Best and authentic South Indian food in town. We tried the vegetarian curry, almost spicy with different spices inside. The portions are not too small. The prices are comparable with the prices of the other restaurants. Rooftop-View with friendly staff. Really to recommend!

We ended up here after we didnt get any service at two other restaurants. Relaxed setting with super tasty food. The directions could be a bit better, but luckily there was someone standing outside with a menu that could show us where the entrance is. We ended up taking friends there the next day, because we enjoyed it so much! They have quite a variety of interesting cocktails. Tasty food, lovely cocktails, well priced.

Place for tourists, there are many better restaurants in town and for sure cheaper. Food is bellow average, prices bigger than usuall in town. I wouldn’t come again.

Best Indian food in town!!!! Me and my partner both agree. We have been in Stone Town for almost two weeks and have been here 4 times already😳. Cocktails are the cheapest around. The food isnt cheap but everything weve tried tasted amazing and the portions are big...we have had to get takeaway most times. We go at night when its cool, its an open air restaurant and it is on the 3rd level so it overlooks some of the town. Its beautiful and creates a very nice atmosphere. Cant recommend this restauraunt enough!

Rooftop terrace and you can see the semi-open kitchen one floor below, clean and neat. The food was delicious and in large portions. Would definitely recommend!

All the food was delicious. The lamb chops on a kebab in tandoori was to die for. Everithyng very well priced. Super friendly service.

Enjoyed the food. The restaurant has an extensive menu specializing in Indian cuisine .

I came here because the next door Krishna house watched me stand waiting for anyone for about 10 minutes. Apparently I have to launch a flare to be noticed. Ridiculous. The silk Route on the other hand has great food and actively engaged staff and management noticing when people need a drink, etc. The food was top notch in both visits. And the service was excellent at the silk route. Krishna house next door is relatively terrible. Silk house is a go to for a vegetalerian.

The view & the service were very nice but we were disappointed by the food. The portions were generous but the taste was not as savoury as we expected (not really delicate even though tasty). Last point and to be know, the medium spicy is quite spicy 😬

Finding good restaurants in stone town is not easy. They, however, managed to surprise us with authentic Indian food. They know how to use their spices!

Best indian cuisine on the island. Tasty and delicious food. Awesome location and view. For sure will come again!

Nice interior, average- food: The staff was very nice in this restaurant. Unfortunately the food was quite a disappointment: the kingfish tasted old and dry, the indian bruschette were more like pizze, and the lamb cashew had only a micron of taste.

Outstanding, food is authentic and brilliant. Definitely worth the visit when in Stonetown

The service here is friendly, helpful staff,the waitress new just what do,i would recommend it

Fantastic lunch here! Over looking typical street and beach of stone town!

Dishes are not fresh..we ordered tandoori chicken and it served cold instead of hot and when we asked about it they took the plate and cooked again in microoven along with the plate..naan looked like rotti

Extremely expensive for what it is. We started with a mango lassie that was sweetened with added white sugar, when we asked for an unsweetened alternative after just one sip, they declined to make. New one. The food quality is average overall, I’m very familiar with Indian cuisine and this one was rather mediocre, definitely pricey for what it is. The restaurant was clean and service was speedy, hence the 3 stars. Summary: I won’t come back here

A very nice place with a good choice of indian style food. Prices are regular, but pay attention that they add 10% for service, plus if you will pay by card you will be also charged +5% of comission. Atmosphere is nice and cosy, view is beautiful and coffee is perfect.

The owners were amazing very friendly almost felt like family

Excellent welcoming staff, up the stairway to heaven, owner lives between Zanzibar and Toronto. Staff was excellent as soon as I noted my allergies they checked every single dish and frequently made sure I didn’t die! Great food and really good prices! Surprisingly very cheap! A good place to experience the spice of Zanzibar without taking a spice tour! Lovely!

