We always knew that dinner here would be an expensive risk. Happily the Tasting Room rose to the occasion. I went with my wife, hoping for a special dinner for two. The evening started well as we were shown to a table looking directly out over the garden. We browsed the menu and wine list, both were veryu tempting, but... more

I had made reservations 8 months in advance to make sure i had a table in this highly appreciated restaurant. "The Tasting room"" . They made shure i would come by asking me my creditcard information. So far nothing special because it would be not nice if it was a no show for them. However when we entered and were... more

The best part about dining at the Tasting Room is that despite having experienced chef Margot Janse's inspired cuisine on previous occasions, the menu continues to be innovative with an uncompromising dedication to detail in both presentation and the delicate but unpretentious combination of flavours. The reception area seems a little out of synch with the subtle hues and dignified... more

I tired of hearing Cape Town hotel staff opining with unbrookable certainty that X or Y restaurant was #3 in SA or #7 - and that it would all be updated on the 15th of November when the new awards come out - yawn ! I don't care that the Tasting Room is in the San P Top 50 restaurants,... more

We were a party of 4 and I'm glad otherwise we would not have stayed so long at the restaurant. We opted for the tasting menu room but found it was too pretentious for the Western Cape - it didn't need to be. The food is good but the staff didn't really know what they were serving - they just... more

We pre-booked dinner here as part of a trip around SA but luckily were not staying. We really enjoy our food and have eaten in many a good restaurant and were looking forward to our meal here given the standard of meals we had eaten thus far on the trip. We were so very disappointed. The ambience was very flat... more

My wife and I ate here during our honeymoon. Since it is such a highly rated restaurant, and since we are unlikely to return to Franschoek, we decided to have the full experience of the 8-course tasting menu with wine pairings. If you go this route, which I actually recommend, you know that it's going to be roughly $110 USD... more

We've had the pleasure of dining a number of great restaurants that we would recommend to others in a heartbeat but this would not be one of them. You can eat extremely well in South Africa for a relatively little amount of money and there are lots of other gourmet options in both Franschhoek and Stellenbosch so you might want... more

My partner and I had a wonderful dining experience in Franschhoek at The Tasting Room. We have been before (twice in fact) and I always look forward to our visits. However this time I was concerned (as they'd been placed 37th in the world rankings) as to how they'd live up to my expectations. I shouldn't have bothered with the... more