The setting is tranquil over looking the herb and veggie garden.We had the set course lunch which had bold and daring combinations.The price was reasonable considering the location and service. Oh yes, the service was excellent.A convenient service was the option to wine taste the Boschendal wines while enjoying lunch.We have two kids under 3 and the restaurant is not the most child friendly setting, particularly if the restaurant is full.

Views from restaurant are breathtaking, the breakfast was good, eggs came as requested, good experience. The building is gracious.

A real different eating experience which was really enjoyableFood was fantasticStaff were friendly

Fabulous eatery! The food is fresh and innovative, with delightful use of fresh herbs seeds and nuts and the small plates are generous! Excellent value for money in a stunning setting overlooking the beautiful tree lined kitchen garden. Best food experience in ages

The food is amazing! And the view across the herb hardens are gorgeous 😍

Great culinary experience. Located within a stunning backdrop, this restaurant offer a great menu, unless you are vegetarian which we felt not very accommodating or the staff knew what to do or say when asked. Although the starters were vegetarian, do not expect a vegetarian menu or main. The rest of the menu was absolutely delicious. I will never be able to eat pig again after trying their dish! Absolutely perfect. Dishes were rich in flavor and beautifully decorated/presented. Try to avoid a really hot day cause could be rather uncomfortable. We were looking forward their chicken dish but was not available despite being mentioned on the online menu. They also got me the wrong desert but at this point with the heat, we just wanted to leave and I still managed to enjoy the dessert given. Highly recommended.

Incredibly emotional and cozy place! gourmet meals ... exciting!

Absolutely amazing experience. The food was excellent, compliments to the Chef. The wine was superb.We really enjoyed ourselves

Great eating experience. Attentive, friendly staff. Excellent food. Great venue. Real pleasure being there.

Best burger i had in a long time.Meat was perfect and the fries were excellent.

Mostly a really nice meal. The food was excellent and came out very timorously, but the service was chaotic and all over the place (i.e. had to ask for a something 3 times, and eventually 2 arrived from different people). It was a freezing but sunny day. We chose to sit inside as there was a fire place, but realised this was a poor decision on our part as the fire hadnt been lit and the doors were wide open. Overall good, but think service and customer comfort need to be considered further

Exceptionally beautiful and dramatic setting with world class wines to top it all off

I had tons of fun. Its my second time doing wine tasting. Im definitely going again😁😁😁

Lovely leisurely lunch with a lovely view of the well designed vegetable garden. Food was delicious. A beautiful display of roses in the toilet area be sure to use the facilities. Another destination wine estate with something for everyone.

Wonderful experience with excellent food! Beautiful surroundings.

Great experience of a beautiful flavors. Thank you so much! 🎆🍀🙏

Amazing vibe, beautiful setting and the food was superb. A really beautiful time was had by the family. The history and quaintness was overwhelming and a lovely experience.

We have been to the Werf Restaurant on more than one occasion and each time our meals have had excessive salt on every food item, including the butter. Asked why there is so much salt on each meal served, we are consistently told, thats just the way meals are served here to avoid providing salt and pepper at the tables. The chef needs to review their obsession with salt, please. We happen to enjoy the overall scenery and general experience and would like to visit again in future.

Best pork crackling ever!

Great place and great service

The best meal in the region, if not in the Western Cape. The service is friendly and the food extremely tasty. Congratulations to everyone in the staff!

Most disappointing dinner we had in South Africa. The concept of the place is very strange, quality of food is below average. Overpriced. On positive site, they have nice garden and friendly staff.

A wonderful way to spend an afternoon tasting delicious wines under the beautiful old oak trees.

Something different, most enjoyable experience

Some of the best dining I have had. Great to be there while they celebrating plum season. My food was brilliant ....and the gin!

Excellent Service, views and food. Fantastic wine

Perfect choice for a light lunch that pleases the taste buds. Best to be a group of 4 or more, you just have to taste more than ons dish (sharing is caring). I recommend as least the Ox Heart, Angus Beef and Yellow Tail servings complemented with the Potato Gratin and Aubergine sides.Some Boschendal wine would have completed the experience - pity where in lockdown (adjusted level 3).Dont forget the Lemon Tart 😋

Beautiful place indeed. Food was good. Kids had a good time and the in laws had couple of first time food experiences.

Always good

Always a good bet for a quick bite. Great location and food.

