Taste, compare and vote at Benguela Cove’s immersive Head to Head food and wine experience.
Enjoy a welcome Cap Classique, followed by four courses paired with eight premium wines, served blind as A and B. Compare different vintages, regions, grape varieties and price points — then cast your vote for the wine you think deserves to win.

What to expect:

Welcome Cap Classique
Four-course lunch
Eight premium wines, valued at more than R3,320
Blind A/B tastings and voting
Exclusive opportunity to purchase the wines tasted

R950 per person | R795 Wine Club Members
12:00–14:50 | The Grand Winery, Benguela Cove
Six Saturdays: 14 Nov 2026 | 5 Dec 2026 | 9 Jan 2027 | 13 Mar 2027 | 17 Apr 2027 | 4 Sep 2027

Spend R1,250 on wine and receive R250 off your ticket, or spend R3,750 and enjoy complimentary lunch and nationwide delivery.

Make a weekend of it with a stay at Benguela Cove’s private waterfront villas or Manor House.

At Blanko, Christmas lunch begins with sourdough and pickled zucchini to share, giving everyone a chance to settle in before choosing their courses. From white tiger prawns and beef fillet to confit chicken, the menu is made for a full afternoon together, with orange cranberry cheesecake or chocolate cherry and hazelnut for dessert.

Date: 25 December 2026

R1295pp

Christmas at la Belle is for bringing the whole family together to enjoy a leisurely afternoon. The menu offers plenty to choose from, including grilled prawns, crispy lamb cutlets and basil and lemon pesto pasta, followed by chocolate mousse or ginger cheesecake.

Date: 25 December 2026

R795pp

Whole Grilled Baby Kingklip drenched in green olives and banga rossa. A Tomato & Parmesan-Crusted Ribeye stacked with burrata and yesterday's breadcrumbs. Porcini Carpaccio finished in truffle and citrus cream. Squid Fritti with a spicy bomba kick.

Salmon Crudo with labneh, sumac and chilli. Grilled Chorizo & Prawn with romesco and zhoug. A Spiced Lamb Pasta that brings the heat with yoghurt, chilli and feta. And the Ribeye & Prawn doesn’t hold back, garlic, chilli, harissa butter, all in one plate.

For six months this summer, a walk between a wine tasting and a lagoon-side lunch comes with unexpected company. Twenty bronze and resin wildlife sculptures by British sculptor Carol Bryant have been placed across Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate, from the lagoon and fynbos walk to the restaurant terrace and villa gardens. Rather than being confined to a gallery, the works inhabit the landscape, revealing themselves as visitors move through the estate.

A king cheetah emerges along the fynbos walk; two giraffes meet in a dramatic display of strength; and a black rhino stands with quiet presence. The effect is deliberately immersive – sculptures encountered almost as you might encounter the animals themselves, without warning.

Bryant draws on decades of field study, having observed African wildlife across Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa and Namibia, as well as working with cheetahs and wild dogs at the Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre near Pretoria. Her work is modelled in clay and cast in bronze or resin, with all pieces in the exhibition available to purchase.

South African visitors may already know Bryant’s work without knowing her name. Her portrait bust of Archbishop Desmond Tutu stands beside his resting place at St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town. She has also won Best Sculpture at the MIWAS International Wildlife Art Exhibition and the Southern Nature Art Exhibition, and exhibits regularly at Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens in England.

Entry to the exhibition is free for estate visitors, and the sculptures remain in place throughout the six-month run. Every work is available for purchase, with prices on enquiry.

“Carol's sculptures add something that wine alone cannot: the invitation to stop, to look closely, to reach out a hand.” — Penny Streeter OBE, Owner & CEO, Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate

Date: 2 October 2026 to 31 March 2027, daily 10:00–18:00

Mornings just got a whole lot better. Sonny and Irene’s chef specialities are here, served daily until 11:30. Turkish eggs with spiced lamb and chilli butter, halloumi fritters with butternut zhoug, and a smoked salmon toastie on brioche.

Bobo's has landed its Chef's Summer Menu - think Sole Milanese, Truffle Sirloin & Prawn, and a new Seasonal Set Menu (2 course R445 | 3 course R495) with prawns, sea bass, and peach panna cotta to finish.

Think Mushroom Grilled Cheese Benedict with truffle and poached eggs, Sriracha Honey Butter Chicken Tenders that hit sweet heat perfection, and a Crispy Chicken Salad loaded with peanut sesame dressing and edamame.

The Titanic Meat Balls burger doesn't mess around: 200g beef, cheddar, all the fixings.

Consider this your invitation to skip the kitchen this Christmas. 

Come hungry, dress festive and settle in for a long lunch filled with all the good stuff, delicious starters, generous mains, something sweet to finish and absolutely no washing up.

25 December 2026 | Seating from 12:30

Bookings essential.