This is our date night go-to. The mushroom toast starter is out of this world. And we always share a pizza and pasta. Hubby loves the creme brulee although I always find it a bit underwhelming as it is usually cold in the middle. Overall tasty great Italian food and good service.
Awesome pizza and pasta! The food is always good and the service is excellent. I especially enjoyed their fettuccine pasta. The Lucious special pizza is a must.
Awesome experience for us as first timers. Exactly what we expected from a Italian owned restaurant! Great family vibe and friendliness in the atmosphere..
We’re living in Johannesburg for only three months and so happy that we discovered this place at the start of our stay. It was all about the pizza at our table so I can’t comment on anything else but the pizza was lovely.
If you like cheesy deep dish deliciousness, then this is for you. Don’t come here if you like thin crust though. The Mexicana was yum and also the bacon and avo.
Hats off if you can finish a whole pizza by yourself!
PS: The vibe is also great. Very chilled with good service. Nothing fancy, just enjoyable.
We had wonderful time at Lucio’s, A real change from the usual run-of-the-mill ones. Staff and services was top-notch. Food was excellent as usual.
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My favorite time of the week where I do not have to cook,and what better way to order from our favorite restaurant!!! Being a regular customer and getting great food and excellent service each and every time I would expect nothing less for tonight. Super excited we ordered on Uber eats the Lucios special Pizza with extra spinach. I literally couldn't wait until the pizza arrived which was not what we expected. Very disappointed I asked my husband to phone an report this. Reluctantly he did, and my motivation was this.-if you unhappy with service you must always let the business know. There are many ways to do it, but as we are civil people we can deal with matters with the necessary control when being disappointed and my husband did exactly that. Now you would expect as we sometimes get use to just leave things like this(bad service) and walk away and never make use of a service again feeling disappointed, after our call the managers phoned us back and apologized sincerely and asked us to allow them to make up for it. 10 min later one of the waiters personally delivers exactly what we ordered and for the inconvenience an lovely bottle of wine! No if this is not exceptional customer service I don't know what is! They could have chosen to ignore as do many other businesses do, but they didn't because their customers matter. I thank you for this example and I will go back to you everytime for a guaranteed wonderful customer and cuisine experience! Thank you Jonathan and David!!!
I love the decor at this restaurant, you feel very at home and relaxed , the food is tasty and the service is friendly and good . Very nice place to take the the family
Fantastic Family owned restaurant, seeing that they have been in business for 30 years (and not part of a franchise) really paints the picture of hoe passionate the staff and owners are about food, my wife and I went there for the first time on Monday evening after hearing only good things, food and the ambience where fantastic, and it really felt like we stepped into a little Italian Villa, we had the mozzarella focahia as starter and afterwards she had a Carbonara pasta and I settled on a Beef Lasagna, food was amazing and in my personal opinion one of the best lasagna I've ever had, service was outstanding and the waiters really made us feel special, will definitely be back and recommend them to anyone looking for a great Italian dining experience.
I don't know why I have taken so long to review Lucio's. Simply put it is one of my favourite restaurants.
I have only been to sit and eat there twice as I usually just get my Lucio's fix via Ubereats. From both experiences I can say the following:
*Ambience: Very nice and cozy. The decor is very rustic and homely
*Service: The waiters are so friendly and on point
*Food: I have only had the pizza and it's the bomb. I have eyed the pastas and they look amazing. Everytime I get Lucio's I tell myself order something else but I honestly cannot get away from their pizza. It reminds me of how Pizza Hut is in Portugal ( Not a huge fan of the South African Pizza Hut). Deep dish, crispy and delicious. A little tip for those ordering the pizza to go, as soon as you can open the box and leave it open until the pizza is cold, that way you avoid the dreaded soggy bottom.
Looking for a place to eat on a saturday, we came across Lucio's. I have driven past it many a time only to wonder how is this place.
Food: The food was great. We had a focaccia with feta and rosemary for starters which was different due to the 'sour dough' type of base. Nonetheless the taste was delicious. For mains we had the del greco pizza, and vegetariana pizza. We also tried the panzerotti with spinach and ricotta. Both these dishes we on point too.
Ambience: The restaurant is small from the outside yet decently sized in the inside. It has good atmosphere and that authentic vibe.
Service: The waiter was always with us. Asking if we okay and other waiters also pitched in when they saw they could assist. Good service.
Price: A tad pricey but what isnt these days. For the quality. Its worth it.
What a gem! The food is outstanding, atmosphere can't be beaten and a lovely all round experience. Can recommend the blue cheese ravioli, a little pricey bit worth every penny
Awesome awesome pizza, probably the best pizza that we’ve had this side of the world. Takeaway is not bad, but would rather suggest sitting down and have a meal in the restaurant self. Really nice atmosphere, can get quite busy in the evenings.
Honestly such a great pizza restaurant with so much character! The walls are decorated with trinkets from all over the world. The food was morish and yummy and the cocktails affordable! Highly recommend
I have frequented Lucios regularly over the last 23 yrs and I have never been disappointed. From the delicious food to the service, it's always been an excellent experience. It's a lovely quaint family run Italian restaurant, originally started by the late Claudio, and now run by his wife. I haven't been back in a long time, but I have to say, they haven't lost their touch. Claudio would be proud.
The simplest way to explain how good this restaurant is, is to point out that they have been operating for over 30 years and remains a firm family favourite.
It would be a difficult challenge to find better pizza in Johannesburg. The service is friendly and prompt, and the atmosphere is delightful. To top it all off, they pizza prices are actually lower than many other pizza places!
I have moved away from the area for a few years now had to go here when we were in the area since it was a favorite when I stayed nearby. I am happy to say that we were not disappointed the food was amazing, i got a pizza and my girlfriend got the basil pesto pasta and we loved it. We ordered some drinks too and they were made very good.
Service was a delight, waitress and hostess were very friendly.
Pricing is good i think for what we had. Our total was R730, we had a starter to share , two main meals , and collectively 4 drinks and a desert each.
Had a lovely dinner at Lucios!
The food is always delicious and the staff are very helpful and friendly.
They have a myriad of choices for vegetarians and meat-lovers alike and you can't go wrong with their crème brûlée.
Will be back soon. 😊
Lucios Pizzeria is one of the few Italian places around that seem to be sticking to their guns in serving good Italian food.
Management was very attentive when we raised a mistake with one of our dishes and was sure to bring out the replacement personally.
The restaurant is laid out well with typical Italian restaurant decor all over.
Temperatures were a little uncomfortable even though we were seated directly in front of a fan. We were in the middle of a heatwave, but ventilation is something that could be looked into to improve the overall experience regardless.
This used to be our family go to because they offer really good vegan pizzas on their menu, catering to our whole family. They have not had vegan cheese in stock on our last few visits in spite of having called to check, so if that's what you're after you may be left disappointed. Otherwise the rest of the menu looks great but not exactly vegan friendly.
As always, Lucios was incredible. One of my favourite restaurants in JHB. Best pizza, amazing pasta, great atmosphere and wonderful staff. Will never say no to Lucios!
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