We happened across Garden Bob restaurant by happy accident, it was completely empty (always makes me a little apprehensive) but we decided to try it anyway. Fish Soup! Delicious, very bright, clean flavors, with lime, fresh fish, and a vegetable medley, a large enough portion to be a starter for two. Veggie chapati wrap with chips and salad: veggies were sautéed in a garlicky sauce and cooked perfectly, the chips were crispy on the outside a fluffy on the inside, lastly the salad was a delightful mix of julienned veggies and mango in a refreshing vinaigrette dressing. Red Beans with Ugali: a richly spiced tomato sauce with red beans and diced veggies, accompanied by fresh Ugali and the same excellent salad as the chapati. Excellent value, we were to full for the complimentary fresh fruit that accompanies each meal. We will definitely go back. (Update) we went back, again, and again… it was always excellent, when we didn’t eat at Garden Bobs we found ourselves comparing the food to Garden Bobs, and it was never quite as good.

Great local food, friendly staff and good value for money. I had a vegetarian dish and it was delicious. The portions were generous and the side salad was crispy perfection. So much better than the overpriced burgers at our hotel.

(Translated by Google) Local restaurant where you can eat VERY tasty and not expensive. Have a beer with banana chips (recommend) The owner is very welcoming, friendly and attentive. He tries to learn Russian))) to communicate with guests from Russia. We translated the menu for him into Russian. A plate of seafood for two is enough. Rice and curry are very tasty. Highly recommend! Food is twice cheaper than in hotels. (Original) Местный ресторанчик где можно не дорого и ОЧЕНЬ вкусно покушать. Выпить пива с банановыми чипсами (рекомендую). Хозяин очень гостеприимен дружелюбен и внимателен. Старается учить русский))) что бы общаться с гостями из России. Мы перевели ему меню на русский. Тарелка морепродуктов на двоих вполне достаточно. Очень вкусно готовят рис и карри. Очень рекомендую! В два раза дешевле еда чем в отелях.

Local restaurant with very friendly staff. Food portions are big specially main ones. Prices are very reasonable.

All menu is reasonable and staff is friendly! I ate Ugali here for the first time! The chicken coconut sauce was very good and matched with ugali. Absolutely it also good with rice. The passion fruit juice was also good. Try the traditional African food, Ugali here!!

We loved the food, the place is really cozy and nicely decorated, but the service was soooo slow. That was basically the only downside. Other than that, you will definitely love it. The sea food platter was really good!

Great restaurant, very tastey, fish was fresh and they actually make coconut rice unlike in Paje. The swahili curry was delish, as was the grilled fish, masala chicken, chapati, and fresh juice. To top it off, freah fruit for dessert is included with all meals! Oh, and it was so good I forgot to snap a shot before I finished, and as you can see from my photo I cleaned my plate.

We took fish soup as a starter. It was really good (amazing fish and lime flavor). As a main course we took grilled fish, which was really tasty. And octopus pili pili with a rich spicy flavor.

Went here twice; relaxed atmosphere and fantastic grilled prawns and octopus curry. All fresh and nice to experience authentic local people, a welcome change from the fancy restaurants at the resorts.

(Translated by Google) I was attracted by a high score on Google maps and excellent reviews. The result is disappointment: all food is very salted, prices are not much lower than restaurants on the beach, the atmosphere, on the contrary, is very long (they waited for an hour and a half, if not longer, to eat something). In general, the experiment was conducted, but were disappointed. (Original) Привлекла высокая оценка на гугл картах и отличные отзывы. В итоге - разочарование: вся еда сильно пересоленная, цены не сильно ниже ресторанов на берегу, атмосфера же, наоборот, очень долго (часа полтора ждали, если не дольше,чтобы что-то съесть). В общем, эксперимент провели, но остались разочарованы.

Perfect place for local food, very comfy location in town, the food was very good und the staff incredibly friendly. Would highly recommend going there! Try the fish soup!!

Cozy small restaurant. Very friendly and chatty owner in a positive manner. Super tasty food, delicious fresh juices. Big portions for good price value. Absolutely recommend to visit!

We had the Swahili chicken shawarma and fruit juices. Tasty but as it was a lunch we probably didn’t need the chips.

We went to Garden Bob the first night we arrived in Matemwe on a local recommendation. After this, we have NEVER eaten to the hotel restaurant. Everything is tasty and delicious. We tried the octopus which was so soft and tender, the fresh grilled fish with two options either king fish or tuna, is super tasty, sweet potatos soup is good and fish kebab as well. Portions are big ! The owner is very friendly with a warm welcoming, Hakuna Matata ! Thanks a lot 🙂

Very tasty food and welcoming staff. There are different varieties of local meals there, especially seafood. It is really delicious. The drawback is perhaps that you need to wait, but that's hakuna matata style, so nevermind:) It was really pleasant to eat there: just do not judge by appearance.

Very nice and local restaurant with various options in the menu. Good food. Highly recommend it in this area.

Garden Bob is a cool place for good food at reasonable prices. If you’re looking for something else than the tourist hotels at the beach, this is the place. Only 100 meter from the beach an In the center of Matemwe.

