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La Petite Colombe (Leeu Estates)

Reviewers' Choice 2024 - Top 50 Reviewers' Choice 2023 - Top 100
Contemporary
Location Pointer Dassenberg Rd, South Africa
4.7
(4566 reviews)
RRR+
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Attributes

  • Romantic
  • Outdoor Seating
  • WiFi
  • Fireplace
  • Gourmet Guide Plated
  • Reviewers' Choice 2022 - Top 50
  • Reviewers' Choice 2023 - Top 100
  • Reviewers' Choice 2024 - Top 50

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The sister restaurant to the award-winning La Colombe Restaurant in Constantia. Contemporary fine dining in Franschhoek, now situated at the beautiful Leeu Estates.

La Colombe (the dove) has consistently received worldwide acclaim and is positioned among the top restaurants in the world.

Visitors to Franschhoek can now look forward to experiencing the same level of service excellence and exquisite cuisine that has put La Colombe on the map – but with a new venture comes a new twist.

Gourmet Guide™ Description

The immaculate gardens and vineyards of the luxurious Leeu Estate in Franschhoek afford a breathtaking backdrop for gastronomic artistry, contributing directly to the plate. A trilogy of snacks is served ‘picnic-style’ in the lounge with a welcome drink. An olive, paying homage to the estate’s produce and head chef Peter Duncan’s travels to Barcelona, pops in your mouth, to kick-start the epicurean adventure. Delicacies with lasting flavours, like oysters with carne asada and grapefruit, and Namibian snow crab, immediately highlight the restaurant’s numerous accolades and awards.

With the chef’s full-experience menu, you’ll be sated from the start. From the langoustine salad to the crayfish peri-peri with ponzu and the yellowfin tuna with dhania and coconut, there is a fairytale coupling of local and international inspirations. Courses like the bread (the sourdough starter proudly presented to the table by the chef), the linefish viskop chowder (an ode to his father) and the dessert of stone fruit, almond, and crème fraîche (this one’s for mom), offer a glimpse into Peter’s heart and heritage.

Each supreme plate is eloquently paired with wines on either the classic or the fancy side, and the non-alcoholic pairings (wines and beer) are imaginative, as are the cocktails.

Opening Hours

  • Monday 12h00 - 22h00
  • Tuesday 12h00 - 22h00
  • Wednesday 12h00 - 22h00
  • Thursday 12h00 - 22h00
  • Friday 12h00 - 22h00
  • Saturday 12h00 - 22h00
  • Sunday 12h00 - 22h00

Reviews (4566)

4.7 out of 5.0
Based on the past 12 months
Food 4.8
Value 4.5
Service 4.8
Ambience 4.7
  • Rene N. Dined: 1 week ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Lize V. Dined: 3 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Tue 28 Apr 26
    The most beautiful setting, fantastic service and most amazing food! Would highly recommend if you are a food lover.

  • Zhanna C. Dined: 2 weeks ago
    3
    Food 4.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 1.0
    Ambience 3.0

    Reviewed on: Mon 27 Apr 26
    When we arrived at the restaurant at exactly 1.30 PM, we were asked to have a cocktail in the cocktail lounge/ orangerie. I asked why and the response was that it was more effective in terms of managing the restaurant floor and as to when people enter/ tables start with the service. The orangeries is a nice area, so we didn’t mind and Saturday down there. When asked what to drink we ordered a glass of MCC for my wife and a Negroni for myself. After around 10 minutes the waiter comes back and wants to take the tray with the amuses. However, one of mine was still on there, which I told him and then he put it back on the table. Then he came back after a few minutes and suggested for us to go to the table. I then told him that I would like to finish my drink and as it’s a Negroni, you don’t just chuck it down. He then literally said: ok, I’ll be back in 5 minutes then. So, all-in-all, then entrance/ reception was way below par. Then we sat down at our table and ordered the menu. Without the option of the additional plates. Things went well in the beginning, but then we found ourselves with empty wine glasses for a while, and still plenty of wine in the bottle which we ordered, which I mentioned to our waiter who then poured us a new glass Then it happened again. We looked for a waiter and for our waiter, but they were busy in the kitchen area or somewhere else, so I just got up and poured us our own glasses of wine. Peter Duncan had noticed us waving and searching for service and me pouring the wine myself, and hilited this to our waiter who then showed up. Next thing you know we are enjoying our second bottle of wine and the menu and we noticed that the other table were empty. How did we notice this: because we suddenly smelled a cleaning product and there was a gentleman mopping the floors. Slowly moving our way. Say with 5 meters, or so. Our waiter, or others?: once again, nowhere to be found! By that time so much had already gone wrong that I asked him to stop

  • Thalia K. Dined: 5 days ago
    4.8
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Mon 27 Apr 26
    Sensational food and service in a magnificent estate. The staff, particularly Denisa, were fabulous and the theatre of the tasting menu is fun and entertaining. Really enjoyed the local twists on things, particularly the mopane worm palate cleanser, which was a delight and the staff member who served it had wonderful energy to match the excitement of the experience with the nitro-poached worm-salted agave delight! The only thing we didn’t really like was the décor, which is strangely retro and gave a 70s scandi-feel. Tables were also very far apart so atmosphere is lacking. Overall, it’s a wonderful experience and very good value for tourists considering the effort and skill that went into the food. The wine pairing was also superb and the sommelier knowledgeable. The crockery, which is hand made for the restaurant, is a work of art.

  • Edith Z. Dined: 6 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 26 Apr 26
    It was definitely worth the money! The whole experience is so wonderful! It was my 3rd time on this location, but first time in the evening. I would recommend this to everyone, although for the regular SA people a bit too expensive I think

  • Mr & Mrs Versteegen Dined: 3 days ago
    4.5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 4.0
  • Yanga Badu Dined: 4 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 26 Apr 26
    Great service after all. Would recommend

  • Maud G. Dined: 4 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 25 Apr 26
    Always such a treat.....

  • Caroline L. Dined: 5 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Fri 24 Apr 26
    Loved it. One tiny thing the (Big) bread was a little bit to much and for our taste to sweet in combination with the little tastings

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