The best 10 restaurants and places to eat in Johannesburg, May 2024

"Been going to this restaurant since I was a toddler, food never disappoints! Company is great and the owners are always between the customers! Love..."

Tanya Oates

"Hmmmm they are many things I think about this awesome restaurant Bennigan's whe like the service that they give us and the quality food that they..."

Dlula Bedlala Mehlemamba Mlilo

"What an awesome place! We celebrated out daughter’s birthday there and what Great atmosphere! Great service considering we were a rather larger..."

Lené Len Styles

"The food was exquisite the waiter friendly and the vibe was..."

Zeechona Ma-Alie Nqobo

"Great food, wonderful atmosphere , waiters well trained professional and always friendly, can definitely..."

Annemarie Engelbrecht

"Amazing service, the most amazing food.. just melts in your mouth.. would highly recommend to all my..."

Candice Iona Goddard

"We ate at Bennigan's last night and the food was excellent and the service outstanding. Definitely worth a revisit in the near..."

Piete Dlamini

"I posted a bad review in January 2018 on this restaurant that I have rereviewed with a much more pleasant review in may 2019 after several amazing..."

Tamlyn Hollick

"We were pleasantly surprised with this restaurant. Granted it was not very busy as we were there after lunch and before supper on a Saturday..."

Chris Van Staden

"We are always on the look out for new restaurants in the area, and today we tried out Bennigans. The food was outstanding and brought back fond..."

Samantha Van Nispen

"The ribs are soft succulent and tasty.. The rump is almost as soft as fillet and comes with a a good amount of chips and the rump has a tasty BBQ..."

Keanu De Jesus

"A super gem! We came in as 6 and I called in advance and they said they would make place for us on short notice. we were seated at the back, table of..."

Dee Leandra Coutinho

"17.03.2018 After attending a function nearby we wanted something light-ish to eat and coffee. We had heard Bennigans was situated nearby so decided..."

The Food Musketeer

"We loved the food here. The service is great, and the staff is very friendly. Baby Beef Bombay is unbelievable. Would highly recommend..."

Michael Blake

"Best sized rock shandy I have ever had! My steak melted in my mouth - absolutely delicious! Creme Bruleè to die for! All in all a great lunch and..."

Nicola Steyn

"After our last visit to Bennigans which we were disappointed we were offered a refund and told that the Prego roll has now been removed from the..."

Marsha Palm

"Today was our first experience at this amazing restaurant. The service and food is great and the kids were so well looked after that the grown ups..."

Vanschoork

"Great service and always amazing food! Followed this restaurant here from Bedford Centre where they used to be The Steakery. If you are looking to..."

Sasha De Oliveira

"Bennigans has always been a Bedfordview staple, but this was my first visit to the new premises in Kensington. The parking area is safe with security..."

David Leite

"Best steak restaurant in the East Rand! The kiddies area is awesome and very attentive child minders too. Well done Bennigans - our family will be..."

Freddie Style

"Best ribs i ever had! Good food, pricey but quality excellent!Great atmosphere, waiter well trained friendly awesome service! Nice cocktails!Will be..."

Annemarie Engelbrecht

"Went to Bennigan's for the first time tonight .It was wonderful . Food was fabulous . Service great . A really lovely evening out . Will..."

Helen.b.berriman

"Great atmosphere and amazingly tasty food. The variety of meats, make it a good place to try something new. The option of making your meal allows you..."

Clemmy

"My family and myself went for dinner at Bennigans last night. The fillet steak was succulent and tender. My nephew had an absolute blast in the play..."

CKG

"Bennigans. Flawless food, spectacular service and an amazing vibe! Bennigan's has quickly become our favourite go-to restaurant due to their amazing..."

Josh Paddy

"Just arrived at the fabulous new Bennigans, the setup is amazing. Friendly staff and managers. The kids entertainment section is just WOW. Only..."

Lauren Narunsky

"Visiting here since 1978. Still as amazing. Will be back for sure. Lambshank, Oxtail, Steaks and deserts highly recommended. Great service and..."

George Pearson

"Ever since they opened up again, we have been meaning to try our the new venue, and we finally had dinner there last night. They were fairly full,..."

MeeGeeTee

"Always fantastic! A real treat anytime with food, service and a friendly environment always. Time and time again proven to be a trustworthy and real..."

Amy Knowles

"Love this place ... I literally grew up here.They've got the best steak in town and nothing beats their monkeygland sauce !! Service is..."

Danelle

"Without a doubt the BEST STEAKHOUSE IN JOBURG! We've been dining at Bennigan's for over 40 years and have never been disappointed. Their new venue is..."

Lynda

"We were invited by a family friend for dinner and I was really looking forward to coming to Bennigans for a while as I understand they are legendary..."

