Friendly and very helpful young waiter, who knew the menu and food differences - rare! Hang on to that young man! Ostrich burger that seemed to have meat that had been warmed up instead of freshly cooked for the order. Medium-rare steak not "sealed" resulting in more of a lukewarm piece of meat through the whole steak. But some of...
More
The Millhouse Kitchen Restaurant Reviews, Somerset West
- Home
-
Somerset West
- Hotels
- Flights
- Holiday Rentals
- Restaurants
- Things to Do
- Best of 2013
- Your Friends
-
More
- Write a Review
-
Sign in with Facebook
- Sign in
- Register Now!
- FREE Mobile App
-
Home
- >
- >
- >
- >
- >
- >
- > The Millhouse Kitchen
The Millhouse Kitchen
Lourensford Road | Lourensford Wine Estate, Somerset West 7130, South Africa
021 847 2328
Website
Update restaurant details
19 visitor photos
Ranked #7 of 40 restaurants in Somerset West
Price range: €5 - €15
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Dinner, Reservations, After-hours
Description: Founded in 1700, Lourensford Estate has married its historic heritage with a vision to be at the forefront of modern wine technology and a leader amongst South African Wine producers. Owner & Executive Chef, Bjorn Guido’s cooking career started at The Greenhouse at Cellars-Hohenort under chef Peter Templehoff. He then moved abroad and joined Babington House, part of the SOHO HOUSE group, under the renowned Ronnie Bonetti of River Café London. After gaining experience abroad, he returned home and took up the role of Head Chef at The Franschhoek Kitchen on Holden Manz Wine Estate.Joining him in the kitchen is Head Chef, Jacques Theron, an ICA culinary school graduate, who started his career under Luke Dale Roberts at La Colombe. After that, he worked under Tullishe Le Roux at The River Garden. He joined forces with Bjorn to combine their shared passion for serving rustic dishes made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Food provenance and sustainability are core to Millhouse’s philosophy with much of the seasonal, local ingredients grown on the farm itself. The eatery’s contemporary barn-conversion interiors puts a modern twist on classic elements, featuring a mix of banquette seating and reclaimed timber walls. Bjorn’s aim was to create a neighbourhood feel where guests can relax and enjoy each other’s company. Take a seat at our bar and watch as food is prepared in the expansive open kitchen and Italian style pizza’s are delivered fresh from the wood fired oven.
Restaurant details
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Dinner, Reservations, After-hours
Description: Founded in 1700, Lourensford Estate has married its historic heritage with a vision to be at the forefront of modern wine technology and a leader amongst South African Wine producers. Owner & Executive Chef, Bjorn Guido’s cooking career started at The Greenhouse at Cellars-Hohenort under chef Peter Templehoff. He then moved abroad and joined Babington House, part of the SOHO HOUSE group, under the renowned Ronnie Bonetti of River Café London. After gaining experience abroad, he returned home and took up the role of Head Chef at The Franschhoek Kitchen on Holden Manz Wine Estate.Joining him in the kitchen is Head Chef, Jacques Theron, an ICA culinary school graduate, who started his career under Luke Dale Roberts at La Colombe. After that, he worked under Tullishe Le Roux at The River Garden. He joined forces with Bjorn to combine their shared passion for serving rustic dishes made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Food provenance and sustainability are core to Millhouse’s philosophy with much of the seasonal, local ingredients grown on the farm itself. The eatery’s contemporary barn-conversion interiors puts a modern twist on classic elements, featuring a mix of banquette seating and reclaimed timber walls. Bjorn’s aim was to create a neighbourhood feel where guests can relax and enjoy each other’s company. Take a seat at our bar and watch as food is prepared in the expansive open kitchen and Italian style pizza’s are delivered fresh from the wood fired oven.
Denver, Colorado
Senior Contributor
Was this review helpful?
1
Problem with this review?
Strand
Senior Reviewer
Can recommend for family outings or romantic dinners. Lovely breakfast menis, tasty pizzas and all round good food. Beautiful surroundings. Not over-priced.
Was this review helpful?
Problem with this review?
Reviewer
Lovely pizza in somerset west. The service was good and the pizza has interesting variations. The setting is very nice.
Was this review helpful?
Problem with this review?
See 2 more reviews by Paulinemax for Somerset West
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Contributor
Another incredibly beautiful setting in the Cape Winelands. The PIZZAS are just to die for. Very family friendly and staff out of this world. Nothing is too extraordinary for them to do. An absolute must visit
Was this review helpful?
Problem with this review?
See 6 more reviews by Des M for Somerset West
Cape Town Central, South Africa
Senior Contributor
This Restaurant is furnished - modern/classic and they serve a magnificent meal ! Either Lunch or dinner - it's a must when visiting the area or the Lourensford wine estate ! Sit outside or inside at a cosy fireplace ! The service is great and the wines pair well with the menu!
