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“Unique experience”
Review of Forti Grill & Bar

Forti Grill & Bar
Ranked #33 of 1 044 Restaurants in Pretoria
Price range: R 127 - R 363
Description: A contemporary Fine dining Italian Emphasis restaurant serving the finest Organic Meat, fresh Fish and Shellfish and a dedicated Pasta kitchen. Featuring Private dining rooms, Outdoor terrace and our own Humidor and Wine Cellar.
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Description: A contemporary Fine dining Italian Emphasis restaurant serving the finest Organic Meat, fresh Fish and Shellfish and a dedicated Pasta kitchen. Featuring Private dining rooms, Outdoor terrace and our own Humidor and Wine Cellar.
Reviewed 8 April 2022

Was pleasantly surprised by Fortis, they had a very high standard of service. The food was on par with fine dining if not above that. The in evening entertainment was great with the opera singer performing. Special mention to Mark who was a great host and made sure we were well taken care off. Keep up the good work.
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Date of visit: April 2022
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Reviewed 3 April 2022 via mobile

The atmosphere was great however I didn’t enjoy the food at all. We had lamb which was dry and had very little to no flavour.

Date of visit: April 2022
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Reviewed 5 March 2022

Starters, main course and dessert was amazing. Our waiter, Wilson, made our first dining experience there unforgettable. We will definitely go back and hope to see Wilson's friendly face again ☺

Date of visit: March 2022
Thank Margaret C
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Reviewed 28 October 2021 via mobile

Very disappointed after previously enjoying dining out at the new restaurant. Inconsistent, excellent one day and very poor the next. The problem is you pay good money every time. I guess the chef had a bad night. So few options in Pretoria, now I have one less. Waiters and managers while incredibly friendly and hospitable wear masks covering their chins, doesn’t make one feel very comfortable or respected while seated, even when vaccinated.

Date of visit: October 2021
Thank CarlE683
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Forti, Owner at Forti Grill & Bar, responded to this reviewResponded 31 October 2021

I accept your criticism. And we will tighten up on this. My apologies. What did you eat? And when were you there. Please feel free to call me on my personal mobile on 0834672588 so we can make this right. Kind Regards Fortunato Mazzone

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Reviewed 12 September 2021 via mobile

We had our anniversary dinner at the restaurant on 10 Sep 2021.
The restaurant was extremely noisy, with no background music
My husband sirloin had more tendon than meat, and my daughter's ribs was undercooked. I had the prawns which was very lovely.
Bread served before dinner was amazing with the herb butter.
The chef should just be more attentive to the quality of food going out of the kitchen. Will not revisit.

Date of visit: September 2021
Thank vickylombard
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Forti, Owner at Forti Grill & Bar, responded to this reviewResponded 31 October 2021

Dear Vicky. I am sorry that your meal was not up to standard. Please call me on 0834672588 so we can discuss how to put this right. We are a very busy restaurant so unfortunately there is not much I can do about the noise. During load shedding unfortunately our music cannot play due to only lights and computers being linked to the emergency circuits. I have subsequently fixed this. Unfortunately load shedding is a huge strain on our business and we are unable to use most of our ovens. This is not an excuse for poor food however and I am very sorry. We were under huge pressure in the kitchen as it was very busy and only half our equipment was working all of a sudden. Please excuse this blip in our normal service. Kind Regards Fortunato Mazzone

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