Jose De Carvalho

"What a great dinner. The service was great, food came out really quickly and was really well cooked and tasted great. The environment is extremely..."

Janine Urwin

"I have not been to this restaurant for years as I live in the northern suburbs of Jozi. There is not one steakhouse in the North that is as good..."

Nick

"Great restaurant! Great food! We had the nachos to start, which was quite delicious, and I had the ribs for a main with a side of mash. The mash was..."

Jessica

"Only recently discovered this gem in Johannesburg. Highly recommended for date nights and meet ups. I saw the mains and deserts, the passion and..."

Owen Van Rooyen

"We went back to Bennigans for the first time sice they relocated last year. The new venue has something special to the look and feel and they got it..."

Chokker

"Not a bad place to eat. The food is quite the taste.Grate service , Felix (Crock) the best waiter I've met in a long time.A bit expensive..."

Gabe

"We've been going to Bennigans since it was called The Steakery 25 years ago. Still run by the same family. We've been to the 'new' Bennigans in..."

PaulJHB

"Found this place by chance because we needed somewhere to go to lunch. Given its location you don't expect much from it but the experience amazing..."

Lucianrajah

"Last night brought back old memories. To be welcomed by familiar faces. Still the best steak in Jhb! I actually think it was even more delicious than..."

Kira Sakota

"Bennigan's is an institution, run by consumate restaurateurs now in a spacious and inviting new setting. Easily one of the region's best dining..."

Martin

"Went there within a few weeks of opening and we all loved our food. Pork belly was sublime. Fillet heavenly. We returned a week ago with overseas..."

Mar Jen

"There's nothing as good as great steak made right! I heard about this place and decided to check it out. I had a sirloin drakensberg which was..."

Avela Aluta Nontso

"So Bennigans recently opened up here around the corner from us in Bedfordview. Being as curious as we are, my partner and I searched for something..."

Angela

"Hello Dino. Apologies for the late response. The food was outstanding to say the least.thank you so much.the service was exemplary and all that it..."

Ben Veeran

"We tried Bennigan's while it was finishing up at Bedford Centre. What a pity we tried it so late. They had great meaty options and their vegetarian..."

'Jessie Jawbreaker

"I went to Bennigans as very small child and with romantic memories returned tonight with my partner. It was absolutely lovely. Really relaxing,..."

Samantha Hunter

"What a fantastic restaurant!! Excellent service. Melt in your mouth steak. Veg was incredible. Their house wine (wolftrap) was awesome. Great vibe...."

Grant Incendiario

"Really great food,good vibe would definitely recommend it to other people. Glad that it moved to Kensington nice way to bring some more business and..."

Bacara Spruit

"Lovely meal tonight steak was perfect. Staff were friendly and attentive. Hope this new addition to Kensington is a keeper. Lovely to see this space..."

Lynne Hazell

"I was a regular at their Bedfordview branch and I must say I was disappointed in the new version. Firstly, the place does look nice; more modern and..."

Robyn Louw

"What a place, decor.....epic, ribs.......epic, service......epic!Just an all round epic experience!Really really worth a visit, super..."

Matthew

"The old Bennigans is back in town. The menu is refined, but the old favourites are still there. Their chicken livers are still the best in town. ..."

MinionMan

"All said and done, great steak and good freindly service. Nice atmosphere. I would recommend this restaurant. The pricing is also fair for the..."

Victor Lopes

"Awesome rump steak ... great venue ... kid friendly..."

Mando Lopes

"My brothers and I decided to make the trip to Bennigans on a Friday night. We found the place easy enough and lucky we had booked as they were full...."

Nicholas Eagle Flyer Amoretti

"What a lovely experience. Great food, great service, a world of difference from ogarfos. I will definitely come here again. Everything was perfect...."

Willem De Wet

"Had our anniversary dinner there. Great service food is excellent. Our waiter was new and very carefull to make sure he got all correct .The managers..."

Dean Blumenthal

"I must be honest and say that it was not the experience that I expected. I was hoping that the "old" Bennigans was re opening and not a steakhouse...."

Cristina Melosi Scola

"I have always held this restaurant is many of my childhood memories and through all their changes, it remains amazing!We all had the ribs..."

Alexa Scola

"Like many others we were extremely disappointed when Bennigans closed down at Bedford Centre. BUT when we saw them opening within walking distance of..."

Rob Whitlock

"Bennigans does not disappoint in their new home. The decor is modern and updated but still very warm and inviting. The menu boasts some of their old..."

Bronwills

"So happy they back and with a vengeance! Great open modern decor and the food great! Same quality as always if not better! Ribs were melt in the..."

Rose Marie Pereira

"Wow , all I can say is Wow . We were devastated when they closed down in Bedford Centre , we thought they were gone forever ! So when the skinner..."

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