Amanzi African Restaurant Falmouth Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The staff and owner are very welcoming indeed."
• "Staff were great, smiley and attentive."
• "The service was incredible."
• "Exelllent service, excellent food, fit us on a small table because we didn’t have a booking but then moved us once it was less busy to a bigger table which was very appreciated."
• "Very engaging owners."
• "Service was very good, attentive but not ott, and very helpful."
• "Service was extremely warm and inviting, they really took care of us."

Cons:

• "Slow service, asked 3 times as a table if we wanted stands or no stands."
• "Table turnaround was a 2 hour slot which became noticeable as we felt rushed."
• "Nice meal, very friendly service but 3 out of 5 diners were unwell afterwards."
• "Edit: Yikes! Do you stalk and harass all your 1-star reviewers on social media?"
• "I'd been made a fool out of. Taken advantage of maybe, for me being the only customer in the restaurant. Won't be coming back for dinner out of principal."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "A taste of home 🇿🇦 in Cornwall! Food is absolutely delicious!"
• "The food felt like home. Its been so long since I had such good ostrich steak!"
• "The food was incredible."
• "The pork ribs fell off the bone and had a delicious sweet, smokey sauce."
• "The food is really tasty with generous portions."
• "Our choices of Hake and Steak were beautifully presented and perfectly cooked - the flavours were absolutely spot on amazing."
• "The food was superb mussels to start with the seafood platter as a main course all cooked to perfection and the flavours are sublime and generous portions to boot."

Cons:

• "Lovely food although it was expensive and very rich. Probably would have preferred a smaller portion for less money as none of us finished our meal so we didn't feel like we had good value for money."
• "However, I am now 100% aware that they served our calamari with spoiled tartar sauce, which tasted exactly like the smell of a dumpster."
• "The food is definitely unique for Cornwall, but was a bit expensive and regrettably wasn't to our taste."
• "Very disgusted the entire staff had the audacity to serve rotten tartar at these prices."
• "There is nothing African about this restaurant apart from the sly attempt to make customers feel as if they're eating African food."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The African themed background music and creative touches to the decor made this an experience and not just another lunch out."
• "The restaurant has a lovely African ambience."
• "The music was lively and the atmosphere felt tropical."
• "Lovely restaurant with pavement seating out front to have a coffee and watch the world go by on the popular walking street."
• "Also has balcony seating out the back with views over the harbour."
• "Interesting African themed interior with comfy seating."
• "The restaurant is themed with wooden hut tin roofs and African artefacts including a portrait of the great Nelson Mendala."

Cons:

• "The only downside on our experience was it didn't scream African, we still felt like we hadn't left Cornwall."

Value

Pros:

• "Food and drink reasonably priced."
• "Worth evey single penny, if you enjoy excellent food!"
• "You get what you pay for, which is fresh food, hearty portions and so tasty that you will want to come back again."
• "Not cheap but well worth the money."
• "Very good food at a reasonable price."
• "Great food, relaxed atmosphere, attentive staff and reasonable prices."
• "Was really great service and delicious and reasonably priced."

Cons:

• "It seems kind of pricey."
• "It's not that cheap, the prices are higher than the menu photo from 6 months ago."
• "I would say it's a touch expensive, but that would not stop us going back at all."
• "Certainly not cheap especially when compared to what you'd actually pay in South Africa."
• "Some may say the prices are quite high but this is reflected in top quality food and service that we honestly cannot fault."
• "We were charged £19 for two cups of tea and one scone/jam/cream - a bit steep in our opinion."
• "After paying the bill, I realised I'd been charged £5 for the toast !! REALLY ??"