Clay Oven Joburg

Welcome to Clay Oven. Joe, Koulla and the team work hard to get the restaurant going and noticed and successful.

As Gregory – a cute little boy – said about us the first time he visited: “IT FEELS LIKE HOME, BUT THEY MADE IT A RESTAURANT”. That’s us in 10 words!

Our team of cooks and waiters is steadily melding together into a strong machine that offers friendly and efficient service. We each know our strengths and work to those. Koulla is able to help you choose something great off the menu, Alfredo and Alfios, Clement and Elvis are the ones who get the waiter thing right. Oh, and for now, Koulla is the dessert menu – you have to ask to see her for what’s sweet after your meal.

Clay Oven is not about mincy-fancy-pants nouvelle/nouveau/haute cuisine. We are about real food. That’s what we are about: first and second generation Portuguese and Greek Cypriot immigrants making the food they know and grew up with. Of course there are burgers on the menu (everybody has burgers) and lasagna (we don’t pretend to be Italian; our lasagna is made with Greek Kefalotyri – a hard goat’s cheese or a really good, dried halloumi and oregano). Our customers love our lasagna!