Carnivore Reviews

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Simba by Carnivore

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Dawa Terrace

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Tamarind Brasserie

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Kengele’s

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Tamarind Dhow

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Tamambo Karen Blixen

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Tamarind Village

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Tamarind Mombasa

SUSHI

SUSHI & SASHIMI

Nigiri

Tuna, salmon, octopus, eel, prawns, red snapper, flying fish eggs

Sashimi

Tuna, octopus, red snapper, salmon

Huso Maki

Tuna, avocado, salmon, cucumber, carrots

Futo Maki

Dynamite -prawns tempura, cucumber, carrots, green chili, avocado, (Vegetarian option available)

ROLLS

Crunchy dragon roll

crab meat, avocado, cucumber, spicy tuna, sesame seeds and tempura flakes with Sriracha mayo

California rolls

Crab, avocado, mayonnaise and sesame seeds (veg option available)

Crazy tobiko rolls

Crab, avocado and flying fish roe

Salmon tempura rolls

Salmon, cream cheese, avocado, sesame seeds, tempura flakes and teriyaki mayo

Ocean rolls

Spicy tuna, salmon, red snapper, scallions, fried tempura

Crunchy veg rolls

Capsicum tempura, avocado and carrots, topped with tempura flakes

Eel tempura rolls

Deep fried (eel, avocado, pickled carrots and tobiko) with eel sauce

Spider rolls

Soft shell crab tempura, avocado, cucumber, & flying fish eggs (tobiko) with sriracha sauce

BOATS

Sushi Boat

Crazy tobiko, California, Tuna maki, Salmon maki, Tuna nigiri, Salmon nigiri

Vegetarian sushi roll

Dynamite sushi roll
California veg,
Crunchy veg
Avocado veg

Mixed Grills Platter (serves 2)

Roasted chicken, grilled prawns, grilled calamari, grilled minute steaks,grilled seafish fillet

Choice of Accompaniment

Coconut rice
French fries
Vegetable panache

TEMPURA

Crispy prawns

Soft shell crab

Mixed veg tempura

SOUP

Miso soup

DELIVERY

SUSHI

Veg Dynamite Rolls

Veg tempura, cucumber, carrots, avocado and a dash of chili

Crunchy vegetarian rolls

Capsicum tempura, avocado and carrots topped with tempura flakes

Dynamite Rolls

Prawns & veg tempura, cucumber, carrots, avocado and a dash of chili

Crazy Tobiko Rolls

Crab, avocado and flying fish roe topped with tempura flakes

Sushi Boat (serves 3)

A spectacular assortment of sushi comprising of maki, sashimi, nigiri and Iso rolls

BBQ & WINGS

Honey glazed pork spare ribs

BBQ spare ribs with garlic, ginger, soy and oriental ketchup

Minute pepper steak

Strips of tenderloin beef steak with pepper sauce and coleslaw

Crusted wings

Served with tamarind honey glaze

Piripiri wings

Fried with piripiri butter

Choice of Accompaniment

Chips, Coconut rice, Salad

PLATTERS

Family Bites platter (serves 2)

Chicken drums, glazed wings, beef kibokoni skewer, kuku wa kupaka skewer, lamb cutlet and grilled fish

Chapakazi Nyama platter (serves 2)

Grilled lamb chops,grilled beef minute steak,chicken piripiri, crispy BBQ chicken wings,BBQ sausages,kachumbari salad Crunchy veg
Avocado veg

Mixed Grills Platter (serves 2)

Roasted chicken, grilled prawns, grilled calamari, grilled minute steaks,grilled seafish fillet

Choice of Accompaniment

Coconut rice
French fries
Vegetable panache

Mixed Grills Platter (serves 2)

Roasted chicken, grilled prawns, grilled calamari, grilled minute steaks,grilled seafish fillet

Choice of Accompaniment

Coconut rice
French fries
Vegetable panache

UKWAJU MEALS

Vegetable Swahili

Fried OX-liver

Wet-fried gizzards

Fried half chicken

Kenyan highland beef stew

Fried whole fish in tomato dhania sauce

Choice of Accompaniment

Ugali & salad
Coconut rice & salad
Mash potato & salad
Chapati & salad

BURGERS & SANDWICHES

Tamarind Club Sandwich

A tripple decker with bacon,chicken and tomato

Tamarind Burger

Deliciously grilled to order

Chicken Tikka Burger

Charcoal grilled marinated breast

Cheezy Dribbler Burger

Topped with melted cheese

Fully Loaded Burger

Topped with onions,bacon,peppers and mushrooms

PASTRIES

Salted caramel cheese cake

Chocolate croissants

Almond croissants

Danish swirls

DRINKS

Teas and Coffee

Hot Latte
Iced Latte
Americano
Mixed Tea
Cappuccino
Kenyan Coffee

Juices

Mango
Passion
Orange

Mocktails

Jungle Juice
A blend of banana, pineapple, carrot, orange juices with fresh strawberries
Tamarind Sunset
Passion & orange juices blended with sprite and grenadine

