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Les Creatifs Restaurant

Reviewers' Choice 2023 - Top 100
Contemporary Fine Dining French
Hobart Grove Shopping Centre, Corner Of Hobart Road &, Grosvenor Rd, Bryanston, Sandton, 2191, South Africa
(485 reviews)
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Attributes

  • Romantic
  • Gourmet Guide Plated
  • Reviewers' Choice 2023 - Top 100

Chef Wandile Mabaso is a creative food artist full of global experiences. He has vast international experience and has worked with internationally renowned Chefs in Michelin star restaurants in New York and Paris.

Classically trained in French cuisine, he currently specializes in contemporary French haute cuisine, where only the finest luxury ingredients are used and treated with extreme perfection in the most bespoke settings.

Today, Chef Wandile Mabaso is the owner of Les Créatifs Restaurant, which is shaking up the Johannesburg food scene with its unique offering: an experiential form of dining that takes guests on an exciting gastronomic journey.

Gourmet Guide Description

Wandile Mabaso – with his stellar pedigree, including stints at Michelin-starred restaurants in Paris and New York – made waves on the Gauteng culinary scene when he transformed a former office space and opened Les Créatifs (The Creatives) five years ago.

This perfectionist chef has elevated his game in a four-course celebration of the African continent, applying his French-learned techniques while telling magical African stories through his food. Courses are named after the regions where the main ingredients are sourced – Dullstroom trout, Krugersdorp beef tongue and cheek, Delmas duck, and Cape lobster.

The Delmas duck is the pièce de résistance—a whole roasted duck topped with herbes de Provence from which the breast is removed and pan-fried, served with a naartjie gastrique and cumin lentils. The generous lobster tail is smoked and served with a Cape Malay-inspired jus, celeriac pureé, and fermented sorghum and samp risotto-style. Dessert tells the story of bees, using Dullstroom pollen honey with honey espuma, a pollen biscuit, and plum caviar, while the African Soprano is a take on the classic French opera cake, using chocolate sourced from Ghana along with amasi.

Reviews (485)

4.5 out of 5.0
Based on the past 12 months
Food 4.6
Value 4.4
Service 4.7
Ambience 4.5
  • Mulisa M. Dined: 6 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 30 Mar 25
    This place as impeccable. Would recommend 10/10

  • Nigel K. Dined: 5 days ago
    4.5
    Food 4.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Ian Dined: 1 week ago
    4.5
    Food 5.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 4.0
  • Moshibudi M. Dined: 2 weeks ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Fri 21 Mar 25
    Culinary Experience of Note It was a true pleasure to have experienced what can only be described as a culinary journey of a lifetime at Les Créatifs. From the moment we walked in, there was a sense of thoughtful elegance and attention to detail. What stood out most was the personalised touch — the team is not only warm and welcoming, but exceptionally well-versed in unpacking the story behind each dish. Their descriptions alone had us excited long before we took our first bite. And when presentation met palate — my word — it was an experience and a half. The plating is artful, the flavours are bold yet refined, and each course is thoughtfully curated to take you on a sensory adventure. Truly a memorable dining experience that lives up to its name.

  • Kwanele M. Dined: 2 weeks ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 16 Mar 25
    Great experience. The food, drinks, and service. We are definitely coming back again.

  • Letato L. Dined: 3 weeks ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 09 Mar 25
    It was a very tasty experience, from the first meal to all the perfectly mixed cocktails. Everything was isync. The dessert .. my gosh

  • Lwando M. Dined: 1 month ago
    4.3
    Food 5.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 01 Mar 25
    Nice and intimate. Great vibe. Star of the night is definitely the food. Their main priority is The Food - The Food - The Food and they did not fail. Every meal is worth having seconds. Great overall experience. If you want good food, don’t think twice. Also, cocktails are amazing.

  • Phakanyiswa M. Dined: 1 month ago
    4.7
    Food 5.0
    Value 0.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 4.0
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Opening Hours

  • Monday CLOSED
  • Tuesday 17h30 - 23h00
  • Wednesday 17h30 - 23h00
  • Thursday 17h30 - 23h00
  • Friday 17h30 - 23h00
  • Saturday 17h30 - 23h00
  • Sunday CLOSED