Magica Roma

For over 35 years we have use Magic Roma consistently. Why? If it's authentic Italian dishes cooked well at a fair price, you want? this is the place. Tucked away in a small shopping center in Pinelands, it's undoubtedly a hidden jem!Try the Truffle Linguine, not on the menu, but you'll get it if they have Truffle.Ossi Bucco, also not always on the menu, it's excellent.Wine is fairly priced with a good selection. I have introduced many of business acquaintances and friends over the years, often to hear. Why haven't I been here before?Yes it's consistently good, try it.

This is my all time favourite restaurant. The food is simply out of this world. Fair prices for the quality. Book ahead of time or you might not get a table.

So we were invited to dinner by a regular and the chefs choice. It was sublime . Calamari starter and a Kabeljou , Veal , Spincah and Spaghetti aglio Olio platter . great Waitron by the name of ET , Good interaction with the owners . A new favorite in Capetown - thank you !

R38 worth of black spotted avocado. Shameful Pizza was great as usual tho, unfortunately the avo ended up in the bin!

I don't have the vocabulary to do this review justice. The service was brilliant! The food, from first to last course was amazing with every bite. Would highly recommend this warm, welcoming Italian Masterpiece!

We had not been to this restaurant for about 5yrs as the last few times we were not happy with the evenings overall. Its frequented by locals and the owners and chef dance around their tables treating them like gold and having long conversations. And not one of them approached the other tables, including mine, to say hello or are we enjoying the food. They all just walked right past. They give the attitude they dont need your businesss

This is clearly a hugely popular restaurant with locals, whether mostly Italian or not. And they are very successful. An old established restaurant with good reviews.But we won’t be going back.As ‘English tourists’ we didn’t get the handshakes, chat, and backslapping that went on at every table around us. We went early, but our waitress left much to be desired as she was clearly frustrated by our indecision.The food is good quality, but heavy old style Italian.Before Christmas we visited a long established Italian restaurant in Miami, USA. So good we went back the second night.We did make our thoughts known to staff as we left, and with due credit we were telephoned the next day by the proprietor to apologise, and invited back.

I have been to this restaurant many times- it is my favorite restaurant in Cape Town.The welcome you get is full of smiles.The service the two owners provide is genuine, warm and always welcoming.The food is always consistently good. When I am with my clients- they can do a starter platter for you - normally including salads, pizza, calamari and/or tuna carpaccio. Don't be scared to order from one of the two owners off the menu- especially if you like the a bespoke pasta.I am not much of a desert person but the family enjoy their crème boule.They have nice Italian wines as well.Three tips:Always book- don't expect to just walk in.The parking is insane so get there 10 minutes early to find parking.Try there pizzas for takeaways if you are in the area.

I had such a lovely birthday dinner here. Rebecca was wonderful and the food and exceptional standard. Made my birthday magical. Thank you to the whole team :)

Do not miss this one. This is possibly the best Italian restaurant in Cape Town. Of course there are some defects like everywhere. The “special” asparagus is funny as a starter and deserves to be a side dish. If it should stay a starter it should at least be wrapped in Parma ham or bacon. As it is, it’s not enough and it’s expensive. On a recent occasion my mother and I decided to order two starters instead of a main as we were not too hungry. The waitress did tell us the starter soup was quite big but failed to say that she was ordering it as a main and hence the price would double. It was an innocent mistake but I believe every waiter should inform clearly guests if they are booking a starter as a mains, especially when the guests are saying they are not too hungry and “we prefer to order two starters”, in which case the customer is the one who is right. The pasta al oglio was tried twice and twice it was excellent. The pannecotta desert was amazing. The Pasta Vongole was okay. The fried calamari were good but not the best in town. (I suggest Imhoff farm or Chapman’s peak hotel). The pasta carbonara was very good. Overall the place is worth going more than once. I dined there twice with a Michelin standard chef Amr Wuerz and he agreed with me.