Very original place and menu. It's worth a visit even only to see the restaurant setting itself - it's carved in a huge granitic rock. You cook your own food on hot stones - you just can't make it wrong and it'll surely be very very tasty. The staff is helpful and curtious. Parking is free and readily available. The road to the restaurant is a bit narrow and with lots of curves, so best to visit for lunch or early dinner (and drive in daylight).

Take the left road with signage after passing Kempinski hotel main entrance. Excellent food and service. The hot stone dish is a must try for engaging clients in cooking their own food on the hot stones.

Amazing location!! They have a small menu but excellent food!! Learnt cooking fish and meat on a hot stone at the table.

(Translated by Google) Wow what a great food would be 10 points give again and again danke schön😊😁😂 and also this year we were able to enjoy delicious food, the cappuccino Creole with fresh cinnamon bark you should try as a coffee lover is just wonderful, were again very Thank you very much to the team (Original) Wau was für ein super Essen wùrde 10 Punkte geben immer wieder danke schön😊😁😂 und auch in diesem Jahr durften wir leckeres Essen geniessen, den Cappuccino Creole mit frischer Zimt Rinde sollte man als Kaffee Liebhaber unbedingt probieren ist einfach nur herrlich, waren wieder sehr zufrieden danke an das Team

(Translated by Google) Original setting and very correct service. Dare to make the detour ;-) (Original) Cadre original et service très correct. Osez faire le détour ;-)

A nice restaurant with a big terrace, direct at a smaller road with minor traffic. We had the fish and meat grill for one person and shared between two and this was enough (for one person suitable only when you are very hungry). Was very tasty, with garlic and safran butter. We paid for this one main dish + 2 beverages + one french fries almost €50 in total. Unfortunately such prices are quite common at Seychelles...

I recently visited this cafe that boasts a wonderful ambiance and laid-back vibes, providing a perfect setting to unwind. However, my dining experience had its ups and downs: The highlight of the menu was the hot stone seafood platter, served with garlic butter and saffron butter, which we had to cook ourselves on the hot stone placed on our table. While the interactive aspect was interesting, I found the flavors lacking in the seafood. The dish was accompanied by a gravy that seemed to be primarily tomato puree and plain rice. Unfortunately, the overall flavor profile was somewhat underwhelming. On a positive note, the banana crepe with vanilla ice cream came to the rescue after the slightly disappointing main course. It turned out to be an absolute delight, with its rich and satisfying taste. In conclusion, the cafe's inviting atmosphere and chill vibes set the stage for a relaxing dining experience. Although the hot stone seafood platter fell short in terms of flavor, crepe with caramelised banana and vanilla ice cream managed to redeem the meal with its scrumptious taste.

The best decision taken to explore the South of Mahe and to end with a sumptuous lunch at Maria Rock Cafe. Perfectly situated..calm and relaxing place Not to forget the most welcoming host Maria and Marie Paule made the experience even better. We choose meat, fish and prawns option and had fun with the hot plates. If you're looking for the perfect ambience whilst enjoying fresh products , do not hesitate to drive down to Anse Soleil. An amazing Sunday and memories created. Thanks to the Team!!!

We didn’t realize that it won’t be cooked food as usual, but a whole experience where we would be cooking our shrimps and fish on a stone right on our table. That was absolutely fantastic. I recommend you to go there if you’re on the western side of Mahé.

DELICIOUS. Seriously, I can't emphasize enough just how INCREDIBLE it tasted. Honestly, just go eat there, you won't regret it! One of my favorite meals ever!!

Cute place and nice staff. Unfortunately very limited vegan options that weren’t tasty.

The fish tasted super fresh and the prices are really reasonable. Best meal of 5 days in mahe! Banana crepe is nice too.

The ambience was very weird but I liked it. It seemed very original. They bring you a hot stone and raw meat with butter so you cook your own food. Overall it’s an experience and the view was very nice. The staff were really friendly and portions seemed decent to me.

The rock method is really disappointing! You pay a lot of money to cook your own food, you handle raw meats and they do not care about food safety! The fork you have to cook with is already submerged in the raw meat by the time you get it and they don’t even provide gloves or disinfectant! Of course the waiters wear gloves! The restrooms not clean enough and the floor is slippery everywhere! Lots of flying insects ! The burners they gave under the hot stone 3/1 burning only and the waiter only noticed it when cleaning up so our half hour lunch turned in to a 90 min nightmare! Don’t recommend!

Loved cooking the fish and shrimp on the hot stone... that's a unique experience. The food was fresh and tasted amazing. We also had the crêpe with banana and ice cream for desert... delicious!

You cook your own food, a bit of overwhelming, however they showed us a bit and we preperred our food quite fine. The ingredients were excellent. Thanks!

An experience that you shouldn’t miss! The mix platter and the crepe with papaya and the punch…. All so good and unique to Maria’s. Wear bug spray and if walking there take a torch and have a great time! Highly recommended

Reached this place because of the good reviews. The hot-stone experience is interesting and the food is overall good if not a little bland except for the meat The prices are pretty high and are displayed without VAT, so the bill may come as a surprise.

