Eat Out announces SA's best everyday eateries for 2018

After a year-long voting period and adjudication process, the top eateries in each category were, in conjunction with scoring from professional Eat Out critics, determined by public ratings received via the Eat Out app and website.

All the winners and high commended restaurants in Western Cape

2018 is the fourth year that Eat Out, together with Mercedes-Benz, has invited the public to help select South Africa’s favourite everyday restaurants via the star rating system on the website and Eat Out’s new app.

“These awards never fail to excite us, as we find out which restaurants inspire the most devotion amongst its fans,” says Linda Scarborough, editor of Eat Out. “This year, the easy-to-use Eat Out app made reviewing that much easier so we could garner public opinion on as many South African restaurants as possible. We love reading about users’ dining experiences and look to their star ratings to determine the shortlist. Our professional critics also review each eligible restaurant to determine the final winners in a 50-50 composite score.”

The eligibility period for restaurant reviews for the Best Everyday Eateries was 1 September 2017 to 31 August 2018, followed by the critic review period in September 2018 for qualifying restaurants that received the highest average star rating but didn’t have a critic’s review for the period. Final scores were based on a 50-50 composite rating determined by both the public and the critics.

All the winners of the Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Best Everyday Eateries 2018

“The people have once again spoken, placing their votes for where they most enjoy dining regularly. We congratulate the winning restaurants for being voted the best by those who matter most – their loyal patrons,” said Selvin Govender, marketing director of Mercedes-Benz Cars.

The 2018 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Best Everyday Eateries winners are:

Western Cape

Best Asian-inspired eatery
SHIO 

Best Bistro
Avontuur Estate

Best burger eatery
Jerry's Burger Bar in Blouberg (highly commended)

Best coffee shop 
Pajamas & Jam Eatery

Best country-style eatery  
Winner – Ons Huisie

Best Indian-inspired eatery 
Indian Chapter with Prim Reddy

Best Italian-inspired eatery 
Giulio's 

Best seafood eatery   
Kyoto Garden Sushi

Eat Out Tramontina best steakhouse     
Rare Grill

KwaZulu-Natal

Best Bistro
9th Ave Bistro

Best coffee shop
Terbodore Coffee Roasters

Gauteng

Best Bistro
Farro

Best coffee shop 
Afro-Boer 

Best Italian-inspired 
Saint Restaurant

Best Asian-inspired 
Momo Soko

Eat Out Tramontina best steakhouse  
Wood & Fire

Best tapas 
Urbanologi