As October winds down and we head into the festive season, eateries are going mad with restaurant specials, especially when it comes to year-end functions, Christmas eve and Christmas day meals and New Year’s Eve. Here is a tiny selection of what’s on offer for the 2013 festive season.

Western Cape

Flavours @ Devon Valley Hotel
Flavours is offering patrons a spectacular Christmas lunch spread, and there are few more beautiful settings o celebrate the occasion!
Surfside Restaurant
Surfside has a variety of specials on the go, half price cocktails and pensioners’ breakfast to the bistro lunch specials and a specially-designed Christmas breakfast.
Societi Bistro
Societi is a Cape Town favourite, with a great ambience and delicious food. They’re offering special menus for Christmas eve, Christmas day and New year’s Eve. Don’t forget about the ‘Chef’s Table’ either, where you can be seated in the kitchen and served a bespoke menu for 8 to 12 people.
Petit Caveau
This restaurant offers a special for each day of the week, including all day breakfasts, half price cocktails and steak specials. Yum!

Gauteng

Le Si Ristorante
Every weekday night Le Si has something unique going on, be it chocolate and liqueur tastings or whiskey tastings. Furthermore, they have joined forces with the ‘Die Blou Hond’ theatre collective to bring you entertainment on Wednesday nights.
Gingko Good Foods
Gingko is renowned for its health-conscious menu, full of wholesome, scrumptious dishes. If you’re looking for a venue for your year-end function, this might just be the place for you, especially as the ambience is peaceful and relaxing.

l’Epicurien & La Terazza @ Village Ridge
This litle joint is offering a special menu just for Friday nights as well as pizza and pasta evenings for the month of October, which promise to fill you up and leave you satisfied on more than one level.

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