Excellent food as always..... Personalised space and service...... the sauces were absolutely divine for the starter and main..... meat tender and the Creme brulee, the wifes favourite, top notch.... the venue and service also complies with Covid protocols, which is highly appreciated .... the fact that the Chef/owner comes to give you the menu on the day, adds a sense of mystery and adventure, even if you know that you are about to receive excellent French food ..... we always look forward to date nights at La Madeleine.... it will always remain a favourite and a special place.....👌👌

This is the best French restaurant in South Africa situated in Pretoria by Chef Daniel 👌😋🙌😍... Best proposing venue and anniversaries..

Possible the worst dish we have ever been served after this we left. The staff are arrogant and only after insisting they cancel the mains and that we wanted to leave, then only did they try to console us.. Be warned this is in no way a fine dining experience..BTW that was mayonnaise with some type of colorant, the calamari was over cooked and rubbery and tasteless. It tastes pretty much as bad as it looks..

Amazing service. Food to die for. Wonderful experience. Would recommend this place to anyone who loves good food.

Still the best of the best!After spending a couple of months in Europe and then returning to South Africa, I just again realised the quality of some of our restaurants. La Madeleine is not just one of the best restaurants in South Africa, but I will rank them amongst one of the best in the world. The combination of their flavours and attention to detail is just Magnifique.

Best dining experience I have ever had! Everything was amazing from start to finish, although we came early, we couldnt be more accommodated for! The food was ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS! There was NEVER a long wait and the service was just the BEST!!!! These photos unfortunately dont do it justice.

Had an amazing evening at La Madeleine.They keep things intimate, no menus just the host who comes around to everyones table and explains the dishes.The food was very good and not overly pricey. Going for the full three course meal is a great experience but be prepared to make an evening of it.Not that the service is slow instead they are very much always present and helpful. The idea is rather to savor and enjoy your experience and they supplement it with small tasters and palate cleansers between dishes.La Madeleine is a great place for a date or proper family outing; when you want to catch up over a good meal with an atmosphere of people that truly enjoy what they are doing.

For people who enjoy a good food experience

Back in 2014 we went to this restaurant for the first time as it had a great reputation.Great night out with my wife. Even in winter it was cozy, with heaters inside. Love the manner in which the waiters - Frank and Winnie tell you what is on the menu...from starters we had a Camembert served on basil and I had quail on mushrooms. Mains I had fillet and my wife salmon. Assorted chocolate pudding was delicious. The wine list gave also great options. Like the website states that costs are not overpriced, and definitely good value for money.My wife and I will return for a third time! Thanks guys!

Awesome experience, you feel welcome to moment you enter the restaurant and the food is exceptional good. This is definitely a hidden gem!!

Lovely experience. Wonderful chef.

The food & service. Absolutely great!

Still a pleasure, after 20 years of being a patron, to visit this exquisite restaurant! Idyllic food, excellent, friendly, knowledgeable service. Cant wait to come back!

Awesome food. Great atmosphere and a special treat. Friendly staff and service. If you want to treat a loved one this is the place to do so.

Best restaurant in South Africa. Each expierance is unique and the food are sublime!

Awesome food and atmosphere,with great personal attention paid by Daniel.thank you and your staff for a great evening out

Food excellent as always. Very good wine collection. Still gastronomical experience if you enjoy French food. Lovely evening.

Fantastic food. Really really good

Always a wonderful meal and service. Well worth the drive from Benoni to Pretoria.

Set menu exquisite - veal was superb and end off with creme brulee

Good food, but the service couldve been better.

Six stars would be more suitable! Service, food outstanding! Even surprised us with an anniversary desert after identifying us from our facebook post. 😀

Its looking so nice .it has a beautiful space for making a braii

Awesome restaurant to relax and enjoy the company of loved ones. The environment is relaxed and friendly, the service is fantastic and the food is divine.

For me it is the best value for money Sunday Lunch in all Pretoria. great selection of gourmet food for only R 250 per person.

Best food and attention to detail.

Very nice place to eat. Every dining experience is great fun and the owner makes it so personal and tastful.

Must be the best food and service in a long time...well done guys

Top restaurant and youwontbedisappointed. Wine list not what it used to be but I would imagine that must he due to Covid-19 and alcohol restrictions.

When dinner becomes a spiritual experience. Delightful staff and exquisite food! You can trust the chef to do the right thing. The cheese platter will open your mind... Better have a few chest hairs for the Irish coffee, but youll wish the night was longer. Do it.

A gastronomic Paradise!

Excellent -for special occassions a must -Food and service devine LP

The service was great. Food is excellent. Although pricey, a great experience. Does not feel like you are in a restaurant, but rather in a familiar.....friends house. No unnessasary loud music and just a relaxed atmosphere. Overall a special and pleasant evening. Thank you La Madeleine.

