Pierneef à La Motte

Food:

In their first year of business this restaurant has established a loyal following. The Cape bokkom salad is one of the firm favourites on the menu with locals and tourists alike. For folks who don't like the idea of salty dried fish, there's a purely vegetarian option available too. Food is proudly South African with a contemporary gourmet twist and features the flavours of the Cape in the form of pickled ox tongue, snoek, snysels and seasonal ingredients such as fresh mushrooms in winter. Desserts such as the pear and liquorice tart, steamed ginger and honey pudding and brioche wentelteefjes more than match the mains and are worth leaving room for. All dishes carry wine recommendations – and they not automatically La Motte wines.

Wine:

La Motte features prominently but not exclusively. There's something for a variety of tastes and price sensitivities.

Service:

Warmly charming and eager to please. They are happy to be as friendly or professionally reserved as you allow them to be.

Ambience:

There's a lovely interplay between the outdoors and the inside thanks to the floor-to-ceiling glass wall. Classy, contemporary and elegant, with more than just a nod to artist Pierneef. Some of the famous artist's motifs have inspired the furniture and are also silk-screened onto seatback covers. Check out the quirky chandeliers...

And...:

Ignore the farm shop at your peril. There are some fantastic gourmet items inside. (FM, October 2011)

Roger Fourie
23-Jan-2012

The service on two occasions has been appauling, abyssmal, horrible.

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James
8-Jan-2012

It’s a stunning setting to go to while away on a Sunday afternoon! The service was very good - attentive but not overbearing. As a table of five, we all enjoyed our starters. As far as mains go, the lamb shank special of the day was fantastic. An interesting twist combining it with crayfish. Although the line fish tasted delicious, it was unfortunately very soft, erring on mushy. I would be tempted to say it was almost certainly frozen. It would be nice if they could source fresh fish. The porcini roast venison loin was cooked to perfection, but the watermelon and amber braai sauce reduction was very sweet - I'd say too sweet to pair it with meat. Don't interpret these comments as to take away from the experience - Pierneef is well worth the trip from Cape Town. I suppose at the end of the day, the chef’s interpretation of great food is bound to sometimes diverge from one’s own.

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Clint Waltman
24-Dec-2011

Unbelievably consistent and amazing!

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Louis van Aswegen
22-Dec-2011

Would like to get the email address of La Motte and the restaurant Pierneef email address please.

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