roma revolving restaurant

epic experience to 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 agreattime.

food: 1
ambiance: 1
service: 1

the only thinggreatabout this place is the dessert trolley and the view... not the grandest menu and set up... needs a revamp badly!

from beginning to end it was an amazing experience! the atmosphere relaxing and view stunning. wonderful food and brilliant staff. the manager comes around to take your order and we receivedgreatrecommendations from him. from starters through dessert not a single bad dish, all delicious (me and my husband's dishes were (starters) 1. smoked chicken pancake 2. calamari (mains) 1. lamb ossobuco 2. sole (dessert) 1. tiramisu 2. cheesecake). well worth the price. our server gordon also fantastic and friendly. will definitely be back on our next visit to durban.

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

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

what an amazing experience!greatfood 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 wasgreat- helpful and attentive. experience was good but food average. go for the experience 😊

i have been here twice and i really enjoyed the experience... the food wasgreatindeed.. 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 agreatplate 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 notgreateverything 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 anothergreatexperience.

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 disappointing experience and 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 begreatif someone opened a revolving, high rise restaurant in umhlanga.greatviews would be guaranteed and it would be safer.

went there after years a little while back and the food coupled with thegreatservice and awesome view made for a wonderful date night. we shared starters, mains were delicious and the epic dessert trolley was all delicious..

this is agreatplace for a breathtaking dining experience. the views, especially at night, decor, music selection and old fashioned styled waitress make for an experience. the food however is very average. the maitre'd was rather condescending when i was trying to get clarity on a few dishes. the service was practically non existent. i had 3 courses. the most outstanding was my crayfish soup. my mains was dissapointing and the 'hand made pasta' turned out to be vermicelli from a packet. definitely not fresh. the dessert trolley cakes all looked like they were from chateaux gateaux. the cassata was average. i tasted some of the seafood pasta from my mum in law and it was great! i think the more average priced dishes are ordered frequently and are well prepared.

we booked for 19.00 and got our main meal only at 21.30. we ordered chataubriand with bearnaise sauce. the bearnaise sauce looked liked it was bought at the supermarket in a packet and microwaved. certainly not the creamy sauce we would expect. just in case we did not like the sauce we got a pepper sauce as well ??? lost the plot here. the fillet and the views were worth it but overall a disappointment. it would have beengreatif i just had a spaghetti bolognaise. therefor the roma revolving isgreatfor a simple meal and the view.