Small portions at a way too high price. Its one of those restaurants that doesnt count on returning customers bcz its getting enough one-time customers. Its looking nice and kitchen is open, you can see its clean etc. Impression was good. Results not. NEVER got a VINEGAR based curry anywhere in the world, and even not on the whole island. In compared it has much more veggie parts than meat content. Definitely not satisfied here. If it wasnt that expensive we didnt eat it... And just leave the restaurant.P.S: The onion soup was delicious!

A tribute to the Great Freddie Mercury. Excellent food, fast and friendly service, playing all the hits from Queens entire catalog. Prices are fair. Nice view of the sea while you eat. Live music or DJ in the evenings. Make sure to bring cash (U.S. Dollars or Tanzanian Shillings). We tried using a credit card on 2 seperate occasions and mysteriously both would not work... but no worries... just bring cash. I highly recommend this place.

Nice restaurant and they have a live band every Saturday.

Views- excellent. Food-mediocre at best. Ambience-great. Toilets🚹- disgusting. It was stifling hot and flies pretty much everywhere while having lunch. Beware of the cashier claiming the debit/credit card machine being out of order being down to network, it work if u insist😉.

This place was rocking out Freddie Mercurys hits all time AWESOME!! It’s closer to the ferry so it’s a great place to have some downtime in stone town if you’re transiting to DarWe had the seafood extravaganza amazing combo of fresh seafood it is quite delicious.Service here is amazing 👍🏽

I know very well it is a restaurant that is close to my work place it opens at 2:30 am for breakfirst service and continue nisehem near the main port of zanzibar in front of it has a very beautiful beach and calm air no noise

Dont be confused the name to end with bar, for nondrinkers, dinner and lunch are offered as well.I had an interesting dinner with my buddies.

Stopped by for a quick bite on our arrival in Stone Town. Great location just next to the beach. Ordered the fried whole fish..my companion King Fish..was just ok.. a bit put off by staff using same equipment to clean the floor and the dining tables..both me and my companion found staff undressed changing in the restroom.. other than that its an ok place to sit and grab a drink..

Drinks and food were decent quality but pricey. I would have given 4 stars but the service was lacklustre and their credit/debit card machine wasnt working.

Tasty food, the local can be a bit renovated. Nice overall

Very disappointed. The image of Freddy Mercury are been used for promotion. Not even a picture of the legend visible. No music of him played. Have to ask to play his music.Food of a very low standard. Will definitely not recommended as a attraction to Stone Town.

Mercurys is a solid *meh* for me.While the food was tasty, it was also a smaller portion than Id expected. While that may in part be a consequence of American dining habits; nevertheless, for the amount paid, I expected to receive just a bit more of each item. The greens were more a hint than a full salad, and the seafood ragout had approximately two of each seafood type.Of particular annoyance was the fact that the waiter waited over my shoulder and even instructed me on precisely how much to tip him. Id taken my meal at the bar, meaning his only interaction with me was to deliver the plate of food. The bartender took my order, served my drink, and chatted with me a bit. Its not as though Im unwilling to tip, its simply that this gentleman did nearly nothing to deserve - let alone demand/instruct - a tip.also not sure I like the fact that this restaurant so heavily traffics on Freddie Mercurys fame. Suppose Id feel better about it if I knew that his family or estate or whatever was involved rather than simply being some enterprising businessman taking advantage of a local icon.

Views are good... Music is 80s and classics... Food is 2* the chef loves ginger even on a steak?!? Would recommend going over to the floating restaurant.

Very well located in the city centre of stone town , very nice music special the ones of Freddie Mercury , sometimes you have the opportunity to enjoy the alive music , the staff always willing to help by giving different options. If you are looking for a place to enjoy the beautiful view of the Indian ocean, nice food with a wonderful people , I suggest you to go at Mercurys bar

Chicken Parm is on the Thai menu (nothing on the Thai menu appeared particularly Thai actually), the rest of the menu was similarly amusing and eclectic, but I the food was fine and it was a nice atmosphere to hang out in.

Service is to be improved. The host brought the menu and disappeared. Views 10/10, however the service needs to improve

Best tuna fish brochettes, first time to taste it and it was mouth-watering😋😋😋 from this legendary bar...I understand it was founded by the one and only Fred Mercury!👌👍

Not a bad restaurant at all, food is prepared fresh. Has the view of the canoes and water on one side. One tiny little issue at the time we were there was a man restoring his boat with a kind of wood paint that would drift into the restaurant, was a little nauseating.

