Cafe Gitano
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Hours
Sun
8:00 - 23:00
Mon
7:00 - 22:00
Tue
7:00 - 22:00
Wed
7:00 - 22:00
Thu
7:00 - 22:00
Fri
7:00 - 23:00
Sat
8:00 - 23:00
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CUISINES
Cafe
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
features
Does this restaurant offer outdoor seating?
Details
CUISINES
Cafe
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
FEATURES
Reservations, Seating, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Table Service
Contribute
3.5
59 reviews
Excellent
14
Very good
16
Average
12
Poor
9
Terrible
8
vashikam
51 contributions
Jan 2020 • couples
The pasta was bland and mediocre. The steak and chicken wings were ok. Waiter service was excellent.
Written 20 January 2020
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Karen M
11 contributions
Sept 2018 • couples
It was late evening and whilst waiting for our late night movie we found ourselves trying Cafe Gitano..
Situated upstairs with views of the food court beneath you..
We advised the waiter of our time constraints and service was prompt without compromising the quality of food and service received.
My husband tried the oxtail, which he loved!! It was his first time tasting and he said it was packed with flavour by far the best thing he has tasted!
I had the seafood platter, it was nice.. the fish was prepared extremely good, I quite enjoyed it.
Overall, a really good meal, generous portions, extremely good service!
You should try it!
Written 3 October 2018
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sharg0v
Durban1 contribution
Sept 2018 • friends
Good Day
A friend and I recently visited Cafe Gitano (which we always consider "Our Spot"). Upon arrival we were greeted at the door by a friendly attendant (can't remember her name). She seated us according. We placed our order and our food and drinks got to us almost immediately, which was very impressive. The food was really good as well. In fact I don't think there was ever a time when we ate at Cafe Gitano where we did not enjoy the food. The food is always great.
The concerning part of our time spent was the fact that the waitress came to our table every 3 - 5 minutes to check if we were "okay". All in all for the entire duration of our stay we were asked nothing less than 30 times if we were "okay" it almost felt as if we were overstaying our welcome. There were a few times she came to our table asking us if we wanted desert, yet we were still eating our pizza. I went on to explain that we are fasting and we cannot have a desert that contain's eggs in it. She was a bit persistent, but I was firm and said that we did not want desert. She continued coming to our table after that every 3 - 5 minutes to ask if we were "okay" it was really very irritating. Eventually she asked us if she can clear our table and get our bill, yet we were still eating. I found this quite rude and we seriously felt that we overstayed our welcome.
Written 2 October 2018
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AD2018
12 contributions
Oct 2022 • family
I was there for lunch and greeted by a very friendly waitress That's where it ended.
The calamari main was the wrong order as they served us crumbed tubes instead of rings which was on the menu. We did not see our waitress again up until I had to summon her for the bill.
The order was delivered by another staff member and there was no follow up to check if the meal was ok. There was also no follow up to check if we needed a top up on refreshments or sides.
Even after paying the bill and advising the waitress of the poor service, AND TIPPING HER, there was no interaction from management.
I guess the table across me with a group of around 15 was more important.
Let's not get into the customer across me that had to go and complain about service so that her order could be taken.
Poor service = poor reviews.
My R400 bill may not mean much to their franchise, but it will sure make a difference if at least 400 people read it.
Written 8 October 2022
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Fearless16713732832
1 contribution
Aug 2024 • couples
Nqobile our waitress was superb, her service was really remarkable. Thank you very much. Would recommend to my friends.
Written 29 August 2024
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Venisha pillay
15 contributions
Jan 2023 • couples
My family and I always have time to visit this amazing restaurant for lunch, their pizza, pasta, steaks, calamari are all divine do go give it a try..
Written 21 February 2023
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Melisha
4 contributions
Aug 2022 • family
I cannot say enough about this place. The staff are always friendly and welcoming. The food is consistent and value for money.
