Madiba Restaurant

Name: Madiba Restaurant
Address: 195 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States, 11205
Telephone: (718) 855-9190
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.2

4.2 (169)

$30 and under

Southern African

195 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205

About this restaurant

Feast on authentic South African cuisine at Madiba Restaurant. Its casual shebeen-style setting is ideal for grabbing a quick lunch with friends or dining out with family. Madiba Restaurant serves breakfast with such fare as eggs, French toast, bacon and salmon. Guests can start their dinner course with a small plate of grilled calamari, ostrich carpaccio or chicken livers. Then guests can move on to an entrée of oxtail stew, pan-seared prawns with saffron yellow rice and greens, or a rib-eye steak with Moroccan couscous. Madiba Restaurant features a bar that offers a variety of drinks. It provides catering services for business functions, parties and other events. This restaurant offers outdoor seating for guests to enjoy the neighborhood views as they dine. It welcomes reservations, and takeout service is available.

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Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Southern African
Hours of operation
Sunday - Thursday: 11:00am - 11:00pm Friday & Saturday: 11:00am - 12:00am
Phone number
(718) 855-9190
Website
http://www.madibarestaurant.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Mark Henegan
Catering
Madiba restaurant itself, our Catering & Event Production division is both a gateway and a much missed opportunity for enjoyment that is nothing short of ‘home’ - wherever that home may be. We are a New York based full-service Catering & Event Company, experts at making any size corporate or social function a highly unique event.
Private party facilities
Since 1999 Madiba Restaurant has offered a unique South African experience, the first of its kind in the United States. The restaurant is more than the food, drum beating live music to late night revelry with Fort Greene locals, Madiba Restaurant is the perfect mini vacation to the African Continent

Location
195 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
Neighborhood
Fort Greene
Cross street
Carlton Ave
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
G to Fulton or Clinton-WashingtonC to LafayetteB54 at Carlton & Dekalb (west bound)B54 at Carlton & Lafayette (east bound)
Entertainment
From the South African All Stars to local Brooklyn Artists, the bill constantly changes!
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wine