Great food , nice view, funny guy at the counter. Cool place

Quite popular restaurant that claims some connection to Frddie Mercury.The seafood is really good, doesnt matter if you have it on pizza with pasta or in a mix indian/zanzibari style.Pricing is moderate considered the location, you get a nice view of whats going on in the port and at sea. Also close to House of Wonders and Forodhani Garden.

Right next to the ferry. Good place to stop and plan after getting off the ferry. 2min walk. Free WiFi, food okay and average Zanzibar tourist prices. Can see the tours for prison island leaving from here.

Very poor customer service, waited along time for very average food but worst of all was the terrible band playing terrible music so loud that you cant hear yourself think.

Overcrowded, good food, staff should be more managed on better attitude.

Decent place for a drink, if you come off the ferry and walk to your hotel it looks extremely inviting. However there are way better places on the western side at around about the same price. Has a good view of the boats and sunset aswell as being close to the harbor. Aircon isn’t great and staff are a little slow but a good allround local bar

Its a beautifull place, nice oceanic view quality foid n drinks at a reasonable price.I really enjoyed its a must go place. Has a beautifull view of the sun set.

Yummy chuku chuku available here, efficient service and great ambience , kids enjoy watching ships dock and unload cargo as they waited for the food.

Wonderful seafood place 2 minutes walk from the Zanzibar Ferry Port. Great music. Tends to be overcrowded with tourists at lunch time.

A must! seat in a iconic bar for coffe or drink . you have nice view on the bay and fisher boat around .Nice espresso by the way ...

Good food, cold beer whats not to like

Great location, right on the waterfront. Unfortunately thats were all the positives stop. Advertised Wi-Fi but nothing was available, the food took an extremely long time to be served and was only just passable. Eftpos is avalible after you ask 3 or 4 times, and when you are finaly able to pay by card they make you pay only in USD. After hearing so many good things about this place I was so disappointed.

Curry was good but for 19500 the most expensive I got on this Island in the range of the restaurant. Also portion was super small!!! View is excellent.

Great location by the beach, food and atmosphere really good

Always a pleasure to visit food and service excellent

Lekker, great atmosphere, you experience the essence of Zanzibar and Stone Town

A bar beside to Stone Town Port. However, it is the end of December and there is only a fan in the almost dying temp. Please note...

Came here as huge Freddie Mercury fans as we saw this spot on google maps, however disappointed to see not much memorabilia or hear any Queen tunes as expected.The food however, was on point, we ordered the Zanzibar chicken curry and vegetable biryani and was pleasantly surprised.The location is great to sit and look at the ocean with the pricing also being on par with the rest of the places in Stonetown.

You should bring at least 200k Shillings or 100$ before entering to this restaurant. Everything in the menu is doubled or tripled than normal. View is good tho.

This restaurant is just for the tourists who dont know the price of food in Zanzibar.

Nice place and whoever wants to sit and relax along sea shore this is the best place. Enjoy...

Nice restaurant at the port. Good place to have a drink before or after the ferry ride. Terrace directly at the sea. Cocktails are not too nice.

Enjoyed live music on a Saturday night. Good pizza - simple / straight forward food - will come back again for the vibe / setting and positive energy 👍🏻👍🏻

Great place for a cold drink before jumping on the ferry back to Dar es Salaam. Service is spotty and food is on the pricey side, but they sell some awesome Freddie Mercury t-shirts and tanks!

They are friendly, lovely view ,history and good cuisine.

A bit hit and miss. Had excellent service the first night we were there, when we came back the second night it was quite poor. Pizzas are delicious, although a little pricey. Had some issues with the soup and fish. Great ambiance, right on the beach and occasional live music. Beers are decently priced, cocktails are a bit pricier than other restaurants along that road

Nice bar & restaurant near the Kilimanjaro ferries. Price is little higher but because of beautiful view. Overall all good

Nice place but weird rules make it a turn off. It 6pm on a Friday and they telling me the whole menu is offline expect pizza 🍕. Then why even give me the whole menu to order from??

It was amazing I had great time with lots of fun

Relaxed setting, good food, excellent service

Not really clean.... Not really up standard.They can do much better.

The bar is in stonetown infront of Seaview and in open space

Food is pretty good, average prices and great location/outlook to the sea/port

I ordered fillet steak with pepper sauce, this was utterly the worst meal I have ever seen, it looked like over cooked dog meat. I sick to the stomach even at the look and smell of it.

Very beautiful and peaceful place very near to Ferry. Service is good. Best place to visit.

What a nice place next to sultanas great achievements ..

Not what its been three years ago. The beach is loaded with boats, cant walk, but have to hear banging and hammering and smell diesel and paint. It was a sweatbox around lunch time

A pretty cool place with a varied menu and open air seating. I wish they would play more music from Queen, though. I mean, cmon!

