Lupa Osteria - Umhlanga

My husband and I had the pleasure to return to Lupa Osteria on Tuesday, 6 April 2021. Strict Covid 19 protocols were followed. We chose a table outside to enjoy the holiday ambiance. We had a Fairview Goats do Roam Rose wine which was excellent. I had the lunch special grilled Calamari with Limoncello sauce, Rocket and fries. The calamari were delicious and melt in the mouth tender. The fries were also excellent. My husband had the chargrilled T-bone steak which was also served with fries. His T-bone was grilled to perfection (medium- rare) and tender.Service from our waiter, Lucky Jali was very friendly, professional and unobstrusive.We thoroughly enjoyed our lunch at Lupa Osteria and will be back.

Having ordered once before and found the food ok, we thought we'd give it a try again only to be very disappointed.Firstly we waited a while to get service and noticed that the waiter served others before us even though we were in line first-either he'd forgotten about us or he felt that they were more important-clearly the latter.After waiting quite a while and asking about our order(which probably was forgotten) we finally got our food.Extremely bland and full of sauce to cover up the poorly made meal. Pasta was rubbery and tasteless.No one bothered to check up on us. Decided to leave after paying the bill and suffice to say we wont go back and wont recommend either. Not sure what the fuss is about this place. Would rather spend money elsewhere in Umhlanga at other Italian places.

Delightful friendly staff, and most notably excellent speedy service. The first night we came for pasta and we really enjoyed the meal and decided to re-visit again for a pizza lunch. Our waiter made me a delicious iced coffee despite it not being on the menu. I highly recommend.Yay for Lupa!

Wonderful restaurant , went to the restaurant twice while in Durban for a weekend with friends .The first time we went without a booking and although the restaurant was busy they were happy to make a plan and seated the party of 10 - the staff’s attitude are brilliant with excellent service , the 2nd evening we had a reservation and again experienced the same excellent food and service will definitely be back. Highly recommend this restaurant

Great meals, ambience and well trained service staff!Very good vibe and soft mixed Italian music ,a must visit and will be back.

Decided to pop into Lupa for a pizza, chose 1 meatball pizza which has to have been the worst pizza I have ever had the misfortune of being presented with, far too much cheese, undercooked meatballs, which were sent back and clearly dropped into a fryer and returned to us. Chunky recycled glasses for soft drinks - really!!!As for the staff, all standing around doing nothing, no Manager in sight, waitron arrives with a credit card machine for payment and no bill. Simply disgusting!!!!

We went there on a rainy Monday having just arrived at our hotel across the road. Initially we planned on going to the seafood place next door but at 9.30pm it was closed so we walked into Lupa. Good choice and we were made welcome. The menu is large and varied. I particularly liked that when you order a main course there is a big selection of side dishes that you can choose to have with it (one side dish comes with at no charge).Two in our group had grilled calamari, one with great looking chips and the other with a side of pasta in a cream sauce. One person had a salad and the other a burger & chips. Food and service was good and I'd be happy to go back there any time, unfortunately I was on a business trip and won't be back for quite a while.

Our dinner was overall a very pleasant experience. The waiter who served us was knowledgeable and assisted perfectly with a special request, even making useful suggestions. We ate seafood pasted and our dishes were very tasty. The pasta was freshly made.

Had this place recommended to me. I emailed to make a reservation ( 4 days prior to when I needed)No response received at all so I tried again through FB messenger. I did get a reply saying someone would look into it......I’m still waiting!!!!

South Africa is known for terrible pizza but if you like yours hot and thin, packed with flavour and loads of toppings, this is the place for amazing pizza.