Review Cafe 141 - Johannesburg

The best in town from the rest in town. The authentic four cheese pizza, "The" signature, artichoke lasagna, to recommend few. The owner literally Weigh, Parmigiano, cut to be exact ( in other words not to give you less, to maintain quality). Gem if it's own, that's Gema!!

Very pleasant, lovely verity of food but awesome pizzas. The Italian owners are awesome people

Good food.... we enjoyed the Spaghetti Seafood al Cartoccio. Generous portions and very delicious 👍🏻

Food is typical Italian from the North, food is always fabulous and highly recommend this venue for birthday lunches or dinners, for meals to share and for wonderful Italian food for any occasion. They also make their own Gelato and sell Italian pasta and other Italian delicacies (cheeses, cold meats, biscuits etc.).

Awesome wood fired pizza made traditionally. The magic is in their dough making Gemma's pizza light on stomach and easy on your pocket.

Wonderful Italian food. I've been going here to eat for over 20 years. Food always great

Owner and his wife are Super and always willing to go out of his way to make you feel at home. It's like you have gone to your favourite Italian family for dinner 🇮🇹🥰

Randomly went there for the first time. It was lovely but there was only one waitress and we found out that are closing on Sunday, 26 Feburary 2023 so really just lucky I got to experience it.

A real genuine gem of an Italian place. It’s our absolute favourite. This family-owned restaurant services the Italian community with delicious meals made from excellent, imported Italian ingredients. Real value for money. There are so many dishes we love there including seafood pasta cartoccio, polenta with porcini and Gorgonzola, not to mention their pizze. Today we feasted on fresh artichoke lasagna. Superb.

Italian food made with love and care the traditional Italian way ! This restaurant has been around for years and run by a husband and wife, the food throughout the years has always been delicious and consistent. A little hidden gem, would defiantly recommend !

Returning to this gem of a place often. Good Italian cooking. Best Italian products used. Pizzas juicy and tasty. Mario’s ice cream made with fresh cream. Best in Town. The waiting staff attentive. Been around for long. I like this place because it is always welcoming jn an understated way.

one of the best places to eat Italian food at other than in Italy itself! you can taste the love that gets put into the food, the atmosphere is sublime, the staff are friendly and the pricing is out of this world. definitely recommend it to any Italian food lovers!!

Like being in downtown Rome, romantic Italian music and Maestro Mario who with his elegant wife and superb waitresses Memory and Nkuleleko, bring authentic Italy to life. The food is seriously good, and when washed down with a glass or three of Lambrusco....well you want to get up and do an Italian tarantella. Thankfully there are still such independently owned businesses.

Great food and well priced.

Excellent Italian food! I love the lasagna and pasta with fish. The owner of the place is a friendly Italian man and very competent. If you are looking for a good Italian restaurant, this is the place to go!

We came here on our second night after trying to find somewhere open at 9pm. It's a real Italian owned by real Italians. The meat lasagne was great, as was the pasta and lamb shank. All for a good price.

I love this little place!! It's a family run business, small but unique. Located in a busy street with special parking for visitors. Amazing food, unique as the menu changes when the chef as a new idea.

Used to love this place. New management and the prices have gone up by about 29%, although the menus still have the old ones. Won't bother coming back.

Used to be one of my favourite places to go, had such an awesome relaxed vibe and I have had many good evenings there over the years but I was there this past Friday and would really recommend to absolutely everyone to avoid this place at all costs, it was packed in the bar, for some reason that no one could explain the back section was locked, there was a bouncer at the door who wanted to charge us R141.00 entrance for each of the 3 guys with us, who would pay that to go into a bar with no live music or anything? Eventually he relented and let them in, one of my friends accidentally dropped a glass and the same bouncer intimidated him into paying R20.00 on the spot. This bouncer is extremely rude and aggressive. We left shortly after! A really awful evening, I think we were quite lucky that it wasn't worse and one of our guy friends wasn't beaten up. I am very sad to say that 141 has seen the last of me, rather go a bit further down to the Rusty lady.