What a fantastic Christmas lunch..Excellent food and world class service.But most of all , Excellent value for your money.

Food: 4/5Aesthetics and Ambiance: 5/5Service: 5/5Price: $$$$/ $$$$$FOOD:The Werf restaurant offers an amazing soil-to-fork dinning experience has earned it the 2018 @eatoutguide and @woolworths_sa sustaiablility award. 90% of the food used in the menu is grown and cultivated on the farm; this makes the food ethically sourced, super fresh and organic. I tried every plate on the menu. The mains were very flavourful, delicious and homely. My favourite was the pork belly, the Lamb Soutribbetjie which was so tender, it fell apart without even using a knife.The desserts were my favourite tasting experience. The plum Eaton mess surprised me the most- how a dessert could come together so beautifully with herbs and spices that are usually not used in desserts- thyme and rosemary.AESTHETICS AND AMBIANCE:The Werd has a beautiful and light contemporary aesthetic that becomes warm, wooden and quirky-modern-vintage as you move from the outside, inside. The restaurant overlooks the gardens where the fruits and vegetables are grown and has a beautiful view of the wineland mountains and scenery.SERVICE:The service was outstanding! Our waitress made great recommendations, was tentative and super informative. She was fun, friendly but professional. We also ordered some bottles of wine, and the lady that helped us from the cellar was super helpful in sourcing certain vintages and made insightful and knowledge recommendations.

Our first dining experience in Stellenbosch to the recommendation of a local and it did not disappoint! This restaurant is located within the Boschendal winery and offers a fantastic vista of Simonsberg and the mountains while you enjoy their menu with wine pairing.

I am giving them 1 star only because of the pizza stall, boschendal overall is a nice experience however the pizza stall at the night market as a black person is something else. Weve had to fight for service multiple occasions, its annoying that we queue with everyone for service and when its our turn suddenly the staff have to do administrative work.

A relaxing day at Boschendal with the kids. Loved the french bread and home made ginger beer. Beautiful scenery for pics.

Fantastic restaurant and vineyard, with lovely food and a farm to table vibe.Wine is very well priced for the quality, and the waiter was very helpful with his knowledge and more than happy for us to sample some before we ordered a glass or bottle. The Chardonnays were a particular favourite of mine.Food was accommodating for all dietary requirements (we had vegan, pescatarian, GF) and was delightful.The setting is just so beautiful and relaxing - the veggie garden is brilliant, reflected in the quality of the food. I cant recommend a visit to here enough, especially if youre a tourist to the area.We visited as a group on a lovely sunny day in Feb, on route to a friends wedding.

Amazing food, hands down one of the best meals weve had in South Africa. 95% of the ingredients come from this region. Highly recommended!

Good but chicken sausage a little salty.

Their Long Sunday Lunch is an absolute treat! I would definitely recommend the bottomless Bubbly option. The food, service and views are for the books and we literally spent 4 hours enjoying every single morsel. They also have live music whith the Long Sunday Lunch which makes it an extra special and memorable experience. They also serve a delicious Old Fashioned the old fashion way!

Wonderful setting, delicious food and fabulous company!

The menu was not very varied. We asked and we were told that this is due to Covid-19. The food was good. We had the chicken curry. The desserts were really amazing! All in all a good experience. I will go back.

We all enjoyed our lunches today, nine people at the table.

Good food & service!!

Awesome moonlight market

A real treat

Wonderful setting under the oaks, good service and yummy food. Just a pity they were out of smoothies and milkshakes on a Tuesday at midday.

GOOD FOOD AND BEAUTIFUL FARM SETTING

Really chilled and lovely meals. High Covid regulation compliance

If you can afford a meal here, it will blow you away. A culinary adventure in the superb class, the restaurant overlooking a herb garden from which fresh ingredients for dishes come. It is even vegan friendly. We booked beforehand to hear what was on offer and were pleasantly surprised. We could do a full three course vegan lunch, and stayed the afternoon. Afterwards we met the chef congratulating him for the festival of tastes he prepared. Highly recommended.

It was a wonderful experience of wine tasting and great food.A walk through the gigantic vegetable and herbs garden was awesome, smelling all the fragrances which mingled and gave off a super refreshing smell.The paintings and aged furniture leaves you with a good feeling of the history of the whole establishment.Good service and reasonable prices rounded the day off.

Setting is stunning and service is great! We decided not to eat from their sharing menu because there wasn’t enough to suite everyone’s taste.

