At the end of each year, Eat Out magazine presents ten highly-acclaimed Cape Town restaurants with a Prudential Eat Out Restaurant Award. The award ceremony is “known as the Oscars of the restaurant industry in South Africa,” according to Eat Out’s website. This past year, The Tasting Room at Le Quartier Fran?ais, located in Cape Winelands, South Africa, was one of the ten restaurants to be honored with this prestigious award.

Chef Margot Janse is a true mastermind behind the scenes at the world-famous Tasting Room at Le Quartier Fran?ais. Her dishes are created from a true talent, and each dish dazzles every palette it touches.

Unlike most restaurants, The Tasting Room likes to keep diners on their toes with a frequently changing menu that adds a sense of mystery and delight to the dining experience. Choose from the four-, six-, or eight-course menu and relish in the vibrant flavors.

The fusion of an elegant, simple, and classy atmosphere, with the rich flavors of local produce and ingredients makes this restaurant one of Africa’s finest. The deep crimson chairs, dim lighting, contemporary art, and soft, orange colored walls makes dining at The Tasting Room a joyful experience for all. Find scrumptious wild-game, delectable seafood, precise wine pairings, and heaven-on-earth desserts on The Tasting Room’s menus.

A little “taste” of what’s on the four- to six-course menu:

• Norwegian salmon tartare, avocado, beetroot, pineapple and ginger air. Pair with a Porcupine Ridge viognier grenache blanc 2007.

• Bacon mousse and banana beignet, maple dressing, rocket. Pair with a Môreson pinotage 2007.

• Magret duck breast, cherry quinoa, prawn, goats cheese, black pepper jus. Pair with a Rupert & Rothschild classique 2006.

A little “taste” of what’s on the eight-course menu:

• Lemon Poached Crayfish tail, prawn wafer, marshmallow. Pair with a Graham Beck brut.

• Roasted wildebeest loin, aubergine soufflé, butternut, tomato. Pair with Waterford cabernet sauvignon 2006.

• Lime brûlée, blueberry cheesecake ice cream, sesame praline, granadilla. Pair with a Rickety Bridge natural sweet chenin blanc 2007.
The wine list is extremely extensive, boasting internationally acclaimed wines, local wines, sparkling wines, cider, beer, and so much more. The wide spectrum of alcoholic drinks alone will have you coming back for more!

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