If spending a night out enjoying gastronomic delights created by kitchen experts is your idea of time well spent, then no doubt the announcement of the top prestigious Eat Out Awards including the top 10 restaurants in South Africa will get you to take notice.

The awards are aimed at giving recognition to top performance in the restaurant industry.

During a glittering ceremony at the Westin Cape Town on Sunday, 25 November, the winners were announced. They are:

The Top 10 restaurants
1.     The Test Kitchen
2.     The Tasting Room
3.     Jordan Restaurant
4.     Overture
5.     Rust en Vrede
6.     DW Eleven-13
7.     La Colombe
8.     The Greenhouse
9.     Terroir
10.   Hartford House

Restaurant of the Year
The Test Kitchen

Chef of the Year
Margot Janse of The Tasting Room
 
Service Excellence Award
Rust en Vrede
 
The Lannice Snyman Lifetime Achievement Award brought to you by Paarl Media
Alicia Wilkinson of Silwood School of Cookery
 
Best Bistro
9th Avenue Bistro
 
Best Steakhouse
Carne SA
 
Best Country-style Restaurant
Fresh at Paul Cluver Wine Estate
 
Best Asian Restaurant
Saigon (Gardens)
 
Best Italian restaurant
Café del Sol
 
Boschendal Style Award in association with Visi
Green House at Babylonstoren