La Colombe

Price guide: Expensive

Constantia Uitsig Estate, Spaanschemat River Road, Cape Town, Western Cape

Price guide: Expensive

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La Colombe
#2 of 25
expert-rated restaurants in Cape Town
Expert overall rating:4.6 out of 5
Food and drink:
4.6
4.6
Ambience:
4.2
4.2
Service:
4.8
4.8
Location:
4.6
4.6
Value for money:
4.5
4.5
Recommended for:
Couples, Foodies, Honeymooners, Romance, Special occasions

Expert review of La Colombe

Last updated 21 April 2011

This outstanding restaurant in the Constantia winelands is delightfully down to earth.

An invitation to dine at La Colombe is always a treat and one I never turn down. If we have a special occasion dinner coming up, this restaurant always comes to mind first but thanks to a slew of awards over the past few years, getting a table is a tricky feat. This is one of my all time favourite restaurants - the quality of food and wine pairings is outstanding, the flavour marriages are superb and service is simply sublime.

Food and drink: 

A strong French thread runs throughout the menu but with a healthy peppering of Asian as well as some South African twists. Estate and Constantia Valley wines are served.

Recommended dishes: 

The blackboard menu changes regularly and with the seasons. Choose from the multi-course degustation experience which follows a conceptual theme or feast on the likes of foie gras terrine with dustings of cocoa, carpaccio and seared tartare of springbok, a decadent lamb and sweetbreads duo with a slick of red wine jus or the prawn, quail and corn fricasee. Every dish is a sublime and considered marriage of flavours.

Ambience: 

The restaurant is a sun-splashed space bordering a garden and a pond (complete with resident ducks) - it is like a conservatory in a smart country house.

Service: 

In my opinion, among the best in Cape Town. It's clear that staff here relish their jobs in one of the city's best restaurants.

Location: 

Constantia Uitsig Estate.

Price advice: 

Main courses 165 rand. Winter multi-course specials are a longstanding tradition.

Tables to book: 

I like the private room for bigger tables but the window tables are also a favourite. Summer calls for outdoors.

More information on La Colombe :

Price guide:
Expensive
Type:
Restaurant
Food:
French, Fusion, Modern
Address:
Constantia Uitsig Estate, Spaanschemat River Road, Cape Town, Western Cape
Telephone:
021 794 2390
Website:
http://www.constantia-uitsig.com/pages/restaurants/la-colombe.php
Serves:
Lunch, Dinner
Opening times:
Daily 12.30pm-2.30pm, 7.30pm-9.30pm. Closed Sunday evenings in winter.
Accepts Credit Cards:
Yes
Reservations:
Always essential
Free tags / Keywords:
award winning

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