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New Cactus

Restaurant

👍 Came to have lunch at this restaurant around 2:30 pm on a Monday, it was completely empty. I read the reviews before I went and some customers had complained about the service, but for me they were attentive, and took a reasonable amount of time to deliver the food and drinks. They had a nice select... People often mention good, service, nice, pizza, Kigali, menu, view, great, delicious, atmosphere,


Address

KN 47 St, Kigali, Rwanda

Contact

+250 788 678 798

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (313 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 12 to 10 PM
  • Thursday: 12 to 10 PM
  • Friday: 12 to 10 PM
  • Saturday: 12 to 10 PM
  • Sunday: 12 to 10 PM
  • Monday: 12 to 10 PM
  • Tuesday: 12 to 10 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (28) service (23) nice (16) pizza (15) Kigali (12) menu (11) view (10) great (10) delicious (9) atmosphere (8)
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  • 4/5 Robert M. 2 months ago on Google • 603 reviews New
    Came to have lunch at this restaurant around 2:30 pm on a Monday, it was completely empty. I read the reviews before I went and some customers had complained about the service, but for me they were attentive, and took a reasonable amount of time to deliver the food and drinks. They had a nice selection of goods, and the food we ordered was delicious. It’s good place to have lunch.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Kevin M. 1 year ago on Google • 18 reviews
    The garlic butter and pepper sauce accompanying the beef fondue were delicious. The setting, an indoor/outdoor space, was pleasant. Service was attentive but not impatient.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Vishal M. 5 years ago on Google
    Place located at a very good location. Up on the hill with the view of Kigali city. They have a lots of food options. We ordered chicken pasta and chicken rice. Taste was good. Meal for two will cost you around 20000 RWF. Service is not very fast but when it comes to the ambience then this place is very nice. Must visit
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Olga A. 2 months ago on Google • 251 reviews New
    The food here is very good, especially the pizza😋, great view, quiet and cozy. Some waiters are very slow, inattentive and sometimes they can add something to the bill that you didn't take - you need to check🤷‍♀️
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Joel F. 2 years ago on Google
    My first time in Kigali and first time allowed out from quarantine. Highly rated on Google maps and I heartily endorse New Cactus. Not sure I understand the connection but I will be back when I return to Kigali at the end of January. The eggplant with ground meat and cheese and a delicious tomato sauce, lamb with green peas in another sauce with boiled potatoes. Very delicious and hot and again, I will be back
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kasuku T. 3 years ago on Google
    Fast and professional service, very generous portions, delicious food and beautiful garden and atmosphere!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Amina A. 1 year ago on Google
    Very interesting menu. We had the pizzas which tasted a little like tarte flambées.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 MARCO M. S. 10 months ago on Google
    One of the best and my favorite place in Kigali, excellent tartare and bourguignonne and frogs
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Arjun M. 4 years ago on Google
    Consistently delicious italian/french/ African food. Their Pizzas are absolutely amazing with thin crispy crusts. Add their special spiced oil (Huile pimenté) for a truely unique flavour ! ●My favourite Main dishes : Boeuf Arlequin, Liboke ●My favourite Pasta : Tagliatelle Putanesca, Raviolis aux Epinards, Penne Carbonara. ●My Dessert favourites: #1. Mousse au Chocolat #2. Le Sabayon glace (Ice cream with Congnac) #3.Profiteroles( Froed ice cream balls). ● ☆For detailed reviews of food in Kigali, checkout deliciouskigali on Instagram and Facebook☆●
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 John V. 4 years ago on Google
    Beside everything being good. the food is very very delicious. Goodness i recommend people to visit this place.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Marcus M. 1 year ago on Google • 325 reviews
    This is one of those few places that ticks ✅ all my boxes: great food, awesome service, and a really really nice vibe to it! In addition, a fantastic view over the city and Kimihurura! In addition to that, if I may repeat myself, their pizza is to die for!

  • 4/5 Dawn E. 5 months ago on Google • 117 reviews
    Lovely meal with a great view. Great welcoming ambiance and quick service. Large menu selection with Belgian and Rwandan food plus a large selection of pizzas and drinks. Priced on the higher end at 9,000 and up for main courses.

  • 5/5 Lester C. 8 months ago on Google • 80 reviews
    New Cactus has a large and diverse menu with Belgian and Congolese offerings, however, we decided to eat pizza! 😋 Spectacular! Their brick pizza oven produced perfect pizza. Bananas flambe dessert was tasty but not served on fire. 😭 It's a short walk from the Marriott. They have attentive staff and a pleasant dining area. Only one other table was occupied on a Saturday evening, yet we'd eat here again. 🇷🇼

  • 5/5 Jeroen M. 1 year ago on Google • 13 reviews
    Nice relaxing place with delicious food. Starter, main, dessert it all was very good. You can make your own pizza out of 4 pizzas on their menu. I will definitely come back here.

