Pappas On The Square

2 Nda Kunene - 9 months ago

One of the most well decorated restaurants in Joburg. We sat outside so we could feel the fresh breeze. Service was excellent and that's about the most I can say about Pappas. The food was a bit on the disappointing side as it was not so pleasing to the eye in relation to the restaurants' supposed upmarket statue and to be honest, a bit over priced. The slow cooked lamb looked unattractive as if the person preparing it didn't put effort, the mashed potatoes were a side I had to pay extra for, bummer. The beef ribs came with a untidy looking coleslaw and it didn't taste good. The chicken strips were okay but I'm sure a improvements can be made.

The one thing I can say I enjoyed about the food though were the fries, crispy on the outside, soft on the inside. Look, the drinks and service are excellent but the food needs a lot of improvement. I eat with my eyes so if the meal isn't attractive at first glance I'm immediately put off, especially if I'm paying a lot of money. I'll give them a 4 out of 10.

4 linda diergaardt - 3 months ago

It is a very nice place. They kept on serving us with food so it was a night we'll spent. Ambience was top and you could see people are enjoying. The food was delicious as well. Only minus for me was their Pina Colada cocktail. It could have been better.

5 Tirtha Das - 3 months ago

Amazing experience! I landed up here by myself for dinner and the staff was very kind to set up a table by the window on my request. Had the baby kinglip grilled in lemon butter sauce and oyster. Everything was fresh and tasty even the vegetable on the side. Service was very prompt. Would love to go back.

4 Mary Augusta Adam - 3 months ago

Good Food, Great Company. It was a nice way to end our Ladies weekend. Branching and recapping the weekend Service was on point. The only challenge was that the restaurant shares the abolition facilities with the Mall and cleaniliness wasn't maintained on the day we visited.

3 Calvin Reddy - 3 weeks ago

Restaurant looks great from the outside so we decided to pay a visit for dinner. Not the warmest of welcomes from the waitress at the door however our serving waiter was very sweet. The Leffe beer was great and cold, although drinks was way overpriced(R42 a can of iced tea). Complementary starter was good, some pita bread with himmus and a nice fish roe dip. We ordered meze platter that has the option to choose between 5 plates. Only really enjoyed two of them thoroughly (Feta and spinach phyllo parcel and the halloumi). The falafels were quite dense, meatballs were dry. The rest of the plates were meh. The house chilli is what made the food taste alot better, out of this world. The beef pita my son had was nice, he enjoyed it with a side of feta which was quite tasty. The dessert was meh as well, custard did not quite hit the spot and had a weird after taste. Very pricey for the food you get. Service was good but food a let down. An average experience, but not worth the price.

4 Bhavin Rama - 3 months ago

Gave papas a try for the first time on Saturday..and we were not sorry.

The location was perfect..perched on the top of Mandela square in sandton city, giving one a good view of the busy land mark

We tried the calamari yiro and the Greek chicken

Both were fabulous, only thing I could crit was the portion of the Greek chicken was on the smaller side.

In comparison to Mythos or Mezopoli, they had a few similar menu options as well as items which were unique.

Overall a good experience.

5 Hala Saad - 11 months ago

The souvlaki was out of this world. It was so good that I forgot to take a picture. Also their Greek salad is the best one I had in my life, the feta was creamy and not salty at all.