Best fine dining experience
Chef personally visited our table to assist with available menu choices and we were not disappointed!
Room service as well from the restaurant and quality of food was excellent
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
R 500+
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Took my kids out for a weekend in Johannesburg exclusive area of Sandton. Spent the nights at the Michael Angelo Hotel. We decide to go to Maximilien. I was so disappointed. Ordered the Fillit which was so tough that i had a workout cutting it. No menu offered for my 10yr son. (No kids menu). The cocktail was pure alcohol and not enjoyable. I could not take more than one sip and had to send it back and settle for a traditional G&T.
Food: 2
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 3
Incredible food, warm and friendly service, and beautiful surroundings. Very expensive for what you get, but very tasty and not out of keeping for the area.
One particular critique - the butter chicken curry (which is over R200) is listed on the menu as being served with “steamed basmati rice, sambals, popadum & roti”, but as you can clearly see, is served with only the basmati rice and a roti.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
R 300–350
This restaurant was the place were I used to eat breakfast during my last stay in Sandton. I ate there one day for dinner.
They do not have many gluten-free options in the menu but it is not a problem. Compared to other restaurants in the area, the trickiest thing is that their waiters do not know anything about gluten-free. This made me feel a bit insecure when ordering. Actually, when I took dinner, I spoke with the cook because the waiter didn't understand me.
For breakfast, I used to order a "design omelette" with ham and cheese. Despite I clearly indicated that I wanted it with only these two ingredients, some days they had to repeat it twice because they were preparing it with pepper or onion.
Not good service.Email sent with no reply from them.Christmas lunch average.Veg and salads not great.Did not have apple/ cranberry/ mint sauce with the meat.Table setting wasnt up to standard. No placemats.Silky serviettes instead of proper napkins.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
R 500+
Food: 2
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 3
Great food and friendly staff. Only downside was a very noisy party being hosted the same night. Quite a few people decided not to dine there because of the noise. Took the atmosphere of fine dining away.
I was invited to try out the newly launched menu at Maximillien as there is a new Chef on the scene shaking things up!
Chef Kalpesh Hansjee has come in and taken a new approach to dining, and changed the menu quite a bit with some new and uniquely bold flavours, inspired by the famous "New York" the place where all people want to be. He has quite an experienced background, and it was nice chatting to him and getting to know his thinking about his menu. The restaurant was rather full for a Tuesday evening, with some tunes playing in the background on the Piano, with its elegant setup for a chilled and relaxed evening.
It was hard to choose meals, so i had to ask our waiter Julius for some of his favourites to see what tickles my fancy. So before deciding on meals, we decided to start the evening with a glass of Buitenverwachting - Buiten Blanc, while nibbling on the complimentary breads. For starters the New York Spicy Meatballs caught my eye, as i am always weary that the food is never "spicy enough" for me, and my friend had the interestingly named "China Town Pork Steamed Buns". The meatballs were beyond impressive. It was juicy and tender, bursting with so much flavour soaking in the Chakalaka sauce, along with the bean salad, which also had a unique flavour profile contrasting the meatballs. The Portion size is also pretty generous too :-) The steamed buns, were soft and fluffy with the pork filling, and the Teriyaki dipping sauce complimented the buns perfectly.
After a tremendous start to our meals in terms of flavour i.e. i didn't need to add salt or pepper or chilli to anything, i was eagerly awaiting my mains to see whether it lived up to the starters, and rightly so. For my mains, instead of going for the usual Steak at a restaurant like this (and believe me the Beef Tomahawk was calling my name), i was torn between the 2 Signature dishes of Butter Chicken Curry or Braised Beef Oxtail. The Oxtail with Pap and Morogo won me over, and my friend had the Parmesan and Pea Rissotto, with Prawns. The Oxtail, which is braised for 24hours was tender and full of flavour, it was even better when i mixed the pap with the Morogo and rolled it in the juices, it just made each bite even better. The Rissotto was tasty, a bit over powering with the Pesto, but a few squirts of lemon just helped to break the basil and mint pesto.
As for dessert, this time i had to make space to give it a try. I went with their NY Baked Cheesecake, and my friend had the Signature dessert - The Big Apple. Wow guys, what an ending to a fantastic evening. The Cheesecake was plated with a citrus crumble, mixed berry compote, vanilla bean chantilly cream and a dried mint meringue. The dried mint meringue is really something else, you keep wanting more with each bite of the cheesecake. The Big Apple however, was more like a showstopper. We certainly didn't expect the simple yet stunning plating. It consisted of a spiced Apple compote with White Chocolate Mousse, on an Almond and Cinnamon sable and a delicious candied walnut crumble. It was satisfying in every bite, not too sweet, and the walnut crumble gave it that texture on your palette when scooping up a bit of everything.
Maximillien also does a Meaty Monday which looks good. Beef Short Ribs and 2 sides with a complimentary Klipdrift & Coke or Devils Peak Lager for R189 per order. If i am not mistaken there is also a Seafood Friday, but best to check their social media for more details.
Thanks to the entire team for fantastic service, and exquisite food. Hope everyone enjoys the new menu items as much as we did.
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Now here is a place that serves amazing food. It was a bit expensive but worth every penny. The food was amazing and the waiters were very professional, friendly and all. Big compliments to the chefs they know what they are doing. Thank you. ❤️❤️
Head chef was off. Seasoning on the starter could have been better. We had a chat with the stand-in (title unknown.) All was good in the end.
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Had a high tea here for Mother’s Day. Was really good. Music was excellent! Had a young man playing the saxophone who was very impressive.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
R 250–300
