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Samaki Samaki
Haile Selassie Rd, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Sa
Review №1

Great vibe, always a pleasure being here. Oceanic/fish theme decor is very creative and fun. Food is great, every single dish I ever tasted here was amazing. Watch out for the waiters though they can mess with your order and/or bill and have an attitude when you call them out.

JO
Review №2

This is where the locals go to have fun. An African themed party venue with lots of different areas, sports tv and dance music everywhere. At midnight on Saturday I was the only white guy. Lots of singles. Service was a bit haphazard. The food was better than you might expect in a fun pub like this.

JO
Review №3

A night club with a proper hype and one will enjoy the vibe. Nice music... hands down to the DJs as they know how to properly make it perfect.Theres a smoking lounge and a very well articulated surrounding. When it is crowded, service might take a bit longer but that is to be expected and good thing is that they are always keeping up.

Cl
Review №4

Our Christmas Lunch was delicious, however much on their menu is unavailable so the selection is actually quite limited. Lovely cocktails. Friendly staff.

Ab
Review №5

A must stop for good food and drinks in Dar! We came for our first night and visited each night in town. The overall vibe is good, there are a variety of drinks and the food is delicious. We came on a busy night but were well attended to, the food came out quickly, it was hot and tasty. We ordered the snapper and calamari which were delicious! We would definitely visit again. Shout out to staff Joyce and Emmanuel for a good evening!

Ch
Review №6

Great place also during the weekdays. On Wednesday was a very good karaoke and I’m not in karaoke spots usually. High percentage of elegant women.The menu is innovative and the prices reasonable. Good cocktails. I got a cosmopolitan for 5.20 USD.The only thing is they should accept USD in cash and the employees in the gangway to the bathroom beg for tips or even a beer.

Lu
Review №7

Nice place, kind staff but food was very average, octopus was very hard, mishkaki served pretty cold, and the chairs are very uncomfortable.

Ke
Review №8

Excellent food …. friendly staff … cool vibes! Karaoke finals day we visited - emery was great!!

Be
Review №9

Beautiful place, great atmosphere. The band was excellent

Di
Review №10

A popular place to be and to visit . Nice ambience, well located and very trendy. Butbi found it too crowded ( nice for the owners ) and the music a nit too one sided ( music only for teenagers and little above ).

Be
Review №11

Very nice time, beautiful people and a very talented band. Here visiting from United States. Very nice music

Ab
Review №12

Nice atmosphere, nice food and for me a must go, nice live music …

Li
Review №13

Its a good place to hang out, party and celebrate. The music is however often way too loud. The chicken wings are delicious. The location is perfect.

Ag
Review №14

Loved the whole night out experience..

Al
Review №15

It was good to be at the Famous Samaki Samaki!! Rustic/ vintage ambience gives a different feel of a night club.The food is woooow!!! 😊

La
Review №16

Food is a little expressive but good quality. Good service and gets very busy with decent music for late nights at the weekend. Smoking area in the back for those that need it

Sc
Review №17

Here are nice place have food and drink, the restaurant decoration is traditional East Africa style, it’s interesting design;But here are some staff, I thinking is not honest, as my experience at here, The one who has been serving me is a female employee; actually I only drink 4 bottles beer, but she give to me the bill write 6 bottles, i ask her why 6 beer? She said mistake; but according she reaction, I do not thinking is just mistake;Guys, if you come to here, be care you bill; they will write the bill more than you actual consumption, if you see it, they will told you “MISTAKE”😅😅😅And here are also many girl looking for man, as my brother experience with the girl, that’s girl is hookup;

vi
Review №18

A good place to meet new friends. Bottle of beer TZS.5,500. Try upstairs(with A/C) if you want a private moment with known friends otherwise dont try. Service staff are talking more with their staff than taking care of you but its good place for fun!

Sa
Review №19

Its a Night club.. Where we can relax some time with music and girls.. So you can enjoy a lot , if you are a playboy or you can enjoy music chill some time with drinks and food...

Bu
Review №20

Great food and ambience ❤️❤️

Hi
Review №21

If you want to feel the pulse of Dar Es Salaam, this is the place.

Sh
Review №22

The food is excellent and the vibes is amazing

Ka
Review №23

Get the grilled calamari. Youll love it! Their pina colada is perfectly blended!!!! 👌🏿 oh, the Heineken room is pretty cool too.

Pa
Review №24

Once you enter youll feel like a proper African club. Dont let this mistake you for the prices, its kinda expensive. Good vibes

Ke
Review №25

This place is lit lit!!! This is the place to look and to be seen. If you like bars, vibrant nightlife, tasty food, and beautiful people, come here.I went on a Thursday. There was a live band that covered all hits old and new. I ordered the king fish which was seasoned perfectly! Everything on my plate was delicious. I will mos def return. Instagram @KenKooltho

Ja
Review №26

Good food good music good vibes

ad
Review №27

Love the food and the music 🎵 is awesome. Looks natural

wa
Review №28

The food portions are great and taste amazing

As
Review №29

Its marvelous, nice service ,nice music , nice food recommend to visit.

