Beautifil setting. Friendly staff. Good food. Ambiance. Open space with very large window make you part of nature. Pumpkin fritters a favourite! Salad bar with good choices.
We stopped at the beautiful Leopards Leap for a bite to eat while out in Franschhoek, the rotisserie and starters/salads tables had a diverse offering that would appease any palate. A group of 3 with varying tastes we had the roast chicken, lamb pie and roast pork which were all quite good. Well worth a stop if in the area.
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Did you know that a group of leopards is called a leap? A useless fact that I enjoyed learning this past week on our visit here.
Location, location, location.. Leopard's Leap Family Vineyards has it all.
Beautiful views of the vineyards and garden walks- tick!
Stunning upmarket interiors- tick!
Comprehensive wine tastings in their modern tasting room- tick!
A popular rotisserie-style restaurant that makes use of a state-of-the-art Rotisol spit manned by Chef Pieter de Jager- tick!
The food:
Harvest tables are a really sociable way of eating that I love because they encourage a family-style meal and they are rare on this wine route. This harvest table, however, is no meagre offering with their Rotisol spit meats, seasonal salads and roasted vegetables (sourced on the farm), farm-baked breads, pastries with several desserts to boot. You are certainly never going to leave hungry!
The wines:
Leopard's Leap boasts four distinct Collections made up of:
1. Culinaria (available exclusively at Leopard’s Leap Family Vineyards),
2. Family (which is limited and has gained the Cellarmaster's special endorsement),
3. Classic (made up of just about something for absolutely everyone including Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay Unwooded, Chardonnay Pinot Noir, Merlot, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot) and
4. Lookout (their newer entry-level range of wines).
We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to this gem, and I would definitely return!
*Recommendation: I can recommend Leopard's Leap as offering a more upmarket family-orientated vineyard experience on the Wine Route, that has something for everyone and hopefully the photos attached below will speak for themselves!
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