View very beautiful. Disappointed in service, restaurant wasnt very busy but got hardly any time and attention from waiters. Called a few times, was ignored. Was having a drink only and then decided to order something to eat, but after being ignored twice I didnt order any food. Not good service at all. First restaurant in Stone Town where I met unfriendly staff. Was looking forward to the visit, at least the local Gin and view made it worth it.

Unexpectedly pleasant place. Meal was delicious for all of us and services was very good. I would recommend Mercurys.

They have delicious meals

Great views. Despite many visits Ive never heard Bohemian Rhapsody. Food ok and relatively expensive.

Our worst dining experience in Zanzibar. Staff was unfriendly, food was average, and cocktails overpriced. Wont recommend.

Lamb jobbs and killi in the First of 2022 super.plus Queen .

Came here for a few beers which was nice overlooking the water. Ordered a pizza which took forever to arrive but was tasty. Table next to us waited over 40 mins for their food before complaining. Said they take visa but when we went to pay said the machine was down, seems to be a common thing here. Would go back for drinks but food not so sure.

I liked it. Food was very good and tasty, location is nice, directly at the beach.I think it’s a bit pricey. We paid 26$ for two beers, two meals and a small bread for starter.

Grate food. Price right. Cold drinks. Beautiful atmosphere. Grate service.

Nice food and a great view of the beach

Ive been trying to get into Mercurys for a few days now, always chock a block with patrons.At last I got on, what a great place to gave dinner on the edge of the beach next to the harbour.What I also loved is the music they play, all Queens music, so they should.I was greeted by a very friendly waitress that showed me to my table.Love the menu, nice variaty and excellent quality as is the taste.The view from is established is quite one to behold, especially at sundown.To the management & staff thank you for a great experience.Kind regardsFerdie Liebenberg

Lovely location with wide variety of drinks and cocktails. 2 Jamesons went down a treat to bid goodbye to the sun for another day. View over water was stunning and staff so friendly.

Historic restaurant in stone town. Nice location and the food is of decent quality. Slightly high prices but being in a tourist area it’s acceptable.Definitely a must when in stone town. The music is also cool as its a mix between queen discography and rock such as guns and roses and AC/DC

Extremely disappointed with what has become of this bar. I visited in 2013 with a few friends and we enjoyed our experience so much we returned every night for a week. Now though, I will never return and I will openly steer people away from this location. The staff is in no way welcoming, as they used to be, and openly talk horribly about the customers. To assume no one speaks Swahili is absolutely ignorant, speaking to the manager directly here as I could hear what he was saying to his staff as well. I never write reviews but I am disgusted with this place. DO NOT GIVE ANY OF YOUR MONEY TO THIS PLACE. Overpriced and the food mediocre at best. There are several restraunts close by that serve better food, at lower prices, and will be very happy to have you. Again please do not spend money here so that new ownership can take over and return this bar to its former glory.

You pay entrance on the nights they have live performances and the drinks and food are pricey. But it has a really nice atmosphere and the live band was GREAT when I was there! So i still would recommended it if u are able to splurge a little

An amazing place with a really beautiful Ocean front view

We went for a drink we are big Queen fans and it was okay. The drinks are strong and a bit pricey. Wish they were playing Queen though. Staff wete fine, wasnt a long wait.

Lovely place. By the sea quick and efficient service. Not expensive. Good place to spend the evening and sip your favourite drink. Menu good options.

Great photos of Freddie, slaves, old rulers of Zanzibar and democratic prices.

While this bar is on the seafront, you will not know until the hour you arrive, what you will see or smell. There is guys working on boats on the beach, some painting, some scraping, some welding and some hammering. So if you want somewhere with picturesque views this is not the place. We stopped for a coffee and a beer, and were met with a smile. Shown to our table (party of 5) and ordered drinks, which arrived quickly. The furniture is dated and some of it is homemade, which you could say adds to the atmosphere. Me I say I put some splinters in my arse and hand. Not sure what it has to do with Freddie Mercury, apart from some photos and the fact it is on the island of Zanzibar where the king of queen was born. It’s close to the harbour, so if you have a wait for the ferry then jump in here.

Been to Mercury Bar considering its a must thing to do. but very disappointed with small portion size food and OK in taste and very pricey. When making payment as usual i was told that machine is down and need to pay by cash. When told i have no spare cash and i am happy to wait another one hour till your machine get working. Immediately i am told that machine has started and can help. Another twist is that i am told that machine only accepts USD payment and they convert TSH to USD at a very bad rate and so i have to pay another 15% more on currency exchange conversion. I am happy if they write in advance only cash accepted.This unethical behaviour has really left bitter taste in mouth and would prefer not to visit this place again

Went there for lunch but it took way too long so had to leave the place on an empty stomach (would have missed the ferry otherwise). Waiter said 20 min, after 50 min still no food in sight. Place is a bit run down but location is good.