Great place to have food, traditional Indian ambience and food is just awesome

The place is good clean service is awesome Neto with a good smile take care of usI asked for low spicy but it was a bit spicy so if u not ok with spicyWe order beriany checen and butter checenAnd butter Nan 💞💞💞

Heard great things but read poor reviews so I felt like sharing my own experience. We we’re seated on a table with an excellent view, the service was great and the food tasted delicious. We got murgh malai tikka, lamb rogan ghosht, silk route daal, jeera methi chicken and tandoori naan. The lamb was a bit too chewy than it needed to be but everything else tasted excellent. The jeera methi chicken was especially delicious! Amazing flavour.Great Indian restaurant if you’re a tourist and craving Indian food :) oh and also they have wifi so that helps if you’re a tourist as well. it also helped me write this review from the restaurant..just had to share the positive experience!Ps. My husband and I are Indian so we know our Indian food ;)

Great service, well maintained and decorated restaurant!

The location is excellent and it came right on our path when we needed it most on a hot Zanzibar day.Their food was delicious and authentic and the prices were fair.Staff were friendly and helpful and our food and drinks came out timely and well served.

We ordered butter chicken and chicken tikka masala, both tasted the same (like no spice or salt whatsoever) and the chicken seemed to be lying around for quite some time. The fresh orange juice took longer to prepare than the food so I assume the meal was just put in a microwave and heated rather than being prepared fresh.

Verry nice food specially desert are awesome

Great food and awesome hospitality... if your carving for spice food on the lighter with the view of the ocean

Food below averageDidn’t have the Indian tasteGood location, decoration & staffs

Ordered vegetable biryani. It was horrible, could not eat it. When asked if the food was ok, I told them that it was stale and dry. They lied to my face claiming that it was fresh 😒👎 They also added it to the bill. What a way to do business. Great job, guys.

Very nice place for Indian cuisine

Very delicious food and friendly staff. Nicely decorated restaurant with good view and next to the old fort in Zanzibar town.

Get there early or make a reservation and you can get a really nice view here from your table. It’s a very clean and well-run place place. The food was excellent in all the dishes we got. They give you a choice in spiciness for your curries, which were all perfect. Garlic naan was especially notable

This place was simply amazing. Sophisticated venue, excellent service and delicious food.Wide variety on the menu too.Best place we have eaten at for sure in Zanzibar. Will surely visit it again before we leave this city.

The food was yummy, the staff are friendly, I enjoyed my time there

The worst restaurant I ever been in my life, it doesn’t meet the standards of being place to serve food it should be closed, the food is cold may be over night, long stairs to reach, no ACs.The food is not Indian at all , I don’t what is it.

Not so good food its ok too costly bad taste specially dont eat chapli kabab it smells bad

I got one of the best experience here. The whole waiter staff.. came singing and dancing on the African local song and served the dishes to every guests seated there. Something unusual and something unique. Never seen such surprise item in any of the hotels i have visited in Africa so far...

This restaurant seems to be on its way down. Uninspired cooking on a slow Saturday evening, chewy meat, frozen vegetables and seemingly industrial (!) curry. Expensive as well.

This place is heaven on earth. The staff are very welcoming and the service was superb. The manager was very very humble. We had a nice time interacting with the restaurant owner mrs shobha raja, she too was from tanga so it was fun remembering the olden days. She made sure we got our meals on time and would come and ask if everything was ok. We visited this restaurant 4 times during our trip and the best part was when she gifted a bangle set to my 1.5 yr old daughter. It was really really kind of her. Would highly recommend this place and we will definately visit again soon.

The best Indian food Ive ever had. I ordered two complete dinners and waddled home. This restaurant has raised the bar and I will always compare other Indian meals to this experience. The Kuku Paka had he most tender and delicious chicken ever. If I see a restaurant advertising the best chicken I will laugh... the chicken I had at The Silk Route will never be surpassed. It may one day be equalled... but never surpassed. Well done chef.

