Review Turn 'n Tender - Pretoria

The meat is really excellent. Received a sizzling hot plate with rare meat on the side that I then warmed on the plate and got to the perfect medium rare that I like. Sirloin was soft and flavourful. Ribs were sweet and melt in your mouth soft and fillet is also totally worth it. Sides are a bit small but the quality of the meat definitely makes up for it. Very nice wine selection. They are quite busy on weekends so you will wait at least 45 minutes for your meal to arrive.

We had such a lovely dinner. The staff is very friendly and helpfull. Food was great!! Its a very refreshing feeling to get this kind of service, because these days it feels like just nobody cares anymore.

Enjoyed one of the best ox tail meals accompanied.ied with tasty creamed spinach , butternut and fried cabbage. Good friendly service. Good wine selection to choose from.

Wow! Great service from Irene and the quality of the food was in a class of its own. I am really surprised by this TnT branch. I have been to one or two other TnT's but this one just amazed me in every way!

If you are in the mood for a mouth-watering oxtail or t-bone, make a point of visiting Turn n Tender. The food is delicious and the service is amazing.

One of my fave places to go! The most beautiful steaks it just melts in your mouth! The oxtail is also amazing!!!

Excellent food, very good service, relevantly priced - wide selection and clearly experienced kitchen staff... Had a great evening hosting some of our international guests from around the world for an event this weekend (table of 20 in total), was evident that everyone enjoyed their time/meals...

It was a lovely evening with gooood steak!! Awesome place for a 'Date Night'.

I recommend this place. General impression; good location, lots of tables; option for outside, inside veranda, inside proper. High-end decor, quality finishing, open kitchen view. Menu, plenty options, especially steak with different variations, lean, with fat, more fat, more fat. Burger was awesome, medium rump with fat was great. The options with more fat was not so good, why? Fat was raw and not rendered at all, medium steak was more well-done but still great. All the meat was good quality and tasted great. For a Monday, we were 1 of 2 tables inside, we had to create our own tmosphere 🙂. Meal ended in disappointment with a yellow "scrambled egg" Creme Brulee, the caramelized sugar was nearly nonexistent. Don't order this, it is not really creme brulee. We asked for a cozy spot, but instead got the table in the middle of the restaurant, nearly on top of the till booth. We asked to move another table. The service was noticeably average, waitress was not unfriendly but also not friendly, it seemed like she drew the short straw. To be trained as a waiter and to be trained in hospitality service is two vastly different concepts, some restaurants get it right and in this case not. Evening was 3/5 but we give them 4 stars for our first visit, a second visit might surprise us.

TL, DR: Awesome place with a lovely atmosphere, knowledgeable wait staff and excellent food served on skillets to keep it warm. A little expensive, but worth every cent Turn 'n Tender has a beautiful aesthetic, from the lights to the benches to the menues, everything tailored to give a sense of quality. It has a great selection of wines and the wait staff(in our case Bongani) knew what wines to suggest pairing with which food items. After ordering drinks(which also includes Stella Artois on tap for the beer drinkers), chef Rupert brought a plate containing their three bestselling steaks(this is a steakhouse, after all! he would exclaim) and explained how each were to be prepared. Dinner is served on a skillet to keep the dish warm. After dinner, chef DX approached the table and proceeded to convince each of us which dessert to pick, all of which we really enjoyed. Right through the dinner, we were able to hear one another talking, and despite being seated next to the kitchen we weren't bothered once by noise from there. A lovely selection of music included jazz and tied a wonderfjl experience together. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone!

Great value for money! Love the cosy atmosphere. The burgers were all made according to request!

Enjoyed it. Had a combo: pepper crusted sirloin with sweet chili and coriander calamari. Really good. Waiters were friendly and helpful. Good wine selection.

Was a fantastic place that I visited in special occasions. They have sadly closed this branch as I came in June 2023 as a Walk-in The restaurant has already vacated and the space is empty.

Wonderful steaks, service is good. And they have wonderful lunchtime specials.