Brookdale Estate is in the news once again after the Bistro at Brookdale scooped a 2023 Dineplan Reviewers’ Choice Newcomer Award for the Cape Town and Winelands region. This follows hot on the heels of another prestigious accolade when the Paarl wine estate won the Accommodation category in the Best of Wine Tourism Awards for 2024.
The Bistro at Brookdale opened in February (2023) and quickly established itself as a popular, destination restaurant. Seasoned executive chef Gary Coetzee is at the helm, delivering a relaxed, contemporary Paarl Winelands dining experience. Here diners may expect soulful dishes, brought together with wines grown on the surrounding vines and vinified by winemaker, Kiara Scott Farmer.
Coetzee says: ’We are delighted to receive this award, which was voted for by our diners themselves. All credit is due to my enthusiastic, young kitchen brigade, and to restaurant manager Michelle Michaels and her excellent service team.’
The Dineplan Reviewers’ Choice Awards celebrate restaurants of all sizes, categories and cuisines. Over the past 12 months, Dineplan facilitated 4.6 million reservations, seating over 21 million guests at restaurants around the country. The booking platform currently lists more than 290 000 reviews of more than 1300 eateries.