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Reviewed August 31, 2023

Jolly Bar Pizzeria ... Makes perhaps the best pizza in Diani beach. I loved their thin crust Marinara pizza. It was firmer and had a delicious doughy crust. I ordered via their Whatsapp number and rode my bike in the night to pick up the pizza. It...is well worth the experience and works as a good simple late night dinner option.  Service is great and attentive and the food was delicious. Its also affordable as well. Would recommend it for people looking for an Italian restaurant experience in Diani.More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed July 1, 2023

Best italian food on the south coast, period. Owner and his wife are super friendly and attentive. Even the prices are pocket friendly.

Date of visit: August 2022
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Jolly Bar, Owner at Jolly Bar Pizzeria, responded to this reviewResponded July 1, 2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, we do really try our best 👌🏿 👍🏿 😍 🥰 to maintain Jolly as it is.We are glad you had a great time.Asante sana .

Reviewed June 29, 2023 via mobile

The food was amazing , we highly recommend the ricotta pizza ! The service was great ! Can’t recommend this place enough !!

Date of visit: June 2023
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Jolly Bar, Owner at Jolly Bar Pizzeria, responded to this reviewResponded July 1, 2023

Thank you for your wonderful review. We look forward to serving you again while in Diani. Asante sana

Reviewed March 3, 2023 via mobile

Probably still the best pizza in the neighbourhood. And yes the price for a glass of wine is still so so overpriced. And yes I know the owner will answer it’s because it’s so good wine bottles from Italy. No. It’s ordinary wine served in...a glass of the table so who can tell where it comes from!More

Date of visit: February 2023
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Jolly Bar Pizzeria, Owner at Jolly Bar Pizzeria, responded to this reviewResponded March 5, 2023

Thanks for your review.Kindly you are not forced to drink the wine.There are other options,you can drink water,beer or juices.

Reviewed January 1, 2023 via mobile

Nice serviss, delicious starters, amazing mango juice , good sea food and pasta. Comfortable seating. Enjoyed everything!

Date of visit: January 2023
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Jolly Bar Pizzeria, Owner at Jolly Bar Pizzeria, responded to this reviewResponded January 8, 2023

Thanks for your wonderful review.Always our pleasure to serve you .We look forward to having you again while you are in Diani 👍🏿

Reviewed November 29, 2022

Don't ever visit this establishment. The owner is rude and the wife is 4rude as well I have never felt so disrespected as an American. They did not even try to understand my accent or any of the questions that I was asking. We had...an issue with the delivery because I was not there but I had already paid for the order and was going through an emergency which I told them to leave the food which I had already paid. I recently just ordered from them and we live very close by. There was a power outage and i called back to see if I should cancel my order and the wife was loud obnoxious and rude. Also, the food is average anyway. I will be sure to post on every website I can think of about. In the past year I have lived here, I have never felt so disrespected in my life. I understand my english slang can be a little hard to be so ignorant is just disappointing.More

Date of visit: November 2022
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Jolly Bar Pizzeria, Owner at Jolly Bar Pizzeria, responded to this reviewResponded November 30, 2022

You the only customer who orders food and calls for cancellation when the food is ready?You have lived here for 1 year & you visited only recently 3 times.Each time you order food,we always have problems with you.Have respect for people businesses. We are dedicated,we...More

Reviewed August 16, 2022 via mobile

We had a lunch with our kids. Friendly welcome, clean restaurant , fast service and good food. So this is a good option when you want to leave the big hotel restaurants.👍

Date of visit: August 2022
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jollybardiani, Owner at Jolly Bar Pizzeria, responded to this reviewResponded August 18, 2022

Thank you...see you again in future.

Reviewed June 7, 2022

If visiting Diani, Jolly bar is the place to gofor Pizza. Would definitly try it out again on next visit.

Date of visit: May 2022
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jollybardiani, Owner at Jolly Bar Pizzeria, responded to this reviewResponded August 18, 2022

Thank you...see you again when you are back,

Reviewed March 16, 2022 via mobile

Several things I was not really convinced about. 1) Mozzarella from caprese did not taste fresh. Was rather hard. 2) Potatoes from pork chop were very oily, not completely cooked and Luke warm. However the pork was nice.

Date of visit: March 2022
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jollybardiani, Owner at Jolly Bar Pizzeria, responded to this reviewResponded March 17, 2022

Thanks for your review. We appreciate your feedback, sure we will check on that. Sorry for that. Karibu tena...

Reviewed February 23, 2022 via mobile

This is probably the best pizza in town. Exactly how nice it should be. Thin and crispy. There wine is for no reason so overpriced. 500 KSH for a glass of wine is way to expensive compared to similar places in the area. No separate...smoking and no-smoking area.More

Date of visit: February 2022
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jollybardiani, Owner at Jolly Bar Pizzeria, responded to this reviewResponded February 24, 2022

Thank you for your review. The reason we sell our wines at 500 is because quality matters my friend.Other restaurants are selling to you cheaper because they are carton bought cheap wines.All our wines are Italian & imported.All are open from glass bottles & you...More

Reviewed December 26, 2021 via mobile

Fantastic pizza! You have to try the prosciutto and mozzarella starter. The 1 meter pizza was really good. Four different topping combinations.

Date of visit: December 2021
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jollybardiani, Owner at Jolly Bar Pizzeria, responded to this reviewResponded February 25, 2022

Thank you for your great review 👍

Reviewed December 12, 2021 via mobile

We really enjoyed our meal here. I went with an Italian who said he felt at home. Nice mixed meats and cheese + caprese salad to start and then some excellent pizzas. Price was reasonable and service excellent. We'll be back!

Date of visit: December 2021
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jollybardiani, Owner at Jolly Bar Pizzeria, responded to this reviewResponded December 14, 2021

Thank you so much for your feedback 😊. Yes at Jolly we make you feel at home for sure 😊, asante sana & we look forward to having you here again !

Reviewed October 17, 2021 via mobile

Jolly Bar is a guarantee for excellent food at very reasonable prices. Lovely salads, pizzas, pasta and the best pork chops I ever had. Thanks to the friendly staff and management as well

Date of visit: October 2021
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jollybardiani, Owner at Jolly Bar Pizzeria, responded to this reviewResponded October 19, 2021

Thank you George for your great rating...we will keep up doing this, asante sana na karibu tena.

Reviewed October 6, 2021 via mobile

YUMMY super thin, crispy authentic Italian pizza! Also had the calamari - All was perfect and only wish I could have eaten more. We will definitely return many times!

Date of visit: October 2021
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jollybardiani, Owner at Jolly Bar Pizzeria, responded to this reviewResponded October 10, 2021

Thanks for your great feedback, we are so delighted that you had an awesome time here.We look forward to serving you again...

Reviewed August 29, 2021

Under a huge makuti roof, this very informal restaurant with a bar in the center, offers an authentic Italian experience, including the background radio and hall of fame pictures. The owner is friendly and hospitable and produces his own mozzarella.

Date of visit: August 2021
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jollybardiani, Owner at Jolly Bar Pizzeria, responded to this reviewResponded October 10, 2021

Thank you for your review, we are so glad you enjoyed our pizza.Karibu tena Jolly,

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Jolly Bar Pizzeria is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travelers:
  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 4.5
  • Value: 4.5