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Ben Wei

9,1 (85 reviews)
100% recommended

Ben Wei

9,1 (85 reviews)
100% recommended

What 85 people say about Ben Wei

9.1 Based on 85 reviews. 100% of the guests recommend this restaurant.
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"Food was lekker!"
9.3 Cuisine 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8

Food was lekker!! Waiter was friendly. Thanks!

Sandi Cross at 05 November 2023
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"Great food and service."
8.0 Cuisine 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8

Great food and service. Vale for money.

Clare Ford at 29 October 2023
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"Date night"
10.0 Cuisine 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10

Great food, great place, and great service from Heather

Donna Woodruff at 21 October 2023
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"Great experience and food"
8.7 Cuisine 10 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8

All the food was super tasty, service was a little slow but nothing to complain about

Ceri Laird at 15 October 2023
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"Finger licking ribs!"
8.0 Cuisine 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8

We had a fab 3 course lunch on Saturday, 7 October 2023. The stand-out dish for me was the Korean sticky BBQ ribs... Oh my goodness they were delicious! I'd go back just for those ribs again. And we finished off with the deep fried ice-cream, because when last have you seen that on a menu!?

JFlash at 09 October 2023
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About Ben Wei

Ben Wei


Ben Wei  is owned by chef Jim Dai and entrepreneur Ian McMahon, and is open Monday to Saturday for lunch and dinner. So what makes it so special?  Apart from a unique spin on these familiar dishes made with the freshest fish and ingredients, the extensive, vintage designed menu even includes Banting and vegetarian options. Carefully selected wines available will perfectly complement any order and satisfy the most distinguished palates. Think sushi or Asian food, and brace yourself to be pleasantly surprised.


At Ben Wei, chef and co-owner Jim Dai carves up delightful sushi and Asian dishes for our patrons. He moved to South Africa from China in 2007 and has been a sushi chef at notable establishments like The Alphen Hotel since then. At Fugu he took the restaurant to the top 15 list of sushi restaurants before joining The Vineyard Hotel and now he is putting his 10 years’ experience to best use at Ben Wei.


Co-owner Ian McMahon is a well-known entrepreneur and has decades of experience in the restaurant industry, Notably with the franchise industry and is the owner of Radiomac Retail Radio providing music to many of SA’s restaurant chains such as Hussar Grill, RocoMamas and Spur.

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