It’s a very pleasant place. A hidden yard, with no sight of the road. We were not hungry and tried only fresh juices - were not disappointed.We were here in the evening after the rain. Humidity in Secret garden is very high, which leads to many mosquitoes 🦟 You can’t hide there from them, the repellent doesn’t help for 100%. This is what we didn’t like about the place.

A wondrous, magical, tropical atmosphere. Excellent food, friendly service, fair price. I highly recommend.

Perfect place for a date!Food& drinks: the menu is not very big, but it was enough for us to choose from. We liked everything we tried, except dessert platter was way too sweet for me.Good selection of cocktails 🍹 recommend to stop by for a drink even if you are not hungry.Atmosphere: beautiful place that you can marvel at during the whole evening, light music playing on the background.The place looks rather fancy and the prices are above average.Service: the staff was helpful and sometimes even funny 😁 wait time is ok.

Excellent food and friendly staff, what an experience. Beautiful secluded setting in the urban jungle. Good vegetarian options.

Amazing atmosphere and friendly staff. Menu is very limited but the food is exceptional, prices rather on the medium to high end but reasonable for Stone Town.

Lovely place. Felt like I was in the movie Casablanca. Great place for a romantic dinner.

Stumbled into this hidden oasis at lunch time, whilst exploring stone town, and were not disappointed at all. The greeting and service from the waiting staff was wonderful, and the food was beautifully presented and tasted fantastic. We tucked ourselves into a corner with some shade, and were later moved to a table near a fan, which was a nice touch as it was incredibly hot. I would definitely recommend it here, and would like to return in an evening to see what the ambience of the restaurant is like at night.

Just so beautiful and romantic at night. Food and service were great too! Highly recommended!

I had seafood platter, and catch of the day (Grilled tuna) platter. Absolutely loved the food quality and the atmosphere.The restaurant is on the high side price wise, but worth the experience and a must try in Stone Town!They have live music on Fridays.

Great ambient. Good food. Fantastic cocktails were. Worth visiting for a romantic lunch/dinner. Also, dont forget mosquito repellent :)

Terrific looking place with lots of detail, sinking in tropical greenery. Food is amazing, loved my seafood curry. Staff is great. Strongly recommend not to miss when in Stone Town!

Just yes! Was awesome - worth the walk through the quieter streets of Stone Town!I would recommend as a lunch spot: green and shady. We had dinner (delicious! more expensive) and would go again - but perhaps would wear trousers: a few mosquitos nipping at the ankles… clearly no fault of the restaurant, which I’d call a must!

Authentic atmosphere, loved the concept, good service, nice food, surely overpriced by Stone Town standards.

Its a very beautiful place. Their food is tremendously delicious.

Great Place, very mysterious and healthy delicious food. Must seen, if you like secret places. Kind of Buddha Bar spirit or better 😉

This place was recommended to us by English couple just leaving the restaurant. We had met them on the street and they strongly suggested to step in. Even only to see it. When we sow we have been sure that IT THE PLACE we will eat our lunch. It is really Secret Garden with miracles of taste and also pleasure for eyes. Interior design, look of the plates composition of spices makes the whole unforgettable memory for our visit in Stone Town. You have to taste it by all your senses. Not only see. Lobster with vanilla souse and vegetable curry were excellent. We love it.

Lovely views but the food not so lovely. We were served half cooked fish and octopus with the consistency of my leather shoe

Very beautiful place, and the biryani of vegetables was just incredible! Also the curry of chicken was very good. A place to visit on stone town.

Such a beautiful setting for a photo session and drink or two. Be sure to stop by this hidden gem of a place.

Just fabulous...a beautiful place, so much character and soul... awesome people... luvly music... great food... thank you for a special evening xxx

A beautiful spot with perfect service from colourfully uniformed waiting staff. I very much enjoyed my salt & pepper calamari. As you’re inside a closed courtyard no breeze circulates and it can be humid.

Definitely our fav spot in Stown Town by far! Not cheap but amazing and quality food & Service! Will be back soon!

I had dinner here with my friends and we really love it. It is set in an Old merchants house,hidden ruins, that is open to the skies!

