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Livingstone Beach Restaurant
House 48 Shanghani Stone Town, 3661, Tanzania
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Livingstone Beach Restaurant
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Re
Review №1

Right at the beach with tables in the sand but also indoor space. The beach is quite busy as boats load and unload people there, that also comes with some engine/fuel smells.Food tasted really good. Took the Beef Stew. Could not complain about speed, order came reasonably fast. The only reason I don’t give more than 4 stars (and most likely will not go there again) is that they only take cash. For a tourist place I find this unacceptable, specially since I could pay with card at all other restaurants in the area.

Jo
Review №2

Perfect place to see the sunset, you can see all the kids playing around, merchants offering their products and ships close to the port. We choose a $20 menu, includes a starter, main dish and dessert. The food was good (little bit gourmet) but very good taste. They took a long time to bring the food, probably 50 minutes they should improve that.

Ne
Review №3

Its OK but not super special. The view from their beach is mostly covered by a big ferry.I know better places to enjoy the evening.

Sm
Review №4

Nice view at day and during sunset. But stay away at night when the owner is usually there, he is a snake.Id also skip the food, its overpriced and below average. There are many better options nearby.

Na
Review №5

Very nice place to have a drink and listen to music - both life music (Friday to Sunday) and DJ were very good. Apart of being really good, music was also not to loud and annoying as in many places in Zanzibar. Would love to visit this place again. Had a fantastic evening there with a very nice company.

Ch
Review №6

Excellent food (we started with snacks and drinks and liked it so much we carried on to dinner.)Drinks: MUST try the passion fruit margarita (if this is your tipple)… piña colada very good too.Perfect sunset spot in Stone Town - I think.

Ru
Review №7

Nice cool under the trees, though lots of boats, Prawns on the menu actually means Prawn as you only get one..

Ka
Review №8

Sweet sweet spot with a good view of that Stonetown ocean and its bustle. A live band was going on just after we left and the snacks we had were well prepared.

Le
Review №9

Nice place for sunset, many people walking by and trying to sell stuff. Good staff but sadly not the food. Very expensive for what it is. Paid 75’000 shillings for king prawns that ok cooked nothing special and 60’000 shillings for fish that was tasteless and dry. As side dishes we each got half a potato.. so we asked for more and got 3/4 potato.. the building inside is quite nice and must be great for music. But for food just go to a cheaper place with better food.

Ay
Review №10

Loved the place, friendly vibe and good music

Ha
Review №11

Tasty cocktails with a beautiful view of the sunset. Staff was friendly and spoke good English.

Ru
Review №12

Cool shady place adjacent the beach in Stone Town. The price is hiked but worth it. Jazz concerts and great food. Also a good place to meet fellow tourists.

mo
Review №13

Lovely bar and restaurant with outside seating in the sand under trees! Perfect spot for a sunset beer! 🍻

Ra
Review №14

Location is good, but food is bad. Tuna was overcooked and they put 2 bottles of Ketchup on the table which is something you’d not expect in places calling themselves a restaurant. This is nice place for having a cold beer at the beach and nothing more.

In
Review №15

Good place to watch the sunset, have a drink or eat at a reasonable. Outside seating in the sand under trees. Live music!

D.
Review №16

Alcohol is served, while you can watch some local dancing in front of it in the evening.

Se
Review №17

Really cool spot right on the beach. Nice for evening drinks and relaxed. Under renovatio s in some.parys so rough around the edges... bathtooms not so well kept but stick to the beach section and youll live it. Lots around too for options from activities to restuarants.

Je
Review №18

Great spot for a sunset beer in the beach watching locals come out and socialise in the evening

We
Review №19

Nice Beer, Service Afrika Like.

Fe
Review №20

Terrible service, high price! We ordered red snapper deep fried without spices due to the children and they served us few pieces of fried fish with white rice and nothing else, not even decoration! We wont go there anymore!

Sa
Review №21

Satisfied. Nice pictures to shot. Food was ok but cocktails spare som quality..

Ro
Review №22

Tranquil place to enjoy the sunset having a decent beer, watching the acrobatic “fun” of local beach boys. Staff is equally relaxed, selection of drinks could be better (most of it was sold out).

Ma
Review №23

Brilliant place for a cold beer under a big almond tree at the beach.

Ka
Review №24

Take the menu to see the prices, or else the waiter is going to steal from you.

Az
Review №25

This place has a great location and excellent servers however it is not properly staffed to execute a proper service. We arrived at 6:15PM but didn’t actually get our order in till 7:10PM due to the lack of servers given the number of tables. This was especially frustrating (and kind of ironic) because our plan was to come for happy hour (from 5-7PM) and since our order wasn’t rung in till 7:10PM we didn’t receive the deal. In the big picture, the savings between happy hour vs regular prices was pretty minor but it was annoying nonetheless and the entire ordeal left a bad taste in our mouths.This establishment would benefit if they revisited their staffing numbers and looked to add people to ensure they can properly execute a service - my girlfriend is an expat living in Tanzania (who pretty much eats all her meals out) and after this experience she will be giving her business to the other number of options available by the waterfront to enjoy her Zanzibar sunsets.

