Vendetta's Pizzeria

I wholeheartedly recommend Vendetta’s pizzeria. The staff's genuine care and attention to detail, along with their willingness to accommodate our special requests, made our birthday celebration there truly unforgettable. Even though we were a very large group of 16, they ensured that our meals all arrived promptly and simultaneously. The venue itself is beautifully decorated making it an ideal setting for a memorable celebration. From the moment we entered until the time we left, we felt like cherished guests. I'm grateful to the entire team for making this occasion so remarkable. We look forward to our next visit!

This is a little gem in the heart of Stellenbosch! The food is delicious and the service is excellent. We ordered pizzas and were not disappointed. The crust is made out of sourdough and is very tasty. It is the best pizza crust I have ever tasted. The tiramisu was also mouth-watering, and the coffee was very good. The atmosphere was great with strings of lights everywhere. It's definitely a place I would visit again.

We are on holiday in Stellenbosch and friends recommend Vendettas for their pizzas. There were a great variety to choose from and it was by far the best pizzas we had. The staff were friendly. Thank you Sheila our waitress - we enjoyed all the chats and your friendliness. Will give them 5 stars!

I’m always mesmerized when I walk into Vendetta’s, felt like I was transported to a different country, which is rare in Stellenbosch! We had the pleasure of being served by Ruby, her sweet demeanor and receptive personality made for such a pleasant evening. She also answered all my questions about the menu and didn’t make me feel daft for not knowing what certain ingredients were, which I really appreciated! It’s evident that she takes pride in her job and enjoys serving people!

I stopped off here after the glowing reviews I'd seen on Google. However, I was bitterly disappointed. I ordered a pizza and bruschetta to go, and had almost an hour wait in a seemingly not very busy restaurant. I could have accepted the wait had I been forewarned, but no such thing happened.Once I finally got my order and sat down to eat it, I opened the box to see what claimed to be bruschetta. It was essentially bread drenched in olive oil, a slab of melted cheese, and three halves of a cherry tomato with a few basil leaves. Not a great start.Then the pizza itself: under-cooked with minimal toppings (can you see any fior di latte???). Very disappointed.The staff also forgot to charge me, and I had to remind them. Maybe I shouldn't have!The two stars are for nice staff, and that it wasn't that expensive. There must be a better option around.Tl;dr - Meh.

Awesome spot, pizzas and service were very good. Think the staff just need to understand more about serving small children. Children’s drinks took sometime to make (came out to the table long after our own drinks), so my 2 girls were getting a bit restless. We did specifically ask for it, but also the margarita pizza didn’t have enough cheese for them, but they did remedy this (which added to the wait for the kids). Otherwise the setting, overall service and pizzas were amazing.

Had the best time at Vendettas pizzeria restaurant. The vibe and staff were all so pleasant. Our waitress was Kate and she was so kind and patient with our table and made us feel welcome and is very good with customer service. Would 100% recommend this place.

Lovely experience.The pizza was delicious and the antipasti platter fantastic. We felt that the toppings were a wee bit less but that was in retrospect. Would definitely recommend a meal here for the experience.The Italian owner was a warm person and a great host. His wine suggestion was great and went really well with the food.

One thing right away, we had two good reasons to stop at Vendetta's Pizzeria after an already first, somewhat unsuccessful visit. Firstly, we were in the mood for a good pizza, and secondly, Gino's on Dorp Street was unfortunately closed.On my first visit, the consistently ambitious claim of wanting to serve a Neapolitan pizza was only partially achieved. They want to score points here with a sourdough that has matured for up to 48 hours, but they don't really want to succeed. The tomato sauce is unmotivatedly unfruity, and the fior di latte is used only very sparingly, making it barely noticeable even visually. The professionally unqualified waitress finally capitulated when asked whether the pizza was topped with proscioutto cotto or prosciutto crudo. It might be ham, was her succinct guess, but she was wrong; it was prosciutto crudo, after all. But I want to focus on the essentials. After all, the pizza dough base is perhaps the most important thing about an authentic Neapolitan pizza—and this one didn't turn out well. I already guessed that the wrong flour was used. The texture of the dough seemed too smooth. I also don't think the dough had anywhere near 24 hours to mature. Six to twelve hours seems more plausible to me. But the cruellest thing about pizza preparation is still to come. Unfortunately, they don't heat up the pizza oven to at least 400°C. Not only were the typical burnt bubbles missing on the edge of the pizza dough, but the dough itself was still raw and not fully baked! Looking at the not at all crispy pizza base reveals that the thing didn't get much heat.By the way, you shouldn't expect too much from the entire location. There is practically no covered seating, which is not necessarily a disadvantage. But the whole embarrassingly cheap equipment is. I also don't believe that any hygiene standards are adhered to. When the pizza is served on an aluminium tray, you would rather expect to find it in a prison canteen than in a pizzeria. The fact that the knives are not sharp enough to separate a pizza also speaks more of a prison visit than a day out in freedom.However, the last visit to a half-empty shed can only be described as an outrageous impertinence, as the service had reached an all-time low. Needless to say, they had forgotten to present us with the menu card. The beer was only served about 15 minutes after ordering. The body-temperature red wine was only served another 10 minutes later. The bottled wine served had no indication of producer or variety and smelled strongly of rotgut. The first two of three pizzas were only on the table another 15 minutes later. We had to wait another 5 minutes for the cutlery, but only because we complained. The third pizza was only announced with a piece of very vague time information. We only received it when we had already finished our first two pizzas. The fact that the waitress is not a professional can in no way serve as an excuse; after all, no one with professional training is at work there.The apology of the manager, who only appeared after the third request, was ultimately only an embarrassing lip service in view of this all-encompassing failure of South African hospitality.