Zaika Restaurant and Take away - Preller Shopping Centre image

Zaika Restaurant and Take away - Preller Shopping Centre

Restaurant

😠 Poor service, mediocre food. Would not recommend . People often mention chicken, restaurant, service, curry,


Address

Preller Square, Dan Pienaar, Bloemfontein, 9301, South Africa

Contact

+27 72 329 3209

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.10 (221 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Monday: 10 AM to 9 PM
  • Tuesday: 10 AM to 9 PM
  • Wednesday: 10 AM to 9 PM
  • Thursday: 10 AM to 9 PM
  • Friday: 10 AM to 9 PM
  • Saturday: 10 AM to 9 PM
  • Sunday: 10 AM to 2 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: chicken (10) restaurant (10) service (8) curry (6)
Reviews are sorted by relevance, prioritizing the most helpful and insightful feedback at the top for easier reference.
  • 1/5 Kenneth 1 year ago on Google
    Poor service, mediocre food. Would not recommend .
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ricardo G. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing service on a Monday public holiday, Owner ( Tarik) was very welcoming, friendly, food was DELICIOUS. I had the Chicken Korma ( the chicken was so soft it was like cutting through butter, the korma sauce had such a unique and lovely flavour) . Butter Naan and plain naan was delicious aswel. One of the best Indian restaurants I have been to. I will definetally be back to eat at this restaurant again. Anyone who is just stopping in Bloemfontein or passing by for a meal, I would HIGHLY recommend coming here...
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sameegh J. 2 years ago on Google
    Great Service by Muhammad Ali. The best host i have ever had at a restaurant. The food was excellent and the portions were enough for two people. Keep it up.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Jabu M. 1 year ago on Google
    Briyani is terrible, not nice at all, the meat is only breast.the salsa they put only onions haaa served food with no spoon. I just throw the food. I miss Durban Briyani
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Jamiel H. 6 months ago on Google • 334 reviews
    One of few Halaal spots in Bloem. They don't have a certificate but the owner (Pakistani) assured me that they are halaal. The food is typical North Indian Cuisine. They are a bit pricey but thry are very quick with their orders and the food is good. The restaurant is setup more like a takeaways with limited seating, one table inside and three outside.

  • 5/5 Mahmoud M. 6 months ago on Google • 108 reviews
    This place has become our go-to restaurant for yummy Indian dishes. The service is amazing and the prices are very reasonable. I highly recommend it!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Cliricia W. 1 year ago on Google
    Doesn't even taste like curry. Butter chicken was a strange bright red color and really tasted disgusting.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ihsaan A. 1 year ago on Google
    Great food, well priced, friendly service.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 garisa s. 2 years ago on Google
    Guys we had horrible experience just few mins back visiting this restaurant. As it's Sunday we arrived and there was a person sitting at the entrance asking us what we want ? no greeting no hai nothing and just sitting in his chair seeing his phone I said I need to order and took the menu after couple of mins I just asked him which chicken curry is fast moving in your restaurant ? Then he starts chasing us away saying to us we should just order. I tried explaining him the reason to ask so but he never listens and he is so rude saying go away to us. We are traveling from Capetown , knysna back to Johannesburg and haulted in Bloemfontein for a day. But I can see one thing this restaurant doesn't like Indian people. If the receiving is like this I can imagine how can the food be ?
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Farhaana A. 5 years ago on Google
    Was very impressed with the decor, friendly service and opted to have take-away. Food was lovely, definitely having sit down when next in Bloemfontein. A family first sit down for Muslims in Bloem 😊 our first meal in our flat. #capetownians
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jan van der L. 4 years ago on Google • 38 reviews
    Great food. The curries are very tasty and, to my knowledge, freshly prepared while you wait.

  • 5/5 Melanie L. 5 months ago on Google • 35 reviews
    Best chicken curry and prawn Malai curry. I was made a special dish as I always order chicken masala. He made me a Rogan Josh Curry. One word..... wow!!! Lots of fresh spices and you feel like the owner/chef knows you and your taste buds. Excellent.

  • 5/5 C V. 1 month ago on Google • 20 reviews New
    Lamb gosht badami on medium heat 😉 with naan bread for the win - it will change your life 😀

  • 5/5 Kerry P. 4 months ago on Google • 14 reviews
    Excellent service. Delicious with the perfect spice. Different heat levels available without compromising its well rounded flavour. Takeaway, with a great outside spot to sit down & enjoy.

  • 5/5 B S. 3 months ago on Google • 8 reviews New
    The food we ordered was delicious. Its really good and safe place to have good Indian food.

  • 5/5 Refilwe M. 1 year ago on Google
    The guy who helped me was a little rude and didn’t explain things properly to me. But the food IS SO DELICIOUS 😍 it’s my first time but I know it’s not the last time 💃🏽

  • 4/5 Jabulani S. 1 year ago on Google
    Tried lamb kebabs today. They were really nice, I enjoyed them!

  • 5/5 Sherleen J. 1 year ago on Google
    Absolutely delicious food. Quick and friendly service. I would highly recommend 👌.

  • 5/5 Melusi K. 1 year ago on Google
    Truly great service and food display or packaging, will definitely be back for me, you are one for the books! Thanks

  • 1/5 Irenie W. 11 months ago on Google
    Ordered butter chicken with naan. The naan was very nice but the butter chicken was quite dissappointing. Super runny sauce with few pieces of chicken in and lacking proper flavour. Quite disappointed for the price we payed.

  • 1/5 Safiyya P. 2 years ago on Google
    Been here twice as a stop for food on the way home, both times the owner was rude and arrogant. Butter chicken is sweet tasting, but the malai boti was good. I wouldn’t go back because of the owners attitude.

  • 4/5 Kerry B. 2 years ago on Google
    Delicious veg bunny chow! Butter chicken had a bit of a weird sweet flavor, but the roti’s are amazing and so huge!!

  • 1/5 Regina V. 8 months ago on Google
    What a bad experience. Food was not up to standard at all. We ordered veg curry and prawn curry. These 2 curries were soooo sweet it tasted as if the sauce was made with condence milk. Really, really disappointed. The garlic naan was tasty.

  • 1/5 Saleem P. 2 months ago on Google • 1 review New
    We were driving from Pretoria to Cape Town looking for a halaal restaurant, went on google and found this restaurant but saw a picture of a liquor bottle with the menu. So we called to check and the guy confirmed in his very arrogant way that we are muslim and we don’t serve liquor. After reaching there, it turned out to be totally opposite to what we expected, the owner of the restaurant was abruptly rude and mannerless, after telling him about the picture with the liquor bottle, again he showed us the non-chalante attitude. He was complaining about the local muslim community not supporting him and from our experience, we can see why and he didn’t care for the local muslim community either. He was more over his white clientele. I will never visit or support him, neither will I recommend anybody to go there. The portions served were not worth money, the glasses that were given to us were dirty and filthy, it was unhygienic.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Credit cards
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Small plates
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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