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TLC on the Track: Lonehill’s Café Where Coffee, Cars & Calm Converge

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14 hours ago

October 16, 2025

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Where Speed Meets Stillness

In a city that never really stops, TLC on the Track offers the rare balance: an environment where engines softly hum and coffee aromas float unfettered. Nestled inside the Jaguar Land Rover Experience in Lonehill, the café is more than just a stop; it’s a quiet moment wrapped in sophistication.

Here, you might sit with your laptop, catch up with friends, or host a business brainstorm, and never feel out of place. The contrast is its charm: the motion outside, the calm inside.

The Ambience: Elegant, Warm, Unforced

Open from 8 am to 5 pm, Tuesday through Sunday, TLC on the Track is designed to feel casual but polished. With lots of natural light, clean lines, and indoor/outdoor flow, it invites you to stay longer than you’d expect.

Whether you’re soaking up morning rays on the patio or tucked into a corner with your coffee, the space delivers a feeling of stillness in the pulse of Joburg North.

Food That Speaks to Local & Seasonal

The menu hits that sweet spot: familiar yet fresh, comforting but inventive. Ingredients feel rooted in South Africa, with twists that surprise.

Sample highlights:

French Toast Tower: ciabatta soaked and layered with creamy spinach and mushrooms, finished with balsamic and parmesan.
TLC Famous Beef Burger: homemade 200 g patty, bacon, cheddar, fried onion, and the café’s own chutney base.
Cashew Nut & Cauliflower Breyani (VG): a fragrant dance of spices, nuts, chickpeas, and dried cranberries.
Health Bowl: thick yoghurt layered with granola, fresh seasonal fruit and honey.
Elsewhere, you’ll find wraps, salads, open sandwiches, and mains like lamb chops and a crispy schnitzel, plus indulgent desserts like Blueberry Malva Pudding and Peppermint Crisp Ice Cream Cake.

Every dish feels like it was thought through, not slapped together.

A Space for All Moments

TLC on the Track isn’t just a café: it’s flexible. In one hour, it might host a quiet brunch. In the next, a product launch, a client pitch, or a birthday lunch. Because it sits within the Jaguar Land Rover Experience, the visual backdrop adds a layer of sophistication. That means your event doesn’t just feel special; it photographs well.

It’s rare to find a venue where business and leisure so effortlessly share the same ground.

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Why Joburg Loves It Here

Johannesburg is about motion. We move, we build, we hustle. But we also crave pockets of rest. TLC on the Track gives us both momentum outside and calm inside.

Here, you sense a quiet confidence. The service stays warm. The plates arrive with pride. And even the whirr of a car test track outside feels like part of the ceremony, not an intrusion.

This isn’t just a café; it’s part of Joburg’s narrative: driven, yet wanting to pause.