La Trattoria

Enjoyed a delicious meal here. The owner went out of his way to ensure that what we felt like eating, he could offer to us. The pizza was delicious and my husband enjoyed the clam pasta immensely.

This is the first time in all our years in South Africa that we were treated to genuinely Italian pasta. Home made and oh so delicious. We had the strozzapreti with bolognese and all’amatriciana. Both the real thing! I know, I know, this is just a first course and we’re really sorry we skipped the “secondo”. As it was, we had creamy ice cream bursting with flavours for dessert. Too bad we don’t live here - we would have lunch and/or dinner (we didn’t have wine as we were traveling) at least once a week. Complimenti Lionello and team!

Great genuine Italian food. Only downside was my first Italian meal without wine! Homemade pasta and extremely knowledgeable service.

A small party of friends joined us for a long awaited evening meal at La Trattoria in Stanford toward the end of December. 2019. We were warmly welcomed and received an informative tour of the menu. None of us were disappointed with our menu choices and vowed to return again at the earliest opportunity. The ambience was great, the decor interesting and the service was brisk and faultless. Definitely worth a return visit. Highly recommended as a great eatery if you enjoy Italian food with a difference..

This restaurant alone is worth the visit to Stanford. We cancelled our other reservations to make a second visit the next evening. Incredible food and wonderfully engaging hosts! A huge amount of care has gone into the sourcing of ingredients for truly authentic Italian experience.

Great evening food excellent service as you can expect from a family run restaurant Prices are very reasonable will enjoy the experience again

Lionello and team alway make us feel like close friends when we eat here. His wine recommendation are always a treat and the food is superb. We love it!

We usually avoid Italian, Chinese, Indian etc unless we are in those countries - that would have been a mistake in this case. The attention from staff, the friendly service, the layout - the garden is huge. The amount of choice was impressive and recommendation from the team was spot on. The seafood with ink pasta was the best meal I have ever had. The freshness of the pasta, the delicacy of flavours and the quantity were perfect - meeting the chef who was proud of his cooking was an added bonus. I’d travel to Stanford just for this - the scenery and location are perfect too.

What an absolute pleasurable experience. Never have I ever experienced such hands on ownership - even being in the industry myself. We treated ourselves to a simple yet wonderful bruschetta for a light starter. Whilst seated, we received spectacular service from Lionello himself. His recommendations were perfectly suited to our palate, and ranged from the gnocchi with gorgonzola to the bolognese lasagne. I would highly recommend this beautiful gem to anyone looking to enjoy a true depiction of Italian cuisine.

What an awesome find in Stanford! Superb family restaurant with a father and son team delivering superb home made pasta, delicious pizza and an altogether relaxed atmosphere with attentive service from both the staff and owners!Great Italian wine list to top it all off...Highly recommended!