Is Roma revolving restaurant worth visiting?

Added: 10/01/2006
Durban is a "South Africa's Playground", a popular resort and a "holiday city". Durban is the second largest city in South Africa with a population of about three point one million people. If you are in Durban, you will be impressed by the long continuous stretch of hotels that line the city's beachfront, which is known as Durban's Golden Mile. Moreover, you will have a chance to visit Roma revolving restaurant, the only restaurant of this kind in South Africa.

Roma revolving restaurant is an exclusive South Africa offer to have fine dining and enjoy the magnificent 360 degree views over the harbor and Durban. It is similar to London's Post Office Tower (but smaller in scale) and is a prominent building with a rotating circular restaurant room. The clients of the restaurant are both: respectable city inhabitants and curious tourists.

The restaurant serves classic Italian cuisine; the price of each dish varies from six to twelve dollars. The payment variants include Visa, MasterCard, Amex, and Diners.


The Roma revolving restaurant is located at the Victoria Embankment on the 32nd Floor of the John Ross House, Durban, South Africa. The restaurant charms its visitors with superb views of the city, which are even more spectacular at night and more majestic during the African sunset. The Roma revolving restaurant is one of the most exclusive restaurants in the world and actually a not expensive option to have excellent dining.
Another important point is that the Roma revolving restaurant is the only revolving restaurant in South Africa and the 36th of this kind in the world. The restaurant is located hundred and five meters over the sea level and is supplied with a speed control mechanism, powered by the electric motor, which allows the Roma to revolve between twenty five and ninety minutes,.


What about the menu? We would like to offer you a sample of the menu in the Roma revolving restaurant.

Starters
1.Spaghetti with a sauce of your choice.
2. Fruit Cocktail served with Maraschino.
3. Grapefruit Cocktail served with Maraschino.
4. Pate' Maison (Liver pate' specialty) or liver Peri-Peri.
5. Cold Asparagus (Vinaigrette)
6. Prawn Cocktail
7.Cream of Asparagus Soup.
 
Main -dish
1.Fillet A La Roma (Mushroom Sauce Done in Cream).
2. Fillet Pepper (Pepper Sauce Done in Cream).
3. Line Fish Marinara (Done in fresh garlic, fresh tomato, wine, fresh cream, parsley & herbs).
4. Lasagna Verde. (As the Italians make it)
5.  Roast Leg of Lamb. (Italian Style)
6. Veal Piccata Piemontese. (Garlic green pepper onions mushrooms)
 
All of the above is served with three Vegetables & Chips
 Dessert.
1. Assorted Sweets from the Trolley. (The best In Durban by Far)
2. Coffee Or Tea


However, there are visitors' reviews that the restaurant was much better earlier than today. People have complaints about both: the service and the food quality. They say that the restaurant seems somehow tired of organizing a perfect service and spectacular views for more than thirty years, but they still appreciate some interesting Italian options and a good wine selection. Probably, the restaurant has actually changed during the recent years, or the tastes of its visitors may have changed as well. Sometimes, regular guests are becoming more fastidious and meticulous about details. Indeed, if you are in Durban, visit the restaurant, enjoy the views and make sure of what is the real state of things. Finally, Durban is a well-equipped resort and it will offer you a lot more attractions along with the other varieties for fine dining. 

 

 

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