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Restaurant VILAKAZI

Restaurant • Fast food restaurant • Family restaurant

👍👍 Great introduction to South African food whilst visiting Soweto. Staff are friendly and attentive, the owner wanted to make sure everything was ok. There’s something on the menu for everyone, so if you’ve got picky kids then they can still eat well while you try something local. Worth a visit. People often mention service, Great, good,

Address

6876 Vilakazi St, Orlando West, Johannesburg, 1804, South Africa

Website

restaurantvilakazi.co.za

Contact

+27 72 272 1982

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (955 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 10 am to 10 pm
  • Thursday: 10 am to 10 pm
  • Friday: 10 am to 10 pm
  • Saturday: 10 am to 10 pm
  • Sunday: 10 am to 10 pm
  • Monday: 10 am to 10 pm
  • Tuesday: 10 am to 10 pm

Featured Reviews

Frequently mentioned in reviews: service (8) Great (6) good (6)
Reviews are sorted by relevance, prioritizing the most helpful and insightful feedback at the top for easier reference.
  • 5/5 Julian M. 1 year ago on Google
    Great introduction to South African food whilst visiting Soweto. Staff are friendly and attentive, the owner wanted to make sure everything was ok. There’s something on the menu for everyone, so if you’ve got picky kids then they can still eat well while you try something local. Worth a visit.
    6 people found this review helpful 👍
  • 5/5 Matlhogonolo M. 2 years ago on Google
    They serve the best traditional foods , it was the best I have had
    3 people found this review helpful 👍
  • 5/5 Fundisiwe M. 2 years ago on Google
    Thanks to manager and team. You made my birthday special. ❤️🥳🎂
    2 people found this review helpful 👍
  • 5/5 Social Motion P. 4 years ago on Google
    It's a place to chill and have some good vibe session,like it's a place that sweeten the pot. Like it and love it. Hope to come back again.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍
  • 5/5 ALEX M. 8 months ago on Google
    Great place to relax n the best food
    1 person found this review helpful 👍
  • 3/5 Robert S. 1 year ago on Google
    The lamb was excellent and the curries were a taste of Africa on one plate. Safe parking lot across the street at the defunct Box Shop location. Clean toilet and no street hawkers bother you.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍
  • 5/5 Millicent Van W. 4 years ago on Google
    I can’t really rate based on a sit down experience since we ordered take away. By far the best plate of mogodu and uJeqe. We usually interchange between the restaurants on Vilakazi but this plate right here is the winner👇🏽Special mention goes to the spinach, it was sublime.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍
  • 4/5 Sabelo T. 1 year ago on Google
    Their food is out of this world. A true taste of Soweto
  • 4/5 Thabo M. 1 year ago on Google
    They poured a milk shake in a wine class and corrected it after complaining about it. Outside of that i like the place.
  • 5/5 Brian S. 5 months ago on Google
    I had the mince pasta, it was very good. A nice atmosphere but the 'car guards' are rather pushy!
  • 4/5 Leonard F. 6 years ago on Google
    Traditional African and restaurant food. Friendly service, spacious. Clean and trendy.
  • 3/5 Dave S. 2 years ago on Google
    Quiet environment on the famous Vilakazi Street amongst other restaurants playing loud music
  • 5/5 Vic A. 2 years ago on Google
    That's an amazing place to be
  • 3/5 Buhle M. 1 year ago on Google
    A blue UV light to trap flies and mosquitoes would be best, especially because there's an outdoor section. Perhaps an airfryer is something to invest in and a generator because when I came, I couldn't be served potato fries due to loadshedding.
  • 5/5 Sibongile C. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice food and environment. Wonderful service from waiters...I had fun
  • 4/5 Sonto S. 2 years ago on Google
    It was great to be there I enjoyed my day on the heritage day it was beautiful waiters were shapshap
  • 4/5 Sanele H. 2 years ago on Google
    Great place with great vibes, and friendly car guards.
  • 5/5 Dario J. 3 years ago on Google
    Wonderful and amazing place... clean, staff is friendly and the menu is too much haibooo... I'll be frequenting this restaurant 🙌🏾
  • 5/5 Sbongakonke K. 3 years ago on Google
    It was great, the service exceptionally was exceptional we had a hard time understanding our first server so they sent us another one (Thabi) she was friendly and tried her best to make us feel welcomed. Other than that the food was in a league its own, I highly recommend the beef burgers and mogoudu.
  • 5/5 Louise C. 4 years ago on Google
    Awesome experience. Very tasty food. Recommend stopping there if in the area. Do not be afraid to go out of your comfort zone and try something interesting on the menu.
  • 5/5 Clive M. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice and very clean .. Quiet at the time i went
  • 5/5 pearl lebogang d. 2 years ago on Google
    Great food
  • 4/5 Justine Clovirs M. 2 years ago on Google
    Beautiful place, wonderful service. Mood out of this world
  • 2/5 Nothando M. 2 years ago on Google
    They are slow in serving us with the drinks and we were a big group and told we are making noise at a birthday celebration.
  • 4/5 Lucas Ngwako R. 2 years ago on Google
    Great service, and delicious meals too. Wide variety of dishes. Friendly staff. Matured music. Relaxed atmosphere
  • 4/5 June N. 3 years ago on Google
    Great food and great service
  • 5/5 Molope M. 3 years ago on Google
    They're fantastic, it would be great to have them on My Food Court!
  • 5/5 Thabiso D. 4 years ago on Google
    Warm reception and good tasting meals.visibility of the manager. Thumbs up keep it up. Proud of you all
  • 5/5 Nombulelo Michelle F. 4 years ago on Google
    Always phenomenal! The food is always on point. Background music is mellow and gets one to a relaxed mode. Service is such a pleasurable experience. Generally, I am elated with what the restaurant offers.
  • 5/5 Michael C. 4 years ago on Google
    Our tour guide brought us here for lunch and we had an excellent meal. The kids had macaroni and cheese and our son said it was the best that he had ever had. I know... Not very adventurous. I had a traditional African chicken dish and it was really good as well. It did a little while for the food to arrive but it was really good.
  • 4/5 Adeniyi O. 4 years ago on Google
    This place comes highly recommended if you are ever in Vilakazi street in Soweto township. It's quite popular for tourists and rightly so. The service is superb, the attendants are very efficient and professional. No unnecessary delays. The place is kept very clean. You have quite a range of menu options and the food is very tasty.
  • 5/5 John A. 4 years ago on Google
    Pleasant experience, with extreme heat and load shedding as-well, grilled half chicken was cooked perfectly served with Greek salad. Fried Hake was fresh and tasty, good service. Awesome view of Johannesburg
  • 4/5 Mandla S. 3 years ago on Google
    Good cook. Very clean.
  • 4/5 Othusitse Piet S. 3 years ago on Google
    Staff is hands on and Hospitable..

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Amenities

  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Organic dishes
    • ✓️ All you can eat
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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