Mauritius Dining Reviews

Went for dinner at Chez Pepe on Saturday 26th December. Restaurant was crowded. Not much of a decor. Went there with 6 other persons. Service was extremely slow.I asked for another soft drink after the waiter had brought us 6 dishes.Didn't get it.(don't know if the guy had forgotten or just could'nt care less) When we had almost finished eaten our dishes,the 7th person's pizza finally arrived. Now the minced beef used for the bolognaise was fatty and tasteless. And i doubt that real mascarpone was used in the Tiramisu and frankly i prefer the original simple tiramisu to that made by the chef at Chez Pepe which has génoise and créme Chantilly. So cheers.

went there post peak period.. the atmosphere is ok nothing much the service was quite good( less than 15 min for your food to come) ordered a beer got only 25cl cup the pina colada was amazing ordered a marlin pizza was served within 5 min with 4 huge pieces of marlin my girlfriend found a HUGE PIECE OF PLASTIC in the pizza was then told it was the marlin wrap!!!! got a new pizza with only 3 tiny pieces of marlin in it (I suspect they did cut the remaining piece of marlin) the pasta was ok they took ages to bring the bill and the change.. would probably never go back

The food was simply delicious, we had pasta instead of pizza and a never ending tiramisu for dessert but was left with a salty bill...Next time maybe we'll try their pizza

We dined at this restaurant twice during our holiday. Both times we were part of a group. The first time all the dishes were served promptly except for one which was served after everyone had finished their dish. I can accept that this could happen but the owner was totally unapologetic about the error which is not acceptable. I should never have returned but unfortunately I did (mostly due to peer pressure). The second time, I dined there with some friends. Unfortunately, the friends with which we had arranged to meet were a late so we took a table and ordered cocktails. It was not pleasurable experience. The waiter asked us repeatedly if our friends had stood us up. It seems odd for this to be even be asked as we did order some drinks and we did tell him that they had been held up in traffic. Nonetheless, in the 35 min we waited for our friends, we were asked 4 times if they were still coming. Outrageous! The problem with this place is that it was at the time the only pizza place in Flic en Flac. Maybe it used to be good at some point but I travel regularly to Mauritius and I will never return to Chez Pepe. Furthermore, I hear another pizza place has opened on the beach front of Flic en Flac. I hope the service is better then Chez Pepe!

the first time i had lunch at Pepe with a friend, the service was very slow. The pizza we ordered was salty. the next time we went there, they missed the chicken on the pizza. the food was taken back to the kitchen to only place the chicken over the cooked mozarella. what was irritating was that the waiter did not appologize for the mistake. They charge high prices for such low quality in their service.

I will definitely recommend the place. At the same time, I was in a lovely company so the mood was all set :-) Otherwise, the food was of quality one and the service as well. Except one thing I ordered a pizza and was offered a massive portion and was told that it was the standard size in Italy. Having visited Roma, I can assure you that it isnt! But anyways, it was quality food! So minor thing! A big yes for a romantic evening! :-)

It has been 3 years since I,ve been Chez Pepe. I would agree with these fellow reviews that Pepe is an excellent restaurant and am personally been there several times and recommended people there as food was more than excellent...however it was a pity for me when on the 21st of November 2010 i went there with my family n friends...ordered for some pasta dishes, pizzas...and bruscheta.....I was very shocked about the quality of the food served....Bruscheta which was supposed to be served with a sort of tomato salad topping n olive oil was served with some red pizza sauce n tasted badly....the same sauce was used on the pizza ordered which came later n again it tasted like local sunny tomato juice was being used as the topping over the pizza which was moreover not cooked well....the fruiti dimare spagetti also was not great at all and had to order chilli paste to add taste to the food.....again i asked for a pinacollada which normally is prepared using coconut milk and instead i was served pinacolada prepared with canned nestle cream...later i learned that the previous cook is no more working chez pepe....so BEWARE guys before going there as u pay a lot to get only BAD FOOD>>>>

This was my favourite restaurant in the East.... Until last Christmas. We wanted to come to order pizza for pickup. We called the restaurant to place an order. The voice on the phone went like this. "No, no, come! We'll be open. You can place your order then". So we asked "Are you sure? It's about 20 minutes to closing time. We'll be there in about 10 minutes.". The voice on the phone says "Yes, that's OK". So, we leave a bunch of restaurants and rush to flic n flac. We were there in about 12 minutes. They denied us entry. We stated that we had called and talked to someone. One of the waiters confided to us that it was probably the owner. So we asked to see the owner. He waved no from his seat. And that was it. Will I ever go to this restaurant? NO Do I recommend it? NO Good bye Chez pepe.

