Wolftrap Steakhouse Championships finalists ready for 'steak-off'

Top three steakhouses (in alphabetical order):

• Carne SA (Cape Town)
  
• Little Havana (Umhlanga Rocks)
  
• The Local Grill (Parktown North)

Starting with the open round, where the public nominated their favourites, nearly 200 establishments were named as contenders. The top five from this nomination round then joined an expert's selection of award-winning steakhouses and went into the play-off round in April, where 14 steakhouses went head-to-head during personal visits by the judges.

Steak-Off Dates:

• The Local Grill (Parktown North): Wednesday 1 May at 12.30pm
  
• Little Havana (Umhlanga Rocks): Thursday 2 May at 12.30pm
  
• Carne SA (Cape Town): Friday 3 May at 7pm

Visit www.votesteak.co.za or go to SteakHunter on Facebook, where cases of The Wolftrap wine can be won and for one lucky individual can win Wolftrap wine for a whole year.

JP Rossouw, founder and editor of Rossouw's Restaurants guide to dining in South Africa, convened The Wolftrap Steakhouse Championships, which will be an annual competition to find South Africa's best steakhouse.