This place has many good reviews online & one of the friends really wanted to try it so we decided why not. Indian cuisine is never disappointing. Well, I take my statement back. It is!! The staff were welcoming & the atmosphere/set-up was lovely. It was nice and cosy. The food on the other hand was quite dissappointing. The seafood smelt strange & after tasting a prawn we decided to return it The manager was very nice about it, told us not to worry and that we can order another dish. We assumed they would remove the charge for the seafood & charge us for our new dish that we ordered. (Butter chicken, which was quite standard. Nothing special) Instead they gave the butter chicken free of charge & charged the seafood which was pricier ofcourse. Nevertheless we paid & left.Summary: Wouldnt go there again. Would rather buy some nice street food for less than 1/4 of the price.

Be prepared to climb strap stairs to 2nd floor. Be very careful you could trip. Busy playing e as I believe its the only Indian restaurant. Crowded service takes app 25 min. Order all together and enough failing you wait again for 15 min. Food OK not so great .

Excellent place. Wonderful staff on great food with little waiting time. I like to get spicy food and this place asks how spicy you want it and they actually delivered on their promise of very spicy. They even checked up on me to see if it wasnt too much. Strongly reccomend this place.

The korma had no taste but nice waiter 🙂

Lovely location, but thats pretty much it. The waiter didnt really speak English, he misunderstood our order and we ended up with one starter instead of two and our drinks had ice, even if weve asked to have them without. The seafood platter was disappointing, nothing was really fresh in it and it was really expensive. Ice cream was offered by the manager, but it was a really poor attempt to apologise for such low quality food.

Nice place, nice food, nice ambience, good soft music, definitely worth a next visit

Ive been in Stonetown for a few days & saw this restaurant & thought to myself, give it a change, because I love good Indian food.I took the plunge and just walked in & was greeted by this utterly charming waiter called Jackson.I placed my order of Kadai Lamb with rice & Garlic Naan. I was blown away the taste & quality of both, the best Ive had since my last trip to India.I also had a chat with the owner & could hear he is very passionate about the taste & quality of all his dishes.If your looking for excellent Indian cuisine in Stonetown, this is the place.To the management and staff thank you for a great experience & keep up the quality & excellent service.Kind regardsFerdie Liebenberg

Great food and nice people. Highly recommend!

Amazing Indian food and super friendly staff. Make sure to try the Malai Kofta and to say hi to Sunday, who will greet you with a friendly smile as you walk into the building.

I am writing this review after a week. Wanted to share my experience on this restaurant.While I was in Zanzibar I was craving for Indian food, found this restaurant with very good reviews and visited this place. Asked them for chat Pata aloo and I received boiled potato with tomato sauce.. was very disappointing. Then o ordered aloo Gobi, asked them to make it more spicy the manager comes to me and said they cannot amend the taste of the food now, as there were a lot of customers and the kitchen is in the ground floor where as the restaurant was located on the 2nd floor. I understood his prob and said its okay. Ate my food which was average tasting and no where close to Indian taste. And my bill came up to 80k shilling as I had packed for the night.Later after 2 days we missed our flight, and it was time for early lunch around 11 in the afternoon, thought of visiting silk route again. When I visited the place this time, there was no customers apart from a couple in the corner. The manager recognized us, came to us for the order, I asked him in a funny way, if he can make my food a lil spicy this time - his answer was , the chef will not appreciate to change this way of cooking and they said its always the indians who comes here wants us to change the taste of the food or amend according to them.. my husband was very upset with his answer. We again told him, as the food was very bland we just asked you to put 2 extra chillies or flakes, he said he cannot change the taste.We decided not to have the main course from there and just order for some snacks and leave the place. Then we ordered for samosas, which was not again the authentic Indian samosas but still good. And in sometime I saw a family from Italy came to the restaurant and sat on the next table. They ordered for food, and I saw a plate full if frimes they received, I felt like eating it, called the manager and asked if I can get the frimes, you get it if the main course bill amount should be greater than 50+ shilling. And our bill was 40+, anyway I said I can pay for it. And then recalled just 2 days ago my bill was 80k and I never received it if was complimentary. Then he was like ok fine let me get one for u, and he got me just 3 pieces of the fries where as of others it was served royallu with pickles and plate full of fries. I was not begging him for it anyway, I was ready to pay for it.I was very disappointed with his behavior, alot of discrimination b/w people. Doesnt change the minimal things in the cusine for the customer. And calls itself an authentic Indian taste which I would 1 out of 5 for the taste and 0 out f 5 for the customer service.