  • 4/5 Eugene F. 4 years ago on Google
    Pretty good food, nice atmosphere, strong drinks.

  • 5/5 Pierre S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautiful place .... smiling staff and excellent food! Great desire to return. .. (Original) Magnifique endroit....personnel souriant et nourriture excellente ! Grande envie d'y retourner. ..

  • 5/5 Ronnie R. 4 years ago on Google
    Very nice experience

  • 5/5 Thomas B. 4 years ago on Google
    Beautiful of Kigali and great food

  • 4/5 Geneviève K. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good food (Original) Bonne cuisine

  • 4/5 jean bosco N. 4 years ago on Google
    Better place it's like we were at home and friendly staffs.

  • 4/5 Francis S. 4 years ago on Google
    It has a great view

  • 5/5 Maria De Jesús Cedeño G. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Spectacular (Original) Espectacular

  • 4/5 Uda K. 5 years ago on Google
    The restaurant looks like serving Mexican foods but actually European and Italian foods.

  • 4/5 William O. 4 years ago on Google
    A very cool place popular with foreigners with nice dishes

  • 4/5 RUGANZI D. 2 years ago on Google
    Do you prefer a quiet environment with standard services, this is the right spot. Local foodstuffs are not served though. A variety of other dishes are well prepared. Parking may be a challenge especially when many people have checked in.

  • 3/5 Arun S. 2 years ago on Google
    Why do I have to pay USD 6 to 7 for bread in the name of pizza. No toppings whatsoever. Before you judge me, I didn't order for a Margherita. It was a Diable pizza and again it has just about two tiny sausage worth of toppings on top. Well if it is the Italian way of Pizza, as the courteous service person explained... I am willing to accept Italian style pizza but not for that kind of pricing. Boo hoo! The frog legs were good and so was the coconut milk chicken curry that I has with a side of chips.

  • 3/5 Lauren J. 2 years ago on Google
    We had one really great meal here. The next was mediocre. The last we were very ill afterwards and are sure we had food poisoning. We ordered cooked food but perhaps it was cross contamination? Super unfortunate as we love the ambiance. We visited on October 15. We had frog legs, avo salad, stuffed eggplant, the Congolese goat, and tilapia.

  • 4/5 Jeffrey R. 2 years ago on Google
    Impressive menu, nice setting. My wife and I stopped by for lunch on a Saturday. The place was quiet. We had a lovely salad and pizza. Very flavorful. Curious to go back and explore the menu further, there were so many options.

  • 5/5 Shaheen j. 1 year ago on Google
    Very nice view Calming and soothing place to enjoy your food

  • 5/5 Papiya Das mitra (. 1 year ago on Google
    Cool and calm place with a awesome view,good foods,a perfect place for a family and couples

  • 5/5 Jaafar C. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice view, nice food, nice service, the drinks a bit expensive just missing some ambiant tunes!overall I recommend

  • 4/5 YoungJoon Youn (. 1 year ago on Google
    Excellent Belgian cuisines

  • 2/5 Teemu V. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice atmosphere and good food. However the most of the time we spent waiting for the waiter to attend us. We were charged 10.000 extra (maybe service charge) that was not mentioned beforehand.

  • 5/5 Brian G. 1 year ago on Google
    Great menu. Excellent service. Everyone spoke good English.

  • 1/5 Emile M. 7 months ago on Google • 3 reviews
    Terrible service. Waitress sniffing and chewing bubblegum. Barman or Host listening to his phone at full volume. You still asking the waitress something and she already walks away. Don’t ask you anything? Extra sauce? Chilly? Nothing nada!! Guy behind pizza oven never smiles. One of the worst places we eaten in Kigali by far!!!!

  • 2/5 Steve K. 9 months ago on Google
    Just a painful experience all around. They are always missing items from the menu, but make it incredibly difficult to substitute after they tell you. It turns into an argument, they want to know how they're going to get the 400rwf (about 35 cents, USD) difference between the item you ordered and one of the inferior replacements, they start making terrible suggestions after you've already selected replacements... all that hassle for mediocre, over salted food.

  • 5/5 Matthias W. 4 years ago on Google
    Lovely atmosphere, good service. Great variety of food, all very good quality. Excellent view of Kigali. Will be back.

