“Wine-Dining” instead of Fine-Dining
Wortelgat is currently closed for the off-season.
We are already looking forward to welcoming you back for the 2026/2027 season and will share the confirmed opening date as soon as possible. We are currently aiming for the second half of November!
Thank you for your understanding — we look forward to hosting you again soon!
Terroir on the Plate
At Wortelgat, we embrace Wine-Dining rather than Fine-Dining.
It is a deliberate distinction. We are not trying to create a formal restaurant experience removed from its surroundings. Instead, Wortelgat is an intimate expression of Springfontein — where wine, food, season and landscape come together around the table.
The kitchen works closely with what the farm and its surroundings provide. During the high season, the menu changes with the seasons, drawing as much as possible from our own gardens and from the wider Springfontein Rim. Herbs, vegetables, fruit and other ingredients are grown, gathered or foraged according to what the land offers at a particular time.
The result is food that is deliberately rooted in its place: simple ingredients, carefully handled, with clarity rather than unnecessary complication.
In this sense, the terroir is not only something we pour into a glass. It also finds its way onto the plate — through the ingredients, aromas, textures and flavours that belong to this particular landscape.
Wine & Food
The wines are not an afterthought at Wortelgat. They are an integral part of the experience.
Our 5-, 6- or 7-course menus are built around a dialogue between kitchen and cellar. Sometimes a dish provides the starting point for the wine; sometimes a particular wine, grape variety or vintage leads the way and the kitchen responds to it.
The pairing is therefore not simply about finding a wine that “matches” a dish. It is about exploring what happens when the two are considered together — how wine can change the perception of a flavour, how a dish can reveal something different in a wine, and how both can express the character of Springfontein in their own way.
The experience unfolds course by course, with the wine and food developing alongside one another rather than following a fixed formula.
Opening Times
Thursday – Dinner
Friday until Sunday – Lunch & Dinner
Monday – Lunch & Dinner
Reservations mandatory
+27 (0) 28 341 0593
reservations@springfontein.co.za
WhatsApp: +27 (0) 78 582 9836
Menu Prices
Wine & Food – 5 courses – R 925 (R 775 w/o wine)
Wine & Food – 6 courses – R 1,050 (R 875 w/o wine)
Wine & Food – 7 courses – R 1,250 (R 1,025 w/o wine)
Beyond Wine Dining
From time to time, Springfontein also opens its spaces for private functions, intimate weddings and carefully considered celebrations. Surrounded by the Springfontein landscape, these occasions can be tailored to the character of the estate and the people gathering here.
And for something rather different, don’t miss the Wortelgat Whisk(e)y Lounge.
For those wishing to explore more of Springfontein, discover our ULUMBAZA Wine Bar(n) and Accommodation experiences below.