La Madeleine is quite the experience. With no set menu, there is no way to predict what youll get on the day, other than that whatever you get will be of exceptional quality. The food was so well prepared, wholesome and delicious.

My husband and I often come to this place for dinner. Such an amazing place and the ambience is awesome. The service we often receive its outstanding. Today we were served by Thembi, she has a friendly and beautiful smile. Thank you for a dinner well spent.

Food is exquisite! Really wonderful experience. Pure class

Hidden gem. Fine dining at its finest!

My Wife and I had a very pleasant Sunday lunch at Chef Daniels restaurant. The reception, food and service was excellent and the made the drive from Johannesburg worth while. We will be returning soon!

Opportunity to taste dishes you dont find on the menus of most Pretoria restaurants

Good, but not the high quality expected when the chef is there.

A truly wonderful and unique experience! The food is heavenly, combined with a personal touch from the chef and very friendly and knowledgeable waitresses. Warm, inviting and very well decorated

Forever a client. The food and service were both finominal and the prices are really good too.

What an amazing and beautiful place.. food and service is excellent.....

The food is absolutely out of this world. All the staff are very friendly, courteous and extremely professional. I will definitely be back.

Excellent food and service 😊😊😊

What a nice surprise. Food good. Owner personally involved. Set menu with choises of starter. Main and desert. Loved it with my son. Xx

Excellent quality of food and professional service. Glad to see La Madeleine back in business

This is easily my favorite restaurant in the world. Food is a cut above. Fine dining at its best without breaking the bank

Saturday night was my first time at La Madelein but certainly not the last time. I enjoyed every moment of it and especially the food. You can see the passion the chef has for food on every plate and certainly hear it when he explains the menu to you. Thank you for the Awesome culinary experience.

I love fine dining and I was not disappointed here.One of the few places that I know of that actually server actual veal, t is complimented with amazing service.The decor is not very fancy, with a more relaxed feel. I didnt mind this as the entire evening felt like a night of fine dining while at home. I really enjoyed my experience at La Madeleine

Absolutely amazing. Food was absolutely superb. Nothing I had ever tasted before. When my husband first said French cordon blu . I thought we might have to stop for takeaways on the way home. Everything was cooked to perfection and the exact right portions. Price wise I was surprised at how affordable it was.It is the perfect place for a special occasion, or just to make an occasion special.La Madeleine will definitely be seeing me again.

I tried La Madelaine for a romantic dinner and I dont think its suited to that at all. The tables are really wide so you have to lean it to hear each other because it really gets noisy. And it was hot with no windows open - even a waiter complained that he was battling.It has a lot of good points, and is well suited to groups but take note: it is on the more expensive side but by no means are the prices ludicrous.The staff were excellent: knowledgeable and courteous.No vegetarian options except for 1 starter.I have to say that the food was somewhat underwhelming. It was beautifully done, and perfectly done, but I guess at a restaurant with such a good reputation, I was expecting to be blown away. Its really good for what it is, but for me, it lacked spark and soul.

A firm favourite -this father and daughter team serve consistently good french influenced food.

Standards have dropped since our last visit in 2015. The portion control of both starter and dessert was mean.. The new decor was a bit disappointing. I think they should have left it as it was with the French country theme. Overall we enjoyed ourselves.

Most delicious food. Best service such a fantastic restaurant. Love love love it

The best!

Excellent French cuisine. Expensive. Great knowledgeable staff. Due to large group of tourists the evening we were there the noise level inside was quite high which made hearing each other a challenge. The waitress reciting the menu also spoke too fast and diction needs attention. I missed the good old days when the chef himself came around with the options. However, all this pales when eating the excellently tasting and presented food.

What a wonderful experience....and it really is an experience and not just sublime food!! Beautiful setting and wonderfully relaxed ambience. I am convinced that you can safely order anything from the menu,and you will have a delicious meal. Cooking of this high standard deserves real praise. It is the unique attention to detail, like the palate cleansers and pre-puddings etc,that truly set this place apart. The waitstaff are outstanding,well-trained and charming. A true gem. Congratulations!!

Always something new. Exciting dishes and friendly service. You literally cannot go wrong!

The service is amazing, i took my girl there for our anniversary, we enjoyed it very much! They made a special desert with some happy wishes, every time the waiter made his rounds he left us laughing. Amazing!

Enjoyed an excellent meal with our extended family. Although the restaurant does not cater specifically for kids, they were made to feel welcome and enjoyed their first taste of real French cuisine. Low key, unpretentious with excellent food.

Most amazing little restaurant for intimate and family dinners. Great atmosphere, exquisite food and attentive staff. A must if you are in the area.