The food was quite good for Seychelles’ standards. The concept was a nice change from most restaurants. I would recommend finishing your meal with the banana crepe and coconut ice cream!

The Hot Stone is a nice experience (if you like fish/meat). Since I‘m vegan I got the fried rice which was overpriced and just kind of rude to actually be served that way. Unfortunately I didn’t take a picture but it was definitely the worst meal I got in 20 days being on the Seychelles Islands. Service was okay, not really friendly and seemed annoyed

Simple concept with frying fresh fish, meat and prawns on a hot stone. Everything is on point and delicious. The portions are big 😋 Ate everything too fast to take a picture.

It was pretty out of the way. The service was good, the food was good. I had the mixed meats grill was great. The shrimp crappie was disappointing. The decorations was interesting .

We’ve been here 2 times and that says a lot. We really enjoyed this place. Delicious seafood that can be made on hot stone by ..you.

AMAZING place, good food nice atmosphere. Thank you

We stayed at a nearby resort, but walked here nearly every day for lunch. We had the mixed meat hot stone that was delicious and fun. The service was excellent as well, thank you JP! Also, there is a continuous giant bat freeway from tree to tree for entertainment.

Don't get tricked by the name : it's a restaurant, and a very good one :-). Fresh meat and fish to cook yourself on a hot stone, served with delicious sauces. Home made dessert are worth a try, too. The whole place is decorated with a pirate theme, which blend nicely in the surrounding vegetation. imho, one of the *must go* place in mahé.

Decor is nice, clean place, food is basic but not terrible just way overpriced (add 15% tax on top of that overpriced food). Making shortcuts in order to get rich overnight - this goes for a lot of places on the island. For example they use pre-made (cold) crepes while there are 5 kitchen staff doing nothing. You'd expect fresh papaya used in the jam for the crepe, but this turns out to be octopus-like rubber strings of canned stewed papaya, I mean WHY? On Seychelles it's easy to get good reviews (like this restaurant). This is because there are not many alternatives and the ones that are there are often even worse. Product quality often is to cry about. We prefer to cook at home. We don't want to sound spoiled but when you have to pay premium European prices it's fair to expect at least a decent meal.

Slightly hidden but great find. Super friendly service and the fish and meat grilled on the hot stone is of really good quality.

Most authentic food we have had on Mahé. Very exotic place - have been there twice now!

Pretty Restaurant, very fresh food and good service. You cook your own food on a hot stone, which is fun. We visited in Nov 2020 and this restaurant is open unlike most in the area. Highly recommend.

Had no chance to eat there. when we got there they were not serving. but the place was really nice. it was like a museum and there were some room like workshops for training and creating art things

Very nice experience in a remote and unusual place! The hot stone dishes were generous and tasty + entertaining, (we had prawns, fish, and the mix platter, the preferred one was the fish) regretted not trying the crepes that are apparently very tasty! A good value for money :)

Amazing food with fresh ingredient. Highly recommend if you need a change from typical western cuisine offered by beachfront restaurants

The salad 🥗 was great! So delicious and fresh. I also ordered the caramelized banana crepe and it was delicious. I highly recommend this place.

Best dinning place just right off the beach for us in Seychelles. Lovely experience to cook your own prawns mmmm!

Thanks to Maria and team for dinner time , in this place you realize that you are a little chef 🧑‍🍳, you are cooking your own fish there, very interesting format and Seychelles beer is really cool , thanks a lot guys , you made our evening 🙏❣️

If you're renting a car in Mahé, make sure to visit this place. It is simply a world class experience, and not just good food. Tip: Don't forget to ask for the chilli!

The service was not good enough. Forgot to give us all the food. To much time to give us the check. The food was good- pancakes, ice cream, coffee. I hope they will upgrade the service level and smile more.

We walked from the Kempinski resort. Good quality food and fun to cook your own food- prices are pretty cheap too. Service isn’t the greatest…they weren’t rude, they just weren’t very attentive. Still worth going bc the quality of food is good!

The most unexpected and wonderful experience for the whole family. Highly recommended to be visited

(Translated by Google) A must if you like stone grilling! We thought it was a success anyway. (Original) Een aanrader als je van steengrillen houdt! Wij vonden het een succes in ieder geval.

(Translated by Google) Delicious food very beautiful place (Original) אוכל טעים מקום יפה מאוד

(Translated by Google) I liked it very much. A beautiful place with delicious food and the fact that you can cook meat and seafood for yourself. Very interesting (Original) Очень понравилось.красивое место с вкусной едой и то,что сам себе готоаювишь мясо и морепродукты.очень интересно

(Translated by Google) One of the best, if not the best, restaurant I have visited in the Seychelles. The food on the hot stone and the espresso are fantastic. I love it. (Original) Eines der besten, wenn nicht sogar das beste, Restaurant das ich auf den Seychellen besucht habe. Das Essen auf dem heißen Stein und der Espresso sind fantastisch. Ich liebe es.

