A time ago, I promised to show you a fuller version of Leon's restaurant and without further ado, in here you will see what is hiding behind the restaurant's exterior.
Oh, and I have also included a video.
There were two of these Galah parrots, and the other one was the star of the show.
Whenever we arrive in a new town on our travels, we search for places that are off the beaten track. Invariably many of the places that we find are owned by like minded people, and Leon's restaurant is a case in point. The man is not only a great chef, but he shared many of our likes and loves. Now this is not just any ordinary restaurant where one pops in, eats and goes, as there is so much more to see and to experience at the place.
Come and walk with us through the house to the seating in the back garden.
At first, I will show you this guy as every time that a client enters the garden seating at the back, of the house, he rings that bell.
Wait to see him ringing the bell.
Now don't get me wrong, as this is a real restaurant, and we loved to see how the furniture was kept in the old historical Cape style.
Leon is also an expert bottler of fruit, chutneys and other stuff. His Beetroot Achar will blow your mind and we bought a big bottle to take home with us. Leon also snuck up behind my wife to put a free bottle of something in the bag as a gift.
The prices on the menu are in ZAR and if you compare the value of ZAR to the Dollar, you will see how cheap the meals are.
Some people like to sit here at the front of the house.
But not us, as the back garden was so much more to our liking. Our table was the one with the loose chairs behind my wife.
We were the first to arrive, and how is this for a welcoming committee?
Ah, after a half of my wife's sandwich and a half of mine, the stomach was full, and it was time for a nap. Lol
The bell kept on clanging as more clients arrived.
The first hanging plant at the front is called a Donkey tail, and we have two of them at home.
I wonder why they call this below a Dolphin string?
So, let's walk a bit further back in the garden and here below is a large round bird cage, with some small birds in it.
Now look at the size of this garden, and in that cage at the right was a pair of Macaws, a royal pheasant and a rabbit.
Here's the rabbit and I have posted the other birds already before.
I have also already shown you how Leon feeds the two orphans and it was so great to see the care of the man for his residents.
This is the counter to settle the bills and it fits in so well with the rest of the decor.
And finally, as you can see, Montagu is a place of serenity and peace, where we only encountered friendly people, and at times sleepy animals.
Leon has become a good friend and every time that we travel out there in the future, we will be sure to visit him. We also made some friends at the museums and at Avalon Springs where we stayed for the four nights, and like I said, everyone in the town is friendly. During our short visit before to the town of Hopefield, we met with the same friendliness and that's why we love to visit the small towns in the Western Cape Province.
We also have two Papillon board members that live in Struisbaai, a seaside town at Agulhas, and it's on our radar to visit them in the new year.
So, for now, no more breaks for this year and we are only thankful that we had the two breaks during the year.
I hope that you enjoyed the story and the pictures.
Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.
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