Restaurant Jan Franschhoek

RestaurantLa Motte, Western CapeHours

Communal tasting menus in a 19th-century cottage

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Restaurant Jan Franschhoek is a seasonal dining restaurant in La Motte, located at La Motte Wine Estate. Led by chef Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen, our kitchen serves South African cuisine as a multi-course paired tasting menu. Guests gather around an intimate communal dining table inside a historic 19th-century cottage set amid lavender fields, sharing dishes paired with local wines for evening seatings Wednesday through Saturday and lunch on Sundays.

Aira van der Walt
6 months ago

I almost didn't book because of some of the Google reviews. I would have regretted it for years. One reviewer described the atmosphere as "absolutely top-notch" and "truly fantastic" - then gave a low rating. That contradiction tells you everything you need to know about the negative reviews here. This is not a conventional fine dining restaurant. It's an intimate communal table in a 19th-century cottage surrounded by lavender fields, where good food and wine have a way of bringing people together. Courses keep coming, wines flow, and before you've checked your watch, four hours have disappeared! Jan's signature course alone was worth the trip. And you're paying far less than you would for a paired tasting menu at a (below) average European restaurant. Some meals you forget by the next morning. This one you'll still be talking about years from now.

Nicolaas Pereboom
10 months ago

An exceptional evening: eighteen of us gathered around one long table, served South African dishes and wines that were as thoughtful as they were refined. Great to also meet and talk with other people (locals and visitors from abroad like us) enjoying the dinner and adding to the ambiance . The staff were attentive in a way that felt natural, never forced. We left already planning our next stop: JAN in Nice, once we’re back in France.!

Erinnerungswert
11 months ago

People give under 5 Stars and complaining about sharing food or „it’s not fine dining“ just don’t understand the concept or feel it. I was there for lunch November the 15th after dinner in 2023. it’s magical, one of its kind and for me and my best friend the number 1 that week where we had La Colombe, FYN, Dusk, Hacienda and more. We love it

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    • Mon – TueClosed
    • Wed – Sat7:00 – 10:30 PM
    • Sunday12:00 – 3:30 PM
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