96 WINERY ROAD
Location: Off the R44 between Somerset West and Stellenbosch.
Telephone: +27 (0) 21 842 2020

Open: Lunch daily. Dinner Monday-Saturday.

Real food, unpretentious and big in flavour, in a rustic venue hung with farm implements and original art. Two menus: dishes inspired by fresh produce and the creativity of chef Natasha Harris, and a longer, seasonal a la carte. Perennials are dry-aged beef with gourmet sauces, and a cast-iron pot simmering over the fire in winter, the contents (oxtail is melt-in-the mouth) ladled into individual potjies. Camembert and onion tart drizzled with balsamic and topped with sour cream. Roasted Cape salmon, stuffed with mushrooms and feta, in parmesan sauce. An extensive, informatively annotated wine list highlights the Helderberg region and then moves on to 'the rest of the world'. The walk-in cellar is a browser's delight, housing a selection of rare and vintage wines.