{"id":820257,"date":"2025-04-12T12:59:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T10:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=820257"},"modified":"2025-04-12T12:59:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T10:59:01","slug":"how-much-it-costs-to-eat-at-south-africas-seven-best-restaurants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/820257\/how-much-it-costs-to-eat-at-south-africas-seven-best-restaurants\/","title":{"rendered":"How much it costs to eat at South Africa’s seven best restaurants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Seven restaurants in South Africa received three stars at the 2025 Eat Out Restaurant awards, with each of their most expensive menus costing over R1,000 per person. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2025 judging process for the Eat Out Awards took over eight months, with eight independent judges visiting each shortlisted restaurant multiple times during peak and off-peak periods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eat Out awards restaurants one, two, or three stars based on their final scores. The criteria covers every aspect of the dining experience, from food quality and technique to service, ambience and value. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 3-star rating is reserved for restaurants that score over 90 out of 100, while 2-star and 1-star ratings go to those between 80 and 89 and 70 and 79, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salsify at the Roundhouse<\/a> in Camps Bay was named the Eat Out Woolworths Restaurant of the Year, achieving the highest score of any restaurant in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is a restaurant that balances the history of its unique setting, acknowledging and critiquing its past while celebrating its immediate environment through hyper-local foraging,\u201d said the judges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johannes Richter of The Living Room at Summerhill Guest Estate in Pinetown, eThekwini was named chef of the year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith a modern, innovative flair, he masterfully blends the richness of local ingredients, showcasing a profound respect for South Africa and his region\u2019s culinary heritage,” the judges said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Living Room at Summerhill Guest Estate received another special award, the Green Star Award, for its commitment to showcasing local ingredients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rising Star award was given to Nathan Clarke, the executive chef at The Test Kitchen Fledgelings in Woodstock. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seven restaurants received three-star ratings in the awards. All three-star recipients are based in the Western Cape, except for The Living Room at Summerhill Guest Estate, which is based in KZN. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

BusinessTech has looked at the most expensive menus at these seven restaurants and what is on offer for diners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the high-end nature of many of these restaurants, many focus on concepts more than actual food on offer to the clientele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Salsify at the Roundhouse, Cape Town – R1,890 per person <\/h2>\n\n\n
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The most expensive at South Africa’s best restaurant is the R1,890 per person Chef’s menu. This will rise to R4,880 per person for those who add on a R2,990 gem wine pairing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chef\u2019s Menu, which studies local ingredients and unexpected flavour combinations, features the following items:<\/p>\n\n\n\n