about Cape Foodie
About Cape Foodie
The scoring system
About Cape Foodie
I started Cape Foodie as a hobby, and to offer diners honest restaurant reviews and a transparent scoring system. It is the first site of its kind in the Western Cape, one of the world's most beautiful foodie destinations.
My approach
The scoring system
About Cape Foodie
Cape Foodie aims to assess the Cape's restaurants against a global standard.
No content is produced by AI.
Naturally, the reviews are subjective in that they reflect my opinion, but having eaten my way around quite a bit of the world I have a pretty good sense of what's on offer out there.
Every review on Cape Foodie will be based on a si
Cape Foodie aims to assess the Cape's restaurants against a global standard.
No content is produced by AI.
Naturally, the reviews are subjective in that they reflect my opinion, but having eaten my way around quite a bit of the world I have a pretty good sense of what's on offer out there.
Every review on Cape Foodie will be based on a single visit. Where follow up visits occur, these will result in updated reviews.
I pay for every meal in full.
The scoring system
The scoring system
The scoring system
Cape Foodie assesses the entire experience at a restaurant, not just the food.
Each restaurant is scored out of 20, with half marks allowed. There are 8 points on offer for food, 6 for wine, 4 for service and 2 for setting, decor and ambience.
Each restaurant is tagged. "A fine dining" establishment should attract between 16 and 20 point
Cape Foodie assesses the entire experience at a restaurant, not just the food.
Each restaurant is scored out of 20, with half marks allowed. There are 8 points on offer for food, 6 for wine, 4 for service and 2 for setting, decor and ambience.
Each restaurant is tagged. "A fine dining" establishment should attract between 16 and 20 points, a "Casual Fine Dining" restaurant between 12 and 16 and a "Casual" eatery at least 10.
A full explanation of the scoring system is available below.