Swahili Village Beltsville

Name: Swahili Village Beltsville
Address: 10800 Rhode Island Ave, Beltsville, MD, United States, 20705-2569
Telephone: (240) 965-7651
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 4.2

4.2 (51)

$31 to $50

African

10800 Rhode Island Ave, Beltsville, MD 20705-2569

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2 people

Jul 1, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 4 times today

About this restaurant

Charming
Good for groups
Healthy

The first and best African fine dining restaurant in the state of Maryland. With delicious menu items from different parts of Africa, you can enjoy hospitality and cuisine from the motherland, while treating your other senses to African music, entertainment and a memorable visual experience. Serving the College park, Baltimore, Annapolis, Greenbelt, Laurel, Bowie, upper Marlboro and Oxon Hill communities.

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
African, Farm-to-table
Hours of operation
Daily 11:30 am–2:00 am
Phone number
(240) 965-7651
Website
https://swahilivillages.com/beltsville/
Dress code
Business Casual

Location
10800 Rhode Island Ave, Beltsville, MD 20705-2569
Neighborhood
Beltsville
Parking details
None

What 51 people are saying

Swahili Village Beltsville reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.2

4.2 based on recent ratings

4.4Food
4.2Service
4.2Ambience
4.0Value

Noise • Moderate

51 Reviews

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Izogie
Washington, D.C. Area1 review
5.0
Dined on June 6, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food and customer service was great! Joshua did well, Thank you!
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chantrell
Washington, D.C. Area20 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 5, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We came in on a Monday night for a business group farewell dinner. We had such a lovely time. Our server was very friendly, efficient and professional. We ordered two of the flaming margaritas and our server entertained us with lighting them up. We enjoyed sending off our colleague at the beltsville Swahili village. I def recommend.
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Candyce
San Diego2 reviews
2.0
Dined on April 5, 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Our reservation was at 7:30. We were not seated until about 8:20 after asking multiple times and the manager kept coming to say the table was being cleaned. We didn’t receive our food until 9pm. We asked to be comped for the drinks 1 ea. we had ordered, instead the manager did the “free” shots of the cheapest most disgusting tequila which we poured into a water cup and left! Our regular drinks were watered down and subpar anyway especially as compared to the DC location! We didn’t even get water until about 9:30. Overall subpar service! The food was good though.
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Kolade
Washington, D.C. Area1 review
5.0
Dined on March 29, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food was good. Will be there again. Try serve drinks in time before the food arrival. Everything went great
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bless VIP
Coastal North Carolina5 reviews
1.0
Dined on March 9, 2025
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
Went two years ago and food was good here..this time jollof was very bland. Snapper was burnt, dry without flavor. Salmon was basic ..nothing memorable. The DC location is wayyy better. I won't give this location a chance ever again.
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ALEX BRUCE
Washington, D.C. Area1 review
5.0
Dined on February 15, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I really enjoyed it it was amazing and my lovely wife was happy
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Brandy
Las Vegas3 reviews
2.0
Dined on January 30, 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
First time having African dish and left unimpressed.
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Larke
Washington, D.C. Area1 review
3.0
Dined on January 2, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
It seemed the restaurant & staff were overwhelmed by the holiday crowd. The restaurant was noisy, the service was slow, the food was tasty but none of it was served warm, except the lentils which seemed to not be fully cooked. Truly disappointed.
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Robert VIP
Washington, D.C. Area35 reviews
3.0
Dined on December 25, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
The service was the worst I've ever had at this restaurant and some of the worst ever. We were seated right away but then waited more than 10 minutes for our server to come to the table. After taking the drink order it took another 10 minutes to get water and 30 minutes to get our drinks, at which time I was told the beer I ordered wasn't available (40 minutes or more after being seated). My wife's flaming margarita wasn't flaming. The server tried to blame the bartender but the lime which was supposed to be on fire was very clearly already burned which likely meant it sat on the bar for a while. I asked to see the manager and was told he was coming but he never did. When we were finished eating our server was nowhere to be found and we had to get another server to bring us boxes. When paying, the server reached down to select the 👍 before I could choose 👎. Sad and unprofessional. Hopefully this was a one time deal with a server not cut out for that line of work. But if not, we're done with the place despite how good the food is.
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Hubainatu
Washington, D.C. Area1 review
5.0
Dined on December 19, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Food was great and that group player was the best!
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Swahili Village Beltsville is rated 4.2 stars by 51 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

Jul 1, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 4 times today

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10800 Rhode Island Ave, Beltsville, MD 20705-2569

Additional information

Neighborhood
Beltsville
Hours of operation
Daily 11:30 am–2:00 am
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
African, Farm-to-table
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
None

Website
https://swahilivillages.com/beltsville/
Phone number
(240) 965-7651

Swahili Village Beltsville

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What 51 people are saying

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