Best place in Pretoria for fine dining. Amazing food, perfect attention... you do really feel as eating at the French provence. Not for everyone, only people with good manners and good taste for food will love this place. Price is just fine for the quality of food.

We went there for lunch on the Sunday before Christmas. We got there at 12.30 and shortly thereafter ordered a bottle of wine. When it arrived, the wine was Pretoria Summer warm and we were told there was no ice but they had sent someone to go and get some. When I went to enquire about the ice 15 minutes later, they then only sent someone to get some.We had the wine and a bottle of Preseco (which we got put in the freezer when the wine debacle started) and not once did the staff even offer to top up our glasses. The starters were good but the mains were very average - not our usual experience but we were told the owner/chef was out preparing Christmas lunch.What really drags this experience down was as we were leaving, the chef for the day came out and was extremely rude and condescending to the waiters - Ill definitely not be going back because that left a really bad taste in my mouth (no pun intended).

A neighborhood favourite for more than 20 years. The restaurant serves traditional French cuisine with a South African twist and in South African portions. Booking recommended as it is favourite with groups. Inside and outside seating available.

An inspiring evening every time...Enjoy tastes that are out of this World in a setting that is warm, friendly and charming with great service. Can be enjoyed in groups, but I recommend it most for a romantic evening for two people who appreciate great tastes. Even a 5-star rating feels understated for this gem of a place.

Exceptional experience!

Quite neighborhood location. Not your typical Mall or shopping centre as a location. Great genuine French cuisine. Personal service. Just ad great friends and u have a perfect evening.

Amazing food. Great wine and perfect service. Lovely touch having the chef describe each meal choice to you.

Great food and excellent service!

I was very disappointed by portion sizes of the main meal and dessert. Starters were excellent. However their mains needs a revisit by head chef. Very disappointing.

The worst dining experience ever with the steak that was ordered, not edible. This was mentioned to the waitress, with no reaction at all.Almost a full plate of food returned to the kitchen.With so many restaurants to choose from, we made a very bad choice.

Very nice place. Friendly staff. Food is fantastic....

The food was amazing. Perfect for a family dinner together.

The service has become worse since I was there last. I think its a typical thing of the Chef Patron becoming too tired to manage his staff closely and the political issue of it becoming almost impossible to fire staff these days. The staff are insolent when you call them up on anything. R280 is not a lot for a 3 course meal, but then the food is not anything special.

I have been to this little gem 3 times now and every single time makes me want to go back there. The food is exquisite and the staff are so friendly they make you feel right at home. The chef makes it his mission to make sure each table knows what they are eating and are happy. And the complimentary dishes in between meals are divine. The presentation of the food makes you not want to eat it, but as soon as you take that first bite you cant stop. They will definitely see me again soon.

Amazing, you just need to dig a little in your pockets

My all time favourite

Excellent food at very reasonable prices! Ambiance not the greatest.

Lovely restaurant, will definitely be back

Great food, friendly staff and very cosy venue.

Awsome food. Super friendly staff and the chef himself will take your order

Very good food

Nothing has changed. As good as always. Sunday lunches such a delight!!!

Wonderful experience...

Hidden gem, food was superb 👌

Great food, excellent waiters. Get homemade bread, butter and sorbet after first course with truffles after..

Great food, good service and pleasant environment

High dining in an easy setting. Food is out of this world and so is the service. Dont vacillate with menu choices. Their pork cheeks are a national treasure so just order that if its your first visit. These are quite rich but youve never had better. The servers are truly professional and make you feel like youre visiting old friends for dinner. The courses are interspersed and punctuated with delightful complimentary treats, such as a duck liver brûlée (yes).

My sister treated us to an anniversary dinner at La Madeleine. What an experience! Food was exceptional and staff attentive which ensured great service. We will be back...

Lovely venue and excellent food

Fantastic. The food is always fantastic and Daniel always so charming. Every year on special occasions we go for a French coussine.

Portion are too small. Only one toilet for ladies. Good quality food and friendly staff

Great food at acceptable prices for the qaulity

Wonderful atmosphere. Seriously ice fast and pleasant. Menu absolutely mouth watering!

What an experience! We were blown away with the intensity and variety of flavours - and being totally stuffed afterwards.No machine printed bill either, and way less than I expected!We are already planning our next visit...

Great food and great atmosphere. Would recommend to anyone..

Very good place . Top quality service and very pleasant atmosphere.

I am always very impressed with this restaurant- the food is excellent and the staff is so friendly! Daniel is an outstanding chef and I can not wait to go back to the Madelaine- definately a 5 * plus restaurant!

Still as good as it was 35 years ago when it opened!