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Karen Blixen Coffee Garden Restaurant

336 Karen Road, Nairobi, Kenya
Ranked #20 of 160 restaurants in Nairobi
4.0 of 5 stars 34 Reviews
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Good for: Child-friendly
Dining options: Lunch Spot, Reservations
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hmf5863
Nairobi, Kenya
Contributor
14 reviews
1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 February 2012 NEW

Lovely for a long lazy lunch. Food well presented and affordable. More

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Melanooma
Espoo, Finland
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19 reviews
3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 February 2012 NEW

Karen Blixen coffee Garden has a great atmosphere and a selection of good food. They used to have a great seafood platter, but changed menus end last year, so it's not currently available. But there is still something for everyone ! The place can be quite crowded and kitchen slow because some tour operators use it as a part of... More

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Italexplorer
New York, NY
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13 reviews
11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 February 2012

The service and food is excellent: I particularly enjoyed the Swahili Dishes on the menu. Fresh pineapple juice. You can also walk to and from the Karen Blixen House and Museum; its only about 1km. More

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Karissa K
Nairobi
2 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 January 2012

I am used to launch in Kare Blixen twice a month and I never get disappointed, good food, good service and reasonable prizes. More

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Carolyn F
Milton, Delaware
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32 reviews
15 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 January 2012

This was our second visit to the Coffee Garden, having dined here a year ago. The setting is worth the price. Certainly dine outside or on the open porches. You can sit back and pretend you are one of the old colonists. We were quckly seated at an outdoor, umbrellaed table but things moved very slowly after that. We waited... More

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Kerstin198
Posted by an Apollo traveller
Stockholm, Sweden
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12 reviews
2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 January 2012

The food is good, the best is to try to be here for the Sunday lunch. The Sunday buffé-barbeque is excellent. Nice garden- byt the service is very slow-even thou they do run a lot. I have never been to a restaurant there the servants run- without carrying anything! Also a nice place for at cup of Kenya coffe/tea and... More

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sheerowbabe
nairobi
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews
1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 January 2012

The first thing that struck my attention when we arrived at the Tamambo in Karen Blixen was the wonderful way we were received. It got a little confusing at a point though because we seemed to have had at least 5 or so people serving us. We had a meat platter and Hawaiian pizza.the platter was much smaller than we... More

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theutmostsay
Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
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4 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 January 2012

when i first heard of it's opening i was skeptical & dismissed it to be a 'local' place meant to target the karen residents but i soon ate my words when i visited it, not exorbitant as i expected it to be, homely & diverse....nice More

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Mcbe1970
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11 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 December 2011

Finding good food in Nairobi is somehow hard issue. You will enjoy safe and delicious food. Smiling and ready to serve staff is the bonus. More

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Adrienne999
Nairobi, Kenya
Senior Contributor
39 reviews
6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 December 2011

We had friends visiting Nairobi and took them to the Karen Blixen Coffee Garden. It was a wonderful, relaxed luncheon with excellent food starting withd the soup, the main food and a shared desert. The setting was lovely in a lush garden. The weather was perfect. It was a most pleasant lunch, a bit pricey, but was worth it. Will... More

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