Kenya · DINNER EXPERIENCES

15 Dinner Experiences in Nairobi to Build a Trip Around

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This is the shortlist you would send a friend flying into Nairobi: 15 dinner experiences worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.

Nairobi: The Safari Cats Show Tickets & Buffet Dinner - Pickup at 6:30 pm and the Nairobi traffic factor
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Nairobi: The Safari Cats Show Tickets & Buffet Dinner

1.Nairobi: The Safari Cats Show Tickets & Buffet Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 29 reviews · 4 hours · from $99Our pick

Enjoy an evening of Kenyan dance, acrobatics, and Nyama Choma buffet dining with hotel pickup in Nairobi. Driver Edwin has earned praise for his punctuality and cultural stories, though traffic can stretch the ride. The show runs from about 9 to 10 pm, drinks cost extra, and warm clothing is wise.

“a very good night out for group of mates or family. Great show, good quality and unlimited supply of meat…”

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Carnivore Dinner Experience

2.Carnivore Dinner Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 27 reviews · from $80

You’ll dine at Nairobi’s famous Carnivore restaurant, where servers carve charcoal-roasted meats from Maasai swords onto hot plates. The $80 experience includes hotel pickup, return transport, food, and an English-speaking driver-guide. Ben has provided especially attentive service, though pickup reliability needs careful confirmation.

“We waited for an hour and he never showed up.”

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Nairobi Nightlife and Safari Park Hotel Dinner Experience - What arrives on the table at Nyama Choma Ranch
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Nairobi Nightlife and Safari Park Hotel Dinner Experience

3.Nairobi Nightlife and Safari Park Hotel Dinner Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 26 reviews · from $125

You’ll be collected at 6 p.m. and driven by private vehicle to Safari Park Hotel for a Kenyan barbecue dinner, live local music, and a one-hour acrobatic dance show from 9 to 10 p.m. Guides including Stephen, Titus, Wellington, Francis, and Meshak have received especially warm praise. The small group is capped at 15 people.

“Nairobi Nightlife and Safari Park Dinner Experience was an extremely fun experience. The servers and chefs were fabulous in the introduction of the various meats. I had never eaten some of the suggestions and completely enjoyed theRead more”

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The Carnivore Restaurant Experience in Nairobi: Lunch or Dinner - The garden setting and medieval-style dining room
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The Carnivore Restaurant Experience in Nairobi: Lunch or Dinner

4.The Carnivore Restaurant Experience in Nairobi: Lunch or Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 21 reviews · from $116

Enjoy a four-hour lunch or dinner at Nairobi’s Carnivore Restaurant, where meat is roasted on Maasai swords over a charcoal pit and carved at your table. Your meal includes soup, sides, dessert, and coffee. Pickup and drop-off from centrally located Nairobi hotels are included, with vegetarian meals available by request.

“Driver was great. She picked us up and dropped us off. We enjoyed the dinner experience and only paid for our drinks. It is a must try restaurant when in Nairobi.”

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Safari Cat Dancers Show And Dinner - Live music keeps dinner from feeling rushed
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Safari Cat Dancers Show And Dinner

5.Safari Cat Dancers Show And Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · from $99

Spend an evening in Nairobi with African meat specialties, live Kenyan and Swahili music, and a one-hour dance and acrobatics show from 9 to 10 p.m. Hotel pickup and return transport are included from selected Nairobi hotels. Drivers such as Edwin and Julius have been praised for punctual service and local insight. Drinks cost extra, and vegetarian choices are limited.

