Aubergine Restaurant Cape Town

Name

Aubergine Restaurant Cape Town

Legal name

Aubergine Restaurant

Website

https://aubergine.co.za

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Chef’s Table & Tasting Menu Restaurants (THAFACAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants (THAFACAK)

Keywords

• Fine dining
• Restaurant services
• Wine pairing
• Degustation menus
• Private events

Headquarters

HQ city

Gardens, Cape Town

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Fine Dining Restaurant Service: Revenue from lunch and dinner covers across à la carte and degustation menus. Serves timeless dishes with Eastern and Western influences combining seasonal flavours with local ingredients.
2. Wine Sales and Pairing: Revenue from extensive wine list sales, wine pairing with meals, and cellar door wine retail. Offers one of South Africa's most outstanding wine lists with local and international wines.
3. Private Events and Functions: Revenue from group dining, private dining rooms, and the Auslese function venue. Accommodates up to 80 guests at Aubergine and 20-40 at Auslese for sit-down meals.
4. Vouchers and Packages: Gift vouchers and honeymoon packages sold through the restaurant's booking platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Aubergine is a fine dining restaurant in Cape Town serving classic, creatively crafted dishes with Eastern and Western influences using seasonal local ingredients, through à la carte, 3/4/5-course degustation, and lunch/small-plates menus. The offering is anchored by a 600+ listing wine programme with sommelier-guided pairings, proprietary house wines, and ancillary services including private events, group dining, and the Auslese function venue.

Product overview

Aubergine is a single fine dining restaurant offering multiple dining experiences: an A la Carte Menu and Degustation Tasting Menu (3, 4, or 5 courses) with optional wine pairings, plus Lunch/Small Plates for sharing. The restaurant operates a comprehensive wine programme including an extensive wine list (600+ listings), Cellar Door sales, and the Aubergine Special Cuvée house wines. Events services include group dining (up to 80 guests), private dining rooms (Main Dining Room, Mezzanine, Alcove), and the Auslese function venue for 20-40 guests. Additional offerings include a Honeymoon Package and the Wine Visionaries cookbook. The restaurant does not offer a technology platform or SaaS product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Auslese: A dedicated function venue located in Hope Street, Cape Town, for exclusive private dining, corporate functions, and product or wine launches. Accommodates 20-40 guests for sit-down dinner and up to 80 for cocktail events.

Products and services

• Aubergine Restaurant Fine Dining Service Classic, creatively crafted fine dining in an intimate historic setting in Cape Town, combining Eastern and Western influences with seasonal local ingredients, served for lunch and dinner.
• Degustation Menu Multi-course tasting menu available in 3, 4, or 5 course options, with optional wine pairings, showcasing innovative seasonal dishes.
• A la Carte Menu Individual dishes from starters and vegetarian options through fish, main courses, and desserts, with per-dish pricing.
• Lunch and Small Plates Menu Shared lunch dining experience with 4-plate or 6-plate bundle options designed for sharing.
• Wine List and Sommelier-Guided Pairing Extensive hand-selected wine list of more than 600 wines with sommelier-guided pairing experiences to complement Harald's innovative cuisine.
• Cellar Door Wine Sales Public access to Aubergine's curated wine selection, including house wines, boutique wines, and hard-to-find vintages, available for delivery or collection (minimum order six bottles).
• Group Dining and Private Events Exclusive group dining and private events for up to 80 guests with personalised menus, wine pairings, flower arrangements, and full team attention.
• Auslese Function Venue Dedicated private function venue for exclusive private dining, corporate functions, and product or wine launches, accommodating 20-40 sit-down guests and up to 80 for cocktail events.
• Honeymoon Package Specialised romantic dining package for honeymooning couples, available for download and booking through the restaurant.
• Wine Visionaries Book Cookbook published by Delius Klasing Verlag featuring 15 award-winning Cape wine farms and recipes by Chef Harald, available on Amazon or as a signed copy at the restaurant.

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Bouchard FinlaysonOthersWine producer featured on Aubergine's wine list representing South African wine regions and varietals.
• The Sadie FamilyOthersBoutique winery producer featured on Aubergine's wine list, known for passion and integrity in winemaking.
• Raats FamilyOthersWine producer represented on Aubergine's wine list featuring wines from South Africa's regions.
• Mullineux and LeeuOthersBoutique winery producer featured on Aubergine's curated wine selection.
• BeaumontOthersWine producer featured on Aubergine's wine list.
• Bein WinesOthersWine producer featured on Aubergine's wine list with distinctive personality wines.
• De TorenOthersWine producer represented on Aubergine's wine list.
• HartenbergOthersWine estate featured on Aubergine's curated wine selection.
• KanonkopOthersWell-known wine producer featured on Aubergine's wine list.
• Newton JohnsonOthersWine producer featured on Aubergine's wine list.
• A A BadenhorstOthersBoutique producer featured on Aubergine's wine list.
• SilverthornOthersWine producer featured on Aubergine's wine list.
• Infinity Culinary TrainingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCulinary training institution from which promising students have been recruited to the Aubergine chef team.
• Sense of TasteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChef school from which promising students have been recruited to the Aubergine chef team.

Scale indicators4 records

Direct peers

• The Test Kitchen: Luke Dale-Roberts' Cape Town fine dining restaurant with internationally recognized tasting menus; serves as a direct competitive benchmark for tasting-menu pricing, wine program depth and awards positioning.
• FYN Restaurant: Cape Town chef-led fine dining restaurant showcasing contemporary African-influenced tasting menus and curated wine pairings; comparable in concept, clientele and accolades footprint to Aubergine.
• La Colombe: Cape Town fine dining institution offering multi-course tasting menus with sommelier-led wine pairings in an intimate setting; directly comparable as a chef-driven, award-recognized destination restaurant in the same market and price band.
• Salsify at The Roundhouse: Cape Town fine dining restaurant in a historic boutique hotel setting offering seasonal tasting menus with strong wine pairings; directly comparable heritage-venue, chef-driven tasting concept.
• Restaurant Mosaic at Orient: Multi-course destination tasting-menu restaurant in a private estate setting outside Pretoria; directly comparable as a South African destination fine dining property reliant on wine pairings and a chef-owner identity.
• The Tasting Room at Le Quartier Français: Franschhoek fine dining destination serving multi-course tasting menus with extensive wine pairings in the Cape Winelands; comparable as a chef-driven, wine-focused tasting restaurant courting the same international culinary-tourist segment.
• Wolfgat Restaurant: Globally awarded small-capacity fine dining restaurant on the Cape West Coast serving hyper-seasonal tasting menus; directly comparable as a chef-owner-led, low-cover destination concept in the same region.
• Chefs Warehouse & Canteen: Cape Town chef-driven tapas-style fine dining concept by Liam Tomlin; comparable in offering chef-curated small-plate tasting experiences with curated wine list targeting the same affluent diners.
• The Pot Luck Club: Cape Town upscale chef-driven restaurant known for small-plate tasting flights and panoramic views; competes for the same affluent local and international diners in Cape Town's premium segment.

Broad incumbents

• Delaire Graff Estate Restaurant: Luxury Stellenbosch wine estate restaurant operating within a broader hospitality, winery and art portfolio; comparable as a premium wine-paired destination dining experience but with substantially larger corporate scale and lodging adjacency.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/AubergineRestaurant
• Instagraminstagram.com/aubergine_restaurant
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aubergine-restaurant-cape-town

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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