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Country Kitchen

81/100 (1232 ratings)

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"Friendliness- 10Attentiveness- 8Food- 9Ambiance- 9Overall experience- 9Thank you for such great hospitality...."

Ongi Godlo

"Beautiful mountain views leading up to the Country kitchen, take a wrong turn to hotel and you see a helicopter parked, probably for Richard's direct..."

Sesh

"Feel an appatite for wine??This is the best place to visitIt has amazing big wine fields and their hospitality is up to the mark. I..."

Avneet Kohli

"So we went here as part of Wine Tram, Mont Rochelle was one of the stops.And this was our Lunch Time, so instead of wine tasting, we opted..."

Pratik Goel

"Food was ok! Unfortunately we had to set up the picnic ourselves (which wasn’t the impression given on their website) and there wasn’t really..."

Francesca Kasonka

"Perfectly sunny day for a picnic at the Country Kitchen . We celebrated a special man's birthday and they were so accommodating with various types of..."

Ankia Scholtz

"We visited Mont Rochelle yesterday while on the Wine Tram and I was pleasantly surprised. I am absolutely inlove with the zucchini fries and the..."

Abigail Potgieter

"We selected Mont Rochelle as had read that it is very beautiful. Also, the fact that it is owned by Richard Branson made it a must visit. One has to..."

Maulin Parekh

"(NOTE: This review pertains to MIKO, which is somehow not on Zomato, but deserves a review). Miko's outstanding feature is undoubtedly the..."

Bryan Vally

"A group of us went on the Franschhoek wine tram and along the route we booked lunch at The Country Kitchen- Mount Rochelle. It is a little pricey but..."

Erica Lesna

"✅ starter of confit duck was delicious ✅ mains for Restaurant week 2016 and the Karoo chops was tasty and extremely well prepared..."

Liesl Van Wyk Lotter

"We had an amazing afternoon at the Country Kitchen while on a recent trip to Franschoek😊 We decided to jump off the wine tram and do a quick wine..."

Nic Hern

"Best experience ever. Great food, wonderful staff, excellent views. Outstanding. Came for lunch but spent the whole afternoon. Food wonderfully..."

Chow Mein

"We absolutely LOVE Mont Rochelle! It's definitely one of our top places to visit while in Franschhoek. We find the staff to be friendly and quick...."

Nicola Slyper

"Set on the absolutely beautiful Mont Rochelle Wine Estate, the Country Kitchen is absolutely outstanding, the height of sophisticated yet casual..."

Tarryn Bento

"Beautiful setting, stunning views, great vibe, superb service. Everything was perfect here, the food was absolutely amazing, top class. Easily..."

Dean “iLsV” Sneedon

"I guess it is one of the best vineyard in SA, the ambience is too good to be true...the wines, just perfect! Staff, always ready to assist you with..."

Susan Ngole

"We had the picnic option from the restaurant...we choose the Miko basket offering which had a bit of everything...it was quite a bit & quite..."

Devan Pulliah

"We chose this stop while on the local wine Tram. Great views and very clean grounds. It is owned by Sir Richard Branson. I'm sure this affects the..."

Benjamin Towns

"We had lunch at this restaurant while exploring Franschoek on the tram's blue line. Although we were a big party and had not made a booking we were..."

Sherazaan Ismail

"Great good. Amazing service with beautiful views of Franschhoek. Lovely wine to compliment the..."

Stanisław Osuch

"Great wine tasting. Great experience. The entire staff team was beyond knowledge and kind. One of our fav spot in the region. Highly recommend their..."

Jennifer Lai

"Surprisingly family friendly place. Great playground and nice green space below the dining area for kids to run around. The general manager’s..."

Kevin M

"Loved it here! Beautiful setting, with a nice playground for the kids. Service was great, as they offered to serve us at the table next to the..."

Hylke Buisman

"Great wine pairing experience and food is..."

Celeste van der Merwe

"Food was good,but note that the small plates are really small.Wines are also good if a little pricey. However,the views are..."

Iona Esterhuysen

"The interior decoration here is something that women should like. Emotional props and white-collar wall decoration are calm. The carefully crafted..."

Hocheol Kim

"We stopped at Mont Rochelle on the Wine Tram (blue line). We enjoyed their "Gourmet Tasting", 3 wines with 3 appetizer style small plates. Excellent!..."

Bruno Catellani

"We had an amazing reception from Simone who immediately made us feel welcome, she constantly checked on us to made we were well looked after...."

David van der Westhuizen

"Hands down the best overall wine tasting on our trip so far, which was made even better with the fantastic flavors of the amazing food on the garden..."

Rob Birse

"The food and service was great. The views over Franschhoek is beautiful. If you want to have good food but not eat in town, this is a great..."

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