Le Quartier Français

I finally made my way to this beautiful part of the country. Franschoek is breathtakingly beautiful and restaurants are fabulous.

Our first stop was Le Quartier Francais - an award winning restaurant run by executive chef Margot Janse. She unfortunately wasn't in that day but we still had a lovely experience.

I ordered from their tappas menu and thoroughly enjoyed all but 1 of my choices.

Delectable and fresh mussels

Goat and ham crumble, caramelized onion pizzette and Cesar salad

The crumble didn't agree with me at all. I only had one spoonful and had to give it up. The pizzette was great and the Cesar salad was the best I've had to date - I think it had a lot to do with the dressing.
 
My food buddy had a typical man's meal. Steak and veggies. He was pleased with it.

Sirloin steak with buchu bearnaise

 
 
The staff at the restaurant was great to us. They showed us around the estate which boasts a cinema, gorgeous rooms and an art gallery. We were even allowed to visit their kitchen where all the magic happens. Elrishka (the lady in the picture below) was particularly intrigued by us and asked for the blog details. :-)
 

 
What a lovely restaurant, setting and staff.
 
After lunch, we went sightseeing and took in the lovely scenery. We drove to one of the mountain slopes and got a full view of the town. This picture was taken there. Truly magical
 

We also made our way to the Huguenot Monument - Franschoek's very own Taj Mahal(I am quoting one of the locals we met at the monument) :-)

 
We agreed that we'll be making our way back there again very soon. Hopefully to stay a little longer next time
 
 

Le Quartier Francais

16 Huguenot Road Franschhoek 7690

021 876 2151

http://www.lqf.co.za/