A hidden gem! Best Italian food in the area. We met the owners and they were so welcoming and warm. Think we will become regulars from now on.

Authentically Italian! The food was amazing and flavorful.

Charming shop, with lovely caring owner and long standing staff. Food looked, smelt and tatsed amazing. Sheila is just superb!

Warmest welcome from Sheila on arrival! Friendly sincere service with great recommendations. The restaurant is charming and sweet. Had the aglio olio which was phenomenal, even in its simplicity the flavour was deep and beautiful. Pizza base was thin, and super crispy and the best pizza crust I have had in Jozi. Highly highly recommend this little hidden gem.

I have ordered a gluten free pizza and when the pizza arrived it was a small pizza and was told they gluten free bases are small but was charged for large size.

Fantastic food, great Service and charming from Ethnic Italian owners

Long time in Emmarentia and still people love to go there. Real Italian pizza made with love. Real Italian ingredienti make pizza super

My absolute favorite local family Italian restaurant! My family’s favorite too!Fantastic pastas and pizzas, the best Italian salad you’ll ever have, tasty specials like the Norwegian salmon dish. Honestly I have a hard time choosing what to eat every time I go there, because there are so many delicious choices! The food feels very authentically Italian. And the prices are very good! There are also vegetarian options.The staff are friendly and attentive, very good service! The owner is a lovely, welcoming lady and the whole restaurant has a warm, cozy, ‘second home’ atmosphere.PS I can highly recommend the salmon pasta, absolutely delicious!

Best wood-fired pizzas in Jhb by far!

Good, classic, no frills, Italian cuisine. Definitely reccomended.

My first time experience and it was amazing. The food is authentic and amazing and the service is personal. Will definitely recommend and go back.

Great place to eat

Authentic Italian food at its best!

Great food coupled with fantastic friendly service as always.

Hot crusty pizza with generous toppings delivered to your door within 20 minutes! Can’t ask for more. Pizzaria Renato’s in Emmerentia produces some of the finest wood burning oven pizza in Johannesburg!!

Very authentic old school Italian decor, cozy and cramped layout with a visible wood fired pizza oven as the heart of the restaurant.Minimal staff - 1 waiter who seemed to be serving every table pretty much on his own, and a waitress who showed people to tables and occasionally delivered a meal or two. On a warm night, the place is quite hot - consider sitting outside. All drinks arrived without ice, which was odd. The caprese salad had no basil, was basically a tomato sliced on top of slabs of fairly flavourless mozzarella with 3 small olives on top. Garlic focaccia was crumbly and dry, and the promised accompanying butter never arrived.Lasagne was a rich mess, overwhelmed with tomato and you could barely taste the bechamel, cheese or meat. Spaghetti bolognaise was disappointingly flavourless. Pizza was good enough, but nothing special. All portions were very conservative (small) considering the price and the only thing saving the experience was the friendly and enthusiastic waiter.Disappointing experience.

Down to earth good Italian dishes

So glad we found this jewel of a restaurant.Bound to become regulars!We were 3 people, all ordered pizzas and all three pizzas were fantastic. Warm friendly staff who all went out of their way to make us feel welcome.

Honestly one of the best slices in joburg

Excellent food and good value for money. Traditional Italian food, cooked to perfection. The place does need a stronger fan and preferably an air conditioning unit during summer, as it can become extremely hot inside (with the wood-burning pizza oven close by).

One of the most genuine Italian restaurants in Joburg. Delicious pizzas and pastas. Been going for the past 10 years and will be going for many more!

There seems to be a daily menu which are items that arent on the normal menu. Ordered the lasagna and it was really good, decent portion size. Decent amount of meat and sauce. Than ordered the tiramisu, its enough for two people to share and its good.

Still enchanted by the homemade gnocchis... That was delicious, price really attractive... Will definitely go again

Went there last night with family. Really good Italian food with very good service. There were several very nice specials to go with a complete menu. The creme brûlée dessert was a nice finish. The best finish was the price, which was quite reasonable.

Food is still excellent.. The family had have been visiting this joburg legned for 25 years and keep coming back. Pity the neighborhood been taken over

The best. !!!! For many many moons now

This is a hidden gem. Probably one of the best kept secrets in Emerentia/Greenside. Authentic family owned Italian restaurant with a small menu. Amazing pasta, amazing pizza.

