Le Quartier Français

Experience the famous Le Quartier Francais restaurants where gourmet foods and world-class wines from the region set the stage from the setting of an elegant Cape Winelands hotel in the verdant Franschhoek valley. Enjoy a gourmet restaurant and sip delightful South African Chardonnays and Pinotage wines at Le Quartier Francais while you explore the beautiful Cape Winelands and their produce. 

Explore the best of Franschhoek eateries – tuck into heart-warming homemade foods at The Common Room or, for freshly baked bread, meat platters and delicious local wines, settle for Bread & Wine in the Moreson wine estate. The cherry on top is The Tasting Room, the flagship restaurant where famous chef, Margot Janse, creates her special gourmet banquets paired with fine wines.

Le Quartier Français was the first hotel ever to open in Franschhoek and is a national heritage monument featuring 27 romantic rooms in a boutique style, including two independent villas, is located in the heart of Franschhoek and is definitely the ideal base from which to explore the gorgeous vineyards and village shops of a French-inspired region. Meet extraordinary staff, rest in luxuriously comfortable rooms and enjoy manicured gardens – all part of a fantastic holiday in the grape-growing regions of the Western Cape.

Famous chef, Scot Kirton, runs the award-winning Petite Colombe restaurant, and its smaller venue, Protégé, where younger chefs learn how to sharpen their talents and the menu is a sensory explosion to stay the very least. 

Wander around the exquisite sculpture garden of world-renowned art works cleverly placed between the herbs and vegetables, thanks to a partnership with the South African Everard Read Gallery. Pop into the next-door Tuk Tuk Microbrewery to sample beers instead of wines and watch beers being brewed in-house. 

Voyage2Africa takes you into South Africa’s best grape-growing regions to wine and dine, hike and chill out in gorgeous mountainous surroundings. Call us today to organise your Cape holiday.

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Overview

This is the Cape venue where famous chef, Margot Janse, watches over three acclaimed restaurants in the heart of Franschhoek. Le Quartier Francais restaurants are well worth a visit – stay over in this typical Franschhoek hotel so that as much time as possible can be spent eating gourmet foods and sipping highly acclaimed wines from the region.

The Common Room is a relaxed restaurant loved by locals for its heart-warming homemade foods; Bread & Wine is a stand-alone restaurant in the Moreson wine estate where diners can indulge in freshly baked breads, platters of meat and delicious local wines. The Tasting Room is the flagship restaurant where Margot creates banquet-style courses paired with fine wines.

At Le Quartier Francais, eat at the Protégé for more casual meals where chef Scot Kirton, founder of the La Colombe group, creates a sensory explosion for your palette. Epice is the sister restaurant, meaning spice in French, and is run by a local lass who integrates Cape themes into her menus for more fine dining and taking your time exploration of food. The Great Heart Wine Boutique is a must-do if you want to savour the best wines in the country in a slow-food manner where expert wine connoisseurs show you the ropes.

Staying over is a must if guests want to explore the beautiful Western Cape Franschhoek Valley. Relax completely at this small comfortable hotel with its bright colours and restored furniture. Large rooms and tasteful facilities attract visitors again and again, the wooden touches adding warmth and character.

Booking four suites in one at the Four Quarters, a new annexe, adds luxury, hands-on service as well as a personal pool, in-room spa treatments, complimentary mini-bar and chef on demand – all opening out onto a pretty courtyard and pool. The suites also offer a warming fireplace, under-floor heating, air conditioning and a DVD library.

Other rooms in the main hotel (the Auberge) are ideal for couples and families and lead out into scented roses and lavender surrounding the pool area. Elegant, stylish and welcoming. Voyage2Africa plans your package tour to the Cape Winelands for you and adds on a tryst to the Eastern Cape coast too if you so wish!