roma revolving restaurant

i promised my 6 year old son a visit to the revolving restaurant and he was fascinated with the view. food was as good as it was 5 years ago. waiters are on the ball, especially the ones that have been there for more than 20 years. what i love about roma is the freshness of the food. they create a kids meals or half portions.

food was sumptuous with fantastic views. great food, great service from the legendary gino, tony and the professional staff. will definitely be back many times again and again.

in one word: excellent!!!
best waiter ever: brandino!!!
we will come back next time and always!!!
great view on the entire city. you turn around and you have new picture from the window. excellent!

our waiter, ravi, was extremely well mannered and helpful. the view was pleasant, and i would recommend to stay through the night. the food was good, al dente.

succulent and saucy lamb chops with nicely seasoned fries. tasty and soft fish with a side of lovely mash. the food here is lovely. the major selling point here for me though is the breathtaking views of durban city. one minute you're overlooking the gorgeous harbour and sea and the next you're overlooking the pretty bright lights sprinkled across the cbd. we went there for supper so our view was pretty much light light lights and i loved it. very romantic place to spend an evening pigging out and gushing about the fantastic views every few minutes with your special someone.

wasn't wowed by anything besides the view. service was below average, food was okay but nothing too special and the decor is very dated. the view is truly something special but the motion (while very slight) did make me feel quite nauseated after a while. they add a ten percent service charge to your bill automatically which felt like a bit of a cheek considering that we were disappointed with the service. i don't regret the experience but can't say i'll be back very soon

the food - ok, no wow factor. service non existant. was suppose to be a special evening for the wife but wife was deeply disappointed. strange part was that the restaurant was full. would it be safe to say that the theme exceeds the net worth of a good dining experience and that the food and bad service is mitigated by the theme. been there done that - won't be back.

what an amazing experience! great food excellent service and it was such a special evening. will definitely be back here when i am in durban.

well i was impressed when my husband made a booking here - born and bred in durban and i had never been. zomato has many mixed reviews. well here’s my take - the italian boss guy and the matradee avoided only our table but we were ok with that - we like conversation to be uninterrupted . our waiter ravi was great - helpful and attentive. experience was good but food average. go for the experience 😊

awesome view! next time i come i'll remember to bring my own food. the menu is very basic but despite this, the quality of food seems to a problem at roma. our waitress was basically mia for most of the night. definitely not value for money inspite of the amazing views.

i have been here twice and i really enjoyed the experience... the food was great indeed.. i like the setting of the place...especially the carpet floors and velvet curtains giving you sort of that elite feel of when the place originally opened 45 years ago. i feel its elite of old school and i am an old soul so for me the place is excellent.

my experience from they steak at once and the prawn the second time was nothing short of perfect.

i have been to durban many times and never heard this place this time, on my 10 year anniversary i googled romantic places and came across this beautiful revolving restaurant and the bonus is its italian my favorite cuisine 👍🏽❤️.

i browsed there there menu on line and felt happy no pizzas but not problem italian flavours.

i booked my reservation for the lunch as that part of durban can get a bit dodgy at night and you need to park in a alley way.

i arrived at the restaurant 15mins before my time and my first site was a employee in a muscle t shirt drenched in sweat, none the less i awaited for someone to approach me and seat me, while my wife browsed around, eventually some one approach and asked if i would like to take a seat and escourt me to my seat and handed me a menu and also most instantly ask what would a like to drink, i paused and said let me check menu he replied drinks are not in the menu but you want wine or cocktails, i asked for no alcoholic options and he said coke or fanta, i asked if he had mocktails he recommended strawberry daiquiri i order it, i then placed order mushroom chesse starter and the asparagus, and mains veg lasagne,napolitana and princess sole with prawns.

we were given stale bread sticks and to slices of bread that smelt like cardboard and two tubs of first choice butter in a beautiful butter dish.

few minutes later the started arrived greasy greasy greasy nice flavor but asparagus spears yellow, after eating the starts i then waited for mains, i waited and waited and eventually received my mains also greasy and buttery to the max the prawns were actually tiny shrimp in a chowder sauce, my napolitana tasted ok but just greasy the lasagna i did not even eat just ask them to put it straight in a doggy back and the dishes were old school cafeteria style... i was not really worried by the 1970 styling and lack of decor and maintenance as i am more focused on a great plate of food, i promoted not to have desserts, the bill arrived and came to r700 with a forced 10% service fee of which was not exsisting none the less a paid it and game all food back to them as it was not worth taking home r700 for 6 pieces of asparagus with chesse and mash and one mushroom with chesse and half a glass over sweet strawberry daiquiri. done..... never in my life again and never to be mentioned.

the revolving floor is really amazing, a truly wonderful thing to experience. however the decor and food is stuck in 1973 i felt like i was in a time warp!
we went out for our anniversary for lunch the views were spectacular but that’s it we got out of the lift and was met by a gentlemen in a vest no one came to welcome us seat us or anything not characteristic of a fine dining establishment.
the menu was not great everything contains cream we had the mushroom and the asparagus starter which both had the same cheese sauce and mash thing sort of slapped on this tired crockery. the plates were hot the waiter served them to us with a pink mr price torn piece of face cloth that smelt of bleach.
the uniforms were old and untidy the place had a musty stuffy smell, the blinds were broken. the only good thing was the flamboyant italian owner who has also not moved on since scareface!
we had main meals of line fish and a napoletana pasta the plating was shocking not fine dining at all just food slapped in a white over used and washed plate. the manager, staff and owner really need to go out and see what’s out there south africa’s culinary world is moving so fast and become so amazing that there isn’t room for this unimaginative tired places.
really the worst 600 ever spent we waisted all the food as you just can’t eat in a place where you not comfortable! the thought that crosses your mind is if the dining area is this bad imagine the kitchen and suddenly your stomach starts churning.
there were random not uniformed staff or cleaners 🤷🏽‍♀️just like walking around doing things.
i couldn’t stand to be there a min longer and left without desert or even ordering a second drink!
please do not embarrass durban by sending people here.

roma has been a family favorite. however, i haven't returned for a few years. i'm so glad i took that break as i was welcomed to a different, fresh and exciting experience. valentines lunch was superb. for starters we ordered calamari rings which we enjoyed. mains included prawns which we thoroughly enjoyed. seafood appeared to be a selection for most today. lastly we were treated to desserts from the trolley: a slice of cookies and cream and chocolate mousse. whilst this appeared to be from chateau gateaux, it was delicious nonetheless. when the bill arrived it was fair given our meals, service and the experience. the waiters were friendly. although the restaurant was fairly busy ,we had no long waiting periods. the view was by far the best. i will definitely return to roma for yet another great experience.

from my experience:
1. best views
2. friendly and helpful staff
3. wonderful food (very good italian food)
4. loved the desert table. their pastry chef has worked for them for nearly 40 years.

incredible.

i am so surprised to see this place does not have a 4.5+ rating.

so i decided to read other's reviews to see why.
main points they complained about:
not vegan, not vegetarian, no ample parking and one person even complained that the owner didn't make a fuss of them.
in all likeliness these people need a reality check.

thanks roma for a wonderful time!