Cafe Zanzibar

As far as atmosphere and ambience goes, Café Zanzibar is one of the nicest places around Caddebostan. A nice table in their garden with a view of the waterfront during a summer sunset is the best aspect of this long-​standing restaurant.
Unfortunately, the positives basically end there. Both the food and service leave a lot to be desired. Having dined there with a large group of over 10 people, the servers were overwhelmed and disorganized. Thankfully, such a large group gave me a chance to sample a wide variety of options from the menu. The starters we ordered all satisfied and had me looking forward to the main course. In the mood for a nice big meal, I ordered the herb-​butter steak. What I got was a large serving of fries even a bar would be ashamed to serve, a portion of flavorless vegetables, and a small side of poorly seasoned steak. Thoroughly disappointing.
Thankfully there were plenty of other options for me to sample from the rest of my group: prosciutto pizza, sea bass, and eggplant rigatoni. All utterly unappetizing. I went home and made myself a sandwich.
As I mentioned, the atmosphere can’t be beat — and that’s what you’re paying for. It’s the only reason to eat there, since its spacious garden is great for large parties. Just don’t expect anything else.