You should definitely visit when there is a live band playing there. Incredible experience. Very nice place and atmosphere!

I was curious why any place had a 4.9 rating. Chose to give it a go. Arrived after 9pm, less than an hour before closing. There was a private event going on but the Manager was nice enough to let us in and sit us in an ante room with a view of the events. The ambience was warm and natural, with the extra foliage around the ruins of the old building. The decor was deliberate, old antiques which added to the overall effect. The staff was particularly attentive even on such a busy night, apologetic about everything. They were also helpful in packing what was left of the food to go and walking us through the complicated alleys to our hotel. We were informed this escort service is complimentary to customers and wer einvitrd back for sun downers at the roof top seafood restaurant attached to the Emerson Spice Hotel next door. The food portions were generous, hence the to go bag. It was expertly and artfully presented in Arabian style, with spices and sides to compliment the main dish. The bread cover for the goat biryani was innovative. The Secret Garden cocktail was soooo refreshing, and well timed. The coconut chicken curry was also a hit with my companion. The music from the stage, was very entertaining and this was a bonus to a Wednesday night out. Recommended 100%

Great set up. Highly recommend going on friday night since they have live music

The secret garden at Emerson spice truly lives up to its name. Located within a open courtyard within the hotel the garden offers a relaxed and ambient place to enjoy an afternoon drink or snack and relax from the world. The food, drinks are aervuce were all first class only point of improvement was for bill to arrive earlier but we continue to enjoy the great location.... ..

Really a secret garden.were there for dinner around 6pm snd ut loojed wonderful. also cocktails are good. Not cheap but you feel that it is not a regular restaurant. Cocktail around 16000, seafood plateau - 50000.

I liked it very much. Prices are for tourists with money, so if you dont want to spend too much... Dont go.

We stayed here just for a few cocktails. Prices are a bit higher. For European people it is a higher standard, but the atmosphere here was awesome!After many days in Zanzibar it was a good change. If you want a classic cocktails like Margarita, Old Fashiones or Moscow Mule - you should go there:)I also tried a local one, it was twist for gin & tonic (with maracuja and chilli). Try it as well!

Gorgeous romantic place with amazing food and cocktails. Very attentive and welcoming staff.

Creative end very pleasant environment

Amazing place hidden behind the hotel. Such a nice dinner and wine, and friendliest staff!

A romantic hide away in a ruined look garden serving delicious food ...a beautiful creation by Emerson the late owner!!

Beautiful place for a drink with averaged prices. Would recommend!

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Very nice, but average food to say the very nicest. If you are in Stone Town just one night, it’s a sin for this to be your only stop. Secret Garden has nice atmosphere for a drink.

The best place to eat or just relax and have a drink in Stone Town.The service is amazing,coctails are great and food super tasty.And all this in an environment that really looks like a secret garden!

Very nice national interior, good food

Awesome place! It’s like you found oasis in this hot and noisy town.

Agree, that place is nice and cozy, but food is not tasty. Came here for lunch, took calamari and lobster. Calamari was deep fried and stiff, lobster - nothing special, however prices are rather high

Very good food! Amazing lomsters! Beautiful garden and very sweet staff 😊

Romantic and especially well-deserved at sunset.

Great food, great ambiance! Recommended!

Fantastic and magical place around stone town

Amazing food, great live music

Underwhelming, very small and limited menu.

Not to be missed while in Zanzibar. I still dream about the shrimp with vanilla sauce. I will be back :)

A must see and eat when visiting Stone Town in Zanzibar. Amazing setting and the food is delicious.

Service is good and food is great! The environment is beautiful and it is definitely a good experience.

We had a nice quiet dessert & drink evening here. Aptly named and picturesque inside. Prices reflect quality.

Great food in great ambiance. Located @ Emerson Spice Hotel ground Floor.

Beautiful place, good food and service

Nice place and their food so amazing 👌

The place is close despite showing on Google that its open. We went there today and got informed by the spice shop nearby that it was closed.

Went for dinner. Good food, good drinks, beautiful location. Friendly but pole pole service

An oasis and hidden gem!