Good food but the Indian staff/manager was abit rude.

Perfect taste, very polite staff

The food was great! And the staff really friendly and the ambiance quite relaxing and upscale. I really enjoyed our final night out in Stone Town capped by a dinner at the Silk Route.

Great food and drinks would recommend to anyone. Plenty of dishes to choose from, if youre feeling some Indian this is the place to go. Staff are extremely friendly too.

We ordered butter chicken, vegetable fried rice and butter naan.. The butter chicken was blunt..it literally tasted plain..the rice was okay..the naan bread was hard and rubbery..they served the food woth chilli that smelled off and wilted vegetables..it was a disaster. The worst Indian food ive ever had

The food was good but certain dishes were not upto standards

Ok one of the best Indian restaurant in stone town but the quality of food and taste could have been better. Amazing staff was ready to cook new dish in exchange but I was full with amazing starters and wine

The Indian food was delicious, I got the fish curry and the fish was cooked perfectly.

Great food for veggies, a little pricier than other places nearby, but worth it. Good service.

Good service and very nice food, we had a nice view of the road and ocean which was a pleasant experience.

The place is beautiful and the staff are ornately dressed. There is a good variety of drinks and dishes. I got the coconut beef and naan. The dish was delicious but the beef was undercooked (and I like a solid medium).

Butter chicken tasted like they were running low on spices (and not just heat, flavor in totality), lamb kebab was flavorless and arrived cold, tadka dal was salty and pretty much it, and the chutneys had next to no flavor. It’s unfortunate, but this place does not serve good Indian food.

Third class experience, the food was very unhealthy, made by same gravy for each dishes. And off course, its sizzling brownies, no any kind of sizzling just served with ice cream. Can visit again, its third time I felt same experience. No any kind of customer service, manager is hopeless.

Great location with lovely food.It’s upstairs (but don’t let stairs put you off - the best things in Stonetown are upstairs), so the balcony setting is great.Food is decent portions - I had chicken tikka masala and naan (on two occasions), both were delicious.Great for both groups and eating alone or in couples.

Very nice place, more fine dining in zanzibar but deasent prices! The staff very friendly and spoke good english! The food was excellent and was made very quickly! I hade a beef vindaloo and it was so spicy and good! Can be one of my better vindaloos 😋😋

Good Food and good quantity, i would recomend to stick to indian cuisines instead of fusion, been to this place twice first for indian food and thereafter we were so much satisfied that we went again and tried thier fusion food but it was shear disappointment and hence not gone again.only draw back you need to climb huge uneven steps to get to this place so become difficult and also there any many uneven level on the restaurant which makes you trip. there is no floor warning.

ABSOLUTELY delicious cuisine. Shobha(owner) is a lovely lady who takes the details and makes it into a great experience. The seafront view is outstanding!

Good to find Indian food in the middle of nowhere. But the taste was a little far from authentic. Felt like the food was customised as per the white palate as the spices were toned down considerably.

Excellent food but no coconut. For some reason any dishes on the menu which contained coconut were not available. I found this strange especially since I could look out the window and see coconut trees swaying in the breeze. I love trying the coconut fish curry. But it was the holy Moslem month of Ramadhan and perhaps there was a shortage. The dish I had... fish in a spinach sauce... was very good though. The service was excellent and they have a mango drink (it looks like a milkshake) was great!

I love India. I love indian food. I love silk route restaurant! Best butter chicken in town! Definitely will go back over again!

Great Indian food and surprisingly delicious Chinese food! Save room for dessert because this place has some of the best dessert items in Zanzibar. The restaurant has a beautifully designed rooftop terrace. Also, if you ask for internet access, they will give you half an hour of a really good connection

Okay food is good here but you will have to spend a lot of time waiting for yoir food. If you use wheelchairs or have problems with legs this place is not for you. To get to the restaurant you will have to ho through narrow stairs that are standing vertica which is a jit scary. The food is however excellent thoigh is very expensive. This is an Indian restaurant by thr way...so if you are into Indian cuisine this is the place to go!