Wines

Red Wine Bottle
Argentinian blend of shiraz & malbec
White Wine Bottle
Argentinian blend of chenin & chardonnay

A LA CARTE

STARTERS

Cream of tomato soup

Roast plum tomato soup, Jersey cream

Tamarind fish soup

A house speciality. An Indian Ocean 'bouillabaisse’ with saffron, aniseed, hint of chili, crouton and rouille

Red beetroot soup

With oyster tempura, apples, crumbed cheese, lemon oil

Prime cured beef fillet

Spiced air-dried beef fillet, beetroot, apples, savoury crackers, cream cheese

A palm heart fusion

Vegan salad of native palm heart, mango, cucumber, sweet peppers with avocado and cherry tomatoes, lime and olive oil dressing

Octopus and calamari chermoula

Grilled chermoula marinated octopus and calamari, seared cucumber, dauphinoise, dill aioli

Garlic prawns

Pan fried prawns, basil, white wine, olive oil, garlic bread

Butternut and coconut soup

Creamy soup with tamarind juice, coconut cream, ginger and fresh coriander

Mangrove oysters

Fresh on frozen sea salt
Fresh brown bread, limes, Tabasco, black pepper.
Mambrui
Grilled with garlic butter, soy and coconut
Maison
With sautéed mushrooms and hollandaise

Seared tuna tataki

Seared yellow fin tuna, blood orange, takuan, wasabi peas, pickled ginger, ponzu dressing

Mildly spiced crab cakes

With green mango, cucumber and grain mustard, dill mayonnaise

Sunset crab

With mango, avocado, cucumber, tobiko, seaweed, gazpacho

SALADS

Fresh garden salad

Seasonal leaves, cucumber, beetroot, pickled carrots, avocado, cherry tomatoes, crisp onions, sunflower seeds, lime and olive dressing

Thai spiced crispy salad

Five spiced beef or chicken, salad leaves, roasted red pepper, spring onions, crumbled feta cheese, sesame seeds and sweet chili

Tamarind seafood salad

Salmon gravad lax, tuna, calamari, prawns, pickled cucumber, caper berries, beetroot, tomato jelly, wasabi mayo

MAIN

Seafish of the day

Freshly caught fish of the day, cooked your way: Grilled with lemon butter sauce, meunière, harissa or Swahili.

Whole fish

Crispy fried fish, sweet and sour sauce, coconut rice

Salmon

Grilled salmon fillet with a herb butter crust, salsa verde or champagne cream

All the above served with buttered spinach, potato bhajia

PRAWNS

Mama Regina’s prawn masala

Classic prawn masala, chapatti, condiments, coconut rice

Sizzled prawns

Fried prawns, ginger, mushrooms, spring onions, roasted garlic, soy, coriander and sweet and sour sauce

Piripiri prawns

A Tamarind classic, grilled with garlic butter, chili, paprika, lime juice, fresh coriander

Sizes to order

Special queen
King
Jumbo

CRAB

On shell / off shell

Hot or cold

Butter sauce or mayonnaise

Chili crab

Most famous Tamarind dish, not as hot as the name implies. Spicy and slightly sweet.

Ginger crab

Truly sensational, with notes of ginger, garlic and soy, chicken stock, coconut rice

LOBSTER

Lobster thermidor

Onions, mushroom, garlic, mustard, cognac, white wine, cheese, coconut rice

Grilled lobster

Simply grilled with lemon caper butter

Thai chili and ginger lobster

Ginger, garlic, red Thai curry, kaffir leaves, lemongrass, coconut milk, coconut rice

Lobster Swahili

Tomatoes, garlic, saffron, fresh coriander, coconut cream, saffron rice

SEAFOOD

Tamarind seafood laksa

Lobster, prawns, crab, octopus, calamari, fish in a coconut ginger, galangal, kaffir leaf and lime broth, coconut rice

Seafood risotto / linguini

Lightly fried seafood, saffron, mushrooms, fresh basil, creamy risotto or linguini, truffle oil

Seafood platter

Selection of Indian Ocean seafood served either hot or cold with dips and sauces, coconut rice

