Punchinello's

Mediterranean
8,5 (27 reviews)

What 27 people say about Punchinello's

8.5 Based on 27 reviews. 0% of the guests recommend this restaurant.
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"Excellence Galore"
10.0 Cuisine 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10

A Five Star experience! One that definitely will be repeated!

Delene van Rooi at 24 October 2016

"Punchinello at the southern sun"
8.0 Cuisine 7 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9

The service staff was attentive and received us well. We had all items from the restaurant week menu but the vegetarian dish. The waiting staff spilled some mcc while pouring it, showing a little miss practice due to the tiny space between the tables. The wine list is well furnished but prices seem to escalate quick...

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The service staff was attentive and received us well. We had all items from the restaurant week menu but the vegetarian dish. The waiting staff spilled some mcc while pouring it, showing a little miss practice due to the tiny space between the tables. The wine list is well furnished but prices seem to escalate quickly. The meze buffet was well garnished but stale, too much food exposed to the air; the calamari were tasty; the beef rib was fatty, more than half the weight of meat on the bone; the kabeljou tasted freshly caught and its flesh was well prepared. The chocolate dessert was packed dense with flavor, and the cheesecake was spongy. The presentation of the dishes was well organised, yet the staff didn't take the opportunity to introduced them during the service. The atmosphere was quiet with couples and hotel guests mixing in the dining room. The maître d'hotel, and chef came by and were pleasant. We didn't feel that the menu required an additional R50 per person, as it fell below our expectations.

Mr A at 30 April 2016

"Excellent!"
10.0 Cuisine 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10

We had a Sunday evening dinner to celebrate our wedding anniversary.

The service was nothing short of brilliant, it was attentive without being intrusive. Shadrack was an excellent waiter and we were also paid visits by the maitre d'hotel and the chef, Aduh Khan.

We had the the meze and tapas buffet as a start...

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We had a Sunday evening dinner to celebrate our wedding anniversary.

The service was nothing short of brilliant, it was attentive without being intrusive. Shadrack was an excellent waiter and we were also paid visits by the maitre d'hotel and the chef, Aduh Khan.

We had the the meze and tapas buffet as a starter, a very good selection of top quality dishes and products. As a main we had the kabeljou, cooked to perfection.
For dessert we had strawberry cheese cake and strawberry ice cream. The ice cream was excellent, but the cheese cake average at best.

On discovering that we were celebrating our anniversary we were served with complementary kir royals. This was a very nice touch.

Will definitely visit again and have the meze and tapas buffet as a main.

Bertus de Vos at 27 April 2016

"Excellent!"
10.0 Cuisine 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10

We had a Sunday evening dinner to celebrate our wedding anniversary.

The service was nothing short of brilliant, it was attentive without being intrusive. Shadrack was an excellent waiter and we were also paid visits by the maitre d'hotel and the chef, Aduh Khan.

We had the the meze and tapas buffet as a start...

Read full review

We had a Sunday evening dinner to celebrate our wedding anniversary.

The service was nothing short of brilliant, it was attentive without being intrusive. Shadrack was an excellent waiter and we were also paid visits by the maitre d'hotel and the chef, Aduh Khan.

We had the the meze and tapas buffet as a starter, a very good selection of top quality dishes and products. As a main we had the kabeljou, cooked to perfection.
For dessert we had strawberry cheese cake and strawberry ice cream. The ice cream was excellent, but the cheese cake average at best.

On discovering that we were celebrating our anniversary we were served with complementary kir royals. This was a very nice touch.

Will definitely visit again and have the meze and tapas buffet as a main.

Bertus de Vos at 27 April 2016

"Great"
7.7 Cuisine 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7

Pleasant service

Sibusiso Nkosi at 25 April 2016

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About Punchinello's

Cuisine: Mediterranean

PUNCHINELLO'S - FOOD & DREAMS
Mediterranean Restaurant Dining
Mediterranean mezze, Venetian inspiration, and the always popular Sunday Lunch; dining at Punchinellos is not to be missed. Prime meat cuts, fresh seafood, seasonal vegetarian dishes and a selection of fine desserts at our diner-favourite Fourways restaurant.

A changing menu of dishes harmonises fresh and local with fine imported specialties to create dining that is Mediterranean at its heart and celebrates the best of South African produce.

Punchinello’s offers guests an award-winning Mediterranean mezze, Venetian inspiration dining. Regularly regarded as the best restaurant in Fourways and one of the finest Mediterranean restaurants in Johannesburg this is fine-dining that never becomes fussy-dining. Portions are generous, presentation is beautiful and the taste is mouth-watering.

Guests are welcomed into a large living room style restaurant and experience warm and welcoming service from the Punchinellos family. The open show kitchen with its mix of modern and classic, copper and a mosaiced pizza oven, adds to the atmosphere and whets the appetite.

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