Changed tables twice because there were ants roaming freely. Portions were quite big, but with no attention to detail. Pizzas looked a bit grotesque, taste was just about OK.

I have been to a few restaurants on the island. If you want to eat something else than chinese...then go to Chez Pepe. It's an italian restaurant in front on the beach of Flic en Flac. You have a large choice from meat to pasta, pizza and seafoods. The owner is italian and really sympathetic. The food is good, the environment welcoming.Go to Flic en Flac and ask for a nice restaurant, I will be surprise if someone does not tell you about Chez Pepe.

Among all the local restaurants I have been to, this one is by far the best. No wonder why it is always crowded during peak season. Perhaps the staff finds it hard to coop with the flux but overall they should not be judged too hardly. The place comes highly recommended nevertheless!!

Exactement ce qu'on attend d'un italien sans chichis: service de salle vif et aimable, assiettes bien garnies, goûts justes, prix doux. Peut-être lent en cuisine mais la clientèle est nombreuse. Un des restaurants les plus animés de Flic en Flac en front de mer.

We've been to this restaurant because we wanted to eat italian, and in Flic en Flac there's no other choice than this restaurant. The owner claims to know all about the italian kitchen just because he's italian, he's arrogant and agressive. Ok nevermind, I was hungry. As a first course, we tried the bruschetta and then my wife and I took a pizza. Frankly, I never had such an unpleasant experience for ages. It was simply inacceptable: dishes are cold, ingredients seem to have been chosen for their low price rather than for their quality plus we weren't served at the same time. The wine is awful too.

In 2011 we returned to Chez Pepe twice as the food was very very good. Lovely view and good service. In 2012 the experience was different. The food was still very good but we were surrounded by LOADS of flies. We couldn't eat at all. We rushed through our meal and got out of the restaurant. Not sure if we'll return in 2013.

We just went there in the hope of enjoying a good moment and eating nice italian dishes. We were extremely disappointed of the service- NO CUSTOMER SERVICE AT ALL. 1.The waiter doesnt know about the menu. The pizza section includes a note that says every dish is served with a choice of salad, chips, etc,. We queried the waiter about it and he said he doesn't know what that is. He didnt even care to ask his superior for our clarification or for his future encounters. We had to tell him twice that we would like to know about it in case we have to choose. We then found out that this was an error on the menu. 2. We took an octopus salad (rs250 EXCL vat) but which is way worth less than ard rs 190 inc VAT in terms of quantity and content. We asked whether this was accompanied with bread and the waiter said 'no',the dish doesnt come with anything'. We asked him a second time whether we could get some bread to eat with and he again replied negatively. but as I was watching at the food counter I saw a basket of bread waiting to be delivered at our table. Guess the latter wasnt aware of wat comes with! 3. Not so happy with that treatment, while eating, we found that the bread was over grilled and was completely dark burnt at the bottom. we had to use knives to take out the burnt area. 4. the most unpleasant part was when we asked for 2 small additional plates koz we wanted to share the salad and other dishes that we were taking. Surprisingly, the waiter was reluctant to bring the plates. he was so rude and had the nerve to tell my mum "how many times do i have to go back and forth?!" (whattt??? but man!, does that not form part of ur job??!! whatever a client asks for within the business, is it not ur job to go and look for it?!) To add to this, we got our soup but no spoon. we SO UNFORTUNATELY had to call for the waiter again to bring spoons! If that was possible I would have called for another waiter by there is only one waiter serving all client coming in. So we had to wait for him to see us waving at him and also had to wait for him to serve the other tables before getting to us! 5. Mum was finishing her dish when the waiter came at our table to take away empty plates. He then hesitantly asked whether there was anything missing. For a second I thought that he realised we were annoyed by his unpleasant behaviour but I was wrong. He also asked whether he could bring the bill. I wasnt yet done with my food and I had to tell him please, im still eating. if he could bring it later. Earlier, I needed 'tissue paper' but I didnt want to get disagreeable responses so i remained silent. But when the waiter asked if there was anything missing, I kindly told him that I need tissues to clean around mouth and guess what? he told me to use the towel on the table. (the one you put on ur lap). As if if i could use this, i would have asked for tissue papers! 6. and by the way, I ordered a ravioli (after being told that the tortellini was not available)/. This was below expectations. 7. Im not sure hes got something against us? the bill for one of the other table was incorrectly calculated, and from another table, one of their plate was dirty. We knew it as the waiter said it so loudly to the man at the counter- supposedly the manager, who didnt seem to care about customer satisfaction as well.

