excellence among a broader range of restaurants.

A course prepared and served at La Petite Colombe. Photo by Andrea van der Spuy.

The short-list

The star allocations will only be announced at the gala event on 20 November but here, in alphabetical order, is the list of restaurants that will receive either 1, 2, or 3 stars:

Arkeste

Belly of The Beast

Beyond

Chefs Warehouse Beau Constantia

Chefs Warehouse Tintswalo

Clara’s Barn

Elgr

Emazulwini

Epice

Farro

Forti Grill & Bar

Foxcroft

FYN

Hemelhuijs

Indochine

La Colombe

La Petite Colombe

Les Creatifs Restaurant

Marble Restaurant

Modern Tailors

Ouzeri

Pier

Post & Pepper

Riva Fish Restaurant

Rust en Vrede

Rykaart’s

Salsify at The Roundhouse

Sejour

Spek en Bone

Table at De Meye

The Culinary Table

The LivingRoom at Summerhill Estate

The Melting Pot

The Potluck Club

The Shortmarket Club JHB

The Test Kitchen Carbon

The Werf Restaurant at Boschendal

TTK Fledgelings

Ukko

Waterside

Wolfgat

Zioux

How they were chosen

For the last 5 months, celebrated SA food writer, critic and stylist Abigail and her stellar judging panel of Mokgadi Itsweng, Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen, Karen Dudley, Moses Magwaza, and Anna Trapido have been eating out at a wide variety of South Africa’s very best restaurants.

Chief Judge Abigail Donnelly. Photo by Jan Ras.

“It is an absolute pleasure to work alongside my fellow judges,” says Abi, “all of whom bring a valuable and unique level of experience to the table. This has ensured a comprehensive and holistic review of all starred restaurants, leaving no doubt in my mind that the final list truly does celebrate the most excellent that South Africa has to offer.”

Using a new, specially developed online judging tool, the judges considered elements from the décor, ambience and service, to the wine list, ingredients used and of course, the quality of the food. After inputting all their scores, and further extensive discussions and deliberations, Abigail and her panel identified 42 restaurants that will be awarded stars at the 2022 Eat Out Woolworths Restaurant Awards on 20 November.

Food prepared and served at Emazulwini. Image sourced online.

In line with the Eat Out Awards’ commitment to a thorough, meticulous and fully audited judging process, every meal was paid for by Eat Out, with no mention made that this was part of the Awards assessment. No “on the house” freebies or special treatment were accepted.

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