If I could give a zero I would. Horrible food horrible owners and I got salmonella

Excellent pasta and other food with great service from friendly staff! At good prices.

Old fashioned Italian food with such a friendly vibe

Consistently good and reasonably priced Italian food. Limited menu but you can always find something to your liking. Only downside for me is that they dont have decaffeinated coffee.

Very well priced..excellent flavors.. a long term favourite of ours.

Unbelievably good proper Italian food. The best pizza and paste Ive ever had

Excellent food and service in a typical Italian atmosphere. Love it.

Great food and excellent service. Middle of the road prices, excellent value.

A good cosy, old fashioned Italian trattoria with traditional dishes lovingly cooked. No big surprises, just simple old-fashioned comfort food.

This place ís excellent if you are into good, unpretentious and authentic Italian cuisine.Highly recommended.

We have been going to Renatos for 14 years now, our daughter waited there while in high school. Small family restaurant for locals who dont want the Greenside or Parkhurst strip bustle. Good food served in a friendly atmosphere.

Comfy and Cozy. Enjoyed many meals here

Excellent value

Amazing as always!!

Can improve the place a bit

Food always good. Nice place to meet up with friends and enjoy a good meal

Food is not too bad, real italian test. Pizza is nice and real as original. Service could be better

Super neighborhood restaurant. So relaxed! Excellent value

Small, initiate, good food, great prices

I have been coming here for 39 years. Consistant and quality.

Excellent service. Good wholsum meals.

Great food cant go wrong with authentic italian food pasta is aldente pizza base is thin a crispy and not that exspensive

Excellent, hearty food and surprisingly good wine list. Home style Italian.

As always..relaxed and friendly...delicious supper!

Nice cozy spot, decent food at a decent price.

Wonderful little Italian family restaurant thats been consistently providing a cosy atmosphere and excellent food at surprisingly reasonable prices for over 20 years. Try the Tiramisu - if theres any left !

Excellent pasta for a great Italian meal

Had a very very good dinner there!!!

Best ravioli arrabiata this side of the Med!! And the house salad is always crisp and fresh.

A little place of Italian heaven. Has been hidden for over 20 years and the menu has never changed. Try it and love the experience.

Good atmosphere and reasonable prices made this restaurant an enjoyable experience.

Excellent food and service. This is a place you must visit.

Wow. Awesome food.. excellent service.

Great Italian restaurant where you can bring wine

Amazing food and our waitress Danel was friendly, on the ball and very pleasant! Be back soon!

Great sort of hidden gem in greenside. Great pizza and pasta, recommend the italian salad too. Make great lasagne but need to order it ahead

This must be one of the top pizzerias in africa!

Great food

An institution in the area for good simple, family, Italian food

Excellent. Great food, great atmosphere.

Authentic Italian restaurant - Yummy!

Fabulous food and service

We really love Trattoria Renato, its like finding a little treasure around the corner you really should have noticed earlier. They make delicious pizzas, I highly recommend the Quattro Stagioni, (AKA a four seasons). I have no idea what it is but I can tell you the dough they use is some how different than the average pizzeria. Inside feels like a little piece of Italy, not over the top décor just nice enough to feel comfortable and relaxed while in a softly lit ambiance heated by an old school oven.Oh before I forget as a strange but cool quirk if you do take-away they dont cut the pizza it some how helps for transport apparently, so if youd like it pre cut as I do you must ask.

Always fabulous. Recommended.

Are you looking for a restaurant for Date Night? No better place than this, we loved It!

Still one of the best Italian Restaurants in Johannesburg

Nice comfy traditionally run Italian restaurant. Pizzas made in a wood fired oven.

Fun pasta! Small & quaint

Fantastic food as always! 👍

Very good food and wine

Pizza poorly made and questionable freshness of ingredients

Classic, traditional pizzeria, value for money, fantastic nocci

Nice family atmosphere, really good food best I have tasted, however the opening times are confusing, I will attempt to get more information

Best Italian food in JHB

All I want from an Italian restaurant

Love the pasta

Our family favourite.

Definitely a gem of a place

Good

Weird smell

This is the best Italian restaurant Ive been to. Authentic Italian food with an authentic feel. The staff are friendly and very helpful. My wife and I had such a good time. Im new in the area and a soon-to-be regular! Must try....

Excellent cuisine, incredible staff and totally Italian flavors. I absolutely recommend it.