And so the story continues…. from here

It is not surprising that most venues makes a good first impression especially when you arrive there and already had a few beers. This is exactly the reason i decided to do a followup visit (starting sober) and invited a few friends to experience Mafioso. Things were a bit different this time around, personally i thought the staff were not as friendly and helpful as before. You see we were a crowd of 8 and two couches were not enough, so i asked one of the waitress if they could move a couch so that we could all sit together and man what a mission, after a long discussion and a lot of frustration our 3rd couch arrived and everybody was comfortable. The point is why did we have to make such an issue about this in the first place? Is it because Marline were absent and they did not care about the every need of the customer or did she have a bad day….. I must say my food was divine and the steak were exactly as i ordered med-rare, juicy and well presented. I still feel this is a good restaurant to go and relax but feel that consistently having the same attitude and maintain a certain standard is crucial people, we can not be so stuck-up if ” The Boss” is not present, other than that i will rate Mafioso 8/10 but this is what some of my friends had to say…

Cindy said…

Décor – 10/10

Atmosphere – 10/10

Staff in General – 8/10

Waiter – 8/10

Food – 8/10

Price – 5/10

The Roasted chicken breast salad was very tasteful, but for a bowl full of lettuce, with a little bit tomato, greenpepper, some other greens & a couple of nuts with very little chicken breast, I think R 38-00 is a bit over the top.

Apart from the price of the salad, the atmosphere is fantastic. I will definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone.

Evert said…

Décor – 7/10

Atmosphere – 7/10

Staff in General – 8/10   ( Sorry I was giving the head waitress the eye …hee hee)

Waiter – 6/10

Food – 7/10

Price – 6/10

I had a Sirlion Steak (250Gram) with “mash” and some vegetables with mushroom sauce … Sirlion was perfect as I asked for it ….

I will eat there again, if not only to see Cheryl again ..the head waitress

BUT R18.00 for a can of Liquid Fruit Orange juice !!!!  REALLY !!!!

Also the chairs might be a bit low for the height impaired people …

Brian said….

Mafioso boasts a very pleasant atmosphere decked with a mid 1900’s Chicago theme.  It looks like the type of place that one could call back at regularly.  Couches outside, spacious table arrangements and a small, but well stocked pub.

It seems, one of Al Capone’s sidekicks,  (The one that got away)  migrated to South Africa to live out the rest of his life as a barman at Mafioso’s.  He looks a little pissed off about something too.  Maybe it’s an age thing.

The waitrons look as is they were born a little more recently though.  The youngest (looking) one looks like he only did the birth canal rapids about 16 years ago.  He was our waiter.

The rest made up a cheer leading team of Mafia boss’s daughters and their brother, a lovely bunch of youngsters none the less.

The couches on the pavement are most comfortable and without cigarette burn-marks, for two reasons.. 1.They’re new and 2. You’re not allowed to smoke there!!!

The atmosphere was spoiled a little by management’s noble adherence to the law, which resulted in us performing the ‘nag appie’ dance for a smoke over at the 25 meter mark.  Thank goodness for Pieter and his electronic cigarette!

The food was tasty, a little more dear than your average LSC restaurant, but not unreasonable.  Served by the cheerleaders .  It kept warm on oven hot plates. My fillet was cooked to perfection, medium-rare as requested and the mushroom sauce was divine.

A traditional desert trolley did its rounds, provoking bodily function control challenges between keeping the drool in and the pounds off.

Overall, a pleasant experience, but not one that would wake me from a deep sleep with feelings of passion.

Judy said…

Décor – 9/10

Atmosphere – 9/10

Staff in General – 8/10

Waiter – 8/10

Food – 8/10

Price – 8/10

Had Pork medallions with roasted mushrooms (very, very yummy – wanted to order another serving). The Tiramisu was to die for. Love the place – can sit there for hours. Will definitely recommend same to my friends. The more the merrier!!!!

Lehandra said…

Décor – 9/10

Atmosphere – 8/10

Staff in General – 7/10

Waiter – 7/10

Food – 9/10

Price – 5/10

Décor and atmosphere is really nice.  Prices very high, compared to other Restaurants.  They should drop on their markup, this should attract more customers.  Staff should be more service orientated.  Waiter spoke too soft.  Other than that it was an enjoyable visit.

Well there you have it, Mafioso 8/10  we will be reviewing some more venues in the months to come so stay tuned

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