An
Review №26

An old time favorite and still is one of my favorite bars in Zanzibar. Very chilled out place with great live band music on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Go
Review №27

Nice place to watch the sunset. Fairly Great food. Not cozy.

Ka
Review №28

We spend most of our time at this bar, the atmosphere is fun and easy going. The food is average but good, they get pretty busy so the service can get a bit slow but our waiter who served us every day was super friendly and bubbly which made it all worth it. This place is right on the beach, you can watch the sunset and listen to some great Jazz bands.

Ge
Review №29

A bit expensive but good ambience and wide variety of menu...

Mi
Review №30

Horrible place not recommending it like every other reviews youve seen before about this place, horrible owner horrible staff that place is just horrible I mean bad service and over charging people sometimes ,ok its a good location the people who are running it dont deserve that place, if you want to enjoy a beautiful sunset beautiful friendly staff just got to travelers you get all this I highly recommending travelers plus free Wi-Fi which this livingston dont offer!!

Sm
Review №31

Unfortunately for our last night we visited this bar. The service was very slow due to understaffing. A guy who presented himself as the owner was there very drunk. After listening to hes stories he insisted for us to take free drinks, but this guy was a pretty sad case. The short time we listened to him talking and talking and nagging and nagging when we declined was enough for us to rate this place 1 star. It really put a sad old mans face into this place.There is just something very sad when an old man probably in hes sixties is trying to act like hes thirty

Ma
Review №32

Nice place to have a drink and some simple food. Prices are Ok but the availability of the food and drinks cannot be guaranteed. I only put two stars because I saw the waiter use the same tissue to wipe off his hands and face, casually proceeding then to clean the knife and fork for my chicken sandwich (which tasted good and luckily could be eaten without the cutlery).

Ca
Review №33

Nice terrace on the beach. Good thing they dont allow street vendors to bother you. They are not allowed inside. Overpriced , bad quality food and drinks, is not worthy. I had a margarita a mango& avocado salad and some chicken skewers.The cocktail was bad not even close to reality.Salad was half mango and half avocadoTwo chicken skewers with 3 cubs of meat.I paied 46.000 Tzs .

Ja
Review №34

One of the only spots left for live music in Stonetown.

Ge
Review №35

Great location with beach, seafront seating under the shade of a huge tree; together with an indoor bar. Fridays and weekends they have live band music up to midnight, with some amazing jam sessions, mostly afro jazz, funk and soul. Guests are welcome to sing and/or play instruments.The food wasnt that impresive and was over priced. The waiter staff were genarally inattentive (with exception of bar staff).

Ca
Review №36

Lovely place with great outdoor seating! Think feet in the sand type vibe, very chilled with great views of the beach and sunset! Good selection of drinks and food!

Ph
Review №37

Superb location on the beach with nice view especially during sunset.We had a couple of beers and fried calamari. Good quality and nice service.

Ra
Review №38

I dont recommend this restaurant. The staff is not polite at all, they come to you when you call them as slow as possible. Their face seems do not show that they appreciate questions about the composition of the dishes.Table and seat are not clean.Toilette are dirty, you can smell them even where you are near the bar. Food is ok but not so much choice. They have a microwave to they certainly keep food for next day.

Ro
Review №39

Super slow staff. Plus be careful of your bill.. Check it twice because they like to tell you more than you really had.

Ro
Review №40

A1 location. But how on earth are the beers warm? “...you had one job”

Aa
Review №41

Waited 40 minutes for order to be taken. Pemba Kingfish was very dry. Chips were cold. Very limited selection of beer and sold out fast. Expensive. Foldable chairs on the beach were broken and very uncomfortable. Better places available with better service.

Ir
Review №42

Giving two stars for the ambience and location and the fact u can dip your feet in the sand while having coctails. I have been here many times, but what I really found strange was the behaviour of the waiters. I dont like when waiteress assume she is gonna have a 5$ tip for a drink only - when I asked for my change she said oh, I thought its a tip, so how much I should bring back - haha, no sweety - you should learn to bring the change back and be grateful when a customers leave something for you on the table.

Ra
Review №43

The waitress told us the price was 58000 Tzs when it was actually 48000. She tried to steal 5$ from us. When we told the staff they just didnt care.

Sc
Review №44

Great tunes and great vibes right next door to the impeccable Tembo Hotel. Owner Abeid is almost always on hand and has even been known to throw together impromptu live shows on special occasion.

Fr
Review №45

My favorite place at stoni

Bi
Review №46

Very nice sand terrace for a drink. On happy hour 50% off (17-19h), the cocktails are really good and only 6000tzs!

Se
Review №47

Great place to have a drink and watch the sunset front row on the beach! Service is slow but friendly just be patient and enjoy the view!