I love the rustic energy, the home from home feel and the prices are great. Reminds me of the old Melville feel

Had the most amazing crab curry there for mothers day thankyou Chev Chad and Ralph

Brilliant, chilled, tasty, and at times, a bit crazy. Good people, good food, good fun :-D

I could quite easily pitch a tent and just live at this place

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Terrible service! We were a small group - three people - and yet it still took 45 minutes for the food to arrive. When the food did arrive we had already finished our second round of drinks. The food was not pleasant, and didn’t contain what was on the menu. We had ordered the prego roll, falafel and the “recommended” Yoo burger which was oily and unpalatable. The decor looked tired and there was no music to build an atmosphere. The bathrooms were terribly unsanitary, a health risk at best. I will not return.

Awesome venue great vibe,, the staff was amazing, very kind and very welcoming well organised and neat, will definitely come back, the staff is super friendly and helpful safe environment would recommend to anybody looking for a chilled and relaxed evening

I think the place gives off a pretty good vibe, the service wasn't great at all to be honest with you but what brought it up was the food. It was good. So overall an it was a good experience.

I had the most wonderful evening at 141 where I ate the half chicken special, it was amaizing, it was a Sunday evening and the entertainment that night was a old dj chap that plays Rock 'n Roll music. Well it was lovely. I enjoyed it so much I took people with me on the Tuesday, where they had an awesome kareoke night... So I enjoyed the evening so much, I went to speak to the manager. Well what an attentive and friendly chap. His name is Chad, he remembered me each time I went back. Then I went to ask him if I could have my birthday at his venue... He was so accommodating and helpful and he even aranged dj's Mouse and 3Gee to play. I have never had a bad experience, my experiences just get better and better. I am so grateful to 141. I know that bringing people to your place is safe and will allways be brilliant... Thanks guys... Here some pics from my birthday.

The first time going there we had terrible service... so bad as to the point where we had to walk out of the restaurant! Upon our arrival the waiters stared and looked at us and did not even greet. They were unenthusiastic about serving us entirely in a completely empty restaurant. They had no stock of the food we wanted to order and couldn't even make something as simple as a chocolate milkshake. So what made me decide to go back? In the spur of the moment I decided to give this place another chance and I was pleasantly surprised. At night this little joint turns into one of the nicest spots to sit and hang with your mates. The food is super yummy and the new staff are attentive and friendly!

Really nice intimate space. Friendly staff. Reasonably priced. Food coming out of the kitchen is slow, but it makes up for that on charm alone

Great vibe, Delicious food. This place is one of my favourites.Upon arriving at 141 you are greeted not as a customer but as an old friend even on your first visit. The staff is so friendly, the décor is awesome and the food is amazing. I have eaten here many times and there's definitely something for everyone on the menu, EVERYTHING tastes absolutely wonderful.This quirky little 'café' is definitely worth it if you are looking for a casual place to relax and eat and have a couple o drinks with friends. I have had a many very relaxing nights there with friends and family and a few disorderly ones too! If you're in the mood for celebration no doubt there will always be a good friendly young vibe out in the back garden, The 141 Hammer challenge, 141 bomb and cocktails are all potent, delicious and will have you smiling from ear to ear without worrying about the impact on your wallet.The décor outside in the back garden (fences and furniture) could use some attention and my BIGGEST grievance is the lack of a desert menu of any kind, ,Yes folks there is unfortunately no desert available. These are the only faults I could find with this local treasure, a well deserved 4.Add some desert and boost yourselves right to the top!

Great vibing , great chilling spot come relax meet up with mates . Service is great food is outstanding reasonable prices on drinks,food etc good music

Brilliant Food, Service, and astonishing prices. Ps the Vibe there is awesome, Deep House playing out into a packed beer garden.. Life couldn't be better!

Quite possibly the best Shwarma in town! Well worth the wait......