Review Navio's Cellar Restaurant - Johannesburg

Great food and Louis is such a great host and very welcoming.

Been looking for Leitão for a while, but you can get it here on the last Saturday of every month. It was a bit of a drive but totally worth it, juicy tender meat flavoured with white paper, crispy skin, decent portions, and the service is good. The decor is pretty dated but all the love goes into the food. Looking forward to heading back to try out some other dishes.

Super power👌I loved the place with all ma heart ♥. Good services. Loving people. Customers come 1st. The menu impresses. What u see on the menu book is what u get... I love it💯💯

Great food. Great prices and a wonderful vibe

Delicious, fresh food. Last Saturday of every month serves Leitão. Basic, dated interior, but I go there for the food and it is the best. The staff are courteous. Everyone speaks Portuguese.

Good food, reasonably priced, great music and atmosphere love the Friday nights

We had a great 50th at this restaurant. We had fish, chicken and steak platters with rice and chips. I liked the fish and my hubby liked the chicken. I love their inhouse hot sauce. The owner is also the DJ and took us on a trip with all our old music favorites and we danced the night away.

Always have a great meal, whenever I go there.

What a lovely restaurant. A trip to buy fish in the South is, not complete without a trip to this fantastic spot. I always love a good Jozi find! It's my speciality..... ask me about the best, the cheapest, the quietest, the friendliest of anything in this beautiful city and my take will be different from popular opinion. I even grudge telling people my finds. My finds if Korean or Chinese or Portugese are where the proprietor is from that country, barely speaks English, sounds like they are rude as hell to all customers (but not - generally it's the bloody English language, once I get to know the owners), staff are friendly but not swishing around with over-friendliness of the fake variety. Big fear - what if it gets too popular or, worse still gets the dressed-up (god forbid!!!) crowd - who look like they haven't eaten ever, Instagram every morsel, ask for wi-fi and are rude to the people who work there, but have to bend my rules for this place. Post-covid, i am feeling morally compelled to make people support my local joints. This place - authentic Portugese food, good food, Freshly Prepared, reasonably prized, generous helpings with the kindest, friendliest staff and the hideous red table clothes, cannot be allowed to close down. Pre-covid - bustling with local Portugese origin crowd, families and loads of the older Portugese crowd. Alas, now their take-away is busy as always, the restaurant is quiet........ I am surprised on a Saturday for lunch at 1, where I am the first person to have ordered the special of the day, (They have this tradition of making stews or soups that generally need hours of prepping and cooking as a special for the weekends. When the pot runs out, the servings of the specials are done! So, people awaited and vied for these tasty surprises - the Special of the Saturday lunch.....) or, a quiet lunch turnout that makes the waitresses shake their heads and wonder if they will have jobs at the end of the month. Good owners who for three years kept the staff employed, despite the pandemic.... Not on! Despite all my reservations - I am begging the hipsters, the instagram-mers, the suburban crowd to support the local joints! I am counting on your large wallets, disposable incomes and mostly your quest for new things that you will support this place and keep it alive, so that when you have moved on to your fashionable spots, 'be there' to be seen places, this joint will continue for us - good food seekers..... 😀

Excellent Portuguese Food, homemade style

Traditional Portuguese restaurant and dance venue on weekends which attracts a large loyal crowd. We found midweek food fair to good. The decor and tables were a bit of run down on our visit. The open air balcony was enclosed with blinds and cold in winter.

Good Portuguese food at good prices and generous servings. Waitresses are attentive and the manager is passionate. It's always consistent.

Really good. Lovely service and amazing food.

This is a nice and cozy place to come to, even in the middle of a Joburg winter to have a touch of home in a Portuguese meal. Friendly and attentive owner Luis is a pleasure of a host who comes around to see if you are enjoying your meal and is an engaging character if you give him the chance. Always a pleasure coming here.

Excellent food service the best 👌

Great place. Food is good , service is excellent. Good value for money.

Authentic Portuguese food and ambience . Very well priced and good value for money. Espetada cooked to perfection and big portion. Worth a visit if you in the area

Went to this gem in Johannesburg South..<br/><br/>Firstly, we were welcomed by the owner Luis who was so friendly and accommodating! I remember going to this restaurant when I was very little, they have definitely kept their standards over the many years.. <br/><br/>We were brought fresh crispy rolls with our drinks order. Hubby and I shared a trinchado starter (R55.00), for mains he had the chicken and prawns (R90.00) and I had the Navios fish platter (R135.00) <br/><br/>I highly recommend this place if you’re looking for authentic Portuguese experience, the ingredients were fresh and the portions were huge - real bang for buck. For dessert we shared a molotov - or otherwise known as brides mattress (R37.00)<br/><br/>I will definitely be back..

One of te best Traditional Portuguse Cuisine Restaurants in JHB. The Host Luis great fun and jokes character. Friday and Saturday night DANCE loads of FUN and LAUGHTER definitely NOT to miss. its a GREAT eat out EXPERIENCE. LOVE their freshly made traditional food.!!!!!<br/>Thx Luis & Paula.<br/><br/>

Awesome food and wonderful atmosphere with the best DJ in town. A lovely night out. The friendly staff and owners always make one feel welcome

Awesome place for great Portuguese food's, great hosts and an awesome family restaurant, great service and warm welcoming staff, make you feel like your at home and spending it with family,<br/><br/>Thumbs up from me and my family, <br/>Good work guys keep it up

Nice place great food.. Friendly staff and management... Great place to come for dinner and dance... Proper Portugese food One of the best Portuguese Experiences

VERY GOOD FOOD AND GREAT ATMOSPHERE...OWNERS VERY FREINDLY GREAT PLACE TO HAVE A BIRTHDAY PARTY...FRIDAY AND SATURDAY DINNER AND DANCE GREAT TIME

We have lunch at Navio's nearly every Saturday and the food is always great. The Portuguese specials are always excellent. We highly recommend Navio's to any South African that wants experience typical Portuguese dishes. Give them a call for the specials of the day.

This is such a lovely family restaurant. The service is exceptional and outstanding. A friendly atmosphere, as well as delicious meals and portuguese dishes. Perfect place for family celebrations and parties. With good music every Friday and Saturday night, you in for a good time. The customers always come first and are treated with excellent and friendly service.

Good family restaurant, with very friendly atmosphere. Traditional Portuguese dishes and 'a la carte menu, at very good standards. Music entertainment on Friday's and Saturday's evening. The ideal place for birthday parties celebrations, and business lunches. Luis knows how to host his clients.