OUTING REPORT

Cafe Du Vin
Franschhoek
25th May 2023

Winter has truly come to the Western Cape in all its fury…..The day before the trip I got messages asking whether the trip would, in fact, go ahead with the predicted        80 – 90% rain forecast!  We did indeed still carry on and I must say the ‘Hardened Cape Town ladies’ played their part.

With rain macs; umbrellas; boots; gloves and scarves and we left Constantia Village shopping centre about 09h45.  It was bucketing down; and the roads were so busy!  However, our trusted Hylton Ross coach driver managed the wet roads perfectly, after the first pick up in Tableview.

On arrival in Franschhoek our restaurant, Café du Vin, was pointed out as was Huguenot Chocolates who have, since our last visit, moved premises!  Off the ladies went and many were still able to ‘gather stuff’ that they just ‘had to’ have!  We all met up at finally at the restaurant – Café du Vin in their upstairs function room, which was a delightful place to have lunch – having a private room to ourselves was a treat.

Our lunch menu was a 2-course lunch with starters being either CHICKEN VEGETABLE SOUP; MUSSELS (to die for!) OR Mushroom Risotto.  Mains were DEEP FRIED HAKE; SIRLOIN STEAK WITH CHIPS OR VEG; OR a Vegetarian option of VEG MEAT BALLS.  Dessert was everyone’s favourite – CRÈME BRULEE OR APPLE PIE.  All served with a glass of their house wine.

Delicious lunch served by obliging staff who served us so very well.  Soon 3 hours at the table had gone by and it was time to board our coach again to head back to the city.  The rain held off sufficiently for us to get onto the coach warm and dry!

Then we were caught up in peak traffic and 90km took over 2 hours to get to Constantia Village shopping centre and 2 ½ hours to get through to Tableview.

All in all, a FUN day despite the weather –

“Thanks again for a lovely day out – it was so cute sitting upstairs and I enjoyed the food and glass of wine – Sheila and Margot also enjoyed it” – MARJA

“Thanks, Carol, for another great outing – even the rain could not dampen the enjoyment” – MARGOT”

“Lovely – good food, venue and day” – “Thank you” – THERESA

‎ “Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget