Bolt Food recently hosted their second annual awards in both Johannesburg and Cape Town to recognise top-performing restaurants operating on the app. Since it’s launch in 2020, the food delivery app has offered local restaurants an additional earning platform, specifically designed to bridge the gap between eater and restaurant, all while leveraging it’s technology to create a seamless process of getting those cravings covered.
Tafadzwa Samushonga, Country Manager for Bolt Food South Africa says “Award season here at Bolt Food is one of my favourite moments because we get to celebrate our restaurant partners, recognising their efforts and success in becoming fan favourites for locals. While 2022 proved to be a challenging year with raising food costs and increased levels of load-shedding, the resilience displayed by our restaurant partners deserves to be celebrated.”
Adding to this is the winner of the Hidden Gems category, an emerging culinary hero in Dainfern, owner of Senhor Peri Peri Aadila Laher, who says “Bolt Food presented the perfect opportunity to further expand our restaurant’s reach without the expense and risk of investing in our own delivery option. An added bonus is that the app continually innovates its offerings, making it easier for us to connect with customers. ” When asked what sets Senhor Peri Peri apart from other similar stores, Aadila shared that they do not use any frozen chicken which means that their food is always served fresh to customers.
Winner of the Worth the Walk category, with the most customers who picked up their orders from the restaurant, was Gilbert Chakanyuka from My Diners Rosebank. He said “Winning this award exemplifies that quality, taste, and convenience are what customers appreciate and prioritise today. Partnering with Bolt Food has enabled us to continue making customers happy by offering them different options for how their food can get to them. While many of our customers prefer to have food delivered to them a large number of customers, who are already at the mall running errands, prefer to order their food and then pick them up in our store.”
The full list of winners in each category of the Bolt Food Restaurant Awards for 2023
Johannesburg
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Local Champion – BP Express Smit Street
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Worth the Walk – My Diners Rosebank
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Guilty Pleasure – Jollof Café Eagle’s Canyon
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Value For Money – Triumph’s Kitchen
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The King of Joburg – Ndoziz Buy and Braai
Cape Town
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Local Champion – Prashad Kloof – Vegan and Vegetarian
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Hidden Gem – Aneesa’s Wynberg
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The King of Cape Town – Mariam’s Kitchen Foreshore
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Value For Money – KFC Green Point
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Guilty Pleasure – Wild Eatery
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Worth the Walk – Naked Chef
Bolt Food’s value proposition remains to offer food delivery across a wide selection of cuisines by working with quality restaurants and couriers to meet customers’ needs at an affordable price. Cape Town and Johannesburg foodies can sample meals by downloading the Bolt Food app on Google Play and the App Store.