So nice space

The surrounding is quite natural with high preservation of the architects from a fallen building

Magic spot! Delicious food

Absolutely a must visit when in Zanzibar. Amazing decor.

Beautiful space, food was just okay.

This is the place where you can hide from the noisy streets and enjoy the silence and incredible atmosphere, its like another world

Nice beautiful place.

Good food!

This is a magic place in the heart of Stone Town.

Excelent

Great place to spend an evening or date

Very delicous

Awesome

Good! Atmosphere 👍👍👍👍

Amazing ! Very nice staff

Delicious food 😋

Nice

Nice place for drinks and eat

A litlle jam, cozy

Nice atmosphere

Stunning

Beautiful and the best

Secret heaven

The place is so beautiful and peaceful.It feels like founding an oasis in busy and crowded streets of Zanzibar city.The food was great and well presented. We tried the seafood coconut curry and prawns, both were tasty.The staff is also friendly.You can pay in USD or shilling / and cash or card as well.

Lovely lunch in beautiful garden courtyard. Bring mosquito repellent or ask for some

Best ginger late I’ve ever had and the place and staff are just great

Just an oasis of beauty and coolness among the hot and crowded streets. Delicious food, fast service for Zanzibar, very attentive service. We paid 80,000 shillings for two, although the main dishes were 25,000 each. I really liked the cold coffee with ginger, the dessert is also interesting. Go to the toilet and on the way you will see this old house from the inside. Unforgettable flavor of the East.

Beautiful place for lunch, and helpful staff. We were able to keep our luggage all day and we had lunch for a price, certainly higher than in local restaurants, but affordable for a tourist place. The recipes were delicious!

An extraordinarily great ambience, delicious cocktails and beautifully presented dishes at quite high prices.I would like some comfortable chairs (currently wooden folding chairs) to be able to enjoy eating and drinking for a longer period of time.

A beautiful atmosphere in the evening. The food was delicious and staff was very friendly and helpful. Definitely worth a visit.

The place is magnificent, very green. The food is good but very expensive. (20/40 euros / pers). Very little choice on the menu. Provide mosquito products.I could have put 5 stars but after paying we waited for our change. The boss apparently felt he shouldnt give it back to us. We asked him, it is with resentment that he brings her back to us. We would have liked to have the choice and not impose a quagmire on ourselves! It ruins everything! So we left with our money.

Nice place with good food. But the prices are not cheap. Correspond to the place.

Great restaurant, very welcoming and caring staff. The dishes are very good and served in an original way. To try . Also the setting is really nice.

Very nice place, where I had a good non-alcoholic hibiscus cocktail. Particular because it was obtained from a palace now reduced to ruins, of an Indian merchant.

Authentic restaurant near the port in Stone Town. Arriving here, you get the impression that you are on the ruins of some old city. Ruins and lush greenery surround you. Very cozy. The food is delicious. There is even a business lunch. I recommend!

A very quiet and ideal place to rest from the intensity of Stone Town. The menu is simple and surprising at the same time.Its worth wandering around to find it!

I would not go back, we reserved a table in a certain place and when we arrived they put us in another place. They served other tables before ours and that they had arrived later (it takes about 30 min to serve the food). The food is good but nothing spectacular, it looks better on the menu. Many mosquitoes !!

A charming place, we enjoyed a real moment of pleasure and relaxation. Good quality traditional meal and warm welcome. An almost obligatory stop in the alleys of stone town!

Very nice place, green garden. Lots of mosquitoes !!!Food very expensive and poor. Dry tuna, too fried and I asked rare!Lobster the size of a large shrimp. We got the wine not the one we ordered.I generally advise against.

No one ever got so much out of a ruined building. Very friendly staff and rich food although small portions.Tourist prices but the place is very curious and worth it.

A slightly different coffee shop, I think the secret is to get there, a different environment and a nice place to drink local coffee or tea in the middle of Stone Town, the staff are very friendly and helpful, and the prices are reasonable.

Nice setting!Very good and plentiful

Original, very original: the ancient / colonial atmosphere was perhaps a little too pushed, to the point of giving the impression of eating among building debris ....Cuisine without infamy or praise.