Restaurant & Bar
A slow table in Karatu
Our kitchen cooks with what the highlands grow: charcoal-grilled lake fish, slow stews, garden vegetables, and a short, considered wine list served under thatched rafters.
Hours
- Breakfast — 6:30 to 10:00
- Lunch — 12:30 to 15:00
- Dinner — 18:30 to 22:00
- Bar — 11:00 until late
Meal plans
Half board and full board can be added to any stay at checkout, or arranged after arrival at reception. Special diets — vegetarian, vegan, halal, gluten-free — happily catered for with a day's notice.
Non-residents
The restaurant welcomes outside guests for lunch and dinner. Please call ahead on +255 759 533 491 to reserve a table on busy evenings.
À la carte
This week at the kitchen
To begin
- Roast pumpkin & coconut soupwith toasted cashew, coriander oil
- Kachumbari saladheirloom tomato, red onion, chilli, lime
- Grilled halloumi & avocadowarm chapati, tamarind glaze
From the fire
- Charcoal-grilled tilapiaLake Manyara catch, chermoula, ugali
- Slow-braised beef stewKaratu tomatoes, root vegetables, rice pilau
- Nyama choma platterlamb, chicken, grilled corn — for two
- Vegetable currycoconut, spinach, sweet potato, brown rice
To finish
- Cardamom crème brûléeburnt sugar, shortbread
- Tropical fruit platepassion fruit, pineapple, mango
- Tanzanian coffee & cocoa trufflessingle-origin Mbeya beans
The bar
A quiet drink after the drive
Low leather stools, a backlit shelf, and a fire in the hearth when the highland evenings turn cool. Come for a nightcap or settle in.
- Konyagi & tonicTanzania's spirit, cucumber, lime
- Dawa cocktailvodka, honey, lime, crushed ice
- Serengeti & Kilimanjaro lagerson tap, always cold
- South Africa & European wine listby the glass or bottle
- Fresh juices & mocktailspassion, mango, tamarind, ginger
Add a meal plan to your stay
Half board and full board are available as add-ons in the booking flow.
Book a stay