More so than in life, restaurants are about balance. Not only in food and wine, but also people. And thus our service is as important. What makes it even more of a challenge is when all this happens on a historic and award winning wine estate.

So how do we go about achieving this perfect balance? We select the right team and together we build from here, to create the finest dining experience at a world-class venue. The doors have opened and we have selected the purveyors to provide the freshest ingredients and have personally selected the wines to compliment the menu.

The original cellar, a National Monument, has been converted and our kitchen is placed “front and centre”, thus creating an ambience that is relaxed but vibey. We also have a proprietor/chef/winemaker table in a private dining room.

Please come and join us in the evenings, Tuesday through Saturday and enjoy this unique and contemporary dining experience with us..

David Higgs has been a chef in South Africa for 18 years and travelled extensively as part of the South African National Culinary Team. From being voted “Chaine des Rotisseurs Young Chef of the Year” to representing SA at the Culinary Olympics.

Our food, “a contemporary take on the classics”, is a combination of freshness, flavour and flair. The freshness of ingredients is key and we are therefore planting our own herb and vegetable garden. Our meat is sourced from our property in the Kalahari Desert and is matured to our specifications. This means that we control the quality of product we serve.

The menus are separated into 2 sections. One being a set 8 course menu with wines and the other an a la carte 5 course menu.

Acclaimed potter, David Walters was commissioned to create a range of crockery that reflects our style.

We believe we have the right ingredients to offer an amazing experience.

Neil Grant, a certified Sommelier through the Court of Master Sommeliers, has just returned from spending 7 years in San Francisco, one of the culinary food capitals. He has been in the industry for 15 years and his most recent achievements has been with the Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant which was recognized as “Best wine bar” in the United States and also “Wine retailer of the Year” by Food and Wine magazine.

Being part of this progressive wine estate and working closely with our winemakers we have selected a unique wine list. Not only does it comprise of wines that we personally selected, but also includes wines from the CWG (Cape Winemakers Guild). As part of the guild it is an exciting prospect to be able to approach these winemakers and letting them recommend varietals and vintages.

Other than our love and commitment to red wine, we are known to occasionally indulge in Champagne….well, actually everyday – hence the selection on offer.

And then we have our international wines…

For further information and early bookings, kindly contact

dining@rustenvrede.com

or call us on +27 21 8813881

Trading Hours:
Tuesday to Saturday 19h00-close