La Tete - Cape Town

Local with a French touch. Favourite: Brains on toast. Nice wines. Casual, great service. Take some Madelaines home!

The food and service are both fantastic. The restaurant has a clean, no-frills and somewhat austere white wall vibe with quirky peg boards. You will mainly find tables of two to four people enjoying the evening here starting at 6p each night.

The food is still very good. But the menu orientation has changed a lot. They started with a very organ meat orientation cooked in a traditional french way, but now it is more like a normal cape townian restaurant with only 2 menu items that are organs. But I understand that for Cape Town that was perhaps a little bit too exotic. Anyway, very good food experience. Just dont like the cold deco and the chairs will come back.

We went to the restaurant for dinner on a Friday night. They have a great winter special where you can get 3 tapas for R220. I particularly enjoyed the brains on toast and pigs head, as they were unique and delicious. The service was good and the atmosphere was delightful. It's a great spot to visit if you're looking for a different dining experience. The only downside was the high prices of the wine - I paid R230 for two glasses of chardonnay called Chablis from France, which I found to be overpriced. The waiter should have informed me about the origin of the wine. In Cape Town, we have much better wines that are more reasonably priced. Overall, it was a cool experience, worth trying at least once.

Intimate dining with an interesting menu and a good wine list. I've been here twice and tried new things, on both occasions. First time I tried quail and pig tails, ever...I enjoyed at least one of them! Interesting experience. Friendly staff. I will definitely return when I'm feeling adventurous again