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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
(509 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 (509)

4.6 out of 5.0
Based on the past 12 months
Food 4.7
Value 4.5
Service 4.7
Ambience 4.5
  • Junior T. Dined: 3 days 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: 3 days 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!

  • Katrina D. Dined: 6 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Thu 19 Jun 25
    Amazing ... love, love, loved our visit to Les Creatifs last night. I booked the restaurant from the UK for a client event, and now feel blessed to have found the restaurant from a fine dining google search. We were a party of 20 - mostly from Johannesburg with guests from the UK and US too. I can't thank Les Creatifs enough ... from the wonderful Chef Wandile and his hugely talented team of chefs, who took us though the inspiration and skilled delivery of each course to Precious and her serving team, who ensured we were all well looked after throughout out evening. Many of our local guests had heard of the restaurant, but not had the opportunity to visit. I'm delighted I was able to provide that opportunity, and would highly recommend others to go ahead and make that booking. You won't be disappointed. I leave South Africa today to return to London on a complete high that Les Creatifs was part of my Johannesburg experience.

  • Modise M. Dined: 1 week ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 14 Jun 25
    The atmosphere was really good The services was amazing, our waitress ensured we had the insight to each course Where we were sitting we had a direct view of the chef and this was so nice The background music was very well done The attention to detail was incredible Hubby and I loved the whole experience Its was like each course was specially made for us Also the chef came to wish me happy birthday and that was great Overall we were very impressed with everything Thank you again

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

    Reviewed on: Sat 14 Jun 25
    Beautiful space, memorable experience with excellent service I love Les Creatifs intimate setting, the food was amazing, the plating was excellent and the cocktail pairing was just as impressive. My favourites for the night were the Delmas Duck and the Gin Herme cocktail. Kudus to Chef Wandi and his team we cleaned our plates on each course ❤️. Thank you!

  • Fresh Dined: 3 weeks ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Fri 30 May 25
    Great service.

  • Prince N. Dined: 4 weeks ago
    3.3
    Food 4.0
    Value 3.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 2.0

    Reviewed on: Wed 28 May 25
    If there could be restrooms that would be great

  • Anna M. Dined: 4 weeks ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Wed 28 May 25
    Great service all rounder!

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