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| Rating | Avg. Dinner Entrée |
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| $$$$$ | Greater than $25 |
| $$$$ | $18.01 - $25 |
| $$$ | $12.01 - $18 |
| $$ | $7.01 - $12 |
| $ | Less than $7 |
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Posted by Chenoah on 11/10/2009
service and with flair
Went to dinner there before a show at BAM. The food was excellent and the servers were personable and made my dining experience so much fun! I'll definitely go back for more. Love the guava martinis!! worth the trip to brooklyn.
Posted by Anonymous on 08/16/2009
not worth the wait
service is very slow. food is mediocre.
Posted by 1st timer on 08/06/2009
Good but what do i know
Its was ok... portions are small but try the Obama mama
Posted by 20 digits on 07/26/2009
Worst service I've ever experienced.
It took 2.5 hrs to get our food. I was so annoyed that I lost my sense of taste! Worst NYC dining experience of 100s
Posted by anonymous on 07/05/2009
anti-gay
I went with my boyfriend raving about Madiba, which I had been to several times over the last few years. It has changed hands and now the lamb chops are tougher than leather, the Ox Tail is no longer served in traditional African pots, the service is slow with attitude and arrogance from management and the chicken livers which use to be spectacular are dry burning chars of rubber. The worst was the homophobic insult from the new manager who sneered and threw derogatory comments which we ignored remembering never to go back there again.
Posted by anonymous manhattanite on 03/31/2009
Great South African Flavors
We went to this restaurant for Dine in Brooklyn tonight and it was fantastic. The service was great, our server was very friendly, the courses came quickly, and the food was delicious. I only spent a few months in south africa but the food seemed very authentic and brought back good memories, while being a bit upscale (served in small portions on white plates). Overall I also appreciated that the restaurant wasn't fancy or intimidating-- it was perfect for a chill dinner with friends. I liked the communal tables made out of desks, and the "spar" ads wallpaper in the bathroom. If only they hadn't been out of nearly all of their south african red wines.
Posted by Anonymous on 07/12/2008
No longer recommended
It makes me sad to give a bad review to a place I used to love going to. I started eating at Madiba 6 years ago, and ate there often enough til recently. Servers were nice, food great. The last few times I've gone, it has been mediocre: food is good on a good day, fine on a typical day, and the service is generally poor. But this time was the last time for us. We never received either our appetizers or side dish, despite asking twice about them. The table next to us never got their desserts, and the table in front of us was asking repeatedly for drinks they'd ordered a while before. The waitress is ridiculously bad, but the manager/ host is worse: smarmy and obsequious, he is ultimately ineffective, even rude. The entrees were fine, but really not worth the hassle of waiting for them. Madiba is OK if you live nearby, but I would not suggest going out of your way for this place. It has gone from a reliably good place to eat and hang out to an unpleasant experience.