Sale e Pepe Da Giovanni — Restaurant in Gauteng

Sale e Pepe da Giovanni (said in a passionate Italian voice).

For starters, we ordered a half portion of Chicken Livers (with Chili) to share, not the best Chicken Livers in town, but decent. First of all, this is definitely not the size of a normal starter portion, as this was the first time we had to ask for a takeaway for our starters as we were afraid we would get too full to enjoy any of the other dishes. Secondly, we are still looking for the Chili in the dish, that they emphasised on the menu. The dish of the day was the Capricciosa Pizza that was topped with salami, mushrooms, olives, mozzarella, and lotsa lotsa garlic. Can easily go back for more of that delicious thin and crispy pizza, that is if our co-workers don't mind the garlic breath! Also, the Linguine Scampi Pasta with fresh tomato, herbs, cream and baby prawns was a top notch dish enough for us and our neighbours, these portions are huge. And we topped off our evening with a sweet caramel Italian Kiss lollipop, which was a'right.

The waiter gave a few great suggestions on which dishes to choose from, which gave him some brownie points. He was friendly but often hard to find him which is odd seeing that it is a relatively small restaurant.

A really intimate Italian Eatery, with tables really close to each other and dimmed lights, give this place a warm and snuggly feeling. It was a bit strange that the first thing we noticed was that they didn't play any music but with the buzzing of the people around, it didn’t bother us too much, might make you feel lonely when the place is empty though.

Okay, next thing we have to talk about is the value. You should know that you are going to pay around R120 and R180 for a pasta and under R130 for a pizza. But to be honest the portions are massive and one dish can easily be split into two full dishes. So all in all, the value isn’t too bad for what you get in return.

TTT recommends you go there on a cold and rainy night.

TTT’s rating out of 5: Food - 4 | Service - 3 | Atmosphere – 4 | Value – 4

Sale e Pepe da Giovanni gets a 'Good on Ye' from Two...

Giovanni Lecca a South African Legend from Pizzeria Romana Hill-brow locates underneath the well known Mi Va Mi Israeli take out 24 hours open . he also makes anything out of the Menu I remember in the old days GIOVANNI LECCA A LEGEND FROM 1980 to today pizzeria Romana was the place to go , people use to Queue Outside for 1 hour . I live in Las Vegas Usa but Giovanni you were 10 years ahead from most of good Italian cuisine in Las Vegas and Los Ángeles . I remember in 1982 you made Gnocchi out of pumpkin a new innovation for those times , it Arrived in San Francisco USA in 1989 🙈and it was a big Hit , but you were ahead Your portions were always generous Special La Zuppa de Pesci The biggest prawn I ever seen it only indigenous to Mozambique no were in the USA you can get them in Restaurants , and you are a funny Guy. I’m glad I found you . Last time I was in your place in 1987 was your second venue at the old Jan Smuts Av it was call Giovanni e Tony Pizzeria , I’m still in Las Vegas . You are an Icon . Salute Buono Appetite....

Blown away by tonight’s dining experience and deliciousness at Sale e Pepe da Giovanni Morningview 😍 We ordered the Melanzane el forno (baked brinjal with pesto, tomato & cheese) for starters and polished it in seconds! Hubby isn’t a fan of brinjal, but they clearly got the flavor right because I had to fight him for my share 😅 For mains, we had the Linguine Pescatore and Al Cartoccio Linguine - so heavenly! Extremely generous portions with loads of seafood and bursting with flavor. We seldom have leftovers and takeaway, but we did tonight! For dessert, we finished the evening with their mini cannoli’s 😍 The service was impeccable - despite a busy evening with lots of takeaway orders, waiters were quick and very knowledgeable. They also spoke Italian, which added to the authentic experience! Head Chef is Italian and heard a lot of it tonight, which transported us across the pond 🇮🇹 Apologies for lack of starter & desert pic, and poor quality of main photos - we were enjoying...