radio cairo

the food at radio cairo is always great, but we won’t be going back as we had no service. our table was left with no attention. we ordered the tasting menu for the whole table and there wasn’t enough portions for everyone, we had to ask for more. then we were told the bar had closed at 9.30pm (on a saturday) without any warning, which meant we couldn’t get any more drinks to go with our food. so disappointing as it was a birthday meal and i’d moved ourtimeto the second sitting, at 8pm, to ensure we wouldn’t get rushed out..

incredible place! i can't believe it was my firsttimeeating here last night - the food, atmosphere and people are amazing. definitely going in my books as one of my favourites - the atmosphere and food itself is incredible, and you can see it made right behind you. we ordered the eggplant pomegranate dip with papadums which is honestly one of my favourite dishes ever! the flavours combined were exquisite and i find myself constantly craving it now even now! we then shared two mains - morrocan spiced lamb and beef rump and potato curry. incredible. honestly some of the tastiest and most beautifully spiced meats i have ever had, and the curry is the type of curry i absolutely adore. this place is amazing and i highly recommend it to anyone!!

my wife and i wanted a place to eat that was easily accessible via public transport and had an interesting menu .radio cairo met both these requirements.from the moment we were so warmly greeted upon arrival until thetimewe departed some 4 hours later the experience was fantastic.the choice of  beer from cottage brewers was great.all of the staff were pleasant and very efficient.we arrived quite early because we hadtimeto kill whilst waiting for our children so it was interesting watching the crowd grow and to see how the staff coped.the place was busy by thetimewe ordered but all of our meals were served at the sametimewhich is a feat in itself with 6 people all ordering.the mains were delicious and the desert possibly even nicer.all up we spent under $300 with some drinks thrown in as well.cannot recommend the place highly enough

approach this place as if you’re having dinner at the home of a well-travelled auntie. your auntie has painted the walls too brightly because she’s a yellow person (from hertimein africa) and clutters them with knickknacks gathered on her travels. her place is packed to the brim with furniture because she loves to entertain, so you’d do well to expect to find yourself perched on a high stool, when you’d really prefer a chair. and walking to and from your chair feels slightly treacherous along the slippery thoroughfare between her bar and kitchen. auntie’s menus are always exotic, featuring a hodgepodge of influences from her travels to africa, the caribbean, the indian subcontinent and southern americas. the ugandan nile perch and prawn ‘molee’ ($25.65) sees her launch into a story about the magical cure turmeric has been on her rheumatoid arthritis. she’s also fond of nigella seeds, using them to dress up her ‘raita’ salad ($6.85) of cucumber and yoghurt, tarted up a garnish of red onion. to be frank, auntie ain’t big on presentation...

wanted to get here for so long thattimeand it was worth the wait. every dish amazing. the lamb dish was a true winner. i would come back over the bridge again

comments for mini bondi. in response to miss mini bondi.......thanks so much for your feedback. we always genuinely regard feedback and reviews on our restaurant.
however i would just like to reply yo your comments, i am the restaurant manager there and as i explained on the evening there was a mix up and you should have been asked if you had wanted dessert before the bill was brought to you. the apologies that i offered on the evening are still true now, we like all our customers to have an enjoyable experience.
however i did offer to get desserts and for you to stay at your table until you were satisfied. you declined and then asked me for the bill.
we do have two seating's on the weekend evenings. this is because we are a very popular busy restaurant, before we did this customers would have to queue outside the restaurant until there was a table we thought that by offering timed seating's we could try and cut out the waittimefor patrons.
again i apologise that your evening was not as expected

nice food but very noisy place with rude service.

we were ontimebut it seems they are more focused on getting as many customers in (2 sittings 6.30 & 8.30pm) than their customers.

our meals were served really late because the kitchen was too busy, which was fine... we were understanding until...

the waitress turned up with the bill without us asking & when we said we wanted to order dessert (no waiter ever came our way to offer), she said we had to leave by 8.15pm (by then it was 8.10pm) & didn't seem to care it was their fault we had to eat so late.

management said sorry but did nothing about it...! they were quick to take our credit card though
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we left feeling rather offended & i would not return or recommend this restaurant because of this.