THE LOCAL GRILL

BEST FOR Some of the best meat you’ll ever eat. FOOD For 16 years, owner Steve Maresch has been perfecting the art of the elevated steakhouse experience. Beef – both grain- and grass-fed – is sourced from local farmers and as far afield as Brazil. It is aged (wet or dry) on the premises and cooked to your heart’s desire. Start with smoked salmon with avocado and capers or the venison skewer. A juicy 500g sirloin on the bone with bone marrow is cooked perfectly medium rare and served with mustard sauce.

The sausage feast features boerewors, Persian lamb sausages and venison wors. An extensive dessert selection includes home-made chocolate brownies and malva pudding. DRINKS Their wine selection process emphasises boutique wine farms and patron feedback. SERVICE Friendly and highly professional. AMBIENCE The space is versatile: go for a date, birthday celebration or a schmoozing business lunch. (SM)