Written 17 August 2022
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Adventurer822718
Umbilo8 contributions
Dec 2019 • couples
Whilst shopping at the pavilion we decided to go to our favorite restaurant we were disappointed not only did we wait forever for our food because of a kitchen problem according to the manager when my burger arrived it was extremely small same size as other companies children's burgers definitely not value for money
Written 7 December 2019
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John M
Ramsgate160 contributions
Dec 2018 • family
Stopped for a late breakfast buffet, probably a mistake as I perceive that everything had probably been cooked or displayed hours earlier.
It started not too bad with some standard packet muselii and chopped fruit with a warm mango juice, the only juice on offer.
The volume of food on offer was good but the quality very poor.
Plenty of bacon, unfortunately it was dried out like tyre patches. I was then offered sausages, as many as like was the comment from the cook, I am not sure if they were beef or pork as they were also dried out with as much tread on them as a Durban taxi. I was then given mutton sausages reminiscent of sections of a trail bike tyre. This complimented with crusty baked beans, suitable for fixing potholes, dried out mushroom chunks like broken tread from a truck shedding its retread tyre. I had been warned to ask for medium done eggs if I wanted soft or I would get uncooked white, I did and still had uncooked white, the cook offered to flip them over on the grill, I checked the grill and it was just warm, she turned it up and flipped the eggs and pushed them down on the grill and produced a yellow and white section of an F1 slick.
The tea was good.
Written 17 December 2018
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S Sewpersad
Durban4743 contributions
May 2018 • couples
Took my wife out for breakfast for Mother's day 14/05/2018. Opted for a buffet breakfast. (R89.00 per person) Big Mistake. The place was full and the staff were really struggling to cope with the increased volume. Kept on running out of food, plates. Etc. The breakfast was unappetizing. Left feeling short changed.
Written 15 May 2018
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elainen18
Durban49 contributions
Apr 2018 • couples
i ordered a chicken pasta in linguine. creamy based with alot of chicken. great portion and very tasty for under R100 bucks! pizza was ordered the second time. huge pizza, all fresh ingredients and also under R100 bucks. i will be back to taste the rest of the menu. the restaurant even opted to remove the chicken or meat from a dish to make it veg:)
c you at my next review.... bye for now.
Written 7 May 2018
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fikilet2018
Durban3 contributions
Jan 2018 • friends
I truly enjoyed eating at Cafe Gitano. What I also enjoyed as well is the fact that their food is affordable too. With the January blues I didn't have to feel guilty for spoiling myself. Most of the time affordable food isn't tasty but I can truly say their food is yummy and the service was also good as well.
Written 15 January 2018
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RonB6006
Westville76 contributions
Dec 2017 • couples
We have never had a need to complain about the food in this restaurant, but on both our last visits we have found the restaurant to be extremely noisy inside. After being seated on our last visit my husband and I tried to relax and chat while trying to figure out what we wanted to eat but ended up having to talk as loudly as all the other people around us to be heard. We decided to rather go and sit outside where the buzz of the shoppers was not so bad. I am not sure if the music was too loud which made people feel they need to shout at one another or whether people going out to dinner are just generally loud. We at least enjoyed our meals.
Written 26 December 2017
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Cindi A
Durban30 contributions
Oct 2017 • couples
I have been here twice and very disappointed. Waitress kept on trying to sell us something off the menu like a fastfood take away. If you like a good portion then this is the place to come but no prizes for the taste. Everything seems to either be smothered with cheese or a tomato based sauced with a few other sauces added to alter the flavour slightly and vegetables served were frozen veges not fresh and were exceptionally watery with absolutely no taste- won't be back.
Written 23 October 2017
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BARRYBE
Westville2661 contributions
Jul 2017 • couples
After reading several good reviews on Trip Advisor,decided to have breakfast at this restaurant. I was not disappointed at all.Arrived to be warmly greeted by a very friendly waiter who was efficient. We both had Eggs Florentine which included a free cappuccino for R52 ,which consisted of 2 poached eggs on English muffins which spinach and tasty cheese sauce,which was excellent There were buffet breakfast and other specials available Large restaurant with plenty of seating inside and outside Well worth another visit.
Written 16 July 2017
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