Great place! We really enjoyed it. My wife said it was the best margarita she's had in Pretoria. And the pizza was truly spectacular; hands down the best I've had in South Africa.
Update; went for my birthday and had an excellent meal. They always take such good care of us, and they provided my wife and a lemonchello shot as a little birthday present. Definitely try this wonderful restaurant!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
R 250–300
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Forcella Pizza
The atmosphere and vibe was great. There was live band which gave great entertainment. The food was a bit below average. I had a pre-set 3 course meal, the oysters were fantastic and absolutely delicious. But unfortunately the starter and main weren't as good. My Penne was a slightly undercooked and my prawns were overcooked. For the price they charged for the entire meal (R950) more attention needs to be given to the food.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
R 500+
Food: 2
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 5
This place is open till very late during the week which was convenient when we were delayed at a prior commitment.
The food is sublime, service was excellent and the wine selection was excellent.
As you can see from the photos, took photos mid-meal which says everything about the food!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
This place is great! Atmosphere is chill and cozy. Staff are extremely knowledgeable and make great recommendations and you can tell making the customers happy is their main priority. Food is very good, some italian classics and some twists, and for their prices it’s 100% worth it. It’s a good place also to enjoy their cocktails and chill on their terrace until late night!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
R 300–350
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
This is an absolute gem. It relatively detached from the other restaurants in Hazelwood which gives it a bit more privacy.
You can sit in the lower or upper deck. The upper deck has a beautiful ambiance.
The menu consists of authentic Italian recipes, which were designed by the Italian chef. The meals are filling for the price. We had the Italian burger which was enough for 2 meals, it coasted R120.
I’d recommend it for easy brunch with friends or for a date night.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
R 250–300
If I could give this place no stars I would. Everything was just off. The service is terrible, there were no waiters to attend to us, it took forever to have our orders taken. My husband ordered beer and I a cocktail ,we had to sit and wait again with empty glasses on our table to order a 2nd round of drinks. When my 2nd drink finally came it tasted nothing like what I ordered,it looked like it, but just tasted off. I told one of the ladies there and she just laughed and left. Just when I thought it couldn’t get any worse we ordered pizza and wings ( of which they didn’t have) and settled just for the pizza. I Don’t know who made the pizza and thought it’s okay for human consumption (never mind that they added all the ingredients we asked them not to) The pizza base was burnt and couldn’t stomach it. The pizza just tasted like a burnt roti
The pizza toppings fell off the pizza base when lifting the pizza off the board and all you could see was just raw tomato base …what a waste of our money. I could really go on about it. Fumo, do better!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
R 500+
Your seafood festival was a complete joke, eventually left after 3 hours to eat somewhere else. Menu was not what was advertised, and no you couldn't fetch food from your "food stations" we were told to sit at a table and the food would be served as you had changed the initial arrangement that morning. Poor quality food and tiny portions served in cheap plastic containers, for R450! Your bar was poorly run, managed to order 2 drinks in the time we were there, which were not actually what we had ordered. It's a shame as I'm certain the experience is way better on any other day, unfortunately you have lost a number of potential customers for the sake of making some quick cash, which was clearly the objective of the event.
Food: 1
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1
Best Italian restaurant in the capital city
Pasta seafood the best I had and my wife had tbone steak it was delicious
We enjoyed the garden setting
See you soon
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