GRILLS

Chicken piripiri

Poached and grilled chicken breast, crisp ugali, buttered spinach, rich jus

T-Bone steak
Honey and ginger chicken
Fillet steak

All grilled meats are served with a salad of green beans, cherry tomatoes and crispy onions. Choice of starch and sauce

Choice of sauce

Pepper, bone marrow red wine jus, béarnaise

Lamb

Roast loin of lamb, lamb shoulder in a pastry case, glazed carrots and snow peas, lavender snow, bone marrow lamb jus

Extra sides

Creamed spinach, Fresh garden salad, Mixed vegetables, Dauphinoise potatoes Chips, Baked potatoes, Mashed potatoes, Crisp ugali

VEGETARIAN

Apple tarte tatin

Caramelized apples, puff pastry, bourbon caramel ice cream, roasted pistachio nuts

Trio of crème brûlée

Chocolate orange, espresso brûleé and nutella

Chocolate explosion

Almond, dark chocolate, butter, ice cream

Tamarind dessert sampler

Chocolate explosion, ginger pudding, espresso brûlée, tree tomato sorbet and vanilla ice cream

Grand marnier roulade

Grand Marnier creméux, chocolate shell, pistachio, lime and nut sponge, salted caramel ice cream

Assorted home-made ice cream

Vanilla ice cream, caramel nut ice cream, chocolate ice cream, strawberry ice cream, salted caramel ice cream. Try any three flavours

Fresh fruit sorbet

Home-made lime, passion, mango, strawberry, tree tomato. Try any three flavours

Fresh fruit salad

Tropical fresh seasonal fruits, mixed berries and ice cream or fresh cream

AFTER DINNER

Boozy Coffee

Don Pedro
Vanilla ice cream, Scotch or Kahlua
Irish coffee
Whipped cream, Irish whiskey, Kenyan coffee

Digestifs

Limoncello
Amaretto
Grappa Nonino
Calvados

Tea

Moroccan mint tea
Selected herbal teas

Desserts

Ginger pudding
Warm ginger pudding, vanilla ice cream, hot caramel sauce and tuille

WINE LIST

WINE BY GLASS

Sparkling Wine

Nederburg Premiere Cuvee Brut

White Wine

Grill Master Chenin Chardonnay - Argentina
Hesketh Pinot Grigio-Australia

Red Wine

Grill Master Shiraz Malbec- Argentina
Zapallar Merlot-Chile
Robertson Sweet Red- South Africa
Apaltagua Pinot Noir Reserva - Chile

Rosé Wines

Apaltagua Carmenere Reserva Rosé-Chile

WHITE WINE

Sauvignon Blanc

Hesketh Bright Young Things Sauvignon Blanc -Australia
Seagull Mountain Sauvignon Blanc-New Zealand
Rutini Trumpeter Sauvignon Blanc-Argentina

Chardonnay

California Roots Chardonnay - USA
Parker Coonawarra Favourite Son Chardonnay-Australia
Simonsig Chardonnay-South Africa
Snow Mountain Chardonnay -South Africa

Chenin Blanc

Simonsig Chenin Blanc- South Africa

Pinot Grigio

Hesketh Pinot Grigio-Australia

Riesling

Riesling Taste of Germany

White Blends

Grill Master Chenin Chardonnay - Argentina
Robertson Natural Sweet White - South Africa

Rosé Wines

Apaltagua Carmenere Reserva Rosé-Chile
Robertson Sweet Rosé- South Africa
Trumpeter Rosé de Malbec- Argentina

RED WINE

Cabernet Sauvignon

Durbanville Hills Cabernet Sauvignon-South Africa
Apaltagua Gran Verano Cabernet Sauvignon- Chile
Parker Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon -Australia
Rutini Trumpeter Cabernet Sauvignon -Argentina

Shiraz

Hesketh Small Parcels Barossa Shiraz - Australia
Simonsig Shiraz-South Africa
Zapallar Reserve Malbec-Chile
La Mascota Malbec-Argentina

Merlot

Zapallar Merlot-Chile
Durbanville Hills Merlot- South Africa
Clearwater Cove Merlot -New Zealand

Carmenere

Apaltagua Carmenere - Chile

Chianti

Fontella Chianti – Italy

Pinot Noir

Apaltagua Pinot Noir Reserva - Chile

Pinotage

Durbanville Hills Pinotage – South Africa

Zinfandel

Ménage à Trois Zinfandel - USA

Red Blends

Grill Master Shiraz Malbec- Argentina
Tons De Duorum-Portugal