La Vie en Rose gets my two thumbs up

I have just come home from an amazing, romantic journey with my girlfriend to this beautiful restaurant on the boarder of Sandhurst and Illovo called La Vie en Rose. This calm garden setting with white and bits of pink tables leaves you feeling at peace and relaxed.

The feeling of coming home when going out just created this feeling of nursery just without all the plants accept the ones that were naturally there. Greeted by friendly, warm, smiling faces as we waited seated on a white leather lounge suite under the blue Joburg sky for our table. The gracious owner Yanky is such a great guy.

We were seated at table under this big tree in the garden where it was so nice to be able to smoke in the open air and not be caged in by fishbowl where we smokers feel like a show. The tables are well distance from each other giving you the feeling of privacy and space, which added to me feeling extremely comfortable there.

Once seated, I noticed our knives and forks tied together in a pink ribbon placed on side plate beside me. I ordered the, Classic burger and my girlfriend had, the unusual 69 day salad. Both meals arrived and where really large portions. All I can say is I have never tasted such delicious tasting burger in all my 31 years of living. It was huge and with every bite you could taste all the different herbs in the meat. Even though when we arrived I had just before eaten a Wimpy breakfast. So I wasn’t very hungry but with each bite of this burger I wanted more. I shocked myself and managed to finish my entire meal and then still made space for desert. We had the Tiramisu and the Tickle pink 32 which is very creamy strawberry and vanilla ice cream.

Between the great food, beautiful company, and homely feel and friendly staff and owners, I give the La Vie en Rose  my two thumbs up, and I recommend that you should give this place a try next time you feel like lunch or breakfast. They Open from 7am to 5pm, Tuesday - Sunday. Open Thursday evenings for dinner and there available for private functions in the evenings. They are fully licensed and have ample safe parking.

You can find La Vie en Rose at 48 Melville Road corner of Ferguson Illovo.

For more information please visit there site La Vie en Rose or call them on 011 268 6144. You won’t regret visiting this one, I most certainly didn’t and I am even trying to think who I can take the next time I visit this gorgeous secret garden restaurant in the heart of our big Johannesburg city.