roma revolving restaurant

epicexperienceto eat on the 32nd floor while you're treated to an amazing view while you revolve. the food itself however is average. the complimentary bread basket was stale, but i enjoyed my spinach and ricotta cannelloni (however got no parmesan to go with it) and my girlfriend enjoyed her veal. the service we received from our waiter was below standard. but we ended the evening off on the bar on the deck, and overall, had a great time.

this place is simply amazing. for locals, you have toexperienceit at least once. and if you got any foreign guests this is a must. you view the whole of durban in an hour of sitting there. theexperienceis phenomenal. the food is incredible. proper italian dishes made authentically. the decor and service is also of a high level.

friendly service
the city of durban looks really nice especially at night. food was good, from starters to dessert. it was a greatexperienceindeed.

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 theexperiencebut 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 diningexperienceand that the food and bad service is mitigated by the theme. been there done that - won't be back.

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.experiencewas good but food average. go for theexperience😊

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.

myexperiencefrom they steak at once and the prawn the second time was nothing short of perfect.

i went to the roma for the first time this past saturday for lunch to celebrate my birthday and i was disappointed. i chose the roma based on good feedback from older colleagues and family of mine. i am sad to say that it was a disappointingexperienceand a far cry from what i was told the place was like in its heyday.  service was slow and cringe-worthy at times. some of the younger waiters really need a lesson in etiquette.  the view is exquisite though and was the highlight of the afternoon.
the owner didn't even bother to acknowledge us or check up on our table, instead he choose to entertain the table of tourists seated close by and made a big fuss over them.
(puzzling to say the least) are the locals not good enough for some common courtesy?
our food arrived in a reasonable amount of time. my duck was mediocre and lacked flavour and the mashed potatoes didn't taste fresh. i had much better duck in other establishments in durban. my brother had better luck with the fish. my mum said her chicken dish was average and so was my dad's lamb. some of the side plates given to us were dirty!
on saturday, the restaurant was more than half empty at lunch time (this should have been a warning sign) so there was no reason for slow and sloppy service. we had to ask for our bill twice and that too from another waiter because our waiter was nowhere to be found. (beware that 10% is already added to the bill).
the decor needs a serious revamp. yes, i get that they were going for the retro theme but some of the stuff is really tacky and belongs in the 80s (and this is from a guy who loves 80s memorabilia). the restaurant also needs a good and thorough cleaning. parking is atrocious and i was constantly worried about my car despite the car guards. i rarely travel into central town and this trip reminded me why.
the roma has loads of potential to be a good restaurant. it has amazing views over the city which is the reason many of us choose to visit in the first place. management needs a complete overhaul in terms of service and food to reclaim its glory days. i don't plan on going back any time soon.
on a side note, it would be great if someone opened a revolving, high rise restaurant in umhlanga. great views would be guaranteed and it would be safer.

i have frequented this restaurant many times in my life. it has always been a family favorite, but i feel that is partly as it has a memories of times gone by. we went this last saturday, and i was not looking forward to it. the last time we had been there, the curtains seemed as though they had not been cleaned since the 80's and the bathrooms needed  a lot of attention. at least this time around, the curtains looked clean. as always, i had checked the menu beforehand to see what i would likely order in that evening. their vegetarian options consist of what is probably 1 bland salad and  then 1 pasta dish. while they may believe that their menu is quite classic, it is very outdated, i'm sure a re-vamp would do them no harm.
the waiters were quite aggressive in the beginning when taking the drinks orders, and were then nowhere to be seen for the next 20 min or so. we were eventually served by the maitre d, i'm not sure if this was supposed to be a special touch - it wasn't. after placing my order with him, the napoletena pasta, with no parmesan - he told me that he would not be able to sleep if that was all he had to eat. this was uncalled for and quite rude. 
the food also took a very long time to arrive, and we had not ordered complicated unusual dishes (steak, fish, lasagna, pasta). the serving sizes were average. the presentation could have done with a lot of work, chips and veggies were just slopped onto the plate it seemed, and of course the crockery is as old as the restaurant itself with their emblem. i can only speak for my pasta dish, which was quite tasty, i am still however waiting for the side of chilli. everyone else seemed to have enjoyed their meals. so, the food was good, worth the price? debatable. 
the cherry on top however, was when the bill came. the waiter who brought us our bill, we had not seen the whole evening, he just appeared, and then stood there while we checked the bill - did not move. just stood there waiting for the payment, which was a little odd, and rude. we payed, and not 1 min later did he return and ask us to please leave if we don't mind as they had to prepare the table for the next guests. this now, was totally unacceptable. i could stand the tacky decor, the cheap comments from the maitre d and vacant waiters. this is a no. perhaps had they been more attentive when we first arrived, and not just gone missing, we would have not been there so long? i made my disdain for this matter quite clear. i honestly hope that this is the memory that stays with my family and we don't have to goexperience"the roma revolving" ever again.

really great novelty but novelties wear off and what's left thereafter is substance, good quality food and excellent service. this is unfortunately not what myexperiencehad in store unfortunately. when i entered i was so in awe of this place i felt transported to rome and was truly pleased. there was some confusion before we were seated and thereafter we waited forever for another server to take our food order. half way through having our starter i started feeling unwell, as we waited for our mains i was feeling horrible at this point i had to excuse myself at which point i started throwing up, i continued to do so until we left. i had a horrible headache and i was just generally unwell. i have a strong constitution but the combination of bad food whilst rotating was just too much for me. i can't see myself going back.

i went to roma recently for what was my 2nd time going there! i was reminded of why i don't go there often, terrible service, making a book is rendered useless because even when u arrive on time we still have to wait 30min for our table to be set, waiters are off putting and lethargic! the food isn't great, the decor is absolutely atrocious and outdated, it looks and feels dirty, which is sad considering the amount of potential it has to be dbn's best eat-out with stunning views! i was extremely disappointed, the amount of time between my first diningexperienceand my recentexperienceat roma was exactly 5 years and nothin has changed!

best time to go to roma is dinner time. the view is stunning. the restaurant takes about an hour to revolve. i have been there twice and i tried the pasta which was average and the next time i tried the duck which was good. overallexperiencewas really nice. setting was intimate so would be good for a romantic dinner date.

goodexperienceas the novelty of a revolving restaurant is great! but the service was terrible. not sure if it was just an off day, but one and a half hours to bring a menu is enough to raise some eyebrows.

very old decor and the slowly revolving room left me with a slight bit of nausea. waiters were delayed despite early telephone booking. food was lovely despite having an abrupt waiter. averageexperiencewith lovely views and food.

the views were amazing as always! the food unfortunately was not great! it was my second time to the restaurant and it seems as though the food has just gotten worse.
we were a table of 6 and despite all the tables in the roma not being taken, service was hardly given. we had to wait an hour for the bail to arrive. and with 2 managers on the floor, we expected to atleast be asked if everything is okay.
their rump steaks are over tenderized and thus changing the entire texture of the steak.
worstexperienceat a premium restaurant.
over priced for average to below average food and service.