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Les Creatifs Restaurant

Reviewers' Choice 2023 - Top 100
French Fine Dining Contemporary
Location Pointer Hobart Grove Shopping Centre, Corner Of Hobart Road &, Grosvenor Rd, Bryanston, Sandton, 2191, South Africa
4.6
(563 reviews)
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  • Romantic
  • Gourmet Guide Plated
  • Reviewers' Choice 2023 - Top 100

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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.

Opening Hours

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

Reviews (563)

4.6 out of 5.0
Based on the past 12 months
Food 4.7
Value 4.5
Service 4.7
Ambience 4.5
  • Sbu M. Dined: 2 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Andile D. Dined: 4 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Thu 06 Nov 25
    we had a lovely experience. we will surely visit again.

    Les Creatifs Restaurant responded on Thu 06 Nov 25:
    Thank you for the review Andile. We appreciate your feedback.

  • Ruth R. Dined: 5 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Wed 05 Nov 25
    One of my best fine dining restaurants. They will never disappoint you. Everything we ordered was absolutely delicious, presentation on another level. This is more than just dining ,life time experience.The staff will always make you feel like a VIP .Keep up the good work .

  • Lebelo N. Dined: 2 weeks ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Lihle S. Dined: 1 week ago
    4.8
    Food 5.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Wed 29 Oct 25
    Had an excellent experience! Loved the intimate setting.

    Les Creatifs Restaurant responded on Wed 29 Oct 25:
    Thank you for the review. We appreciate your feedback.

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

    Reviewed on: Sun 26 Oct 25
    My mom n I ordered lamb, Limpopo quail, duck breast, fishermens stew, bottle of wine & dessert from the list of dishes for our 4 course dinner..The ambiance, friendly & knowledgeable staff & waiters. It was such a beautiful experience which is worth the repeat..Thank you Wandile n team you impressed my mom who had traveled all the way from Melbourne Australia to experience your cuisine.

    Les Creatifs Restaurant responded on Sun 26 Oct 25:
    Thank you so much Amanda for a beautiful review. We appreciate!

  • Ty Dined: 2 weeks ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 25 Oct 25
    Highly recommend

  • Juddy M. Dined: 3 weeks ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Wed 15 Oct 25
    We recently had the pleasure of dining at Les Créatifs Restaurant at Hobart Grove Centre in Bryanston to celebrate my life partner’s 50th birthday — and what an unforgettable experience it was. From the moment we arrived, the ambiance set the tone for a special evening. The service was impeccable: attentive without being intrusive, and every member of the team made us feel genuinely welcome. The food was nothing short of exceptional. Each dish was a masterpiece — the tuna was delicate and fresh, the quail perfectly balanced in flavor and texture, the seafood stew rich and comforting, and the lamb loin tender and beautifully seasoned. Every bite reflected the chef’s artistry and passion. Les Créatifs delivered not just a meal, but a celebration of taste and hospitality. It was the perfect setting for such a milestone occasion, and we left with full hearts and happy palates. Highly recommended for anyone seeking a refined and memorable dining experience.

    Les Creatifs Restaurant responded on Wed 15 Oct 25:
    Thank you so much for the beautiful review, we appreciate!

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