South Africa: Eat Out Restaurant Award 2011 winners announced

The winners of the 2011 Eat Out DStv Food Network Restaurant Awards and the Top 10 Restaurants 2011  have been announced.
Restaurants are judged on food, service and ambience, as well as other aspects that make or break the eating out experience.

Chef of the year: Luke Dale-Roberts (The Test Kitchen, Cape Town)
Restaurant of the year: The Greenhouse (Cape Town)
Service Excellence Award: The Roundhouse (Cape Town)

The Top 10 Restaurants:

1. The Greenhouse (Cape Town)
2. The Test Kitchen (Cape Town)
3. The Tasting Room at Le Quartier Français (Franschhoek)
4. The Roundhouse (Cape Town)
5. Overture (Stellenbosch)
6. Terroir (Stellenbosch)
7. DW Eleven-13 (Johannesburg)
8. Jordan Restaurant (Stellenbosch)
9. Nobu (Cape Town)
10. La Colombe (Cape Town)

Best Bistro: Bizerca Bistro (Cape Town)
Best Steakhouse: The Local Grill (Boksburg, Parktown North and Sandton)
Best Country Style Restaurant: The Table at De Meye (Stellenbosch)
Best Asian Restaurant: Kitima (Cape Town)
Best Italian Restaurant: 95 Keerom (Cape Town)
The Boschendal Style Award: Makaron (Stellenbosch)
The City Press ViP Sunday Breakfast Award: Salvation Café (Johannesburg)
The Lannice Snyman Lifetime Achievement Award: Garth Stroebel
Woolworths TASTE Bursary winner: Zahir Isaacs