Legendary restaurant in Stonetown. One has to contend tho with the same Queen music playing over and over again, not too bad if youre a Freddy fanatic. Very nice views over the harbour. Food was ok and not too pricey. Friendly staff, who have heard it all, from tourists. All in all a popular place and will definitely always go back when on Zanzibar.

Has nothing to do with Freddy Mercury but more of a celebration to his life. Good 80s music in the background. Nice cold beer and good service. Good pizza. Ideal for ferry crossing as very close to terminal.

This was the loveliest restaurant on the entire island. Freddy Murcury was born in Zanzibar and this resturant was dedicated to him.It had a beautiful view of habour.Cocktails were amazing.. amd so was the food. Really great vibe

Not too tourist friendly the toilets not up to standard was very dirty on eid

As homage to Freddy Mercury, this was an anti climax. There are some photos of the great artist dotted around. And thats about it.Nothing more than some wall adornments and the name. I didnt eat there but the cocktails were nothing to write home about. The place just didnt feel clean. Service was incredibly slow. Beer was too warm for me. Music was terrible and it turned into the local for football fans.It is just another bar on a beach.Its plus though, was that we were able to watch Zanzibari locals in their daily routine, working the boats, exercising, and playing football on the beach, from children to young men. Also many Prison Island boasts depart and return outside the bar.

Not bad for a seafront view of the ocean. They serve nice cold chilled beers. Their service is the best Ive seen so far. Prices are slightly high.

Water front relaxed setting. Friendly staffs but service is so slow that you could just grab a seat, enjoy the bay view, free wifi and not have to order anything for hours... If you could be bothered then the octopus soup is unusual but pretty good.

Good food and service, nice sunset views.

Nice restaurant with great Queen music playing all night.

They only served pizza’s during lunch, after an hour I was served a pizza with the dough still uncooked.. very disappointing food.Playing Indian music throughout made my experience even worse!View is good, therefore 2 stars.

Very expensive food price more than EuropeJust walk across the road and price 1/3 price and good food I had king fish for 1/3 fresh as well beer you better go bit Inland and very cheap they charge 5500 for small bottle

Cool bar next to the ferry. You can catch the ships loading and unloading. Great sunset. Sometimes you can watch a local football game by the beach. But I think the food is overpriced because it caters to tourists. If you go across to Bahari Cafe (tucked in a corner next to the dispensary), you can get a meal for under Tsh 10,000 then take your drinks at Mercurys.

Lovely views of the harbour and beach, the menu is a little bit limited so we only had a drink, the staff are not very friendly but expect a tip, they even went as far as to remove one from our change!!

Good food but a little bit expensive.

Okay food and overpriced drinks. Took over an hour to receive calamari for an appetizer then waitresses tried to make us pay for it. If you want food within an hour and a half of ordering don’t come here.

As soon as google asked my opinion: they have very good toilet! Looked up a menu as well: place touristic but prices are usual for touristic place in Zanzibar

Great place and amazing view! The food was tasty - especially the sea plate! It have definitely become one of my favorite restaurants here in Stonetown. I can only give my best recommendations!

Totally overpriced rip off. Watch out for tour guides who take u to Prison island, who insist that u eat there to get a commision of what u eat and drink. As far as im concerned. Nothing fancy about this place. Insist u want to choose where u eat. Across the road is a little restaurant who charges a 3rd or less of these prices.

Very nice food and friendly people

Good location. Small portions for what you pay. The side of salad is more like a single slither of cucumber, tomato and green capsicum. Curry was tasty. They advertise free wifi and Visa eftpos for payment however neither of these were working. Im sure the eftpos was working as after pressuring me 2 or 3 times to pay cash and my refusal, it magically began working. They then tried to charge me USD. Im an Australian tourist in Tanzania... I dont have USD? and if im charged in USD, Id end up paying nearly double the amount as the exchange rate is so low at the moment. I asked to me charged what was advertised on the menu (Tanzanian Shillings) to which they refused. Very disappointing, annoying and inconvenient

Great atmosphere, reasonable prices and decent service. Wasnt very busy when we were there but service was quick. We had some drinks while enjoying the nice view and music. Unfortunately I didnt hear any Queen songs but the music was very enjoyable.

Good restaurant in Stone Town to enjoy after our trip to Prision Island. Nice views during the meal. I ordered catch of the day, was a spectacular and delicious King Fish.