Had a lovely experience at the oldest building in Dar Es Salaam ❤️ Relaxed and had a beer and light lunch. Definitely a place you need to visit when in Town. Friendly staff...nice service .good food. Great value for money. AMAZING VIEWS 🤩 See for yourself ☺️ I would highly recommend this hidden gem. It sticks out from the tall architecture that surrounds it since it's only a few storeys high, but the history that is the old Boma lives on to this day and I hope for hundreds of years to come...❤️

Nice setting but terrible service. To avoid.

The building is fantastic and off course it deserves a visit. My wife and I had a coffee in the cafeteria in the roof. There where you can enjoy the view and the music. The waiter was very kind the place all in all was fantastic yet the only thing that the coffee machine was broken so we couldn't have our cappuccino and 🤦‍♂️so we ordered the African coffee, I mean how it comes that in a fascinating place like that you don't fix the issue immediately! Anyway, I strongly recommend this place , at least for a visit 😘 The guy who works in the reception was helpful and polite. We bought a souvenir from the shop , yet we couldn't see the exhibition because we were there after 17h00 so it was close.

Old Boma is conveniently located by the Zanzibar ferry terminal and we dropped in after our ferry docked. It was difficult to navigate to as there are major roadworks happening outside and so we entered via the rear gardens, where people are seated eating - seeming to be from local businesses. After asking, a waitress took us into the old building - apparently the sultan's former guest house (his actual house had been demolished nearby to make way for the towering Johari hotel. Once we reached the roof garden, unfortunately they only had white rice, which we ordered with barbecued chicken. The rice was ok, served with some rather bland beans, although the chicken was really good and so we ordered another portion, that was not quite so good and the cold chips it was served with pretty poor - the food being run up the stairs from the kitchen in the garden below. It does serve beer, and I enjoyed a Safari. There are nice views from the roof.

Get an expereince of the old Dar Es Salaam of 1860's at the present time. The building is not only old by itself, but it has a permanent exhibition of the evolution of Dar Es Salaam from the 17th century up to date. How the buildings were constructed, by who, when, the fate of the buildings, etc etc.... It is really worth a visit.

Beautifully restored, and one of Dar's few old buildings you can also see from the inside. Inside there is a permanent exhibition on the history of Dar whixh is very thorough and insightful, but also remains accessible to this not familiar with Tanzania's history. They also sell some nice postcards of the city. Don't forget to ask whether you can visit their gorgeous rooftop (which can also be rented as a venue for parties). In short: must see for those visiting Dar. For those only passing through on their way to Zanzibar a perfect thing to do while waiting for the ferry, as it is just across from the ferry terminal.

Good place to visit to learn about the history of Tanzania. Highly recommend paying for a guide to enhance your experience. Added bonus - a restaurant on top!

Lovely old building and great view of the Dar harbour. Excellent service from the waitress and our breakfast was fast and tasty. Would love to come back again.

Is a cool place with Poet's View at the roof. It's historic place. It's the first Mult storey building in Tanzania. There is historic centre to visit, you can learn more about tradition and culture

Very nice place, great view and reasonable prices

Best place to be when you're at City center. Fresh air, beautiful scenery, seaview, best customer services, best place for photogenic and alot of the same reflective.

Beautiful rooftop restaurant with amazing views here

This is the best place to relax, cool off the heat and grab some nice meals and drinks while enjoying the sea view and local customs!

Very ancient construction and early state building in Mzizima, now called Dar es Salaam. It was built by Arabs and later Germans inherited it. It was used by Sultan Said and also a slave camp for shipments to the gulf's middle east. The area now is a museum and historical heritage building. At the roof top there is an open restaurant and other investments to support the costs of maintenance.

Cozy roof top restaurant and bar with a view of the harbor. A nice oasis in the city. The opening hours are longer than they say here on Google. The restaurant is open later than the museum.

I loved the experience. I had a very delicious "changu makange" and a tasty cup of masala tea. Great service and perfect view of Dar Es Salaam harbour.

Amazing n beautiful view

Interesting exhibition in the old boma telling the history of Dar es Salaam through the pre-colonial, German, British and modern eras. Worth a visit, 5,000 TZS fee per person. Go to the roof for a nice view.

Good sights

The view is beautiful.

Nice place

What a special place with an incredible view of the city. Thank you to Fahyim and the team at the Old Boma - could not have felt more welcomed.

Good place for exhibition, historical building.

Nice place for heritage conservation

This is the first building in Dar es salaam to be built. You will have a history of the city and on the top there is the best Restaurant.

Best foods around town

Great view of the coast and harbor

It has a very nice sea view but going to the roof you have to take stairs in which for the old person or sick person is hard but if your strong when you reach to the top it is all worth it.

Amazing view of the port and the city, but restaurant is of normal standard

A must do in Dar es Salaam. Nice terrace. Offer and service with a lot of potential. Historical building.

Nice view, good food

best meals that comes with one of the best service

Nice little place near the port/ferries. Kind service and amazing food. Would definitely get the changu makange again!

Scenic

Nice and not expensive restaurant located on the top of old building called Old Boma. It offers different alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, beer, soda, coke etc. It's very good place to take some rest in very crowded downtown. The building is also very interesting as it's old building from 19th century.

(Translated by Google) You can also avoid entering. Inside there is nothing but a German safe that remained closed and never opened (Original) Si può anche evitare di entrare. Dentro non c'è nulla se non una cassaforte tedesca rimasta chiusa e mai aperta

Good nice location. Very good

I Hillary the sera place