Serendipity Country House & Restaurant, Wilderness Videos

🌟The Art of Salt Curing....
At Serendipity Country House & Restaurant we’ve turned humble egg yolks into culinary gold. Salt-cured egg yolks bring the richness of fine cheese, an umami depth, and a perfect salty tang to our dishes. 🍽 Porcini Mushroom Tartlet ✨ Topped with dried porcini salt, fresh chives, a delicate mushroom veil, and the pièce de résistance—a microplaned layer of our salt-cured egg yolk, adding the ultimate finishing touch. Discover the magic of simple ingredients transformed and book a table at www.serendipitywilderness.co.za . . . . 🎥@clare_writes_copy #FineDining #SaltCuredEgg #SerendipityWilderness #PorciniPerfection

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺… Chef Lizelle enjoying a well deserved cappuccino and biscotti break before the arrival of our diners. The kitchen staff have been working on an exciting eight course tasting menu for December. The "𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘂𝗻, 𝗦𝗲𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗺𝗼𝗸𝗲" menu will be featured for the festive period, starting tomorrow, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿. .... Book online at https://serendipitywilderness.com/restaurant-fine-dining/restaurant-booking/ 📽️ @clare_writes_copy #finedining #restaurantsgardenroute #gardenrouterestaurants #finediningsouthafrica #wildernesssouthafrica #wildernessrestaurants

Tasting menu components is an essential part of any chef’s job…. as well as knowing the total inventory of every fridge, freezer and pantry cupboard 😂Here we are sampling a new combination of textures and flavours for our Serendipity Country House & Restaurant bread and butter board. 🍽️ Marmite butter with balsamic reduction, seed dukkah, Tulbagia flowers and traditional vetkoek ....#restaurantsgardenroute #gardenrouterestaurants #finediningsouthafrica #wildernesssouthafrica #wildernessrestaurants

It’s strawberry season in the Southern Cape…..Chef Lizelle turns our vanilla panna cotta into a play on flavours and textures with fresh strawberries, lacto fermented, dried strawberry meringue, basil sorbet, and popping candy with dried strawberry and pink peppercorn. Sample our five course fine dining experience Serendipity Country House & Restaurant .... #restaurantsgardenroute #gardenrouterestaurants #finediningsouthafrica #wildernesssouthafrica #wildernessrestaurants

Reinventing indigenous shellfish Serendipity Country House & Restaurant. Our mussel crisp love bites are a delicious mouthful of homemade, wafer thin mussel cracker, topped with black garlic gel, bokkom mayonnaise, sliced raddish and fresh oxalis. These crisps provide a satisfying texture and the unmistakable flavour of the South African coast. .... #finedining #finedininglovers #finediningrestaurant #gourmetfood #gourmetexperience #gourmetkitchen #foodlover #delicious_food #instagastronomia #eatout #eatoutawards #restaurantsgardenroute #gardenrouterestaurants #finediningsouthafrica #wildernesssouthafrica #wildernessrestaurants

A few snapshots of an elegant and memorable night celebrating our Plate Award from Gourmet Guide. We are thrilled to be counted among the Top 50 Restaurants in South Africa alongside @thechefstableza @ttkfledgelings @delairegraff @elgr.restaurant ….. Fine dining enthusiasts can read the magazine in full 🔗 linked in our bio....📸 @steffvanniekerk#gourmetguide #platedrestaurants #jhpgourmetguide

We’ve been PLATED!!!! 🥂🍾 Serendipity Country House & Restaurant is again the proud recipient of a Plate Award from the Gourmet Guide. Now celebrated as one of the Top 50 Restaurants in South Africa, we are unbelievably proud and grateful to our staff and patrons. The Gourmet Guide is a carefully curated collection of 50 fine-dining restaurants that range from classic to cutting edge. Serendipity is recognised for subscribing to high standards of excellence, this level achieved due to the relentless dedication of talented chefs and their teams.🙌🏾Onwards and upwards into 2025 and many thanks to the team behind @jhp_gourmet_guide .... #finedining #finedininglovers #finediningrestaurant #gourmetfood #gourmetexperience #gourmetkitchen #foodlover #delicious_food #instagastronomia #eatout #eatoutawards #restaurantsgardenroute #gardenrouterestaurants #finediningsouthafrica #wildernesssouthafrica #wildernessrestaurants

🔥Charred Edamame Beans Introducing the flavours of the coals to our vegetarian dishes ….The Serendipity Country House & Restaurant chefs are loving this purpose built braai in our indoor fire kitchen. Our charred edamame beans are served with fire roasted salt lamb rib, pea puree, lemon preserve and a coriander whey dressing. Book fine dining meals for Nov and December… https://serendipitywilderness.com/restaurant-fine-dining/restaurant-booking/ we are booking up fast! ....📹 @clare_writes_copy #serendipitywilderness #finedining #wildernessrestaurant #gourmetfood

Three Awards from the World Luxury Restaurant Awards
A 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝘂𝘅𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 hat trick! ☝🏽✌🏽 @serendipitywilderness has scooped three separate awards for 2024, including ▶South African Cuisine: Global Winner ▶Indigenous/Heritage Cuisine: Global Winner ▶Best Locally Sourced Produce Menu – Continent Winner: Africa Congratulations to our hardworking team and many thanks to the loyal customers who cast votes in our favour. . . . . #finedining #finedininglovers #finediningrestaurant #gourmetfood #gourmetexperience #gourmetkitchen #foodlover #delicious_food #instagastronomia #eatout #eatoutawards #restaurantsgardenroute #gardenrouterestaurants #finediningsouthafrica #wildernesssouthafrica #wildernessrestaurants #worldluxuryrestaurantawads #ipreview via @preview.app

You know you’re a foodie when …. all the holiday snaps 📸 are of gourmet ingredients 😂 Chef Lizelle and Rudolf went on a bucket list trip to Italy. We asked them how their holiday was going and received several hundred pictures of borlotti beans, Italian Cheese, chilli peppers, Porcini, chanterelles, oyster mushrooms, morels and finally an almost empty espresso martini glass 😂 We think they are having a good holiday! . . . . #chefsonholidays #serendipitywilderness

Pasta loading …. Our @serendipitywilderness Emu egg and Spirulina hand cut snysels are a component of our fish course. The hand cut pasta slices are blanched and then sautéed in butter. They are served with the fresh line fish, usually Kabeljou and a creamy white wine sauce. The fish is finished with sautéed wild samphire and dune spinach, pickled mussels and a dusting of dried mussel powder. . . . . #finedining #finedininglovers #finediningrestaurant #gourmetfood #gourmetexperience #gourmetkitchen #foodlover #delicious_food #instagastronomia #eatout #eatoutawards #restaurantsgardenroute #gardenrouterestaurants #finediningsouthafrica #wildernesssouthafrica #wildernessrestaurants

Pasta loading …. Our @serendipitywilderness Emu egg and Spirulina hand cut snysels are a component of our fish course. The hand cut pasta slices are blanched and then sautéed in butter. They are served with the fresh line fish, usually Kabeljou and a creamy white wine sauce. The fish is finished with sautéed wild samphire and dune spinach, pickled mussels and a dusting of dried mussel powder. . . . . #finedining #finedininglovers #finediningrestaurant #gourmetfood #gourmetexperience #gourmetkitchen #foodlover #delicious_food #instagastronomia #eatout #eatoutawards #restaurantsgardenroute #gardenrouterestaurants #finediningsouthafrica #wildernesssouthafrica #wildernessrestaurants