Calisto's Portuguese

Wow wow wow. I was super impressed by the menu. There is a bit of everything on the menu so whether you crave for pizza, pasta meat or seafood- they have them all. I shared the half chicken with a friend. It sounds like a lot but if a person is really hungry it is enough for one. The chicken was unlike any I experienced before. I ordered it hot- it was hot and tasty. As a nice add they have non alcoholic cocktails. I definitely will go again and have a taste of something...particularly their prawns. The service was good as well. The restaurant is slightly crowded but the service and taste of food trumps this.

If you looking for hearty delicious food, this is the place to visit. The portions are generous and the prices are in line with that. The starter platter for R99.95 is well worth it for your choice of 3 starters (excl prawns). The Portuguese chicken is spicy and saucy while th mushroom steak was so tender and delicious. The one downside is the waiting time for tables on Friday and Saturday nights. But they make up for it in the efficiency of the food arriving to you once you place your order

We have a weekly standard order from here for a full chicken, hot, well done, cut into 8 pieces; with chips, spinach butternut , 2 Portuguese rolls Never ever disappoints.Also love the ‘rump in the oven’. Prawns are also consistently good. I recommend sticking to these classics. Wasn’t too impressed by some of the more adventurous menu items.

Surprisingly, for a Thursday night, the restaurant was almost completely full. <br/ <br/ The complementary bread was fresh and served with a peri-peri dip. <br/ <br/ For starters we had chicken rissoles because the prawn ones were sold out, which was a bit disappointing. Nevertheless, the chicken ones were delicious and crispy. My only other suggestion is that they should serve it with something other than a sweet-chilli sauce. <br/ <br/ Main course was the 12 queen prawns. I decided to go with half lemon butter and half peri basting. The prawns were fresh and cooked to perfection. <br/ <br/ Service was professional and fast even though they were extremely busy.

Loved the food at Calistos! Had the fillet steak and hubby had the fillet in the oven. Both dishes were perfectly cooked as we had requested. The flavoring was perfect. It is halal which is excellent for us looking for a good steak. <br/ <br/ We’ve visited on more than one occasion and the high standard has been maintained which will ensure we keep visiting in the future.