Aubergine - iKapa iNingizimu Afrika

Arriving at a secure gated and closed door venue may not be the perfectly welcoming and warm start of a special evening for everyone. Once through and into the heart, it “warmed” up. However, I couldn’t escape the slightly clinical feeling. Servers were very well trained and an excellent wine list followed. Our starters were well presented and the care and attention paid to each plate was obvious. My daughter had excellent chorizo and calamari and I had VERY fresh oysters. For the price and stature of the place all I can say is: disappointing! The calamari was tasty if rubbery and my oysters were delicious but not washed so battled with gritty particles throughout the dish. The accompanying vinaigrette was spectacular!!!Our mains were both duck and were hugely redeeming. I had the roasted duck breast and my daughter the leg and thigh. Both were excellent, full of flavor, great texture and the whole plate came together superbly. If we had only eaten mains this would have been a 5/5.

This restaurant is one of our favorites. The food is excellent and they have a great selection of wines. The waiters and sommelier are very attentive. There is no background music, so it's easy to have a conversation. While it is pricey, the experience is definitely worth it.

The food at this restaurant is incredible, especially the raw yellowtail which I highly recommend trying at least once. The service is very friendly and attentive, and the decor exudes understated luxury. I definitely give this place a thumbs up.

Aubergine, or in America as we know it, an eggplant, is a unique name for a restaurant as there are so few with that name, but my god, the food was wonderful, and the atmosphere was even better. This was my first dinner meal after arriving in South Africa, and the restaurant was recommended to me by a friend that lives in Cape Town. Also the fact that they were on the top 100 restaurants of the world list in 2009 made it very attractive. The Chef is German, but the food is South Africa Cape Malay with an international twist, that will twist your taste buds to a phenomenal gastric extreme. This is Aubergine Restaurant, and I am so glad that while visiting, I was able to stop here and eat. Here are my thoughts on the total experience.

Great evening....food paring.....starter ...main course and desert with the appropriate wines....very knowledgeable staff that explained the paring....and wines....