“We were picked up on time from our hotel.Edwin our driver got to the venue quickly. He walked to the show showed us where to meet him after .. A hostess took us to our table which was reserved. After the show, he was at the meeting poinRead more”

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Nairobi: Cabaret Show with Dinner at Safari Park Hotel - Nyama Choma Ranch and the barbecue meal
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Nairobi: Cabaret Show with Dinner at Safari Park Hotel

6.Nairobi: Cabaret Show with Dinner at Safari Park Hotel

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 11 reviews · 4 hours · from $120

You’ll be collected from your Nairobi hotel and taken to Safari Park Hotel for dinner at Nyama Choma Ranch. Expect carved skewers of Kenyan meats, vegetarian choices, live local and Swahili music, then a one-hour cabaret show from 9 to 10 p.m. Drinks cost extra, and you can pay $10 per person for an added hour of dancing.

“De la prise en charge à l’hôtel jusqu'au retour à celui-ci tout était parfait, une expérience à vivre lors d’un passage à Nairobi, je recommande”

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Safari Park Hotel Cat Dance and Dinner Experience - What the Nairobi evening actually includes
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Safari Park Hotel Cat Dance and Dinner Experience

7.Safari Park Hotel Cat Dance and Dinner Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 10 reviews · from $135

Spend an evening at Nairobi’s Safari Park Hotel with private transport, a barbecue dinner at Nyama Choma Ranch, live music, and the one-hour Safari Cats Dancers show from 9 to 10 p.m. Expect roasted meats served at your table, vegetarian choices, drinks at extra cost, and a small group of up to seven people. Gracepatt Safaris arranges pickup and drop-off.

“We had a fantastic evening. Great food and entertainment. All the meat you could eat. Dancing and acrobats. Stephen Mutuku was friendly and helpful which made the night perfect.”

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Carnivore Restaurant: Lunch or Dinner Experience in Nairobi - The opening courses: soup, salads, and vegetables
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Carnivore Restaurant: Lunch or Dinner Experience in Nairobi

8.Carnivore Restaurant: Lunch or Dinner Experience in Nairobi

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · from $20Best value

Enjoy a two-hour lunch or dinner at Nairobi’s Carnivore Restaurant, with private pickup from your hotel or airport. Servers carve more than a dozen grilled meats onto your plate from Maasai sword skewers. Expect sides, soup, dessert, coffee, bottled water, and vegetarian choices. Evans is noted as a particularly attentive server.

“We had lunch at Carnivore restaurant which specialises in all sorts of meat. Once you sit down the waiters will come one by one each offering different kind of meats. There is a signalling flag on your table and as long as your flag is up they will keep coming. It's all about meat and not much veggies :) My husband and son tried 13 different kinds of meat.”

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Nairobi Nightlife and Safari Park Hotel Dinner Experience - What arrives on the table at Nyama Choma Ranch
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Nairobi Nightlife and Safari Park Hotel Dinner Experience

9.Nairobi Nightlife and Safari Park Hotel Dinner Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $155Top rated

You’ll be picked up around 6 p.m. for dinner at Safari Park Hotel’s Nyama Choma Ranch Restaurant. Expect skewered roasted meats carved at your table, live Kenyan and Swahili music, and a one-hour acrobatic show from 9 to 10 p.m. Stephen may handle your transfer, and groups are limited to seven.

“The dinner and show was amazing. The meats were all great but i enjoyed the turkey the most. I could not stop smiling. The performers were very talented.”

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Diani Beach: Sunset Dhow Cruise with Dinner - Leaving Estuary Beach Restaurant & Bar
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Diani Beach: Sunset Dhow Cruise with Dinner

10.Sunset Dhow Cruise with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 4 reviews · 4 hours · from $70

You’ll spend two hours aboard a traditional dhow, sailing from Estuary Beach Restaurant along the Mwachema River toward the Kongo River as daylight fades. Captain Bakari has received special praise for his handling of the trip. Back ashore, choose an a la carte main course with fresh juice and water during a private four-hour evening outing.