To
Review №48

Great bar/restaurant. You can play music and Jam the week end with good musicians. I recommend.

An
Review №49

Food was okay. Service is extremely slow which is not really a bad idea in a place like this as the views are stunning. However, they have limited stuff and many items from menu were not available.

Pa
Review №50

Awesome positioning, food was good just a little slow. Calming beach sand under foot whilst eating and nice to take break from manic Zanzibar city for an hour..

Ma
Review №51

Awesome place to have a drink or food. Directly at the beach, watch the sun dissapearing in this gorgeous atmosphere. Pricey.

Mi
Review №52

Great location. Great views. The food was fair. Beverages were warm and the service needs some attention.

Br
Review №53

First experience was great. Second was terrible. Dine at your own risk. Also they screw you on the exchange rate so this is one place where youll want to pay in shillings.

fl
Review №54

Good jazz music

Ma
Review №55

Great location. Cocktails were okay. Snacks were plenty. All in all nice place

Jo
Review №56

Nice atmosphere under the trees with your feet in the sand! Perfect for sundowners! Great Mojito!

ke
Review №57

Ask if Doris is working. If Doris? 5 stars. If anyone else? 2 stars.

Sh
Review №58

So fine,good weather, kind people nice food.Its a very nice place to be.

Ab
Review №59

Amazing location, nice food and good cocktails. I recommend it!

Ar
Review №60

Highly overrated, highly overpriced touristtrap. They abuse nice location with no or slow service, too high prices and warm beer...

Da
Review №61

The most stylish place in Stone Town. 👍🏻

Pi
Review №62

Very nice place, good view on beach and ocean. I think waiters could be a bit faster.

Ra
Review №63

Fun spot to sit outside, really lively with lots of kids playing by the beach. Good happy hour.

Ev
Review №64

The setting along the ocean, with tables set in the sand, is just insanely beautiful. The food and margaritas were excellent!

to
Review №65

A very nice bar with seaview and tables in the sand. A bit disappointed that i didnt see any living stones

Yu
Review №66

Beautiful Restaurant, with live music on weekends and perfect sunset view

Pr
Review №67

Nice.

Fa
Review №68

Nice place by the beach!

Sa
Review №69

Nice sea view and cold beer...what else u would need?

Review №70

Peoples and food are awesome! If you like jazz, looking at the sea and food this place is for you!!!

Tk
Review №71

Drink is not enough cold

To
Review №72

Great place to sit and watch local beach life. The fence almost keeps the hawkers away.

An
Review №73

The most charming sand terrace in Stonetown. Dim lights and swahili music do the ambience.

Se
Review №74

Among of restaurant which is in the center of stone town good view of the Ocean and beach

Pa
Review №75

Nice place but the waiters are soooo slow and quite expensive as well

Kr
Review №76

Great place by the beach. Decent mojito and friendly staff.

ZA
Review №77

The restaurant located in stone town zanzibar near forodhani park where one can get coffee

Ph
Review №78

Nice bar right on the beach

Se
Review №79

No wifi.Waitress with bad attitude

Ja
Review №80

Great atmosphere and great mango smoothie!

Jo
Review №81

Cheap drinks in happy hour 17-19 and right on the beach

Le
Review №82

Great place for an informal drink and snacks on the beach

Ta
Review №83

You want ocean view with fastfood this place is waiting you.

Ki
Review №84

This place did an amazing jamming night. Such good vibes!

Ky
Review №85

Decent bar on the beach that is great to watch the sunset.

Pa
Review №86

Seating on the beach, overlooking sea and sunset in the evenings, Friday band, nice...

Th
Review №87

The foods in this place are so delicious and amazing

Si
Review №88

Great location, great atmosphere. Service a little slow.

NA
Review №89

Very nice place during evening time.

da
Review №90

Magic spot for drinks and dinner literally on the beach for sunset.

Ba
Review №91

Nice ocean side restaurant. Food is delicious

li
Review №92

Too Expensive to the quality of the food even for tourists...

To
Review №93

Is a ok location

Su
Review №94

Super cool restaurant loved it

ni
Review №95

A perfect place for fresh seafood delicious meal

Or
Review №96

Great place to chill and watch the sunset

da
Review №97

Nice beach hut to grab a beer or 2.

Ma
Review №98

Good drinks and good views.

An
Review №99

Nice food and great atmosphere 👍

Os
Review №100

Near to the beach.. A. Good restaurant

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  • Address:House 48 Shanghani Stone Town, 3661, Tanzania
  • Phone:+255 773 164 939
Categories
  • Restaurant
Working hours
  • Monday:10:30AM–12AM
  • Tuesday:10:30AM–12AM
  • Wednesday:10:30AM–12AM
  • Thursday:10:30AM–12AM
  • Friday:10:30AM–2AM
  • Saturday:10:30AM–2AM
  • Sunday:10:30AM–12:30AM
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