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Local cuisine, African, Vegetarian Friendly, Gluten Free Options
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Established in 1999, the City Grill is the oldest steakhouse in the V&A Waterfront. We invite you to discover a truly South African experience… so gather family and friends for a feast of flavour at the City Grill! A place where food has substance, big appetites are essential and South Africa is the flavour of the month, every month!
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Vegetarian Friendly, Gluten Free Options
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Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, After-hours
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African
FEATURES
Takeout, Parking Available, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service
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Reviewed 6 days ago

Casual restaurant in the V&A Waterfront area. Food was average but service was poor. Felt like they were doing us a favour! Wouldn't go back.

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 3 weeks ago

Had dinner here with our 17 pax group. A three course dinner a la carte. Starter as well as dessert was good but the main course, ostrich fillet was just marvelous. Fast service regarding the many people in the restaurant, good and affordable wine selection....Dessert was ice cream, a enormous bowl of it. We had a great time here but...it was very noisy.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 3 weeks ago via mobile

At the best attractive place in town (Waterfront Mall) this steakhouse points out with a nice bay view, good food and drinks and mainly, the waiter’s friendship. Not used to do this, so personal, but I can’t avoid to thank so much to Samantha, who...made us (my wife and me) come back there one more time. We were very well satisfied with the exactly grilled meat point, the drinks and sides!More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 25 September 2023

My husband and I decided to have a burger. We saw this restaurant and thought we would try it as a change. We both had a burger. For R 144 my cheese burger was very below average. I was most disappointed. The patty was underwhelming...and the sauce awful. My husband expressed his opinion to the Manager. It seemed obvious that this restaurant caters for tourists not locals. Perhaps the steaks are better.More

Date of visit: September 2023
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Shaun Bezuidenhout, General Manager at City Grill, responded to this reviewResponded 28 September 2023

Good day Thank you very much for your feedback. We are truly sorry that you did not enjoy your burger. If this was brought to our attention before the end of your meal, we would have done everything in our power to rectify the matter....More

Reviewed 3 September 2023 via mobile

Had the Tempura Prawns to start, followed by the steak with avocado and halloumi snd the chatauxbriaund. Food was lovely the steak and Halloumi I the pick of a pretty good bunch. Isabelle our waitress was genuine, warm and just lovely. .

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 12 July 2023

We each had filet and the steaks were cooked to perfection! The service provided by our waitress Linda was OUTSTANDING! The items on the menu are reasonably priced from a tourist’s perspective. A meal like this back home would have been at least twice the...cost.More

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed 8 July 2023 via mobile

Absolutely terrible. Went there last year and really enjoyed the food and service so thought would go again. Meat was not cooked properly, sent back and even the return was nasty. Meat had a unpleasant smell and taste. In fact my partner has been put...off meat and feels nauseous. One also couldn’t complain about the service Clearing of table etc as there was not any. Will never go back unfortunately nor can I recommend it . Anyway that’s our experience and am sure there are many opinions and probably some good ones. Just not ours today.More

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed 11 June 2023

The City Grill.. wow! We had friends visiting from the US and the City Grill team and our waitress looked after 6 of us so beautifully. The food was superb! One of our friends had his birthday and the City Grill team brought the birthday...cake out for us and made it so special. With all the celebration excitement I left my hat there, but the staff kept it safe for me until I collected it. A marvelous experience and the staff are just great human beings. We loved it! We totally recommend City Grill and we will be back ourselves : ) Thankyou so much for a wonderful evening. We look forward to more fun with you guys XMore

Date of visit: May 2023
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Reviewed 24 May 2023 via mobile

My birthday dinner was not what I expected. The food was good, but it was a bit limited, especially for anyone who has allergies to certain foods. The staff was great, but the service was slow. We ordered, and it took over 30 minutes just...to get our drinks.More

Date of visit: May 2023
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Reviewed 10 May 2023

Second time here. The food is great kitchen doesn’t drop the ball. But how ever the service isn’t that great. Manager only checks on white peoples tables and not blacks nor coloureds. Also just the etiquette of the waiters is really disappointing for the price...we pay for foodMore

Date of visit: May 2023
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Shaun Bezuidenhout, General Manager at City Grill, responded to this reviewResponded 12 May 2023

Good day Thank you for your review and the great feedback on our food. I am very sorry to hear that you feel that management only checks on certain tables. I can assure you that every single guest is treated exactly the same as we...More

Reviewed 8 May 2023 via mobile

We visited for dinner. We had 3 courses and enjoyed our food. The quality was okay and service was good. We would visit again.

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed 28 April 2023 via mobile

Good food, service and atmosphere, reasonable pricing. steak was excellent s was the fish. Staff were great and added to the atmosphere.

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed 26 April 2023

We visited for an evening meal. I intended to have a steak but opted instead for the ostrich orange, soy sauce and ginger marinated steak. What a choice. Wow. When served they wanted to check they were cooked to our preferences and honestly we opted...to have them slightly better done. No problem. In fact nothing was a problem or an effort. They could not have been more helpful. We chose a cheapish merlot wine which was not just ok, but lovely. All of this was after two nights next door which whilst good was not as good and definitely better value. So would I/we recommend? Yes certainly. Try others too as we are all different but this was worth a visit. Thank you Onwell our server.More

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed 14 April 2023

We had dinner this evening at the city grill in V&A waterfront and were really disappointed with the food. My daughter didn’t like her kids burger and refused to eat it. My father and I ordered the Karoo lamb chops but it was terribly burnt....The waiter did take it back to the kitchen and we ordered sirloin instead. However both my dad and I were really disappointed by the taste - our steaks were very tangy. Honestly wished that we had eaten somewhere else instead. Service from our waiter was good.More

Date of visit: April 2023
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Shaun Bezuidenhout, General Manager at City Grill, responded to this reviewResponded 20 April 2023

Good day, Leela Thank you very much for your feedback. I am sorry to hear that you did not enjoy your experience with us. Our famous basting contains a lot of caramel and does turn a very dark color when grilled, creating the illusion of...More

Reviewed 11 April 2023

Godfrey was incredible, talked me through the steaks and was super proud of his knowledge. A great asset to the restaurant! The sirloin, all 800g of it was to die for as was the SA wine! All round lovely experience for my first meal in...South Africa!More

Date of visit: April 2023
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Shaun Bezuidenhout, General Manager at City Grill, responded to this reviewResponded 20 April 2023

Good day Thank you very much for your lovely review of not only our food, but our staff as well. I am delighted to hear that we could make an impression on you within your first day visiting South Africa. We look forward to welcoming...More

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City Grill is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 4
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 4