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Restaurant Zen Oriental Cuisine

Restaurant Asian restaurant Asian fusion restaurant

👍👍 Really beautiful restaurant in the middle of Nyarutarama, Kigali to eanjoy the taste of asian cuisine. Looking good, fast food service, with stunning view of the Lake in front of it. People often mention restaurant, Thai, good, service,


Address

47 KG 9 Ave, Kigali, Rwanda

Contact

+250 782 588 593

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.10 (248 reviews)

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Working Hours

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Frequently mentioned in reviews: restaurant (10) Thai (8) good (6) service (6)
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  • 5/5 Haileselassie A. 3 years ago on Google • 143 reviews
    Really beautiful restaurant in the middle of Nyarutarama, Kigali to eanjoy the taste of asian cuisine. Looking good, fast food service, with stunning view of the Lake in front of it.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Vishal M. 5 years ago on Google • 324 reviews
    Good place. A bit expensive. Taste of food was good. Restaurant is based on hut theme, looks very nice. Staff is good and friendly. Plus point of this restaurant is the waiting time which is very less. They don’t have much options but menu covers all major options.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Tuan Niffan S. 4 years ago on Google • 122 reviews
    The restaurant is only 5 to 10 minutes from the city centre. Nice environment and natural resources used for construction of the huts. There are two beautiful huts. Upper hut they placed chairs and tables for dining. Lower hut you can find a bar with sofa and tables. About the menu you can choose Indian menu and Chinese. I hope there are available the African foods as well. The foods were very delicious and nicely presented. Staff also very friendly and professional.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Chambers F. 5 years ago on Google • 34 reviews
    Very nice setting and staff but that’s about it. Came for the dim sum, ordered it, never came. The teriyaki chicken and the pad Thai had the same ‘brown’ sauce with the exception of an over indulgence of lime to the pad Thai. Add in the length of time to get the disappointing food and you count on the fact we will never be coming back again. Added a photo of the bathroom which pretty much sums up the disrespect the management have for their customers. Hand drier broken? No problem, leave a pack of napkins on the floor for them to pick up and use. Better than nothing I suppose but given the prices, yeah nah.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Natalie M. 5 years ago on Google • 10 reviews
    Zen, one of my favorite restaurant in the past has unfortunately really changed. I have not gone to this restaurant for a long time and was very surprised and disappointed today. We ordered Thai food and found that the dishes seem to have turned into a greasy Indian food and have lost the freshness/lightness/flavor of Thai food. The ginger sizzling beef did not taste like ginger. The tom yum soup was thick in greasy without lemongrass or basil taste. The pad Thai was a gooey mess with no taste. I wonder if they have changed their chef? also the service has become a very poor with the wrong dish being ordered, the waiters sitting around staring at you while watching their phones... For the quality of the food they are much cheaper places and this place is very overpriced. I would recommend that the restaurant owners seriously look into whether they want to continue to service suboptimal Thai food or rather specialized in Indian food if that is what they are comfortable cooking. They should also adjust the prices if they're going to serve Indian food as there are much better places in town for better price. That's for sure Unfortunately I will not be back to this restaurant. There are much better places to in Kigali.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ben M. 4 years ago on Google • 141 reviews
    The photos I found on Google Maps underestimated the vibe of this place. It looks really high end especially at night. It has cool view of Rwanda too. The food was affordable at least because of the KES to RWF conversion spent approximately 15000RWF for the veggie rolls, garlic rice, Thai soup and cocktail juice. It was well made and left me satisfied the whole night. Definitely a place worth visiting over and over due to quality, friendly staff and a nice view. Only downside is that it is a bit of a wait till you get what you ordered.

  • 4/5 Uğur Murat A. 3 years ago on Google • 108 reviews
    One of the most silent place in town, Enough parking space for visitors, an advantage from my point of view, Good food, good ambiance as well,

  • 1/5 227 t. 6 years ago on Google • 81 reviews
    Interior is great. I had to come here several times and eat sushi full of detergent I suppose they used to wash the rice. Fortunately that doesn't happen every time. But let me remind you there are some other restaurant which serve sushi and Asian cuisine.

  • 5/5 Papiya Das Mitra (. 2 years ago on Google • 71 reviews
    It was a great experience.. food and environmental was too good 👍

  • 5/5 David M. 2 years ago on Google • 63 reviews
    Great food, spacious outdoor area, and excellent service.

  • 2/5 Gary B. 2 years ago on Google • 33 reviews
    Average Thai Green curry and some interesting additional charges for takaway (talked to the Manager about that)!? Venue is lovely and the staff are equally so...

  • 5/5 Benjamin J. 4 years ago on Google • 24 reviews
    Perfect tasting food and Staff is very friendly and always at your service! However keep in mind that the restaurant is quite expensive compared to the usual restaurants in Kigali. But quality is top priority, the location is unique and it's a perfect spot if you care for calmness at a restaurant. Perfect for small meetings.

  • 5/5 Eliana S. 2 years ago on Google • 19 reviews
    Very nice atmosphere and delicious food. Great service, moderately priced

  • 4/5 Russell R. 4 years ago on Google • 17 reviews
    My friend and I had a really enjoyable lunch. Service was good and prices were reasonable. Lovely setting and I would definitely return.

  • 5/5 wisdom tichaona m. 2 years ago on Google • 3 reviews
    Delicious food and beautiful environment


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