I live nearby to Flic en Flac, this is not the 3rd time i eat at " Chez Pepe" and each time got a very bad experience. The service was bad, No thank you.. Nothing. This time I waited 30 minutes to get the food and the food was not enough cooked. I was disappointed !

Hi. I see am the first one to write a review on Chez Pepe after 2014. One simple thing.... If you are Mauritian, don't go there..The service will be different for you. I've been there for my fiance's birthday. We enter the restaurant and ask for a table for 2 person. The place was quite empty. They put on in the middle on a 2 place table. tnen we ask to sit near the window on the side. but the waiter argue that thesee are for for 4 person min (table of 5 chair). we say ok its fine. then some few minutes later, a 2 tourist enter the restaurant and go straight to the 5 chair table !! the waiter did'nt tel them anything. Then he cam to see us and tell us that we can sit there if we want !! This is very bad service..We should asked for everything.. chili, ketchup, bread.. there was only 2 waiter.. the tourist got everything fast and didn't ask for anything.. what is this??? What a shame. !! And i was paying the same thing also.. why did i get a different service then.. the service is the worst i've seen

Pour commencer, faites nettoyer la table, une couche de poussière noire sous les avant-bras...Ça commence bien ! Le serveur nous appris un truc...Un Pina Colada se sert en dessert ! Ah bon...On en apprend tous les jours. Finalement on opte pour un Ti Punch, tellement "léger" qu'on a l'impression de siroter un Sprite !...Ça continue.... On passe au gratin de crabe : où est la chair de crabe ? Insipide et sans gout, une espèce de "préparation fromagère" (ne qualifions surtout pas ça de fromage) très gratiner (voir brûlée) qui a une forte tendance a faire l’élastique quand vous essayer de le manger...Bref, pas bon, aucun intérêt ! Y a-t-il réellement un cuisinier derrière, la question reste posée ?.... Passons aux pâtes à la Carbonara...On s'attend au moins un sans-faute sur la cuisson des pâtes (surtout quand se qualifie de restaurant Italien), eh bien non ! Trop cuit, quand à la sauce : très liquide (pas d'onctuosité)...Je cherche encore l’œuf dedans ! Finalement le vin commande n'est pas là, sur les conseils de notre serveur (très baratineur....Mais pas serveur de métier) on prend un verre de vin rose....Une horrible "piquette", c'est bien la première fois qu'on me fait ça a Maurice : sans nul doute possible, il vient de nous servir du Bordofin !(boisson premier prix vendu en boutique a Maurice : espèce de mélange d'alcool fruits et colorant - bien connu des Mauriciens), d'ailleurs le serveur n.a jamais voulu nous montrer la bouteille face à notre doute avéré. C'est du foutage de gueule complet ! Apres tout ça, il est facile de comprendre que ne nous sommes pas risque de prendre un dessert.... Je me demande comment on peut penser ouvrir un restaurant quand on ne connait pas l'ABC de la restauration, restaurateur est un métier, ça s'apprend...Si c'est pour faire ça, fermer, ça vaudra mieux pour tout le monde ! "Chez pépé" était un très bon restaurant il y a quelques années, avec une bonne réputation (méritée) - Ce n'est vraiment plus le cas !

Chez Pepe used to have a bad reputation from the old reviews on here, but here is my review in 2022. Last Sunday 25th September at lunchtime (1 pm) I took my family for dinner as it was my birthday. We had previously asked for a table setting for 6 and despite them not doing reservations when we arrived the table was set up for us. The staff were very pleasant and greeted us at the door especially since we had our 6 month old grand-daughter with us. We sat down and looked at the extensive menu debating what 3 pizzas we would order for 6 of us to share. The staff took notice of this and did not come and pester us to order until they saw we were ready, another nice touch. They also did this for all the customers as well and not just for us. We ordered the 3 pizzas and a round of drinks which were 5 large beers and a fruit juice. The timing and delivery of the drinks was just before the food arrived. Yes it took some time to arrive and it was because the pizzas are all hand made to order so you have to wait for them to be cooked. This was not a problem as this is not a fast food restaurant . The pizzas all had very good taste and were full of toppings and cooked to perfection . The fact is that there was no left overs from our meal. The staff waited patiently for us to finish and our invitation to get the bill. They did not just bring it and dump it on the table they waited for us to be ready to pay. At the end there was a nice touch of a small basket of sweets to eat. Overall from every time we have passed the restaurant when it has been open it always seemed to be busy which in a street opposite the beach in Flic-en-Flac with lots of restaurants is something to say about the ambience and value compared to other restaurants that are nearly empty at the same time