8 1/2 Italian Restaurant Canal Walk Cape Town, South Africa

Have not as yet had any reason to negatively review. Good food, good portion sizes, accommodating of additions or eliminations with no issue nor mistake. On point service, friendly waitrons & relaxed atmosphere. The lady expeditor they have is amazing! I will get her name next time. She runs the kitchen well.Food: 5/5

Ordered the recco classic with chicken and was disappointed with the chicken that was added to my portion. I made my waiter aware that I wasn't happy but did not ask for more. Halfway through my meal, the manager brought me a bowl of chicken in the same recco sauce. And said it's on the house. Why the 5 stars then? The food was delicious, fresh ingredients and after a few bites I didn't care about the lack of chicken. Absolutely mouth-watering and a great save. To be fair, the food was so good that I wouldn't have remembered the chicken issues. I eventually paid for the extra portion anyway and provided a generous tip because it was that good. WELL DONE!

Horrible service. Waited 50 minutes for food one of which was simply a rosemary bread, and got no heads up to the length of time food would take. Waitress did not check up on us, including when drinks were depleted. She seemed to be going out of her way to not make eye contact. Waved to literally any waiter, one of which saw my hand, and simply turned around. Eventually a different waiter acknowledged our presence, and then called over a separate waiter to assist I simply wanted the bill at this point. Nobody cleared our table when we finished eating. And the bill did not come. Had to stand up and walk to the front to pay due to nobody bothering to assist The store was not very full. So this service was truly unacceptable. Would not recommend. I give this a Not good / 10. 1 star feels generous at this point.

Ordered two pizzas from Mr D, 1 pizza had mushrooms on the one half but not the other and looks as if a tree branch of basil got dumped in the middle. The other pizza looked as if no effort got put into it at all, really ridiculous for the prices this place charges. Won't be order or go back to this place again. Not worth the money, go elsewhere!

Well this is rather disappointing. Why oh why is everything so messy?? Chipped plates. dirty glassware, dirty tables, cutlery not properly cleaned, it’s as if nobody is bothered to clean anything properly. Waited ages for a pizza which should be quick. Will not be back, this is just unacceptable.Food: 2/5

Had 2 visits a week apart to this location. Really need to work on their steaks...mine was cold & underdone. The sides & starters we ordered were great on both visits & the service is at it's usual good level. Will definitely be back for more livers!!

The pasta served here is really good value for money. They’re on the cheaper side compared to other restaurants but still tasty and filling. The service could be better though, they’re not very attentive and at times would blatantly ignore you. You do get served with the usual cheese, garlic and chili condiments. I’d still return because it was probably just a bad day :

After a long day shopping in canal walk, we wanted to treat ourselves to a nice meal before leaving but we were extremely disappointed. We waited almost an hour for our food and it definitely was the worst pasta I have ever had bland, tasted like leftovers. The food was so terrible! And the drinks was also so bad.

I had Food Poisoning after I had a burger here. The waiters are nice and it's a great spot, it has both an indoor dining area and an outdoor, even though the outdoor is still indoors because it's in a mall. Almost died by the way, but yeah, excellent service.Food: 1/5

That 5 star pizza base is close to the satisfaction of artisanal pizza from Mercato Centrale Roma and Firenze... My pizza of choice! Still great 2023 0427Food: 4/5