The Western Cape took top honours in the annual Eat Out restaurant awards.
Of the top 10, three restaurants were from Gauteng, and the other seven were in and around Cape Town.
The Test Kitchen in Woodstock was named number 1, and Scot Kirton of La Colombe was named S.Pellegrino Chef of the Year.
The winners were announced at a Sunday lunch at SunExhibits Centre at GrandWest .
The judges who worked alongside Eat Out Editor and chief judge Abigail Donnelly to determine this year’s winners were Jackie Cameron, Benny Masekwameng and Siba Mtongana.
The full list of winners at the 2015 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards:
The Top 10 restaurants
The Test Kitchen (Woodstock, Cape Town)
La Colombe (Constantia, Cape Town)
The Tasting Room at Le Quartier Français (Franschhoek)
Greenhouse at The Cellars-Hohenort Hotel (Constantia, Cape Town)
Five Hundred at The Saxon Hotel (Sandton, Johannesburg)
The Restaurant at Waterkloof (Somerset West)
Restaurant Mosaic at The Orient (Elandsfontein, Pretoria)
Terroir (Stellenbosch)
The Pot Luck Club (Woodstock, Cape Town)
Jordan Restaurant (Stellenbosch)
Other awards
S.Pellegrino Chef of the Year: Scot Kirton of La Colombe
Service Excellence Award: The Tasting Room at Le Quartier Français (Franschhoek)
Nederburg Rising Star: Carmen Muller of The Tasting Centre at Rupert & Rothschild (Franschhoek)
Wine Service Award: Lloyd Jusa at Five Hundred at The Saxon (Sandton, Johannesburg)
Lannice Snyman Lifetime Achievement Award (in association with Novus Holdings): Liz McGrath
Boschendal Style Award: Greenhouse at The Cellars-Hohenort Hotel (Constantia, Cape Town)
Woolworths TASTE Eat Out Bursary: Charlton de Ruiter
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IOL, sourced from www.eatout.co.za