Was this review helpful?
Problem with this review?
Cape Town
Contributor
This restaurant is on Lourensford Wine Farm. The wine tasting centre is worth a visit and the gardens are beautiful. The Millhouse Kitchen serves very tasty food in a lovely setting, very friendly staff. I had a carrot soup, delicious, and my husband had mussels to start. He said they were very good. We opted for pizza for mains, lovely...
More
Was this review helpful?
Problem with this review?
Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
Top Contributor
Set in the stunning Lourensford Wine Estate the restaurant was well run with friendly service. Our chicken salad, although rather skimpy portions, was really tasty on a bed of very fresh veg. Wine served us, as can be expected on a wine estate, was excellent. The host service needs to be revved though as we had a stupid situation whereby...
More
Was this review helpful?
Problem with this review?
Cape Town Central, South Africa
Top Contributor
By no means fine dining. Prawn and avo starter merely 3 battered prawns on two slices of tomato and avo. Pork belly way to much and just a huge chunk of meat plonked onto a plate. Service although very friendly nothing special and def not very professional. Many other much better restaurants around.
Was this review helpful?
2
Problem with this review?
See 15 more reviews by Stefan-12345 for Somerset West
TheMILLHOUSEkitchen, Guest Relations Manager at The Millhouse Kitchen, responded to this review
11 April 2013
Hi Stefan
We are sorry to hear about your experience here at the Millhouse kitchen.
Our aim is to bring you the best locally sourced produce, to deliver an outstanding & friendly service and a home away from home. We cook rustic Italian-style dishes with an emphasis on the produce and do not advertise as a fine dining restaurant.
We...
More
Senior Contributor
Thanks to all at The Millhouse kitchen for yet again a great time. We had Easter lunch and the staff went out go of their way to arrange an Easter egg hunt for the kids at the restaurant, we also received a gift on leaving! Our lunch was superbe considering that they were fully booked and had people waiting.
Thanks...
More
Was this review helpful?
Problem with this review?
See 11 more reviews by merrynibler for Somerset West
merrynibler has 1 more review of The Millhouse Kitchen
-
Reviewed 8 December 2012
Cape Town Central, South Africa
Contributor
Sadly I had a very bad experience here recently. About 25 of us were attending a photographic workshop in the art gallery across from the restaurant. The session started late and the organisers cut our lunch break from 60 to 30 minutes, making it impossible to catch the shuttle to and from the main exhibition area to get some lunch....
More
Was this review helpful?
4
Problem with this review?
TheMILLHOUSEkitchen, Guest Relations Manager at The Millhouse Kitchen, responded to this review
2 April 2013
We are sorry to hear about your experience with us.
We appreciate all of the feedback that we receive.
We can understand that It was a difficult situation you were in as your photographic course, running late, put pressure on you finding somewhere to eat. If we were made aware earlier or your organisers arranged something for the group, we...
More
Travellers who viewed The Millhouse Kitchen also viewed
-
Been to The Millhouse Kitchen? Share your experiences!
-
Owners: What's your side of the story?
If you own or manage The Millhouse Kitchen, register now for free tools to enhance your listing, attract new reviews, and respond to reviewers.
Manage your listingHotels travellers are raving about...
-
Somerset West, Cape Town
-
Somerset West, Cape Town
-
Somerset West, Cape Town
Browse nearby
Free Guide to Somerset West
Popular Somerset West restaurants
- The Avontuur Estate Restaurant
- Giovanni's
- Chez Max Restaurant
- The Restaurant at Waterkloof
- Sofia's at Morgenster
- Henri's Restaurant and Pub
- Steffanie's Place
- The Stables at Vergelegen
- JennaVIVA
- Yamas
- Camphors
- D'vine Restaurant @ Willowbrook Lodge
- Oak Leaf Restaurant
- Seventeen07
- Casa Valdez
- Helderberg restaurant at l'auberge
- Riverside Grill
- NH The Lord Charles Restaurant
- The Duck Pond
Hotels around Somerset West
Explore the world
Restaurants
Hotels
- Select a TripAdvisor site:
-
-
About Us
| Cookie consent
© 2013 TripAdvisor LLC All rights reserved. TripAdvisor Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and Cookie Policy.
* TripAdvisor LLC is not a booking agent and does not charge any service fees to users of our site... (more)
We noticed that you're using an unsupported browser. The TripAdvisor website may not display properly.
We support the following browsers: Windows: Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox. Mac: Safari.
We support the following browsers: Windows: Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox. Mac: Safari.
TripAdvisor LLC is not responsible for content on external web sites. Taxes, fees not included for deals content.