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Mabu Restaurant

African Asian/Oriental Japanese Seafood South African Tapas
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Attributes

  • Romantic
  • Outdoor Seating
  • Great Views
  • WiFi

Experience the fusion of Asian-inspired refined dining infused with a touch of African vibrancy.

Reviews (1083)

4.5 out of 5.0
Based on the past 12 months
Food 4.3
Value 4.2
Service 4.6
Ambience 4.7
  • Sven F. Dined: 4 days ago
    4.8
    Food 4.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Retashia N. Dined: 1 week ago
    2.5
    Food 3.0
    Value 3.0
    Service 3.0
    Ambience 1.0

    Reviewed on: Mon 17 Feb 25
    The restaurant was terribly smoky, all our eyes were burning and you leave smelling of smoke. The food was okay, the lamb chops were way too fatty, the prawns in the pasta were very salty. The complimentary bread was good. A rather underwhelming experience.

  • Lebohang M. Dined: 6 days ago
    4.3
    Food 4.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Mon 17 Feb 25
    Cocktails don’t come in nice cocktail glasses

  • Zoe M. Dined: 1 week ago
    3.3
    Food 4.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 1.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Mon 17 Feb 25
    The restaurant is beautiful. On arrival, there was no host to show us to our table. I spoke to one of the waiters who was passing, he told us to wait by the couches. We were directed to a table with someone else's name. We sat there for a good 15 plus minutes without getting assistance. We had to ask a waiter serving the table next to us to help us. He gave us menus and he was gone for a long time until another waiter came and we asked why the service was taking so long. He went and called the guy who was serving the table next to us to come and take our orders. A bottle of sparking water and cognac took another couple of minutes to be served. Eventually, we placed an order for our meal. The food was good and the music was also good. I would love to go back there, but the service needs to improve.

  • Tonny Dined: 1 week ago
    3.5
    Food 4.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 2.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 16 Feb 25
    Great food, busy day — service could’ve been way better considering we were there for a special occasion made known to the restaurant. Not sure if the extractor wasn’t working but the place was covered in smoke, not the best experience celebrating & eating with eyes in pain. Left smelling like smoke (like standing next to a braai stand). Overall a beautiful restaurant with a lovely ambiance. Great service for selected staff. Reception being one with impeccable service. Wish the night could’ve gone a bit better but thank you for the complimentary cake & cocktail. Hopefully our next visit is a bit better

  • Solomon M. Dined: 1 week ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Serusha S. Dined: 1 week ago
    1
    Food 1.0
    Value 1.0
    Service 1.0
    Ambience 1.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 16 Feb 25
    Service was slow from the time we arrived, took the waiter 25 minutes to bring us our welcome drink as per the Valentine’s Day menu. He didn’t really explain the menu clearly which resulted in us ordering the wrong side dish for our mains. Furthermore, we were seated across the kitchen which was a fish market the entire time, this was extremely loud and unsettling as we wanted to have a peaceful dinner. The flames from the kitchen were also very overwhelming to the point the staff had to put out many fans to assist with this, we eventually asked to be moved as our eyes were continuously burning. The food was below average, the main course of rack of lamb was extremely fatty and lacked flavour. We were so dissatisfied with the service and food to the point we did not order dessert which was already paid for in the 4 course menu. I honestly wish I could get a refund given we paid such a significant price for poor service and horrible food.

  • Amantle D. Dined: 1 week ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Nicky S. Dined: 1 week ago
    2.8
    Food 2.0
    Value 2.0
    Service 3.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 15 Feb 25
    Very disappointing. Beautiful venue. Food was below average. Nothing worked well together. Calamari was dry. Fish was over cooked. Chicken was like 3 day old microwaved chicken and no flavour. Sorbets were nice and very pretty. We had the Valentines set menu for lunch and think the kitchen was under the pump for a fully booked donner service. May go back to try the alacarte

  • Edwell D. Dined: 1 week ago
    1.5
    Food 2.0
    Value 1.0
    Service 1.0
    Ambience 2.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 15 Feb 25
    I think they did not plan well for the numbers they had to host on dinner on Valentine’s 2025

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  • Monday 12h00 - 21h00
  • Tuesday 12h00 - 21h00
  • Wednesday 12h00 - 21h00
  • Thursday 12h00 - 21h00
  • Friday 12h00 - 21h00
  • Saturday 12h00 - 21h00
  • Sunday 12h00 - 21h00