Looking for the best wine & dine evenings in Cape Town? The city and surrounding Winelands regularly host food and wine experiences that bring together specially created menus, local wines and the people behind the bottles. From intimate winemaker dinners at Cape Town restaurants to multi-course pairing evenings at wine estates, these events offer an opportunity to discover new wines while enjoying dishes designed to complement each pour. Cape Town’s wine & dine calendar includes everything from relaxed tasting evenings to elaborate five-course dinners. Restaurants often collaborate with leading South African wine farms, with each course paired with a different wine selected to highlight the flavours on the plate. Many events also include an introduction from the winemaker, estate representative or sommelier, giving guests more insight into the wines, vineyards and winemaking process.
Popular Cape Town wine dinner experiences may include:
Wine dinners take place throughout Cape Town, including the City Bowl, Atlantic Seaboard, Waterfront, Southern Suburbs and surrounding areas. The nearby Cape Winelands also offer regular pairing experiences in Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Paarl, Constantia and Durbanville. Events are normally available on selected dates and often have limited seating, particularly when a winemaker or guest chef is involved. For anyone searching for a memorable date night, an evening with friends or simply an excuse to discover another great South African wine, Cape Town’s food and wine pairing events provide plenty of opportunities to raise a glass. Check the latest wine & dine evenings Cape Town has to offer and book early for events that catch the eye.
On 31 May at 7pm, HQ Restaurant, famous for their simplistic meal of salad, steak and chips – prepared to perfection – will be hosting their 3rd Raise the Steaks Dinner, focussing their attention on the celebrated Beef Wellington. Join them for a food-and-wine-pairing experience like no other, where they invite a top local wine…
HQ would like to invite you to a one-of-a-kind whisky and dinner pairing experience on 24 May at 7pm. To start things off on a high note, they’ll be partnering with Bain’s Whisky to bring guests a night of elegant simplicity and dining excellence. Bernard Gutman will be your host for the evening, sharing his…
5 courses. 5 wines. An evening of pure bliss at Pure Restaurant! Join the restaurant on Friday, the 28th of April as Ernie Els Wines and Pure’s executive chef Ricardo Watson brings you an evening of premium wines, outstanding food and live music. The 5 course menu including wines is available for only R425 per…
With the launch of a very successful Raise the Steaks dinner in March 2017, HQ is proud to announce its second edition featuring the Picanha cut on 26 April 2017. Picanha has a wonderfully succulent texture with an incomparable flavour and is considered the best cut of beef available in many South American countries. This…
Reverie is super excited to be welcoming Oldenburg for their next food & wine collaboration! Oldenburg is a super, lesser-known farm in the Banhoek area of Stellenbosch. Their flagship red, Rhodium is stellar and the whole range just super, small production and with lots of attention to detail. Guests will be seated along one big 16…
Wine lovers are invited to explore South Africa’s premier wines at The Table Bay! The first in the series takes place on the 6th April 2017 and features Nederburg Wines which recently received the prestigious Winery of the Year title in the 2017 edition of Platter’s By Diners Club South African Wine Guide. This is the…
Food. Wine. Sold. Join the Square Cafe & Wine Bar at the Century City Conference Centre for a food & wine pairing evening hosted by their excellent chef & sommelier. The offering is available for only R425pp and is bound to be very informative, fun and delicious. Book your seats today! Directions to Square Cafe…
Craig Paterson, executive chef of the iconic President Hotel, welcomes Bernard Guillas, Maitre Cuisinier de France and executive chef of the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, the Shores Restaurant, and the landmark AAA 4-diamond Marine Room restaurant in California for a one-night only six-course collaboration dinner at the President Hotel on Freedom Day, 27…
Food and wine have been a perfect pair since the dawn of time! For this exact reason, HQ is RAISING THE STEAKS with a food & wine pairing like no other. It’s all about the Ribeye! HQ has invited 3 top local wine farms to pair one of their specialty wines with each one of the…
Join Pure Restaurant for another wine & dine evening in Hout Bay! This time, Journey’s End Wines has been invited to present their premium wines which have been expertly crafted on their boutique winery with is situated on the long rolling south-facing slopes of the Stellenbosch winelands and caressed by cool coastal breezes. Their most…
Reverie Social Table is back with a brand new menu! This time Keermont from Stellenbosch has been invited to present their premium wines, which will be paired with 5 delicious fine dining dishes from the 15th of March until the 1st of April at Reverie. These dinners will all be set around a single 16-seater…
Nobu’s newly appointed Head Chef, Harold Hurtada, and a number of iconic Champagne Houses are joining forces in 2017 to launch the exclusive Nobu Champagne Dinner Series on the 7th of April. Nobu General Manager, Carl Heinz Habel, and his team have personally selected some of the finest Champagne houses to pair with sensational 5…
