Babel at Babylonstoren

Delicious food (and all gluten free too so perfect for celiacs).

Amazing!! The food was divine. Hands down recommend if you are in the area. The atmosphere was welcoming and homey, outdoorsy and slightly rustic, and just so warm and inviting. I would have to stay though that there were co-stars of the superb experience, the food and the staff. First to the food, we loved the celeriac and mushroom soup, the warm buffalo mozzarella and citrus salad, the risotto, the cauliflower with cheese sauce, the steaks, and the highly recommended chocolate torte. Be prepared as servings are larger than expected, but with risotto and others being so good we just couldn't put our forks down. They were very accommodating with us needing to know the gluten free options. As a side, while there were no kids in our party, there were are least three other parties there when we were there with kids and it appears they have menu accommodations for children. Now, the staff was out of this world, so friendly, so helpful, gave great recommendations and made every guest feel special. A special shout out to Trish, Margena (sorry if I misspelled) and the chef that came around and talked to teach if the tables about the riddichio grown in there garden and humored me when I pestered with question about going lettuces in the area and what the local pests were. Fun fact, the biggest pests to their lettuce are the chickens. We really enjoyed the whole experience and will be recommending to our friends back home. The only other note would be that it is 20-30 minutes from Franschoek and we did have a little bit of trouble finding transport to and from at night. I recommend you plan ahead with a taxi for pick up and drop off. Enjoy and thanks to Babel for the wonderful time.