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"Pezula’s flagship restaurant is Zachary’s, multi-awarded for adventurous cuisine that’s matched by a sensational cellar and some of the most professional service standards in the land." Read the review by Victor Hugo in his column “Eating Out”, Saturday Star, 20 December 2008
What the critics say about Zachary’s Restaurant and Chef Geoffrey Murray:
- Gwynne Conlyn:
"The whispers about Geoff Murray and his cuisine are without exception those of unabashed admiration. As is my wont, I give credit where it's due and, conversely, won't let an eating establishment get away with shoddiness.
So here's the credit: that Zen-like attitude of Murray's grace without effort reflects cleverly in the cuisine. But that the menu changes daily tells me there is more swan than Zen in the running of the place"
- Victor Strugo:
"Murray’s career has been a personal journey of discovery. Through each region’s foods, he seeks to become aware of its underlying character. He sees his craft as a means of projecting natural flavours, not suppressing them in a (con)fusion of preconceived techniques. The results, as I discovered at Pezula, are at once both delicate and delicious. They are also in perfect harmony with the eco-friendly luxury of Pezula."
- Charlotte Pregnolato, Taste Magazine:
"Award-winning executive chef Geoffrey Murray holds the reins at Zachary's, Pezula's innovative and modern gourmet restaurant.
Beautifully crafted food, luxury surroundings, high-end service and one of the most impressive wine lists in the country add up to a heady culinary experience.
Geoffrey, a disciple of the Slow Food movement, satisfies even the most virtuous gourmand with dishes such as perlemoen with pickled fennel, barley, lemon and parsley or barbequed quail with chilli tomato jam and smoked tomato vinaigrette. He seeks authentic food experiences from his travels, translating discoveries into truly unique taste adventures on his return."
- 2008 Dine Guide – Top 10 Deluxe Eateries:
"American executive chef Geoffrey Murray has created a season-specific, often organic menu which mentions the farm or region of origin for key ingredients. Gloriously adventurous fare such as perlemoen with barley and pickled fennel competes for attention with sweetbread and chevin mélanges and unforgettably-fabulous duck confit. The dessert menu is disappointingly unbalanced (almost entirely dairy focused) and less impressive than the starters and mains. Petit four are too large and indelicate to be classified as petit. Service is probably the best in South Africa, with local youths having been trained so well that their knowledge and grace would stand up in the finest of Parisian fine dining."
- Lisa Grainger, Condé Nast Traveller (UK) September 2008:
On the castle’s wide veranda, shaded from the sun and cooled by sea breezes, Pezula’s chef Geoffrey Murray (formerly of North Island in the Seychelles) served the sort of lunch one dreams of in high summer: organic herb salad with figs and marula nuts to start; a main course of seared scallops on risotto coloured with sweet pieces of corn and baby peas; and a trio of coconut, mango and seasonal berries, with a buttery Morgenhof Chenin Blanc, as a triumphant finale.
- Zachary’s makes Top 10 in 2008 Dine Awards
Zachary’s, the gourmet restaurant at Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa in Knysna, has been named one of the country’s Top 10 Deluxe eateries in the 2008 Dine Awards. This category recognises restaurants which offer “high-skill, innovative cuisine, exceptional winelists, high levels of wine knowledge, magnificent décor and faultless service”....
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- Pezula to participate in Knysna Gastronomica 2007
Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa and its gourmet restaurant Zachary's will this year support the Knysna Gastronomica Festival with an exciting programme of events which reflects the theme of this popular culinary festival....
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- Award of Excellence for Zachary's Wine List
For the second year running, Zachary's restaurant at Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa in Knysna has been awarded an "Award of Excellence" by the Diners Club International Winelist of the Year Award (2006)...
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- Zachary's selected to BoE & Moët Circle of Appreciation Guide
Zachary's restaurant at the Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa in Knysna on the scenic Garden Route has been selected as one of 37 exclusive South African restaurants to be featured in the BoE & Moët Circle of Appreciation Guide for BoE private clients ...
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- Zachary's restaurant transformed
With the redecoration of Zachary's at the Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa in Knysna, the restaurant has undergone a dramatic transformation from hotel dining room to sophisticated world-class restaurant ...
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- Zachary's makes Top 100
Zachary's, the gourmet restaurant at Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa in Knysna under the helm of Executive Chef Geoffrey Murray, has made it onto Wine magazine's annual Top 100 Restaurants list, published every year by Diners Club International...
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