Eat Out Editor, Abigail Donnelly, assisted by a team of food critics - Leigh Robertson, Vicki Sleet, Greg Landman, Hannah Lewry and Kobus van der Merwe - dined across the V&A to choose their favourite restaurants.

After a strict judging process, a total of six restaurants were selected as winners in each of the various categories. The winners were announced at the prestigious V&A Waterfront Restaurant of the Year awards ceremony held at the Nelson Mandela Gateway, Clock Tower Square, in Cape Town on 30 July 2009.