Ben Wei
Ben Wei
What 87 people say about Ben Wei
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The restaurant week menu had great variety and the food was amazing! Staff were attentive and friendly. Overall a really enjoyable evening at a top Asian restaurant. Will go back again for sure.
What a surprise! We loved our meal at Ben Wei! 4 courses was A LOT of food but we loved that we got to experience each aspect of their Asian Fusion menu! Will definalty be back!
The starters: Deep fried calamari was over powered by the coating and the calamari flavor was lost.
2nd dish: The sushi was brilliant, would go back for this.
3rd dish: Mains were also brilliant, great flavor profile.
4th dish: Desert was not great. The coconut ice cream was completely solid and took awhile befor...
The starters: Deep fried calamari was over powered by the coating and the calamari flavor was lost.
2nd dish: The sushi was brilliant, would go back for this.
3rd dish: Mains were also brilliant, great flavor profile.
4th dish: Desert was not great. The coconut ice cream was completely solid and took awhile before it become soft enough to eat and was quite 'icy' and not ice cream enough. The banana spring roll was delicious but let down by the store bought ice cream that was incredibly sweet and sugary.
Staff were super friendly and the vibe of the restaurant was great. We will definitely be going back for sushi and mains when the craving for Asian food hits.
We came out to try out the food at Ben Wei after booking through Cape Town restaurant week. We were pleasantly surprised at the value for money and the taste experience!
For the first course, we had the Calamari and Prawns- both dishes were tasty, well prepared. The subtly flavours were fresh and more-ish.
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Read full reviewWe came out to try out the food at Ben Wei after booking through Cape Town restaurant week. We were pleasantly surprised at the value for money and the taste experience!
For the first course, we had the Calamari and Prawns- both dishes were tasty, well prepared. The subtly flavours were fresh and more-ish.
For the sushi, we had the Sushi and Tune Rainbow rolls (8 pieces each)- fresh, tasty and more than enough to fill you up.
The first and second course came right on top of each other, but there was a little break between the 2nd and 3rd, and we were grateful- we needed it!
For the 3rd course we ordered the Kung Pao Chicken and the Beef dish. It was these dishes that made me add Ben Wei to my list of paces to pick up Asian food...the quality of the spices, proteins and overall food was great. We have not enjoyed Asian cuisine like this in a while.
We are so happy to have tried Ben Wei, will definitely be back!
For desert I enjoyed the banana chocolate springrolls, while hubby devoured the coconut ice cream.
Service was attentive and gracious.
we had an excellent experience with personal touch and will definitly come back.
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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.