Absolutely beautiful setting. The restaurant has some great views of the mountains and the food was great.

The wine tasting was a lovely experience and very informative. The view is amazing, I am definitely doing it again

Had a lovely afternoon at The Werf Boschendal

Lovely gardens, beautiful scenery and outdoor seating under the trees, lovely food, good service... But very average wines

Friendly, helpful and clean. Amazed at the obvious history of this amazing place. Well worth a visit.

Absolutely great service and atmosphere.

I consider myself a bit of a foodie and a wine lover. So when both are good Im in my happy place. Their farm plates are tapas style and are perfect to share. Tried waterblommetjies for the first time and was pleasantly surprised. Will recommend this place to anyone and will definitely be coming back

We had fish n chips salad n chips it was the best fish n chips meal I had the fish was amazing

It was good to be in a different environment

Great food and service.

Brilliant

Standard of fine dining in a relaxed and stylish environment. Amazing service in this farm-to-table haven. As good, if not better than some of the fine dining we’ve experienced across the wine lands. Can only say great things, will come back again!

The chocolate and wine pairing was amazing and the barista makes awesome coffee!

It’s been a great experience. The food served is from their own gardens and the area around. The way the kitchen plays with herbs and food combination is awaking ones senses of taste! Service was just fantastic with a big shout out to London and Darren who did a fantastic job 👍🏻 Btw we went with the wine paring - very good call!

Hi Guys. I have to commend The Werf restaurant 🍴 at Boschendal Estate in Franschoek. I had made a reservation for a client which somehow got complicated (December is a rough month for all service delivery businesses), but they came to the party, apologized for any inconvenience and proceeded to host my client. He was super impressed and very happy 😊 I always believe nomatter what the situation, how you treat the client is the most important aspect for your business. Ill definitely be using these professionals again 🥉

Beautiful! Thanks to Nicole

Amazing food, generous portions, farm to table philosophies. Will always recommend this place. All round winner.

This was a exceptional experience. We went there for my friends 40th birthday and the staff where brilliant and caring. The food is out of this world! We all loved every minute of the experience!

Beautiful place nice service

Beautiful wine farm and stunning gardens. Casual and more formal restaurants for all tastes. Definitely a must for a wine route stop to Franschhoek

Stunning meal under the oaks.

Love it, good service

The revamp of this restaurant has changed it into something contemporary while holding very strongly on to their historical roots. It is a beautifully designed place with a great views over their newly planted garden with great service complimenting the entire experience. I would rather recommend their Angus beef above the seafood options

Beautiful surrounding with great service and great food. Good job guys

Lovely food platters

Hands down the loveliest meal I have had in years. The venue, the fantastic service, the delectable food, live music, decor...... I will definitely be recommending The Werf. Thank you Luthando and your group for a great experience.

Cute place, though service was neglectful at times. Hostess kept checking on our table to verify that server had walked us through the wine list — he never did and she ended up doing it herself. Why couldn’t we just have that level of service from our actual waiter? Undermined the incredible views and food.

Amazing food, service and surroundings. Luthando was our waiter and provided us with great information about the place and how it worked. Will definitely be back!

The food and wine ist very good, its a perfect place to have lunch or dinner. Staff is very very nice and helpful. Also vegetarian and vegan (upon requests) food.

Had a great experience taking my family for Chinese new year, last year and had a memorable experience with them! venue, food, staff, atmosphere is all 10 out of 10

Amazing steaks and superb wine

Excellent food. Lovely venue. Amazing gardens.

Slow, unfriendly service

Awesome experience! Our tastebuds came to life!

Fantastic food experience. Wine is out of this world

Exceptional dining. 5 star food, setting and service.

Great place

Nice and tranquil from 7 0n a Fridaynight

A tremendously pleasant surprise. Thoughtful service that underscores food that is deeply rooted in the heart.

Gorgeous surroundings

Nice vibe, weather was fantastic service was great

Great family place to take the kids for a picnic under the trees or just to eat something

Absolutely outstanding food. Angus beef is to die for.

A restaurant with a very comfortable and homie vibe and magnificent view of a fantastic garden

Excellent service , amazing staff, superb ambiance and wonderful wine.

Very friendly and knowledgeable wine tasting waiters. If you go when its very busy, however, expect to wait a lot for service.

Amazing!

Everything was absolutely perfect, from food, staff and ambiance.

Very nice, service and food very good .