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Les Creatifs Restaurant

Reviewers' Choice 2023 - Top 100
Contemporary Fine Dining French
Location Pointer Hobart Grove Shopping Centre, Corner Of Hobart Road &, Grosvenor Rd, Bryanston, Sandton, 2191, South Africa
4.6
(516 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 (516)

4.6 out of 5.0
Based on the past 12 months
Food 4.7
Value 4.5
Service 4.7
Ambience 4.5
  • S M. Dined: 1 week ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Wed 02 Jul 25
    Amazing team, amazing experience. Will always recommend Les Creatifs. This was my second visit and I will be back soon.

  • Mario N. Dined: 1 week ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Blackx Dined: 1 week ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 28 Jun 25
    My wives and I really enjoyed our meals. The Lobster dish was exceptional & the cheesecake was out of this world. Will definitely be coming back.

  • Ruby N. Dined: 1 week ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 28 Jun 25
    I finally visited Les Créatifs after years of indecision, and what an experience it was! The fusion of French culinary techniques with African ingredients was executed beautifully — the amadumbe dish was a standout. Being able to watch the chefs at work brought a special intimacy to the evening, like a true chef’s table. The service was excellent, and I really appreciated how Kwanele and Precious made my solo date feel so warm and personal. A truly memorable night — I’ll definitely be back!

  • Mr A S. Dined: 1 week ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Nobantu M. Dined: 1 week ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Wed 25 Jun 25
    Exceptional gastronomic experience!

  • Junior T. Dined: 2 weeks ago
    4.3
    Food 4.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Mon 23 Jun 25
    Gifted the experience to a lovely couple and they were elated with their experience. Thank you, again, for helping me make those I care about feel appreciated.

  • Natalie H. Dined: 2 weeks ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 22 Jun 25
    Absolutely exceptional meal combined with warm, attentive service. A perfect setting for a special occasion. Thank you!

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