hemingway's restaurant & wine cellar

i wasnt overly impressed i'm sorry to say. serious lack of service everything you have to ask for twice. party of 20 no serviettes , no salt and pepper , you want a beer ask twice and so on. food was generally just ok. my steak was one lump of fat and way undercooked. calamari starter so so. everything lacks seasoning and lack of on the table didnt help much. stuffy inside no aircon .

went for my husband birthday, very nice place, food was good, i feel its a bit overpriced, for the amount of food you get, but a lovely place.

we had dinner for my brother’s bday on 8 aug 2018. we were a big party.
the service was absolutely perfect with the waiter taking care of us very professionally.
good wine list.
awesome food menu.
presentation of food exceptionally good with the taste (at least mine) even better.
only complaint was the food took quite long but i am sure it had something to do with the size of our party. some had to wait while others were eating. plating should be all together.
but will always come back over and over and highly recommend the place.

18/07/2019 (1*)
friends invited us for an anniversary dinner at hemingways. i’ve been to the restaurant before (i had a good experience) and on a recommendation, they decided to visit the establishment for their anniversary. we were shown to our table and we started to have a look at the menu while placing our order for drinks. since they ran out of a few things on the menu, we decided not to order starters. after the drinks arrived, we ordered mains:
- pork belly served with honey & mustard sweet potato and butternut purée (7.5/10)
- men without women pizza (7/10)
- to have and not to have pizza (7/10)
after we enjoyed the mains, we placed our order for dessert.
after an hour, we tried to get hold of our waiter to find out what is happening. he tried explaining that there was an issue in the kitchen and the desserts will be out soon (not sure why there was no feedback in between). when the desserts arrived:
- the fondants were as dry as can be, ice cream melted
- the panacotta i ordered was more like a mousse, ice cream also melted.
- the creme brûlée was ok
the evening went down south very quickly and resulted in patrons who will not return to this restaurant.


30/06/2018 (4*)
on invitation, we went to hemingway’s for a session and lunch was served. firstly, the service is top notch. we ordered the lamb shank and pork belly. the food arrived in a reasonable time with the wine ordered. i was impressed with the taste of the shank - well cooked and not tough at all. the mash which accompanied the shank was good too! the red wine topped it off nicely. looking forward to my next visit.

my friends hosted my baby shower here, what a stunning place with great food. enjoyed it, and looking forward to going back for the whiskey tasting

amazing food, atmosphere, and service. would definitely go again. roquefort beef was amazing, our waiter went out of his way to inform us about dishes and help us choose.

cozy and cute place(esp. for showers). service was great so was the cake. food was fair. might need to go again to confirm how i feel about the food.

went there to meet a friend and i must say the embaimce of the restaurant is great! i was greeted immediately upon arrival. i had a truly fantastic fine dining experience the food was delicious however the waiter could have been a little more attentive seeing that it wasn't that busy also a few of the waiters would make inappropriate remarks towards me while i was waiting for my friend which i found a little uncomfortable and inappropriate

this was our first meal at this restaurant. we found the atmosphere to be distinctly lacking in ambience. the small side of bread was really delicious.
the two main courses consisted of pork belly and oxtail. the pork belly was outstanding succulent and crispy the only negative side was that the portion size was likened to a starter. the oxtail, well i think we would've been a lot better off the efficient service would've been some what slower so that the oxtail would've had a lot longer cooking time. this dish cannot be recommended. not so sure we will be returning here at anytime.

came here first time for restaurant week, and was very impressed. we live nearby but had never come. the ostrich carpaccio starter was below average (only reason it isn't getting a higher score!) and the beetroot jelly lacked flavour.the pork belly though - amazing! crispy crackling, wonderful sweet potato mash. the chocolate mousse is delicious too. service is probably the best i've received in years. attentive without being intrusive. they even remembered us when we came for our second meal a few months later!

a classicly styled and spacious restaurant, white tablecloths, dimmed chandeliers, dark wood accents and classical music playing background. we came for restaurant week and opted to do the a la carte menu.

before starters you are offered some breads with butter, olives, chili and parmesan and an amuse bouche and before mains a palette cleanser. our starters were the calamari and figs bruschetta. the calamari although cooked well layed in a lemony sauce that just missed the mark. the bruschetta simple in flavours and delicious.
mains were the ribs and lamb rack, meats both cooked well. the sides of carrots, odd they were not peeled and greenbeans did not have the tops and tips snapped off. the chips were still hard though the dauphinoise pototo was good. all in all just average meals. the location of the hotel makes pricing above average. for a wine cellar it was odd there was no wine pairing options with meals and even though the menu states asks waiter for more wines by the glass options, there was only 3 options per type. we did skip dessert.

i must say i’m so disappointed the way i have been looking forward to this place, only to be let done by bad service which left a bitter tase. our waiter was absent minded had to get up and call on him for things that he forgot to bring, and mind you we were not the only ones who were getting up to call on our waiter and the place wasn’t even full so i can only imagine what would happen if they had a full house. this then put a damp on the whole dining experience. the food however long it took to get to us was delicious i had the pasta my date having the oxtail.

this restaurant is quite a hidden gem .

the restaurant is quite sophisticated and fine dinning styled - with its tablecloths and dimmed chandeliers but i felt the setting at times a little cold as it does lack in bit ambiance - definatley ask to be near the fire place as it gives that extra little feeling of intimacy and warmth.

the food does not disappoint -the  kitchen creates some exciting dishes as well as just turning out some  great classics .i've enjoyed the lamb here on a few occasions.
the staff are always so friendly and willing to cater to your requests so that you have the best possible experience- when you are stuffed from dinner but just have to have dessert they will make up a little dessert board selection so you can enjoy a variety of flavours . that alone for me is a win.

hemingways team i salute you and thank you.

an absolutely awesome evening at hemingway's.
brilliant service , to die for food. really a place to be.
our waiter cedric outstanding service to you sir.
will diffently call again. one of centurion's gems i would even go to point of saying the gauteng province at a whole.

23.05.2017 i was invited to a foodie meet up at this lovely restaurant. classy, elegant and stylish and yes it's in the pretoria area.

warmly welcomed on arrival by the staff and seated at our long table for dinner. to start we were given various breads to nibble on along with the usual chilli, butter, parmesan and olives. fantastic start.

then came the amuse buche of ostrich carpaccio with aoili. unusual yet delicious and it set the scene for the rest of the meals to come.

starters i decided to try something completely different that i haven't found on other menus. duck bitterballen. wow probably the best dish of the evening for me. it had the right crunch on the outside with the smooth texture on the inside and it paired absolutely brilliantly with the berry salad. it just oozed flavour.

for mains i ordered the rack of lamb with dauphinoise potatoes with carrots and green beans with a jus. my meat was slightly under cooked so i sent it back, and second time round it was perfectly cooked, i just wish it had more seasoning.

lastly for dessert i opted for the amarula chocolate mousse. i was very disappointed with this even though the chocolate enrobing was superb. it was a let down interms of a chocolate mousse, let alone an amarula one. it was ridiculously small, there was probably just over a teaspoon of mousse inside. i could barely taste the amarula and for the price i don't think it was value for money at all. i felt like i was just given a thin slice of chocolate and you can see the size of it compared to my lego mascot.

regardless it was a lovely evening. that duck bitterballen did it for me and i'd happily go back for more. they also have a lot of events at their premises so check them out if you are a wine lover.