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Les Créatifs Restaurant

Reviewers' Choice 2023 - Top 100
Contemporary Fine Dining French
52 Hobart Rd, Bryanston, Sandton, 2191, South Africa
(460 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 (460)

4.6 out of 5.0
Based on the past 12 months
Food 4.7
Value 4.5
Service 4.7
Ambience 4.6
  • Siyabonga Dined: 3 weeks ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Sandile X. Dined: 3 weeks ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Mon 09 Dec 24
    We had a lovely experience with my son on his 21st birthday

  • Rose M. Dined: 1 month ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Francois A. Dined: 1 month ago
    1.8
    Food 3.0
    Value 1.0
    Service 2.0
    Ambience 1.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 30 Nov 24
    Disappointing experience. Food is good, but all what is around is not enough for the price to pay.

  • Obakeng P. Dined: 1 month ago
    4.3
    Food 5.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 3.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 24 Nov 24
    We absolutely loved our experience, it was our first time at the restaurant and it was definitely worth the experience and service, kwanele was knowledgeable and friendly , will definitely be returning soon!!

  • Juergen O. Dined: 1 month ago
    4.8
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Fri 22 Nov 24
    A bit too long before a first drink aka Aperitif was offered/coming, which was only for first course. Other than that a fantastic dinner, with well thought dishes and ingredients. The open kitchen is a true highlight, the service and ambience beautiful as well. Loved the overall theme.

  • Kgosiemang M. Dined: 1 month ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Keitumetse R. Dined: 1 month ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Thu 21 Nov 24
    The ambience was a 10/10. Such an intimate restaurant, perfect for our anniversary celebration. The food was just exquisite!!!!!

  • Phumudzo N. Dined: 1 month ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Monicca M. Dined: 1 month ago
    4.8
    Food 4.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 10 Nov 24
    The duck course, the tongue& cheeks and dessert was too amazing. Enjoy the experience every time.

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