Ka
Review №30

Security is good, and the crowd is fine.I didnt like the DJ, but maybe thats the music they love here.

Ka
Review №31

The food there was excellent! Great music very nice ambience. Terrible cocktails! I first ordered a Moscow mule and it was served to me in a glass and it tasted terrible. So I ordered another cocktail, it was so bad I couldnt finish it. I asked the waitress to take it back. Next time Ill just get a beer.

Wi
Review №32

Best place to enjoy,that includes drinks and food and they have good customer services

Ch
Review №33

The best place in dar...never lets you down...Good food..Good hang out joint ...well recommended...

Do
Review №34

Very vibrant place ...with good music vibes a good place to get wasted and have fun at the same time ........full of souvenirs and sea themed architecture.............

Ha
Review №35

Absolutely fantastic... a must to visit, if one is in town.PROS1)) easy to get to2)) parking spaces available3)) the decoration is stunning and like no other. Pictures don’t give it justice.4)) very spacious and roomy with outdoor seating area too.5)) the menu is so large with big variety to choose from6)) they accept credit cards7)) the food is above average8)) very nice atmosphere vibeCONS1)) wish they had crabs, lobsters and oysters

Ad
Review №36

A great place for its vibes and food. One of the best joints for clubbing.

Lu
Review №37

Good food, good food, better service than the food, well run restaurants.Well designed and lots of good clients. Its sucess speaks for itself

Pa
Review №38

Food was very tasty, good value for money and the young lady who served us was excellent

Sa
Review №39

The place is unique looking, its in a good area, the food I tried was also decent

ge
Review №40

An awesome place to hang out. Its been consistent since my last visit in 2018.

Pe
Review №41

Nice food with an acareie price. Friendly staff. Nice for a beer at night! Their speciality is fish abs seafood with a good seasoning

Mw
Review №42

Its a nice spot in town, the place where you can enjoy by listening the good music. The services are perfect. Though sometimes it is packed and will be so hard to find a place to chill

Ka
Review №43

A very good place for night club, meals ,drinks and more

Ru
Review №44

Poor service, rude waiters and waitresses, had to go to the counter and make my own order...disappointed.but what they lack in courtesy, they make up for in food

Ja
Review №45

Great place to eat and really good service

Lo
Review №46

If you dont like partying, please go to Samaki and you will change your mind!Definitely the place to come if you are in Dar es Salaam.Pleasant and quiet atmosphere during the day who turns into a crazy party place during the evening.

Ca
Review №47

Historically very good at Milimani City. But here the fish was fried to a crisp and dry. My friend ordered a burger with a funny taste. The place looks interesting with the Samaki Samaki decor overdone compared to Milimani City but I would not recommend. People seem to drink more than eat. It was not crowded on a Sunday afternoon. Service was bland and below average to other places on the Road. I would not return to this location.

Va
Review №48

The food is too rasty you can feel the mixtute of flavurs in the platter at an afforfable price, trust me yoy dont want to miss this cuisine😋😋

Mo
Review №49

Great place to be if you wanna get in touch with locals. Food and mood are great. Wonderful and friendly staff! The live bands are crazy good.

De
Review №50

Must visit is you want to enjoy the night life in Dar Es Salaam. The music is amazing and this place has karaoke nights if one is interested. The food options are limited but all are good to try and tasty.

Ra
Review №51

Too tier restaurant/lounge. Good music and good people

Be
Review №52

Good music that will make you sometime forget to go home early

Mu
Review №53

Awesome place. Great food menus. Drinks. Live music, amazing DJ. I performed here many times. Welcome all

Ka
Review №54

Loved the grilled fish fillet! Chips tasted great too!

Ed
Review №55

Best night life in Dar es salaam

Yu
Review №56

A good place,Good music,Good vibe,Rude and Unprofessional waitresses and Bar tenders with bad language and poor customer care...

M
Review №57

Great restaurant with extremely friendly staff and caring security. Amazing place to spend good time with friends and meet new people. The atmosphere of this place makes you want to come back every night. Also its clean and very safe place for those who decided to leave their sorbrierity home ;) Highly recommended.

Es
Review №58

Great music. They close at 3 AM though which was too early. Dont know whether its a government directive.

he
Review №59

Its a good place to have fun, good music good customer service everthing its good

da
Review №60

If you want to have fun, its a place to go🥳🥳

Th
Review №61

Great vibes , music a bit too loud but thats fine

Wa
Review №62

Perfect place to visit, samaki samaki, Masaki. The food is nice with reasonable price. You will never regret

Aa
Review №63

The Vibe is always Amazing and the Place always comes alive on every occasion

Al
Review №64

The king fish meal was great, but I wish they offered something else to substitute instead of the bulk of potatoes added to your meal. The restaurant is located in a good area for evening entertainment and can become really crowded on the weekends.

St
Review №65

As usual, samaki samaki is still lading as one of the best Pub so far in dsm

Da
Review №66

Great place to have beers with friends and a decent meal too. Karaoke nights on wednesday are quite popular and you can win yourself a bottle of konyagi (tanzanian gin) if you win. It can get too hot inside sometimes however theres an outside area. Its also a great place to watch football matches. Theres no entrance fee most of the time.