What 169 people are saying

Madiba Restaurant reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.2

4.2 based on all time ratings

4.3Food
4.0Service
4.3Ambience

Noise • Moderate

169 Reviews

DF
DFoodie
New York City1 review
2.0
Dined on May 11, 2015
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
I came here on Mother's Day so to be fair, I should have expected it to be packed which it was. I think for the quantity and quality of the food that night, the prices were a bit high. I came to this same place about 5 years ago and couldn't wait to return, but I found that the food was not as tasty and lukewarm. They seemed to be understaffed on such a busy night and we could not get the attention of the poor waitress dealing with multiple tables. I do not think I will go again.
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OpenTable Diner
New York City2 reviews
3.0
Dined on May 10, 2015
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Went on mother's day. I got the organic chicken with rice&raisins. Our food took a long time to come and once it came, they brought out dishes for only 3 people in our party. My wife had to wait about 4-5mins for her plate after everyone else already had theirs. The appetizer we ordered came with the main course and not before. For some weird reason, the kitchen was closing for an hour while we were there. My chicken was overcooked. My dad didn't particularly care for his fish, but he ate it. My wife felt like the lobster was a little chewier than she had hoped. My mom liked her lamb. We got a salmon cake appetizer for the table, i felt like it was a little overcooked. I make baked salmon cakes for myself every now and again - i don't want to go to a restaurant and feel like my salmon cake compares to what they cook. The presentation of the salmon cake was nice. I would still go back to madiba because the staff were friendly and they separated the dry foods from the wet when wrapping everything up.
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toks77
New York City8 reviews
4.0
Dined on May 10, 2015
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
I live in the neighborhood and have been to Madiba many times. The restaurant is in a great location with great people watching for Sunday Brunch. The food is really good and the ambience can't be beat. It sometimes takes a while for the food to be served but it's always worth the wait. I plan to go many more times.
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OpenTable Diner
New York City2 reviews
1.0
Dined on May 10, 2015
1. Overall 1
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
I've never been to a restaurant and had such a horrible experience. We got there and it was super crowded and it seemed chaotic. We told the gentlemen at the front that we had 8:30 reservations and gave him our names. He said ok and then disappeared. He never checked the computer, didn't write anything down and most of all he never came back. We then told the other gentleman at the front the same thing and he says ok but we have about 30 ppl ahead of you. I asked what was the point of reservations then and he said well everyone reserved for the same time. Again he didn't check the computer or take our name. So we decided to sit at the bar to figure out our next move and after speaking to the bartender he was able to secure a table for us. We were shown to our seat but that was it. No one gave us menus or came to take any orders. I had to flag down one of the guys working to ask for menus and eventually put in a order. There was one waitress there who just kept passing our table and never asked if we wanted anything but she paid exceptional attention to one table and that table only. Finally we flagged down another person to take our drink and appetizer order which came out pretty quickly. I ordered the wings and my friend the samosas. I wasn't impressed with either. I found the wings to be oily and the samosas to be bland. We finished our appetizers and kinda sat around for a while waiting for a server to come over and take our dinner order but NOPE. Again we had to flag someone down to place our order. It was the most frustrating dining experience. We were given zero service. We had to beg to be served and what we were served was average at best. I had to flag someone down for the check and by that time I was beyond ready to leave. Suffice it to say I will not be returning. I'm not going to beg a restaurant to take my money.
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Wayne
New York City2 reviews
3.0
Dined on May 9, 2015
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Love going to Madiba for a great taste of South Africa. The food is brilliant and service delightful. One downside consistently seems to be the reservation system and wait to be seated. Other than that bring on the pap & vleis!
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LboogieNYC
New York City2 reviews
3.0
Dined on May 9, 2015
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
I always enjoy eating at this restaurant. Due to its popularity, I didn't want to take the chance and have to wait. So the last couple of times Ive went, I made sure to make reservations. Apparently having one doesn't seem to matter. The hostesses attempted to tell us that we would have to wait for over 30 for our table despite being on time for our reservations. Which happens to be the same wait time for the people walking in and adding their name to the list for a table. It didn't sit well so I inquired as what was the purpose of making reservations. He couldn't actually give me an answer and then said he would make some adjustments. After waiting for about 10 minutes of waiting we are being walked to a table, we meet another couple and who is being walked to the same table. They also had a reservation for the same time. We ended up being seated at the table. I love the food and the atmosphere. However they are becoming very unorganized with their service is horrible. We had to ask our waitress to clear our table for us, ask for several things like water repeatedly.
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OpenTable Diner
New York City34 reviews
4.0
Dined on May 9, 2015
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
The food was great, but it can get very crowded.
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DAWagner
New York City5 reviews
2.0
Dined on May 3, 2015
1. Overall 2
2. Food 1
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
The short ribs arrived lukewarm and were so dry they were inedible, leathery and dry, as if they had been reheated multiple times or left over from the day before, however the monkey gland sauce was excellent. That, I ate. The boboti was just okay, probably because it was served almost cold. On the other hand, the waitress was both helpful and pleasant, taking care of our service promptly after mentioning we had tickets for BAM and would need to hurry out when we were finished. This place was packed and had a line waiting to get in. Based on the reviews, Madiba should have been far better than it was. Did we order the wrong dishes or was this just a really bad night in the kitchen? We won't be back.
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MFranca
Orlando / Central Florida East79 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 2, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Very impressed with Madiba. Food was very good, ambience cool.
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PenelopeJ
New York City3 reviews
2.0
Dined on April 29, 2015
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had this really nice server who had started that day. He was really nice and genuinely concerned about our dining experience. There was another server, a woman, who was wearing shades and sauntering back and forth as though she was the cat's meow who was okay, but her mannerisms were quite irritating. The food was just not my cup of tea. The drink was horrible. I would not return here again except for maybe the corn and the fries. Those two items were really, really good.
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Madiba Restaurant is rated 4.2 stars by 169 OpenTable diners.

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195 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205

Additional information

Cross street
Carlton Ave
Neighborhood
Fort Greene
Hours of operation
Sunday - Thursday: 11:00am - 11:00pm Friday & Saturday: 11:00am - 12:00am
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Southern African
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
G to Fulton or Clinton-WashingtonC to LafayetteB54 at Carlton & Dekalb (west bound)B54 at Carlton & Lafayette (east bound)
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Mark Henegan
Entertainment
From the South African All Stars to local Brooklyn Artists, the bill constantly changes!
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wine

Website
http://www.madibarestaurant.com/
Phone number
(718) 855-9190
Catering
Madiba restaurant itself, our Catering & Event Production division is both a gateway and a much missed opportunity for enjoyment that is nothing short of ‘home’ - wherever that home may be. We are a New York based full-service Catering & Event Company, experts at making any size corporate or social function a highly unique event.
Private party facilities
Since 1999 Madiba Restaurant has offered a unique South African experience, the first of its kind in the United States. The restaurant is more than the food, drum beating live music to late night revelry with Fort Greene locals, Madiba Restaurant is the perfect mini vacation to the African Continent

Madiba Restaurant

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