Amazing place with really good food and super friendly service! Most definitely recommended!

Comes with a great view of the old buildings of Zanzibar, staff are very friendly and the restaurant is very clean. Food was amazing especially the brownie dessert! Would recommend it and I will definitely be going back next time I am in town!

I went here in 2014, so a lot could have changed but this is the best Indian food I have had in my entire life. My wife and I have traveled a lot of the world and have only twice visited the same restaurant (while traveling).We still talk about The Silk Route and how we want to travel across the Atlantic just to get some great food!

Best Gulab Jamun, very authentic Indian with tanzanian seafood options

Food was very tasty. Considering we were in a touristy area, I was pleasantly surprised. Service was also good. Lovely views of the ocean.

By far the best place to have a meal in Stone Town. Our meal was delicious and great value for money. The menu is varied and you have plenty to choose from. A word of advice you have to try the Sizzling Chocolate Brownie for dessert.

Its ok. But feels a little expensive for its quality

Without any doubt the best place to eat in Stone Town.With prices that arent too hard on your pocket and meals to make you want to go back again.I can highly recommend this. If you visit Stone Town you dont want to miss this.Excellent selection of Naan and very good curries. I had the Chicken Vindaloo which was very flavourful and aromatic, it had just the right amount of spiciness.Wait staff are very friendly and polite.

Great Indian Cuisine. Enjoyed the Briyani, however the garlic prawn were overcooked and a bit burned.Great Ambiance and lovely service.

Really good food in Zanzibar stone town

Good Indian food. You can adjust the level of spicy to your taste, from European to Indian.Fish curry with garlic Naan was great.

Excellent food and ambience. Service is friendly but slow. Has a very steep flight of stairs from ground floor to dining area. Poor hygiene in the washrooms with a big rat seen!

A great Indian restaurant, butter chicken is to die for. Breezy dining area, my go to restaurant while in Zanzibar!

It is located between Shangani and Forodhani near NBC Bank

Been here twice and had really excellent food both times, one of the best Indian restaurants Ive eaten in. Great service and nice views as well.

Nice location,good services good food but the fish whas not always so fresh.

Best in Indian Food on Zanzibar Island. Everything was perfect. The sweet lassi as good as the ones I have tried in India.

Very good Indian Food with Elements of Other kitchens - the service is very Nixe and you are welcome with children - it is one of the Few roof—top Restaurants which do Not Belong to a Hotel located close to the waterfront - of you like Indian Food - give it a Try- it‘s Worth it!

Always great cuisine, although seems its become a little bland after reopening.

Always great food and friendly owners who take time to chat and serve your food. Credit cards accepted good wine too.

Fairly good restaurant. Service is discreet and amiable. Food is only average, which is a disapointment. Amazing setting though: the terrasse overlooks the entrance to Forodhani Gardens and the sea.

Polite and efficient personal, tasty dishes but in my opinion , a bit overpriced . There a lot of stairs to get there and no lift. Other than that its ok.

Taste and attitude both need to be change especially their male Hindi speaking manager,As per Indian tradition onion will always be complimentary with punjabi food(even one of best Indian restaurant 5 star provided it as complementary) but arrogant manager asked TSH 3000 for 3 onion slice, totally pathetic dont waste your time here, writing this in their resturent, and one of WORST service i ever had

Nice Indian cuisine, especially they have vegan food.

What youd expect from Indian cuisine which was so hard to find in Tanzania strangely enough. Great staff, atmosphere. Clean place. The naan was perfect as was the curry.

The food was excellent, could not have asked for any better. The restaurant was absolutely clean, management was friendly, will definitely visit this place again.

Very friendly place. Food and service excellent. Well worth the 46 dollars for meal 3beers (large) and 2 cocktails