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Tamambo Bar and Grill

Upper Level, Village Market | Gigiri, Nairobi 74493, Kenya (Nairobi Central Business District)
020 7124005
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Ranked #100 of 250 restaurants in Nairobi
Cuisines: International
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Good for: Doing business, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Lunch, Dinner, Reservations
Neighborhood: Nairobi Central Business District
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66% Recommend
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Dublin, Ireland
Top Contributor
208 reviews 208 reviews
53 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 85 cities Reviews in 85 cities
192 helpful votes 192 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed June 7, 2013

As others have mentioned, the Tamarind group has a pretty good reputation, but I was unimpressed by this place. First up, its not cheap - but putting that aside, the food was just awful! We had Kachos to start with - which were OK (then again, how wrong can you go with chips and guacamole), but a little stingy on... More

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Nairobi
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20 reviews 20 reviews
13 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed May 31, 2013

The usually excellent reputation of the Tamarind group was shattered in our minds by a surprisingly awful lunch. An earnest but inept waiter serviced us rubbery calamaris, reheated spareribs and a Swahili fish with a not-too-bad sauce over a chewy overcooked red snapper. Only the graciousness of the manager saved this review from being one star: after we explained our... More

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See 3 more reviews by Harvey C for Nairobi
Brussels
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16 reviews 16 reviews
11 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 22, 2013

I brought here a group of 15 people for work. It was a very pleasant evening, the restaurant is very nice as well as the staff. We got a set menu for 2250 KSH/pax and there was just so much food that I felt guilty for the amount of left-overs. The variety and quality were above average (although not stellar).... More

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See 6 more reviews by cateecatee for Nairobi
Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews 7 reviews
5 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 12, 2013

nice place. coctails. ok food. and best sheesha!!!! realy good place to visit with a friends. sometimes live musik.

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labinaNairobi, Director of Sales at Tamambo Bar and Grill, responded to this review
April 15, 2013

We would like to thank you very much for taking the time to post a review about Tamambo Bar and Grill. We are happy you enjoy the atmosphere, sheesha and cocktails/ We have shared your review with our team, who are encouraged to improve every aspect. Once again,many thanks for the feedback and we look forward to seeing you again... More

London, United Kingdom
Top Contributor
93 reviews 93 reviews
63 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 27 cities Reviews in 27 cities
44 helpful votes 44 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed February 9, 2013

The atmosphere and ambience at Tamambo is good. The staff simply could not cope with the full house this particular Saturday evening, we even resorted to collecting drinks ourselves from the bar. Food did not arrive together, with gaps of around 10 minutes from the first to the last yet we were only a group of four. We waited around... More

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See 26 more reviews by FoodieGastroGourmet for Nairobi
labinaNairobi, Director of Sales at Tamambo Bar and Grill, responded to this review
February 11, 2013

I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely apologize to you for the poor food and service you experienced at Tamambo on Saturday night. We place great emphasis on delicious food, quality customer care and great staff attitude at all times and are really sorry that we performed poorly in all these areas on this occasion. We have thoroughly... More

Nairobi
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11 reviews 11 reviews
10 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 7, 2013

Looking for a place to catch up with your gal friend over a niece ambience? This is a really gal friendly place

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See 9 more reviews by Racheal M for Nairobi
Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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17 reviews 17 reviews
11 restaurant reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed November 4, 2012

The Tamambo Tapas Bar is enjoyable and the food is nice, the burgers is spesifically good and its well woth the wait.

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See 16 more reviews by Jaco C for Nairobi
UK
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17 reviews 17 reviews
6 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
27 helpful votes 27 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed October 31, 2012

Have eaten here several times over the last year or two. During the day the garden is lovely, lots of space to move around and service is pretty good. In the evening however, the trainee waiting staff and kitchen staff are let out to practise. We have had cold food, wrong orders, bread served after the main course, cheesecake which... More

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Nairobi, Kenya
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13 reviews 13 reviews
13 restaurant reviews
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 17, 2012

Good quality food and everything given attention to detail. Tasty and good quality food. This restaurant feels as if its NASA. precision is the key word, nothing is out of place and nothing is over done. Everything is right where it is supposed to be

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See 12 more reviews by Waryblue for Nairobi
Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
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50 reviews 50 reviews
32 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed October 4, 2012

This is one of the most upmarket eating experiences going with the price range and taste. Boasts great tapas menus with greatly tasty meats being the main thing...Try their Chapakazi platter as a group and you have all the reasons to revisit. weekends and certain weekday eveings are packed to capacity given the dynamic entertainment menu. bring your wallet or... More

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