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De Grendel Restaurant

9,4 (16 reviews)

What 16 people say about De Grendel Restaurant

9.4 Based on 16 reviews. 0% of the guests recommend this restaurant.
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"Wonderful location, superb wine list and good cuisine"
8.0 Cuisine 6 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8

The service was attentive and very professional-well done! The ambience of the restaurant amazing! The food was good but somewhat disappointing for the price, I expected more. For me, this is about showcasing your cuisine and doing so at a price that says 'welcome, thank you for coming, you don't know us, but we wan...

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The service was attentive and very professional-well done! The ambience of the restaurant amazing! The food was good but somewhat disappointing for the price, I expected more. For me, this is about showcasing your cuisine and doing so at a price that says 'welcome, thank you for coming, you don't know us, but we want you to come back because our delicious cuisine is worth paying more for'. For me, your meal came at a premium price and seemed a little bland for what I think you do/or can serve. Your wines and the wine list are excellent!

richard rushton at 02 May 2019

"On a Farm in Suburbia at De Grendel Restaurant"
9.0 Cuisine 7 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10

Ambience excellent
Views and setting splendid
Each course refreshingly different with well paired flavours.
However, the lamb was extremely salty and left a paraffin taste on the palate but the surrounding flavours and tenderness of the lamb, came to the rescue of this main course.
Will definitely pay another visit in the near future and try something different.

Anita Gouveia at 01 May 2019

"27th April 2019"
6.7 Cuisine 7 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 4

The noise was bad as acoustics have not been given thought to. Unfortunately a party of people near to us were making a lot of continuous noise.

Margaret Ashton at 30 April 2019

"Beautiful setting, exquisite food"
10.0 Cuisine 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10

We had a very relaxing evening at De Grendel. The sun set over Cape Town as we arrived and it was a perfect evening for date night. The waiter was attentive without being intrusive and our food was divine. I especially enjoyed the prawn starter. Will be back.

Lisbe Meiring at 29 April 2019

"Hidden Gem"
10.0 Cuisine 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10

An amazing venue with very high standard. Great food and service. Can not wait to visit again to try the rest of the menu...

One of the best wines that I have ever had.

Zach Dreyer-Shaik at 27 April 2019

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About De Grendel Restaurant

Enjoy their contemporary Cape Town cuisine, designed to complement their range of De Grendel wines (available at cellar door prices from De Grendel Restaurant). 


About the Menu

The menu is based on classic, locally sourced ingredients, served in creative flavour combinations and served with an inventive, modern edge. The simple menu changes every day according to availability of ingredients.


They like to surprise their guests, that’s why you’ll find that their menu lists only the ingredients with no indication of how your meal will be prepared or which ingredients dominate (of course, if you ask, we’ll gladly tell you more).


About the Chef: Ian Bergh

Chef Ian Bergh brings a real passion for farm produce to the table and gives local artisan produce an inventive modern twist. Ian is no slave to fad and food fashions, and is an original locavore with a great respect for the seasons and their bounty. 


His hands-on training and experience are rooted in classical cuisine, having worked with Franck Dangereux at La Colombe and further honed his skills at Kurland, Five Flies and Pure at Hout Bay Manor before joining Jonathan Davies at De Grendel to launch the restaurant in 2012.


About the Decor

It should come as no surprise to those who know the Graaff family that De Grendel Restaurant is without high-design bells and whistles or frivolous embellishments. We took our creative cue from the family farmhouse, blending it with the present with touches of De Grendel’s past. 


The glass-panelled eatery is decorated in much the same way the Graaff matriarchs adorned the historic homestead: personal paintings and old family photographs dot the walls, and we had delft-blue porcelain underplates bearing the family crest specially hand-crafted by renowned local ceramicist Mervyn Gers.

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