Monday – Thursday 16:00 – 21:00
Friday – Sunday 12:00 – 21:00
We operate during loadshedding.
How it started
I am from *Piemonte, in northern Italy. I come from a family that raised its own chickens, eggs, vegetables, rabbit and veal for the table. My family’s veg and fruit was home-grown and preserved for the leaner months. Families would club together and buy a large consignment of meat to save money. The home-made produce was complimented by special bought items such as truffles and amazing cheeses with cow’s and sheep’s milk, as well as seasonal delights like locally gathered figs, wild mushrooms, hazelnuts and chestnuts. We still celebrate today the trade links with Liguria with ‘bagna cauda’ – a autumnal ‘fondue’ style dish made with anchovies and veg to dip. We try to offer the best of Piemonte at Massimo’s, while still celebrating many of Italy’s popular dishes.
*Please note that Piemontese cuisine is not heavily laden with chillies and garlic or spices. My mother uses both sparingly, or not at all. We freshly chop chillies and garlic daily; they are available as a side at a small extra cost.
We (that is, my wife, Tracy and I) came to South Africa in 2003 for a holiday, and fell in love with the country, its people, and the landscape. Before that, we spent seven years living in the French countryside running a ‘gite’ (a type of B&B or ‘agriturismo’). We did the cleaning, gardening, ironing, pool cleaning, etc ourselves, as well as offering French, Italian, or Far Eastern dining on request for up to 26 people. We installed a pizza oven and then expanded our offering to pizza. Everybody loved our lighter, thinner style of pizza, so it was a natural progression to bring that idea to Cape Town.
“Massimo’s Pizza Club” began here in 2009 with us and 4 staff, preparing all the ingredients in our kitchen at home and bringing them here at 4pm, as we shared the premises! We are now open 7 days a week and have roughly 20 staff.
In January 2013 Massimo was diagnosed with Leukaemia and given only a few months unless he had a bone marrow transplant. I may 2013 we left for Italy for 10 months (see here the video of the final night before we left https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqZ3SJfvO-Q ) , In Italy Massimo received the bone marrow from his sister Loretta. We returned to our loved South Africa and reopened the restaurant in February 2014, my health is now restored (I even run four half marathons and participated to the SA Transplant Games!). Since reopening we have started seeing the business in a different light, it is not only about return, but also about giving as much as we can, so we started supporting several Charities and promoted our #payitforward scheme.
The Restaurant
The interior has a rustic eclectic ambiance with historical photos of the folks back home.
Outdoor Dining
Outside there are family friendly relaxed dining areas with jungle gyms and spaces for the children to run and play.
Massimo's Team
Service with a smile
If you become a regular, expect to be greeted by name!
Most of our staff are recruited from the local community, and we endeavor to promote from within.
Massimo's Menus
DELICIOUS SELECTIONS
Seasonal Specials
Our Specials Menu features dishes we cook using fresh and seasonal ingredients.
(subject to availability)
Gnudi99
(Mini gnocchi style spheres made with breadcrumbs, ricotta &parmesan served with brown bread butter and truffle cream
Truffle Popcorn 52
freshly made popcorns with melted butter & truffle salt
Pizza (V) Popeye 145
baby spinach, mushrooms, roasted garlic, gorgonzola (v, w)
Pizza Maradona168
Italian sausage with chili, jalapeno chillies, smoked mozzarella and chimichurri (t)
Pan-fried fish of the day – ( SASSI green)148
on a bed of braised herbed lentils, with tomato butter sauce, garnished with baked cherry tomatoes, served with seasonal roast veg (gf)
Porcini ravioli 155
made with imported Italian and local foraged porcini - with mushroom & truffle cream or sage brown butter sauce
Crème brulee 74
garnished with seasonal fruit
Spar Tops
The new Tops next door is open! Taste here our liqueurs, buy them there!
Bottomless Limoncello or Zenzero Spritz120
A refreshing cocktail made from Ayama Moscato, your choice of Massimo`s Limoncello ( lemon ) or Zenzero ( ginger ) liqueur topped with ice and soda water
Pensioners special
.For the month of June , every Friday lunch (12:00 to 16:00) pensioners get 20% of the whole bill.
#PIFR10 each
We are running out of pay it forward please add one or more R10 per slice to your order. With your help we distribute more than 400 pizze every year to those in need
Music Night @ Massimo's Free
Live music on the 10th of Oct by The Russel Crowes 18h30 till 20h30 Book now to avoid disappointment
Charity Dishes
You make a difference in someone’s life as we donate to a specific charity every time you buy one.
DOGGY MEALSR25 - R40
R3 for each doggie meal to The Underdog Project (See our doggie menu)
LEMONAIDR36
home made with organic lemons (R2 goes to EMS Local Volunteers Emergency Services)
STILL OR SPARKLING WATER250ML R20 | 750ML R36 |
R3 for each one sold goes to the Friends of the Rivers of Hout Bay
HOUSE WINES250ML R70/72 | 750ML R205/210 |
For each house wine sold (Zevenwacht 7 Sauvignon Blanc or Cape Town Wine Company red blend ) R2 goes to Love in a Bowl
APEROL SPRITZR88
A Venetian aperitif of Aperol, bubbly & soda (R5 to local Volunteer Emergency Services)
SPUNTINIR46-R130
For each Spuntino sold R2 goes to KMA (Kronendal Music Academy)
HOT LATINA PIZZAR182
tomato, mozzarella, chorizo, red onions, Jalapeno chili (R5 to CCP Community Crime Prevention Hout Bay)
HAPPY VALLEY CALZONER178
ham, mushrooms, mozzarella, feta, caramelized onions, cacio cheese, served with sliced avo (R5 to CCP Community Crime Prevention Hout Bay)
MARGHERITA PIZZAR115
tomato, fior di latte mozzarella, fresh basil, olive oil (R4 to Border Collie Rescue)
LUNA PIZZAR176
tomato, mozz. feta, bacon, avo (R5 goes to DARG, our local animal rescue group)
CALAMARIR128
best quality baby calamari deep-fried, home made aioli (R2 to NSRI Sea Rescue Hout Bay)
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Location
Shop 4, Oakhurst Farm Park,
c/o Dorman way and Main Rd, 7806 Hout Bay, Cape Town
For same-day bookings, please phone (do not e-mail) as we don’t always
check the e-mails during busy times.
Contacts
Phone: 021 790 5648
E-mail: book@massimos.co.za (PLEASE phone us for same-day bookings!)
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