(Translated by Google) Delicious food I recommend 😊 (Original) Pyszne jedzonko polecam 😊

(Translated by Google) Super welcome, excellent meal (grilled calamari and fish kebab). We're going back there tomorrow! And we recommend it without hesitation! (Original) Super accueil, repas excellent (grilled calamari et fish kebab). On y retourne demain ! Et nous le.recommandons sans hésiter !

Really nice food for a good price!

Nice place, tasty food

(Translated by Google) We both loved the food! We had a fish dish and a veggie dish. Everything is really made very fresh, which is why you should allow an hour to wait here ... but it's worth the wait! The owner is super nice, totally ambitious and built the shop alone! Remarkable, authentic and super delicious .. there !!!! (Original) Wir waren vom Essen beide total begeistert! Wir hatten ein Fischgericht und ein Veggiegericht. Es wird wirklich alles sehr frisch gemacht, weshalb man hier eine Stunde Wartezeit einkalkulieren sollte...aber das warten lohnt sich! Der Besitzer ist super lieb, total ehrgeizig und hat den Laden allein gebaut! Berkenswert, authentisch und super lecker.. hin da!!!!

(Translated by Google) Thank you for these attentive welcome, the dishes (soups, octopus ....) Are delicious .... And the rich exchanges (Original) Merci pour ces accueils attentionnés, les plats (soupes, poulpe....) Sont délicieux.... Et les echanges riches

(Translated by Google) Excellent address, very warm welcome and excellent fish for a very fair price. Really a nice alternative to the more classic restaurants of seaside hotels. (Original) Excellente adresse, accueil très chaleureux et poisson excellent pour un prix très correct. Vraiment une belle alternative aux restos plus classiques des hôtels du bord de mer.

Simple but very nice and friendly restaurant. Excellent and reasonably priced food, well worth the wait it takes to prepare it for you.

Amazing food!!

Excellent! We very much enjoyed our meals and the fresh juice. My husband ordered a fish dish with coconut while I got the vegetarian option. Cozy upstairs ambiance.

Nice building, friendly staff, calamari was fresh. Ask your fruit juice with no sugar and fruit added. Overall a nice change from hotel but a bit pricey. We recommend anyway.

Go to Garden Bob’s! Excellent food in a good spot, and a pleasure to meet Garden Bob himself. Dobra Ryba :-)

We’ve eaten three times at Garden Bob during our stay at the East coast. It’s a great local restaurant, we liked everything we tried and particularly the Chicken Chapati Wrap. Sitting upstairs is very nice, with a pleasant temperature. Bathroom facilities are good.

The best restaurant we've eaten in during our stay in Zanzibar! The food is delicious, and you can get all local Swahili dishes. Even the rice is delicious! Fruit juice is really fruity, everything is served nicely, we particularly liked Garden Bob's Salad, red beans and fish pilau. Oh, and there are quite a few vegetarian options too!

I'm Abdi from matemwe zanzibar. I snorkeling at mnemba Island, prison island, stone town and spice farm, safar blue and jozan forest, Nungwi aquarium turtles, safari at ngorongoro and mikumi and serengeti and I rent a car and scooter and kizimkazi dolphins trip

Amazing local Swahili food! I had the fish Kabab and mix of Lemon & Ginger fresh juice. I had the best time ever!

Very tasty and fresh meals, but we also loved the fresh pineapple juice which is amazing!

We were there 3 times during our staying. Food is delicious, price are amazing and people are so friendly. Love this place!

Good mix of local options and seafood. Very good service, we were given different types of local fruit to try while waiting (for free). Meals range from 5$ to 10$.

Best place we ate in Matemwe. The fish kebabs and veggie chapata were really well seasoned and the prices are good. The staff was very friendly.

Simple and nice. Very good local food. Bob is a nice guy and he prepares very good food with fresh vegetables from his own garden and fresh fish. Good value for money and a nice atmosphere in the village center. Don't miss it!

Absolutely outstanding! Food perfect! Customer service perfect! 5 stars is an understatement! If you visit the area, Garden Bob's is a must!!

Went twice, didn't regret either time. Great place, great food. Give it a go when you're about! :)

Had fun on the place, though quite secluded. Friendly staff, but waiting for food to be delivered 2h - keep in mind that patience is the key. Prices are average

Excellent food, nice atmosphere, great hospitality. Highly recommended if you’re staying in the area! Bob is an amazing cook and a very nice person.

Delicious local food. I'd recommend the Chapati wrap, if you like vegetarian

Skvělé, velké porce,chuťově vynikající.Majitel perfektní,ochotný,mluvící anglicky.Toto místo doporučuji mohu doporučit všem,kteří navštíví Matemwe.

Excellent food what else!

