When South Africans get together for a good time with friends and family, it is normally around our national pastime – the time-honoured, traditional braai. Belmond Mount Nelson is offering you the opportunity to do exactly that, but in festive season grand style, overlooking the hotel’s magnificent gardens.

Imagine a balmy summer evening, unwinding with a glass in hand (the fully stocked Garden Bar will be open from 5pm) watching the chefs getting heated up over the fire, grilling juicy rib-eye steaks, spicy boerewors, Karoo lamb cutlets,herby chicken thighs and freshly caught linefish: all served with an abundant array of exotic and colourful, sunny salads. But, first get your hands sticky with zingy peri-peri chicken wings or try some mussel parcels or braai’ed cheese and tomato ciabatta. Make sure to leave some space for the dessert table and – of course – chef Rudi’s “to die for” braaied Amarula bananas.

The Nellie’s Braai will be open from 7pm – 11pm on 21st December, with two sittings, one at 7pm and one at 9pm.

The cost is R595 per adult and R295 per child under 12 years.

Reservations are essential.

Please call 021 4831948 or e-mail: restaurantreservations.mnh@belmond.com