Vrede en Lust Wine Estate

Great

Beautiful location! My family and I did the premium wine tasting with Almé. ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. Almé was very knowledgeable, polite and hilarious. Best service we’ve had from vineyards in Franschhoek. If you come here, ask for Almé Manz! Thank you ladies! ❤️

Ein wunderschönes, liebevoll gepflegtes Weingut mit großzügigen, geschmackvoll eingerichteten Zimmern. Der Ausblick auf die Weinberge ist grandios. Das Restaurant bietet eine kleine feine Karte und wir haben sehr gut gegessen. Das Weintasting hatten wir leider verpasst, da wir nur eine Nacht auf der Durchreise waren. Definitiv ein Ort und Grund um wiederzukommen

We stayed for our daughter’s wedding I just can not put into words how beautiful the property and staff were !!! It is absolutely wonderful including the rooms surroundings staff food just can not fault it atall

One of the oldest vineyards but with modern accommodation which is fine. The restaurant food is good. Hotel staff are not engaging. We would not stay there again due to our experience on the final day. Giving plenty of notice of our need for a late stay due to a 6pm pick up, even down to repeating that discussion with reception at breakfast, we were horrified to receive a call at 11am telling us to vacate the premises due to a wedding party having exclusive use. We were offered the ability to hang around the bistro which closed at 4pm but no care as to what happened to us for the final 2 hours. Thank you to the lovely lady in the Wine Tasting Room who arranged for our luggage to be brought over there, our car to come an hour earlier and who looked after us until then - she was a star. This completely soured our experience.

Overall it's pretty good. Quality food but limited menu if staying more than 2 days. Modern rooms were ok. More a wedding venue than welcoming for individual guests.

Avoid. Staff are poorly trained and just want to get you through the conveyor belt. Glasses were warm as they had none left so fresh out of the dishwasher and also chipped. Bill was wrong and 2 of the non wine drinkers didn’t even get chance to order a drink. Pored red wine into used wine glasses. Zero refinement and like going to a fast food winery!

Every single time I visit Savoye Restaurant, it is the best experience ever!!! The atmosphere is gentle & tranquil, the gardens & sparkling pool are beautiful, the service is outstanding & friendly & the food is exceptional. Oh & the wines & bubbly are sublime. It is such a privilege to go there & be pampered & taken such good care of. I'd go there every day if it were possible. Gen, Mikey & Russell...much gratitude & love.

Exceptional experience on a perfect, sunny Cape day. We throughly enjoyed our platter lunch, cellar tour and wine tasting. Loved all the wines we tasted, particularly The Jess rosé. Noxi, our host was so pleasant to deal with. She absolutely looked after our group and gave us all the time in the world. A lovely, relaxed afternoon.

Room was clean. The view from the room was amazing. staff were very friendly. Food was amazing at the restaurant. Great location. Winery tram is right outside of the winery. Highly recommended.

We did a horse riding trek through the vineyard and up into the national park- foothills of the mountain. Our guide was very friendly and the horses, rhino, tash, zahara were all perfect for us.,it was a very lovely experience and we’d come back again.

A fabulous end to a lovely day in Franschoek on the wine tram. Wonderful bespoke wine tasting and cellar tour hosted brilliantly by the incredibly knowledgeable and charismatic Jade. Some absolutely lovely reds which we took a few with us. Cheers

What a lovely stay and a perfect service offered to us, we have come far to enjoy and have a wonderful time, we came from Johannesburg just to have a relaxed and wonderful weekend. Thanks to the staff that managed to meet our demands and give us possible help at all time

A bit of a hidden gem being located beside a busy road junction. Don’t let this put you off Ate breakfast here on 3 occasions and would highly recommend The menu is very comprehensive allowing a good choice. Great combination of friendly staff and excellent food,

Couples evening at the Savoye restaurant on Vrede en Lust wine estate was a pleasant suprise. Excellent cuisine, beautiful setting and tasteful decor. Value for money. Good sevice. Most enjoyable evening.

A nice location (on the Wine Tram) serving some excellent wines in a large dining area. It was pretty quiet when we visited so lacked atmosphere. We liked the LUST Bistro & Bakery, which served up some decent cakes too.

To any prospecting couple looking to get married at Vrede En Lust...You absolutely HAVE to! The team at VNL exceeded every single expectation we could have ever had. The service was the best service I have ever experienced at a restaurant or hotel, let alone at a wedding with 125 guests! And they maintained this unbelievable service across all 3 days. The waiters and waitresses went above and beyond for each and every guest and 50+ guests commented to us how unbelievable the staff were. Particularly Vee, Cedrick and Ed! They were exceptional and we are blown away by them and the entire team! The food was also absolutely incredible - so many people said that it was the best wedding food they have ever had and couldn't get over how delicious the ravioli was and how perfectly cooked all of the steaks were. Several people said that their favourite meal of their entire 2 week holiday in Cape Town, was our wedding food! Having postponed our wedding twice due to the pandemic, we had extremely high hopes and dreams of what our day would FINALLY end up being...and the Vrede En Lust team, surpassed it in every single way. They run such a slick operation and had thought of everything. They were so accommodating and polite and never made us feel like any ask was an inconvenience or not possible. Thank you so much to the Vrede En Lust team - we feel incredibly lucky and grateful to all of you!

The wines here were some of the best we tasted all day and the staff were very knowledgeable about the wines. I loved the tasting room where we got to sit on a comfy couch and enjoy the spectacular view. There is an adjacent restaurant but we did not try it.

Amazing time at Savoye of Vrede en Lust. Not only was the menu exceptional but the service by Lydia was unmatched!! Lydia was attentive and had a wonderful sense of humour. Shout out to the exceptional Rosè (Jess), paired with tasteful tapas. Highly recommend to anyone spending time in the Franschhoek area.

We were visiting for a Family Wedding and used the accommodation, function facilities pool bar and restaurants. All the staff were lovely. Thank you to the whole team, particularly Maritsa for such attentive service. Stunning location - a must visit!

We went for a wedding and it was outstanding and not just because the bride and groom had arranged everything to perfection, this a a great estate with warm and wonderful staff who really care about their product and that you are having a great time. All staff were great but Cedrick needs a special mention for his outstanding service. Many thanks to all.

Had a marvellous stay, beautiful location, great accommodation and delicious food. Wine tasting was lots of fun as was the pool area at the accommodation. The staff were so friendly and helpful especially Maritsa who took great care of us. Can’t wait to come back!

We were there for a wedding in July 2022. The views were amazing, staff were so organised and wedding was a great day. The rooms were so comfortable and a great place to stay as well as the breakfast. The wine tasting was great and the views at the tasting were again incredible, an amazing venue.