This award goes to the best of the best cellar-door restaurants in the Cape Winelands – those gastronomic destinations with signature chefs who create cuisine on the cutting edge to attract domestic and foreign wine tourists. The organisers of the Klink Awards were looking for restaurants which pay great attention to detail in terms of an overall cellar-door experience, have a great location, first class service, a focus on artisanal and local Winelands produce, seasonal menus, tasting menus which expertly pair food and wine, a sommelier service and a wine list which showcases older vintages, own wines and/or regional wines at the cellar door.
De Grendel Wine Restaurant
With its laid-back elegance and remarkable views of Table Mountain and the Atlantic Ocean, De Grendel Wine Restaurant, a mere 20 minutes from the CBD, is always a memorable experience. The stylish restaurant, glass-wrapped conservatory and tasting verandah overlook meadows and a lake where playful indigenous goats and ducks disport themselves, with a dramatic Table Mountain backdrop. Add to this chef Ian Bergh’s modern take on the region’s culinary heritage and the elegant fruits of cellarmaster Charles Hopkins’s wine-making labours and you have a recipe for both quality and creativity: an enviable combination!