(Translated by Google) We came to eat here two times because this is the best place with the most delicious food in Pwani Mchangani! Prices are good, nice place and good service. The only drawback is that the food is cooked for a long time, but in the meantime they bring free snacks) Definitely better to eat here than Blue Fish (Original) Приезжали поесть именно сюда два раза, потому что это лучшее место с самой вкусной едой в Пвани Мчангани! Цены хорошие, милое место и хорошее обслуживание. Из минусов только то, что еду готовят довольно долго, но между тем приносят бесплатные закуски) Однозначно лучше поесть тут, чем в Blue Fish

(Translated by Google) Tasty, local and not expensive. (Original) Smacznie, lokalnie i nie drogo.

(Translated by Google) 5 stars value for money. The food is delicious, prepared quickly. 3 dishes cost 60k shillings. Accommodation: hut and old chairs. The service is very friendly. (Original) 5 звезд за соответствие цены/качества. Еда вкусная, приготовили быстро. 3 блюда обошлись в 60к шиллингов. Помещение: хижина и старые стулья. Обслуживание очень доброжелательное.

(Translated by Google) Everything was good and fresh. The service really great! I recommend despite the wait but as they say here Hakuna Matata (Original) Tout était bon et frais. Le service vraiment super! Je recommande malgré l'attente mais comme on dit ici Hakuna Matata

(Translated by Google) Delicious food, super friendly attention and good prices. We went to eat one day and came back the next because we loved it, we wanted to try more things and they treated us great. 100% recommended. (Original) Comida riquísima, atención super amable y buenos precios. Fuimos a comer un día y volvimos al siguiente porque nos encanto, queríamos probar más cosas y nos trataron genial. 100% recomendado.

(Translated by Google) I didn't like almost everything. Only the staff are nice and funny. Cards are not accepted, only cash. The menu looks good, but not that cheap. There are cheaper and better ones. The order was carried for 2 hours !!! In the end, the soup is just chunks of fish in broth, and the fish is large, but old, dry and tough. I do not advise. There are 4 places on the beach, no more expensive and better (Original) Мне не понравилось почти всё. Только персонал милый и весёлый. Карты не берут, только наличка. Меню выглядит хорошо, но не так уж дёшево. Есть дешевле и лучше. Заказ несли 2часа!!! В итоге, суп это просто куски рыбы в бульоне,а рыба большая, но старая, сухая и жёсткая. Не советую. На пляже есть 4 места не дороже и лучше

(Translated by Google) Not a bad place with a little local flavor. Cheaper than hotels by the sea (Original) Неплохое место с небольшим местным колоритом. Дешевле чем в отелях у моря

(Translated by Google) Pleasant staff, good and inexpensive food. very generous dishes but you should not be in a hurry because very long. (Original) Personnel agréable, nourriture bonne et pas cher. plats très copieux mais il faut pas être pressé car très long.

Delicious food (we tried most of the dishes on the menu) and juices, friendly waiter, laid back atmosphere. We ate there every day during our stay in Matemwe. Definitely worth visiting.

(Translated by Google) Excellent, a very good restaurant, simple, clean, the dishes are delicious, the atmosphere very picturesque and friendly, I recommend this very good address (Original) Excellent, une très bonne table, simple, propre, les plats sont succulents, l'ambiance très pittoresque et conviviales , je conseille cette très bonne adresse

The food is amazing and really tasty. The guys are so cute and you feel very comfortable there. Don't miss it.

Garden's Bob is a place you don't want to miss if you come by Matemwe. It's simple and nice: you enter in Bob's univers. The owner is a nice and very interesting guy. We talked about a lot of subjects: zanzibar history and culture, education, religion and more... There is a bit of waiting bit it worth it. The team prepares very good food with fresh vegetables and fresh fish. The place is good value for money and a nice atmosphere in the village center. Do not hesitate to tip the team. They will highly appreciate

Amazing restaurant, incredible food, the service is perfect. I recommend it

Really nice place. The owner is super kind and interesting, and the food is truly delicious, by far the best restaurant I did on my week in Tanzania ! Plus, their Fresh juices are really competitive and great !

Bob is a great guy, food is very decent and so are the prices, also serves beer!

(Translated by Google) Recommended to have a bite to eat outside of your hotel. Good atmosphere, warm welcome and great food! We went back again the next evening to have another meal. (Original) Aanrader om buiten je hotel een hapje te eten. Goede sfeer, hartelijke ontvangst en heerlijk eten! Wij zijn de volgende avond weer teruggegaan om er nog een keertje te eten.

Everything was perfect!

(Translated by Google) Awesome !! A very local and inexpensive place, a real good restaurant. The boss is a cream, a concentrate of general culture and anecdotes on Zanzibar very interesting and who speaks very good English. He is a great passionate and passionate soccer fan, even for someone like me who is not too soccer, it was very funny and interesting. I recommend the vegetable ratatouille at $ 6, a delight. Anyway thank you bob. And congratulations! (Original) Génial !! Un endroit très local et peu cher, un vrai bon restaurant. Le patron est une crème, un concentré de culture générale et d'anecdotes sur Zanzibar très intéressant et qui parle très bien anglais. C'est un grand amateur de foot passionnant et passionné même pour quelqu'un comme moi qui n'est pas trop foot ce fut très drôle et intéressant.Je vous conseille la ratatouille de légumes à 6$, un délice. Bref merci bob. Et félicitations !