95 Keerom 

Food:

Paper-thin slices of Carpaccio are gently anointed with olive oil, lemon and parmesan shavings, and the butternut ravioli with ricotta and sage butter is the lightest on earth. Order the fragrant osso bucco, falling off the bone and served with parmesan mash; the best steak tartare in town; rolled pork fillet filled with ricotta and spinach, topped with rich mushroom sauce; and finish with fruit and cheese. A nonpareil dining experience.

Wine:

A very impressive list including treasures from here and abroad, some with a hefty mark-up.

Service:

Slick and professional, with the padrones smoothly working the room.

Ambience:

Coolly modern, and very Milanese. The light and airy mood combined with serious foliage in the room creates that inside-outside feeling. This is probably the best Italian dining in town, very much under the eye of the owner, legendary Giorgio Nava.

And...:

Parking can be a hassle, so park in Queen Victoria Street, tip the guard and amble over. (GL, October 2011)

Jane Oldman
1-Feb-2012

For a fine dining experience, this was my worst one so far. We were seated, then had to listen to the manageress argue with staff members about time keeping for approximately 15 minutes. Then a still surly waiter came to take our order and was rather disinterested in us for the remainder of the meal. The beef carpaccio and ravioli was just nice, the line fish carpaccio and lamb chops were lucklustre and the ambience...well there was none. No music, no candles, it was as quiet as a tomb when we got there and the funeral feel did not end there. Did not stay for dessert. Obviously.

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Claire M
8-Nov-2011

The best Italian restaurant in South Africa! I never fail to go there when I am in Cape Town and the 10 times I have been there, the food and atmosphere never fails to exceed expectations. Highly recommended for a special evening!

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