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The LivingRoom at Summerhill

Reviewers' Choice 2025 - Top 20 Reviewers' Choice 2024 - Top 20
South African
Location Pointer 9 Belvedale Rd, Cowies Hill, Pinetown, 3610, South Africa
4.9
(419 reviews)
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Attributes

  • Romantic
  • WiFi
  • Fireplace
  • Gourmet Guide Plated
  • Reviewers' Choice 2023 - Newcomer
  • Reviewers' Choice 2024 - Top 20
  • Reviewers' Choice 2025 - Top 20

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The LivingRoom’s aim is to showcase our provinces culinary diversity from product to plate.

Additionally, we strive to be one of the country’s flagships regarding sustainability and community development.

Gourmet Guide™ Description

Here’s a refined, immersive dining experience that blends sustainability with fine dining, seamlessly. Situated in the lush surroundings of Cowie’s Hill, this restaurant, helmed by chef Johannes Richter, is celebrated for its deliberate commitment to being environmentally responsible, using seasonal fare sourced from its own garden or nearby farms. Johannes, with his fine French culinary training and passion for Asian techniques, crafts tasting menus that rotate based on the freshest ingredients available, ensuring every visit is a unique gastronomic expedition.

Dining is intimate and personal, with seating for only 30 guests, fostering a curated and interactive encounter where Johannes often presents the dishes himself. Diners can choose between a five- or seven-course tasting menu, paired with wines carefully selected by Johannes’ wife, Johanna. One standout plate is the guava, fermented acacia honey, and bitter green sorbet. Inspired by the chef’s childhood memories of guava roll, this dish brings back those sweet and tangy tastes in a nostalgic, yet sophisticated, way.

The most evocative moment comes with the mabele sour porridge and amasi granita. This clever take on a South African staple whisks one back to childhood while demonstrating the chef’s ability to reinvent traditional flavours within a fine-dining context. It’s followed by another playful reinterpretation of a TV bar, made with amasi and sorghum, leaving guests with indelible epicurean memories, old and new.

Opening Hours

  • Monday CLOSED
  • Tuesday 18h30 - 21h30
  • Wednesday 18h30 - 21h30
  • Thursday 18h30 - 21h30
  • Friday 18h30 - 21h30
  • Saturday 12h00 - 21h30
  • Sunday CLOSED

Specials

KZN Homecoming

Celebrate the launch of Chef Nokx Majozis debut cookbook with an exclusive four-hands dinner alongside Chef Johannes. Enjoy six expertly crafted courses with paired wine or non-alcoholic beverages, and take home a signed copy of The South African Cook Book. R3,150 per person.

  • Tue, 11 Aug
  • Tuesday only: 18:00 - 18:30
  • All pax
  • Last confirmed: 22 Jul 2026

Reviews (419)

4.9 out of 5.0
Based on the past 12 months
Food 5.0
Value 4.8
Service 4.9
Ambience 4.9
  • Charles H. Dined: 2 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 08 Aug 26
    Johanna and Johannes have made an incredible space for guests, we really felt like we had been invited into their home for an incredible meal. The food was incredible, the service was even better. It was a perfect evening all round.

  • KOOS F. Dined: 5 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Wed 05 Aug 26
    As a food lover, it is a must try place. Words cannot describe the experience, just book and see for yourself.

  • Vanessa B. Dined: 1 week ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Mon 03 Aug 26
    The Living Room's Durban Impression of Autumn-Season of Abundance menu and dishes exceeded mine and my guests expectations. It was utterly sublime, perhaps their best yet, and the inclusion of the Willowdale truffles an absolute delight. Chef Johannes and the team showcased the best of earth, water, air and fire with humble passion and sophistication. It goes without saying that Chef Johannes winning EAT OUT's Chef of the Year for two consecutive years in 2025 & 2026, & the Living Room's consecutive 2025 & 2026 3 star rating are very well deserved. PS superb wine menu also showcasing the best of South African wines, we tried the organic Joostenberg wines and were utterly enchanted!

  • Jenine K. Dined: 2 weeks ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Mon 27 Jul 26
    Our evenings at The LivingRoom at Summerhill are always excellent! It's our favourite place.

  • Cindy N. Dined: 3 weeks ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Jody S. Dined: 4 weeks ago
    4.3
    Food 4.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 4.0
  • Haydn O. Dined: 4 weeks ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 11 Jul 26
    A thoroughly special birthday celebrated at Summerhill. Thanks

  • Alan K. Dined: 1 month ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Fri 10 Jul 26
    The most incredible and unbelievable experience . Words cannot do it any justice

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