moyo

lovely setting in the heart of lush gardens but what a disappointing dining experience. our waiter was disorganised and got my drink order wrong. everything was excruciatingly slow which was upsetting because the restaurant wasn’t busy. my friend and i ordered lamb shanks with mash which came with a side salad - the lamb was hard and under seasoned and the mash underdone as well. my friend and her twin were celebrating their birthday and the experience was ruined by the slowserviceand average food.

didn’t have a pleasant experience.

the quality of food was not good enough compared to the value.servicewas also very poor. for example staff walked off in the middle when we were ordering. when i pointed out the kids value meal was not added correctly, i was told it’s only a small difference! overall they didn’t seem to care about our poor experience

close to perfect setting in kirstenbosch botanical gardens. warm and welcoming african ambiance with friendly waiters. went with a party of 7 for a late afternoon lunch andservicewas quick and efficient.

food was excellent. i had the chicken date tagine with moroccan rice. this was well presented and delicious with a fusion of tastes and spices. chicken was on the bone but well cooked and flaked away easily.

my wife had the kraal grill 300g sirloin with potato wedges that she found tasty and cooked exactly as requested.

everyone else was completely satisfied and enjoyed their meals.

all in all a thoroughly enjoyable experience and certainly a restaurant that i can recommend.

although they cater for the pensioners, when it comes to the regular menu, they most definitely cater for the foreigners. the food is extremely overpriced!

however, that being said, their decor is stunning and very consistent throughout, in keeping with the african theme. furthermore their portion sizes (especially their potato chips) is humungous. their “light meals” are most definitely not light.

i had their beef burger which was well prepared and had a distinct homemade taste to it but i struggled to finish it as it was just too much!

theirserviceis incredible - extremely fast and efficient but i’m not sure if my budget will allow me to be back anytime soon.

such a treat visiting moyo for lunch today! the pathway leading to the restaurant is littered with numerous flowers and geese swimming in the pond while the sunny backdrop with the mountains was the cherry on top! i liked the free face painting too; thought it was a nice touch and made the experience more memorable! my friend and i both ordered sandwiches. she opted for the simply vegetarian sandwich on seed bread and i opted for the prego steak sandwich on pumpkin bread. my sandwich was average. the meat had a lot of fat still on it and the bread was slightly hard. i did enjoy the sauce they put on there though and thought that the chili gave it a nice kick. but in all honesty the sandwiches are overpriced and very plain. i will admit that the relaxed atmosphere of the restaurant made for a lovely lunch with a view.servicewas also pleasant mostly due the fact that the waitress who served us was very friendly.

we came here for our 2017 res formal, and i was pleasantly surprised with how great the whole experience was.

the food was great and the portions were generous.

for starters there was a lovely salad and for mains i had a spinach and ricotta pasta, while my date opted for the prawns.

the desert was by far my favourite part though: custard, mouse and petite four.

i would like to come back here for a normal meal just because of how spectacular the view is, but also theservicewas excellent considering how big our group was.

set in a magnificent location. theservicewas friendly and prompt service. the food was good, but i was hoping for fresh soft pumpkin bread. heaters would have been welcome today.

an upmarket modern african restaurant in the beautiful settings of kirstenbosch botanical gardens. the decor was great and the ambience, with a large fireplace in the main dining area, makes it feel very homey.servicewas average and so was the food.

very unimpressed, waited almost half an hour just for tea and coffee and the place was only half full. girlfriend and i ordered a spicey maputo prego each, what we got was an over done steak slapped onto a stale bun with no garnish, at least it was buttered and had sauce :(.servicewas very slow....

it is the best place to actually run a restaurant with so much beauty around the place. i liked the lemonade served with ice. the best thing was the way they presented the shrimp in a small bucket poured over in a plate with mayonnaise all over it. the spring buck was not as great as expected as i don't avocados with this particular dish. theservicewas very nice giving us guys to spend some quality time together.

visited moyo at kirstenbosch botanical gardens yesterday (14/12/2016) for our staff year end lunch. i was markedly disappointed. without the great botanical gardens as a backdrop it would be just another restaurant. theservicewas average; the beef was tender but lacked anything to make it stand out. the chicken was not cooked through (not all the pieces though) and the calamari tended towards rubbery. as for the vegetables, they looked like they were cooked a day or two before. admittedly their soup, and salads saved the day because of its flavours & textures. the entertainment was lovely but eventually became so loud that it totally drowned out conversation.  decor is unimpressive. i would not go back there again, not in a long time anyway.

moyo in kirstenbosch is really beautiful, and a good choice if you want something a bit fancier than the tea room.serviceis good, and the face painting makes for a memorable dining experience. 
as for the food, it's okay, but not phenomenal -and really not worth the high prices, in my opinion.

we went to moyo for lunch and it was terrible. theservicewas bad, the hostess tried to seat us in the back of the restaurant when there were plenty of tables open over looking the gardens. the food was very average. the beef samosas were very dry, the koftas were also very dry. the food just wasn't good and it was very overpriced. it's a pity it's so bad because it really is in a beautiful location.

visited moyo today for the buffet lunch.  theservicewas good and the food delicious - our compliments to the cook!  however, the  african drum items in the foyer were at a deafening volume and continued for ever.  everyone in the buffet lounge looked uncomfortable and was lip reading their partners' conversations. it was at such an uncomfortable volume, it almost made you go into a fight or flight mode like a war cry - not conducive to a relaxed meal at all.  although we appreciate the african theme and atmosphere moyo tries to create, the indoors acoustics of the place are not suitable for this kind of music at all.

on a beautiful sunday we visited moyo after walking around the gardens. we had an entertainer voucher which we wanted to use. we managed to get a table outside with a beautiful view of the mountain. theservicewas less than mediocre which was a pity. the wine prices are really exorbitant. the ostrich salad was pretty tasty however was missing two ingredients - no effort to help compensate or add the ingredients when brought up with management. the oxtail linguine was wonderful however. we did not order a "moyo main" and thus the entertainer was invalid which was a pity. we will think twice before returning :-(