Finalists for this year's Wolftrap Steakhouse Championships

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Mongezi Mtati

The top 20 finalists for this year's Wolftrap Steakhouse Championships have been announced, following the public voting stage. This is now followed by the judges' round during which the team of judges, led by Pete Goffe-Wood, well-known MasterChef judge, will visit the top 20 to trim the field.

The 2015 Champion will be announced at a media event on 30 June 2015, at The Local Grill in Parktown North (the 2013 and 2014 Steakhouse Champion).

Contenders

Cattle Baron, Mossel Bay - Southern Cape
Cattle Baron, Tableview - Western Cape
Fahrenheit, Edenvale, Johannesburg (East) - Gauteng - Finalist in 2014
Havana Grill, Durban - KwaZulu Natal
Hillside Tavern Grill, Lynwood, Pretoria - Gauteng
HQ, Cape Town - Western Cape - Finalist in 2014
Jayz Grill, Pietermaritzburg - KwaZulu Natal
Little Havana, Umhlanga Rocks - KwaZulu Natal - Finalist in 2013
Longhorn Steakhouse, Bloemfontein - Free State
Milhaus, Kyalami, Johannesburg (North) - Gauteng
Pioneers Butcher & Grill, Hazyview - Mpumalanga
Sanook, East London - Eastern Cape
Texas Grill, George - Southern Cape
The Bull Run, Sandton, Johannesburg (North) - Gauteng
The Cricketer, East London - Eastern Cape
The Godfather, Centurion, Pretoria - Gauteng - Runner-up in 2014
The Grumpy Griller, George - Southern Cape
The Local Grill, Parktown North, Johannesburg (North)- Gauteng - Champion in 2013 and 2014
The Local Grill, Woodstock - Western Cape
Theo's, Mouille Point - Western Cape - Finalist in 2014