La Vie Caffe

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

La Vie Cafe & Bar

La Vie Caffe is a cozy spot along the coast in Cape Town with several tables outdoors, and couches with low tables. The food was average and the service is very casual. They encourage you to hang around as long as you like, but it was also hard to get the waiters attention. They also had no desserts, although their menu said they would have a selection of cakes.

Dress

Casual

Cost

Most items on the menu were around 50-60 Rand.

Service

After we placed our order and got our food, we did not see our waiter. It proved tricky to get a dessert menu (although we then found out there was no dessert) and finally our bill.

Reservations

The restaurant was not very busy on a Thursday evening in the winter - there were many open tables.

Items Ordered

Margherita Pizza

Margherita Pizza

The margherita pizza was a typical plain pizza. It had a nice thin crust, but it was a little too salty.

Vegetable Ciabatta

Vegetable Ciabatta

The ciabatta bread was shaped more like a baguette. It was a white bread with a thick crust that they cut it in half and stuffed with grilled vegetables, lettuce, olives and tzatziki sauce. It was too difficult to eat with the top, as the sauce was messy. Instead, we took off the top and ate it with a knife and fork. The olives and sauce made it a bit too salty.