“Vse je bilo,kot smo se dogovorili,res lepa izkušnja.Imeli smo zelo dobrega kapitana Bakarija,priporočam Robert in Katja,Slovenija”

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Barbecue Lunch/ Dinner At The Carnivore Restaurant - Nairobi - Crocodile, ostrich, rabbit, and the familiar choices
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Barbecue Lunch/ Dinner At The Carnivore Restaurant – Nairobi

11.Barbecue Lunch/ Dinner At The Carnivore Restaurant – Nairobi

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · from $85

Enjoy a four-hour barbecue meal at Nairobi’s Carnivore Restaurant with scheduled hotel pickup and drop-off. Start with soup, bread, a Dawa cocktail, and a soft drink, then sample unlimited servings of beef, lamb, chicken, pork, crocodile, ostrich, rabbit, and buffalo. Salads, vegetables, coffee, and an African dessert round out the meal.

“A bit pricy for lunch but worth it for the experience. The waitstaff were very attentive and there was food for every taste. Don't miss the ostrich meatballs; they were delicious.”

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Nairobi Bomas Cultural Dance Show & Dinner Carnivore Restaurant - Moving from the arena to Carnivore Restaurant
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Nairobi Bomas Cultural Dance Show & Dinner Carnivore Restaurant

12.Nairobi Bomas Cultural Dance Show & Dinner Carnivore Restaurant

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 4 reviews · from $225

Begin with a 1 p.m. hotel pickup and two hours at Bomas of Kenya, where dances, songs, folklore, village replicas, and acrobatics introduce Kenya’s many communities. Then sit at Carnivore Restaurant for soup, bread, and unlimited carved meats served on Masai swords. Guide Stephen has helped make the outing smooth for some visitors.

“The guide, Stephen was very helpful. He worked to make sure it was a pleasant experience. Nice atmosphere. Good food.”

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Safari Park Hotel Show & Dinner Experience In Nairobi Tour - Pickup, hotel arrival, and the evening schedule
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Safari Park Hotel Show & Dinner Experience In Nairobi Tour

13.Safari Park Hotel Show & Dinner Experience In Nairobi Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 3 reviews · 3 hours · from $99

Spend about three hours at Nairobi’s Safari Park Hotel, with pickup and drop-off, an optional traditional dinner, and the Safari Cats Dancers and Acrobats at Nyama Choma Ranch. The 9:00 to 9:45 p.m. show blends Kenyan cultural dance, drumming, costumes, and acrobatics. Confirm the dinner charge before paying.

“For Guest of Safari Park Hotel is the Show free, others have to pay 2000 KES. The Price for the Dinner is 4600 KES. The Price from GetYourGide is much to high!”

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Magical Storytelling Swahili Dinner in the Bushbaby Treehouse - Stories under the African sky
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Magical Storytelling Swahili Dinner in the Bushbaby Treehouse

14.Magical Storytelling Swahili Dinner in the Bushbaby Treehouse

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $75

Meet at Naivas Supermarket in Kilifi at 5 pm for a three-hour evening at the Treehouse. Enjoy a creekside sundowner, a three-course Swahili dinner by chef Baraka, Kenyan stories from award-winning storyteller Mara Menzies, and a chance to hand-feed bushbabies. Swimming may be possible at high tide.

“The experience was lovely! The setting was beautiful, our guide was an amazing story teller too!”

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Carnivore Resturant Dinner Experience - Dinner from 8pm to 10pm
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Carnivore Resturant Dinner Experience

15.Carnivore Resturant Dinner Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 3 reviews · from $67

You’ll be collected at 7pm for a private Nairobi dinner at Carnivore Restaurant, where lamb, beef, ostrich, crocodile, camel, pork, and other meats are roasted over charcoal and carved at your table. Expect soup, bread, salads, sauces, vegetables, Kenyan coffee, and return transport. Francis and Julius are named guides praised for polite service.

“I give this a bad rating because of the tour operator and not based on the restaurant!!! My pickup time was 19:00, the tour operator did not contact me before to acknowledge or confirm who would be picking me up. At 19:24 the driver appeareRead more”

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