The Luke Dale Roberts Group of Restaurants welcomes winter with a reimagined set of offerings across its portfolio, launching from 4 May 2026 until the end of October 2026. Each restaurant presents a distinct experience, reflecting Luke Dale Roberts’ travels, inspirations, and commitment to flavour-driven, approachable dining.
Test Kitchen Fledgelings
THE TEST KITCHEN FLEDGELINGS, FUN, SHARED DINING EXPERIENCE
Fabulous beef tartare
At The Test Kitchen Fledgelings, winter brings a playful, street food-inspired à la carte menu during lunch and dinner service. Guests are encouraged to order a variety of dishes and share between the table, creating a fun and casual dining experience.
Vetkoek Snoek Pate
The menu includes vetkoek with smoked snoek pâté, oysters with dill mignonette, Korean fried chicken, lamb and kingklip kebabs, mushrooms on toast, bone marrow on brioche, and the signature beef slider.
Toast combo Marrow Mushrooms
The format is intentionally flexible, allowing guests to move seamlessly between lighter small plates and more substantial dishes, perfect for casual get-togethers, shared family-style dining, or a relaxed meal with friends
Brilliant ribs
Fledgelings operates as a fully fledged, professional restaurant led by a team of highly skilled, experienced chefs, many of whom have grown within the programme and now mentor emerging talent. This creates an environment where refined, flavour-forward dishes and polished service go hand in hand with meaningful skills development.
Fabulous oysters
À la carte options range from R70 to R275 per item.
THE TEST KITCHEN FLEDGELINGS THE OLD BISCUIT MILL WOODSTOCK PHONE 021 447 2337