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Orangerie at Le Lude

Reviewers' Choice 2025 - Top 20 Reviewers' Choice 2024 - Top 50
Fine Dining French
Location Pointer 11 Lambrechts Rd, Franschhoek, 7690, South Africa
4.9
(4013 reviews)
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Attributes

  • Child Friendly
  • Outdoor Seating
  • WiFi
  • Wine Estate
  • Reviewers' Choice 2022 - Top 50
  • Reviewers' Choice 2023 - Top 20
  • Reviewers' Choice 2024 - Top 50
  • Reviewers' Choice 2025 - Top 20

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Along with formal training in Europe, Chef Nicolene Barrow worked at the world-famous Le Gavroche Restaurant in London before setting up Orangerie at Le Lude. Here classical French cuisine is presented with a contemporary twist; the purist, disciplined approach of the European masters combined with a hint of individual, modern creativity where what is on the plate is presented looking as good as it tastes.

A seasonal menu offers the finest, freshest ingredients found in the forests, meadows, mountains and seas of the Cape, resulting in a selection of dishes offered in an environment conducive to making permanent Franschhoek memories.

Opening Hours

  • Monday 10h00 - 17h00
  • Tuesday 10h00 - 17h00
  • Wednesday 10h00 - 17h00
  • Thursday 10h00 - 17h00
  • Friday 10h00 - 17h00, 18h00 - 20h30
  • Saturday 10h00 - 17h00, 18h00 - 20h30
  • Sunday 10h00 - 17h00

Reviews (4013)

4.9 out of 5.0
Based on the past 12 months
Food 4.9
Value 4.8
Service 4.9
Ambience 4.9
  • DAVID J. Dined: 3 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Mon 12 Jan 26
    Always enjoy the overall experience at Le Lude. Would definitely return.

  • Allison W. Dined: 4 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 11 Jan 26
    Exquisite meal in a beautiful setting. Wonderful service from Kim.

  • Carmenlucia G. Dined: 1 week ago
    4
    Food 4.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 3.0
  • D. Dined: 4 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 11 Jan 26
    Top class food and always consistently good A favourite of mine

  • Bruno B. Dined: 4 days ago
    4
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 1.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 11 Jan 26
    We love Le Lude - beautuful tranqil location for outside eating, delicious food lovely staff,always pleasure at our favourite place. Margaret & Bruno

  • Markus T. Dined: 4 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 0.0
  • Dr. Wolfgang H. Dined: 4 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Andrea P. Dined: 5 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 10 Jan 26
    Stunning Location and Fantastic Food. Staff amazing. First Class Experience.

  • Caroline B. Dined: 5 days ago
    3
    Food 3.0
    Value 2.0
    Service 2.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 10 Jan 26
    We’ve been coming to Le Lude for years and very much enjoying it, but this time was a big disappointment. The waitresses were as friendly as ever but the service from the male staff was abysmal, even though - unusually - the restaurant was far from full.. They were too busy chatting to one another to pay any attention to the guests, and didn’t bother to look around when they had served dishes at one table to see if any others needed attending to. In the end the guests were having to look out for one another by pointing out that the next table had been trying for ages to get service; then those guests would say the same for the next table etc. My husband enjoyed his sole, which looked moist and tasty. My cheese soufflé - usually excellent - wasn’t great. The “green goddess” dressing swamped the salad and had an unpleasant taste, though the flies evidently liked it and settled in. I ordered a raspberry sorbet but after a while was told that none of the sorbets on the menu was available except for passion fruit or guava. Surely a restaurant should always keep enough in the freezer? And it’s so easy to make, even I can do it! The whole experience was way below the usual standard of Le Lude.

  • Rohan S. Dined: 5 days ago
    4.5
    Food 5.0
    Value 3.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 10 Jan 26
    Great food and service

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