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“Great Service, delicious African food!”
Review of Karibu Restaurant

Karibu Restaurant
Certificate of Excellence
Cuisines: African, Steakhouse
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Good for: Large groups, Local cuisine, Romantic
Dining options: Late Night, Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast, Delivery, Reservations
Description: We are a Truly South African Restaurant situated in the World Class V & A Waterfront. We serve traditional unpretentious good South African cuisine to international guests and locals alike.
Reviewed November 24, 2021 via mobile

Really delicious food and so freaking friendly service, can’t remember to had such a good service in a long time. Our waiter (his name was Clever) was just so kind. Recommended! PS: try the Lamb with mash, it was delicious!

Date of visit: November 2021
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Reviewed November 23, 2021 via mobile

We had a wonderful experience today at Karibu - we had high expectations after our driver recommended we visit for a taste of authentic South African food and Karibu did not disappoint.

From the moment we arrived our server, Clever, was warm and attentive - Clever made some excellent recommendations from the menu and we opted for a special meat platter after his advice…it was excellent! An absolute feast, and we devoured every morsel. Starters were also excellent - the trio of Briout and the Malay Chicken salad.

What sets Karibu apart was the staff - Clever pre-empted our every need and is truly exceptional at his job. Would recommend to anyone looking for a taste of South Africa, with a view and excellent service!

Date of visit: November 2021
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Reviewed November 20, 2021 via mobile

Absolutely incredible. One of my highlights from my holiday. Tiana and staff looked after me like I was family.

I cannot thank Tiana enough for what she did for me today. Gave me a proper history lesson about the restaurant, explaining the intricate design though process which was incredible. She even introduced me to the managers brother! Could definitely tell she had a pure passion for the place, which is remarkable. You won’t find many individuals like her, she’s honestly a blessing to the place.

And Bradley (my server), I think that is his name. Tremendous member of staff, who deserves the world. He made sure everything was well and regularly checked up on me to ensure I was satisfied with the service. Which allowed myself to feel so relaxed and feel like I was at home.

To the food now, as a foreigner I was really spoilt for choice. But from recommendation from staff. I was able to make the right decision. Food tasted like heaven in my mouth, all these exciting combination blended so well.

Overall, a beautiful restaurant. May God continue to bless all the members of staff there !

Date of visit: November 2021
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Reviewed November 11, 2021

Lovely food. Bobotie spring rolls still a favourite. Good wine and a good time with family. Well done

Date of visit: November 2021
Thank ZweisieG
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Reviewed November 10, 2021

Sadly, this restaurant turned out to be more hype than anything else. They had Cape Malay food and some interesting dishes on their menu, so we decided to give it a chance.

Our drinks weren’t bad. My non alcoholic mojito was good, the Karina kiss came with a chocolate elephant that was appreciated and the peach Bellini tasted fine (even if it came without a stirrer and needed to be stirred with a knife)

For starters we ordered grilled calamari which was salty, the prawn cocktail - the prawns weren’t fresh, the crayfish - wasn’t bad.

I ordered a Cape Malay chicken curry as we have loved the cape Malay curries we have had over the last few days and a putu & chakalaka as a side.

My dining companions opted to wait for the starters before deciding their mains, as portion sizes in this part of the country have been much larger than Joburg.

The portion sizes were tiny, but given our disappointment with the starters, they opted not to order anything else. I requested our server to just bring my main course as the others wouldn’t be ordering. It took 45 minutes for my mains to arrive.

The curry was stodgy, the quality/taste of chicken wasn’t good and it didn’t taste fresh.

The putu tasted like it had been sitting uncovered and drying out for awhile before it was served under the chakalaka (which wasn’t bad), but we just couldn’t eat it. And after tasting everything, we just decided to pay the bill and leave.

When the manager approached us, we explained what l problems we had with the food, she offered a 10% discount for us to be used at another occasion, but after an experience like this, we wouldn’t go back even for free.

Karibu is a tourist trap. Avoid as far as possible.

Date of visit: November 2021
2  Thank Karishma P
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