Cozy Italian eatery in Melville with fantastically fresh food and flavor! Wood-fired pizza and delicious pasta dishes served perfectly al dente. Wonderful staff attended to my daughters nut allergies. Highly recommend!
I meant to take photos- but I was having too much fun. Sheltered in a corner in the old Melville house, we had the vegetarian platter as our starter, followed by a leisurely bottle of wine and several plenty Stella’s. Then an absolutely delicious carbonara and spinach pizza. (Sorry - can’t remember Italian name!)
What an absolutely fantastic way to spend an afternoon. Great ambience. Great food and, for me, a place where it’s all about the company I’m with.
Well done Picobella.
This amazing place has become a little Italian haven for me & my family! From the good to the servic
We went on a quiet Thursday evening. I had the picobella deluxe pizza- which was great with no shortage of toppings. The service was also very good.
Lovely, cozy trattoria for some delicious and well-presented comfort food! Ambience was great and the service was 10/10. I will definitely go back! 👍🏼
Man, I love this place! The food is delicious and always fresh. Great for lazy afternoons, but honestly it's even great at breakfast times. I honestly have no criticisms. Try it!
I’ve mostly had their pizzas, and we keep going back for more.
Why?
Well, if you are into Banting pizzas, their pumpkin base is amazing. Their cauliflower pizza base is also very yummy.
My kids love their normal base Hawaiian pizza and that in itself says something.
We recently also tried their lasagne and penne Puttanesca. The pasta was lovely. The lasagne was perhaps a bit runny but very tasty.
All of these reviews are based on Uber Eats deliveries, and they have always been warm.
The restaurant is fab with a true Italian feel. Staff are all attentive and friendly. We came here for brunch and can highly recommend the traditional breakfast with delicious polenta “chips” - the prices are very reasonable and #KevFabFood will be back to try their lunch / dinner menu soon! Be prepared to wait a bit for your food, but with it being freshly prepared, it’s worth the wait. This is a gem and a must try!
Love this little neighborhood italian restaurant! Great service and delicious food. A romantic spot for 2 and great for groups too. Prices are reasonable. We even order take-away on some nights because we love the food so much!
Honestly not to my personal taste. However, they're not bad. Relatively good service as long as it's not too busy. As far as Italian goes, I have other places I prefer, but to be fair to them it's purely about preference.
I am writing this review a bit late seeing that i was here last week.
I always drove past this place wondering how their food would be and we made the right choice by trying this place.
I had the basil pesto gnocchi which was out of this world. I am usualy not one for a creamy, heavy sauce when it comes to pasta but this sauce was creamy but extremely delicious and not at all to heavy. I love their decor and at times i felt transported to an old house in Italy. The attention to rustic detail such as the salt and pepper pots was something i just needed to take a picture of.
Definately coming back without a doubt.
We had a ladies night out and oh what an amazing evening! Yes Mother Merry was everywhere. But that was not a problem!
The food was amazing, and I would recommend them to anyone. We sat in a corner at the back as the restaurant was full as we walked in. Later we moved due to the smoke from the oven was too much to handle. Otherwise We loved it and the romantic setting for a cold winter evening.
Thank you for the wonderful service and good quality food!
A delightful place where one steps from the ordinary world into a little Italy with the blink of an eye! The old wooden floors and ceilings add to the magic of being at the Cafe Picobella. Add good food and good service to good company, and you are at the right place.
Picobella, the local Italian that provides consistently good service and food. It's the perfect place to share a pizza with a friend and catchup over a beer or a bottle of wine.
Although I'd reccomend sticking to bottled drinks you know as the cocktails were not my best. Overall a very cozy and welcoming place to be.
One of the only good restuarants left in Melville. Came here few years ago and loved their food. Nothing has changed. Still great food , good prices and a nice place to dine in. It was during loadshedding and they had no problem with any of our orders. Wish I lived closer to visit more often.
Beautiful place for a romantic dinner kind to your pocket. Free Off-street parking (Please tip the car guard). Warm welcome from the entrance. The waiters are well-spoken, always smiling, but not invasive. Options to seat on the terrace with a view of the street, seat inside the house, or outside around the corner if some privacy is needed. been there few times, never been disappointed.
Nice authentic Italian Restaurant. Love the beef Bolognese. They serve oven fresh bread and salat.
Also a variety of wine are available.
But the best is the desert Tiramisu !!!
My favorite pizza joint. Ambience feels like I'm in a quaint small town, I love it. The staff can be a bit over familiar, but maybe it's because I do frequent. The service is great.
Really a great place in the middle of Melville. Romantic night out? This place is perfect! Brunch after a parkrun? This place is perfect! Loadshedding hit you while you're working from home? This place has great WiFi and a generator so go grab a cup of coffee and a snack while you work! Half price pasta on Mondays and half price pizza on Wednesday, tell me that's not great!!
I visited on a Monday and was pleasantly surprised to find a half-price special on all pastas. The dishes, while tasty, were a tad small for the average appetite. At full price, these portions would certainly feel overpriced. I heard that the meats and pork belly are nice too.
The service was attentive, but the wait for food was a bit prolonged. If you're planning to go, I'd recommend trying one of the seafood pastas. As for their pizzas, they're fairly average, with no distinctive dough quality that sets them apart. Decor-wise, there's a fine line between aiming for a traditional, homey Italian ambience and simply looking worn out. Unfortunately, this place leans more towards the latter.
It was a nice dinner out with friends and we chose this place on a whim but we made a good decision. I ordered the melanzane, which I thought was average, but generally, I know their food is great as everyone elses food was amazing. The staff are so friendly and their cocktails are so good.
I popped in for a quick bite before another appointment and was impressed with the coffee milkshake and the pear, bacon and brie salad. Our waitress was most attentive. On a Friday afternoon around 16:00 it is not so busy. Using stairs makes wheelchair accessibility a challenge.
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