Jambo Restaurant - Ottawa, Ontario

The place looks decent and the waitress was really nice. But the problem was the suspicion on the freshness of the food, me and my partner had abdominal pain the next day. The beef stew had a fishy taste. The samosas are very hard and the kachumbari had no acidity(vinegar or ... lime juice). The chicken stew was nice, i would prefer thigh because i find breast are tasteless and dry. Apart form all that the prising was a little high we felt robed for a 100$ meal for two people. Read more

Came back from there and got the goat, rice and plantains. Plantains were good, rice were plain and fine. The goat had two different parts, first part was re fried, very very oily that I had to use tissues on it to soak up the grease inside, that part was ... also far from tender and was hard (Seems like it was yesterdays then heated by frying it) . The other half was tender, not oily and tasted good. It's been almost two hours now and have some abdominal cramps. I may come back there but just for plantains. Read more

Authentic African meals, very tasty, full of flavorful spices without being too hot. Good size plates and welcoming, no pressure service. The kind of modest looking hidden treasure not to be missed. And I dare you to resist moving on your chair with the music playing. On my Golden list ... for life! Read more

A nice cozy place for delicious African (Kenyan) Meal. It reminded me the atmosphere of my home country. Home cooked meals with a fancy twist but very delicious. If you would like to try some Kenyan dishes, I recommend this place, while you there. Don't leave without trying so chapati.

Very tasty food. I had the chicken mshkaki skewers with plantain. The samosa is delicious, although a bit small. Staff was very nice and greeting. Definitely would recommend.