Il Leone Mastrantonio

We had a great dinner at Il Leone Mastrantonio and really enjoyed the variety of dishes. The pasta was fresh and flavorful, the seafood risotto was rich and satisfying, and the steak was perfectly cooked. For dessert, we had the panna cotta and tiramisu,both were beautifully presented and delicious. The atmosphere is cozy yet elegant, and the service was warm and attentive. It is a lovely place for a relaxed.

A lovely find. Oodles of atmosphere and clearly loved by local CT residents. The food was very good without much finesse and the friendly service was as slow as the arrival of our food. Will definitely go back and we'll be happy to adjust star ratings if deserved. Have been back several times since writing the above and very happy to give full star ratings as the welcome and service alone deserve them. The food is very good and is presented in a simple manner and just tastes good. Lovely people.

We have been every time we are in Cape Town. This wonderful restaurant never disappoints. The best Italian food I have ever eaten. The service is fantastic with such friendly staff. The service is always prompt. The atmosphere is cosy and warm. Look forward to returning soon.

Found this on Google and made a reservation via email, for our wedding anniversary as we were on vacation. Coincidentally found out that it was also one of the recommended restaurants in the hood, by our accommodation hosts. The restaurant is rather lovely with many art pieces, but if I’d to nitpick, it’d be the proximity of the tables. Servers tend to have to squeeze between tables and my chair was cornered at a pillar (which they’d offer to change the position, but I’d be almost next to another diner, so I declined). This also meant it gets uncomfortable if your neighbours were loud. Food wise, we’d the ceviche, mussels in white wine, burrata for starters and grilled chicken and queen prawns for mains. Mussels had a slight stench and chicken less salty, but the rest were delicious, especially the prawns. Service was immaculate nonetheless, which really made our night(: Shoutout to our wonderful waitress Indya, easily the best service I’ve had since arriving in Cape Town.

High quality Italian food, so simple dishes with so much care put into every dish and ingredient. Very cool and clean aesthetic. We always come back.

I was quite excited to finally dine at this establishment. Food: a great menu selection across different proteins and vegetables. However, all 6 of our dishes just lacked salt. We had to add salt, pepper, chilli and garlic in order to bring some life to the dish. Service: decent service and friendly staff, kept trying to up sell, but we stood strong lol. Atmosphere: warm, welcoming and comfortable.

Lovely selection of Italian dishes and wines. We opted for two seafood pastas, which were both delicious and really decent serving sizes. The service was amazing, the drinks were good, and atmosphere was warm and comfortable.

I enjoy this restaurant consistently good, clean good staff been going here for 10+years, normally fully booked winters- day today normally not this empty, book in advance…