L
Review №67

Great sea food found over here at Samaki Samaki . Had local fish and chips. Very popular among locals and foreigners . Great music and bar atmosphere . Samaki also has a great upstairs Heineken lounge which is a must see - Ceiling comprised of empty Heineken bottles .

Ha
Review №68

A great place with a variety to choose from. Local foods would be a great addition to the menu

Ol
Review №69

Tasty dood, friendly staff, good music, nice place to chill;)

Ku
Review №70

The food was too good and the service was very amazing.The interior was gorgeous

Ma
Review №71

Very refined place I recommend I loved it. Just not as good as Levant

PH
Review №72

Good place. Music vibe is wonderful

Is
Review №73

One of the best place to visit when youre in Dar es salaam

Je
Review №74

Nice musics and friendly people around.

Ni
Review №75

This is first time in my life I am saying something bad about food!! I have Never seen this type of rubbish food in my whole life!!! Ordered a plate of chips! Out of whole dish of chips cant find single piece of chips which you can eat😞.

ju
Review №76

Good music. Great food. I had a good time here...

Fr
Review №77

Nice place to eat and chill

Bo
Review №78

The place is very nice for anyone who wants to be stress free.. the music at night is very very fantastic.

Mo
Review №79

Very nice place, delicious food

fl
Review №80

The interior creativity is of top notch 👌.

Jo
Review №81

Good food. Average cocktails.

im
Review №82

They serve nice foods(sea foods)..... And the music after midnight is dope👌....its a nice place to drink and have some good time with friends

jo
Review №83

Nice place to chill with or without friends

Si
Review №84

Very bad place,music ok but service Very Very bad and they still from my.

Mi
Review №85

Not clean toilet full and not clean no dancing ground no enough chairs for people waitress are no polite

Bo
Review №86

Very many sections within. Great music

Ch
Review №87

Nice place for music, food and soccer watching

Is
Review №88

Good vibes...nice lively joint when in dar

Ki
Review №89

Seriously good food and service . And it’s a great party scene on wknds . Best burger

Ja
Review №90

Great place. Loved the music

Ke
Review №91

Its a nice place definitely Ill give it that but I think the fact that these guys know there popular it makes them cheeky .... The service is lousy you can order something that you can see and be told that we dont have it .... The bar and waitresses do not even have a clue what they are selling.....

Le
Review №92

Woooow. This place is cool. But its a little high when it comes to prices. But compare the vibe you get when youre there. Its okay.A beer is just about 2 dollars ( 5,000 Tsh )

Lu
Review №93

Its a good spot for the whole week. Food is good music is good and the whole vibe is good.

da
Review №94

One of the most famous place. Looks very traditional but gives the Las Vegas level services. Ome among the places that one have to be at least 100 times in a life time. Very fun, hipper vibe fast services and very sweet music. I love the place!

Er
Review №95

So much more,club and vibes

Bo
Review №96

The food, atmosphere, and drinks where amazing. Also the service was incredible. This place is a must visit.

Ba
Review №97

I wish 4 stars didnt say I liked it. Its better than okay if loud and moving bodies all over is your scene. Parking was a nightmare let alone finding a space to stand in the place. The smoking garden is better as you get to enjoy the music without the ear piercing drumming which I guess is what all the young people were there for. The DJ is more than decent and its the place to be seen. Too bad thats not something I would enjoy, so 3 stars it is even if it is more than okay.

Sa
Review №98

After a long time visit...i enjoyed alot..especially the karaoke

ke
Review №99

I definately love this place, the garden at the masaki branch is small but cozy. They have good music with great food.

Ca
Review №100

I never hate the place ,it is cool.

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  • Address:Haile Selassie Rd, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  • Site:https://samakisamaki.com/
  • Phone:+255 677 767 677
Categories
  • Restaurant
Service options
  • Delivery:Yes
  • Takeaway:Yes
  • Dine-in:Yes
Highlights
  • Fast service:Yes
  • Great cocktails:Yes
  • Live music:Yes
  • Rooftop seating:Yes
  • Sport:Yes
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance:Yes
Offerings
  • Alcohol:Yes
  • All you can eat:Yes
  • Beer:Yes
  • Cocktails:Yes
  • Halal food:Yes
  • Healthy options:Yes
  • Kids' menu:Yes
  • Late-night food:Yes
  • Organic dishes:Yes
  • Quick bite:Yes
  • Salad bar:Yes
  • Small plates:Yes
  • Spirits:Yes
  • Vegetarian options:Yes
  • Wine:Yes
Dining options
  • Breakfast:Yes
  • Lunch:Yes
  • Dinner:Yes
  • Catering:Yes
  • Seating:Yes
Amenities
  • Bar on site:Yes
  • High chairs:Yes
  • Toilets:Yes
  • Wi-Fi:Yes
Atmosphere
  • Casual:Yes
  • Cosy:Yes
Crowd
  • Groups:Yes
Planning
  • Accepts reservations:Yes
Payments
  • Cash only:Yes
  • Debit cards:Yes
  • Credit cards:Yes
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