  • 4/5 Djasmine I. 3 years ago on Google
    The atmosphere is always amazing at this place

  • 4/5 Hugh D. 3 years ago on Google
    Grilled meat, in particular chicken and goat, is delicious and very good value for money. Big open green space perfect for relaxing meal.

  • 5/5 Olfa B. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very good service. The dishes were very good and varied with generous amounts. I highly recommend. (Original) Très bon service. Les plats étaient très bons et variés avec des quantités généreuses. Je conseille vivement.

  • 5/5 Gilles Den H. 4 years ago on Google
    Good food and nice atmosphere!

  • 4/5 Apurva Y. 4 years ago on Google
    Overall a reliable place to eat! 5/5 for service, 4/5 for taste, 3/5 for innovation. Went here multiple times, once with a group of 20! they accommodated us easily and quickly!

  • 5/5 Lea E. 4 years ago on Google
    Food was good, didn't have everything on the menu. Staff was very friendly and atmosphere was good.

  • 5/5 Tim C. 6 years ago on Google
    Great pizza, good drinks and a very pleasant terrace overlooking the city; same great service for 5+ years

  • 5/5 Torrey R. 3 years ago on Google
    Shot of Bayles and ice cream by the full moon

  • 5/5 Pinak M. 3 years ago on Google
    Good test and service

  • 5/5 Broswhodine 4 years ago on Google
    Kigali is seeing quite a few new pizza joints opening up, however, New Cactus for me remains at the front of the pack. Great atmosphere, friendly service and of course brilliantly thin and crispy wood fired pizza!

  • 4/5 Anthony R. 6 years ago on Google
    Fast food service and and good customer care

  • 5/5 Tim K. 4 years ago on Google
    A very reasonably priced meal with excellent service and delightful, tasty food. The steak is to be recommended !

  • 4/5 이규용 5 years ago on Google
    Nice foods nice interior and nice view. But it’s hard to access without car.

  • 5/5 Michel M. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Excellent restaurant. Varied map. Correct service. Price more than reasonable. Parking easy and kept. Highly recommended for families and business lunches. (Original) Excellent restaurant. Carte variée. Service correct. Prix plus que raisonnable. Parking aisé et gardé. Vivement conseillé pour pour les familles et déjeuners d'affaires.

  • 5/5 Michael K. 5 years ago on Google
    Great food and cozy ambiance

  • 5/5 wyrek k. 3 years ago on Google
    Route wild Safaris is a great company in Uganda that operate safaris and travel in four East African countries (Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania). I surely recommend you to travel with it and explore the unexpected of wildlife and adventure that will level a memorable experience

  • 5/5 Muyoboke E. 4 years ago on Google
    It is good place to be

  • 5/5 Habineza Jean B. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It was really good !!! (Original) C'etais bien vraiment!!!

  • 4/5 Zacharie K. 4 years ago on Google
    Good restaurant

  • 5/5 Victor Oduor W. 4 years ago on Google
    Awesome ambience

  • 5/5 Bebe N. 4 years ago on Google
    Very good romantic place

  • 4/5 IRENEE m. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice

  • 5/5 Andrew R. 4 years ago on Google
    The banana flambé is amazing!

  • 5/5 Sarah F. 4 years ago on Google
    Very nice! Beautiful, quaint little place. A little pricey and a little hard to find, but nice assortment on the menu and very good service!

  • 5/5 pascale s. 4 years ago on Google
    Certainly The place to be in Kigali 😁😉👍

  • 5/5 lea 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) good price, super nice waiters and waitress and quality food! (Original) bon prix, des serveurs et serveuse super sympas et de la nourriture de qualité!

  • 5/5 christine h. 4 years ago on Google
    Always s good meal here.

  • 4/5 NYIRIMANA Jean C. 4 years ago on Google
    You have a good services

  • 4/5 Vimal P. 4 years ago on Google
    Awesome category pizzas available here, Wonderful place to have a food 🍕

  • 4/5 MUNIR G. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice pizza & Italian food

  • 4/5 Vysakh R N. 6 years ago on Google
    The food is good. I like the African influenced items in the menu. The pizzas have always been great. The ambiance is also great. However the service kills it all. To make it more clear the staff become hostile as it approaches 9 PM even during weekends most restaurants in Kigali have solved this issue but some how Cactus still holds on to this old Kigali style of get out of our place by 9 attitude. I would have been a more frequent visitor if their service improved.

  • 5/5 Conley C. 4 years ago on Google
    Great food and service


Call +250 788 678 798 Open on Google Maps

Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
    • ✓️ Free street parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Credit cards
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Late-night food
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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