We visited this place yesterday for dinner. Awful awful restaurant with horrible food. We had two starters and two mains, all of which were barely edible. My main, the spaghetti Vongole had to be sent back because it had enough salt for 4 portions. They sent me back the same pasta but drenched in olive oil, I guess they thought this would remove the taste of salt…it didn’t! This restaurant has changed its name and is now called pizza O. I heard this restaurant used to have a good reputation but should now be avoided. The only good thing was our waiter John, who tried to make up for the mess they call food as best as he could.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
KES 2,500–3,000
Food: 1
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 1
The best restaurant in Malindi, Kenya! Awesome service, the most delicious food I’ve ever ate - grill platter with lobster and mixed seafoods! We celebrated birthday of my mother and the stuff was super kind and made our party 🎊
The views from the restaurant were amazing, the atmosphere were super good and the beach in front made it look like paradise!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Recommended dishes
Seafood Platter with Lobster
Confusing entrance & I think they have sold this restaurant so someone else because the name on the gate is different. Fantastic seating at the beach, remove your shoes & let your feet sink into the sand. Food was ok, I don’t understand why people assume we want the pizzas to be ‘extra cheesy’ - a little goes a long way. They were also out of some items in the menu including drinks! Would recommend Rosada which is next to this restaurant.
Well, mixed feeling about this place... The starter was a carpaccio from a red snapper, which was the worst carpaccio for the whole month of stay in Kenya...The fish seems was like a paper, it looks like it was defrosted quickly and served, also it filled like it was marinaded with a vinegar or something sour, while it supposed to be a raw fresh with olive oil. The tuna tartar was OK, not the best, but okay. The main course was the best one - nicely grilled squid (tasty but small portion), lobster and piece of fish, everything was well grilled and good. Served with good chips (french fries). Pizza in this place is average, mid size only available. Wine part: there were only 2 kind of wines offered in the bottles, but it was just a regular wine that you can buy in the supermarket 3 times cheaper (fact, checked ✔️), so we asked for a few glasses of the house wine. It was good, but overpriced for a glass. I think this place is good overall, but improvement in the service is needed, more wines to add to the list, there are good wines in Africa, also it is very important to have a napkins served for the each table (we did not have any, while other tables had them).
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Food: 3
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Seafood Platter with Lobster
Love this place so much. The pizza is amazing,especially the seafood pizza loved the calamari. The service we got was amazing and the cool breeze. Very friendly prices too
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Brunch
Price per person
KES 500–1,000
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Seafood Platter with Lobster
Everything was great 👍. We came for a seafood, but people who came for pizza couldn't enjoy it because of blackout .The place with such tradition should have a generator.
O pizzeria without pizza.
Pathetic
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Lovely ambiance and beautiful breeze. The service was good right from the car park guy. The food was ok. Our table had the grilled snapper and pastas. The carbonara was on the saltier side but overall ok. Ice cream was good.
There are stands selling clothes and african jewelry.
I was excited to go to Osteria, given the raving reviews I’d heard. Not so excited anymore. The service is for tears and the set-up of the place is so average. The pizza was good though, and the wine was also quite nice. The ambience is not bad, it makes for a nice experience to eat by the ocean.
Service was excellent and fast, I was a bit concerned by the previous reviews but they clearly have been improving. Food was delicious, beach scene was great, a wonderful experience.
Good service and clean bathrooms. Loved the pizza as well, perfect thin crust. Sit inside if you don't like the wind blowing fiercely, but if the beach is for you, knock yourself out.