(Translated by Google) You grill your meat or fish yourself on a hot stone plate. Quite uncomplicated and it's quick. As almost everywhere on the island, there are really delicious, fresh fruit juices here too 🤙 (Original) Man grillt sich hier das Fleisch oder den Fisch selbst auf einer heißen Steinplatte. Ganz unkompliziert und es geht fix. Wie fast überall auf der Insel gibt's auch hier richtig leckere, frische Fruchtsäfte 🤙

(Translated by Google) Great experience grilling on the stone yourself. Friendly hospitality, very good quality of meat and fish, wine also tasted good. (Original) Tolle Erfahrung, selbst auf dem Stein zu grillen. Freundliche Bewirtung,sehr gute Qualität von Fleisch und Fisch, Wein hat auch gut geschmeckt.

(Translated by Google) Nice and clean place with a pirate theme, perhaps a bit for children but certainly nice. The restaurant is isolated in the direction of Baie Lazare totally immersed in nature. The food is good and particular the possibility of cooking it yourself at the table on a small plate. There is also a small exhibition of paintings by an Italian artist living in the Seychelles. The restaurant closes the kitchen a little early in the evening (around 9pm) as indeed most of the places on the island. (Original) Locale bello e pulito a tema piratesco forse un po' da bambini ma sicuramente simpatico. Il ristorante si trova isolato in direzione Baie Lazare totalmente immerso nella natura. Il cibo è buono e particolare la possibilità di cucinarselo da soli al tavolo su di una piccola piastra. È presente nella struttura anche una piccola esposizione di dipinti di un artista italiano che vive alle Seychelles. Il ristorante chiude la cucina un po' presto la sera (attorno alle 21) come d'altronde quasi tutti i locali sull'isola.

Good food

(Translated by Google) Have heard of this "insider tip". We went there and loved it. Wonderful service, extremely friendly, very very good food. Price-performance ratio absolutely ok. One of the places where we are sorry to have only been there once. But we will be back! (Original) Haben von diesem "Geheimtipp" erfahren. Sind hingefahren und waren begeistert. Wunderbares Service, extrem freundlich, sehr sehr gutes Essen. Preis-Leistung absolut ok. Eines der Lokale, wo es uns leid tut nur einmal dort gewesen zu sein. Aber wir kommen wieder!

(Translated by Google) Be sure to put the fish on the stone, a luxury that is worth it. (Original) Urcite si dejte rybu na kameni, luxus ktery stoji za to.

(Translated by Google) Excellent value for money. Very good fish and nice idea to cook it yourself on the soapstone. (Original) Rapporto qualità prezzo ottimo. Pesce molto buono e bella l'idea di cuocerlo da soli sulla pietra ollare.

(Translated by Google) We went there on a Sunday evening. The restaurant was almost deserted. With animation it would have been nicer. The stone was very good and the waiter is happy to show you how to use it in the Seychellois. The frame is original. Tariff level we got out for 600rs (40 €) for a vegetable stone, a meat stone and a bottle of water. (Original) Nous nous y sommes rendus un dimanche soir. Le restaurant était presque désert. Avec de l'animation cela aurait été plus sympa. La pierrade etait très bonne et le serveur se fait un plaisir de vous montrer comment l'utiliser à la seychelloise. Le cadre est original. Niveau tarif nous nous en sommes sortis pour 600rs (40€) pour une pierrade légume, une pierrade viande et une bouteille d'eau.

(Translated by Google) Chance find! Great location! Although well before the regular opening hours, the staff were so friendly and we were allowed to refresh ourselves there. In addition, we were granted access to a small part of the gallery. Very nice service in an adventurous atmosphere. (Original) Zufallsfund! Ganz tolle Lokalität! Obwohl noch weit vor regulärer Öffnungszeit waren die Angestellten so freundlich und wir durften und dort erfrischen. Zudem hat man uns den Zutritt zu einem kleinen Teil der Galerie gewährt. Sehr netter Service in einem abenteuerlichen Ambiente.

Very good food and dessert

(Translated by Google) An original restaurant located on the mountainside. Not far from a hotel Kempinski Hotel Plus an interesting sculpture gallery. The food is mainly served on a grill plate so that everything is done in front of our eyes. We were also responsible for the degree of roasting of the fish and meat. Relatively expensive per serving. But the experience is worth it. It is recommended to order rose wine at Kraf (Original) מסעדה מקורית במיקומה על צלע ההר .לא רחוקה ממלון Kempinski Hotel בתוספת גלריית פסלים מעניינת. האוכל בעיקרו מוגש על פלטת גריל כך שהכל נעשה מול עיניינו.אנחנו גם היינו אחראים על מידת הצלייה של הדגים והבשר. יחסית יקר למנה. אך החוויה שווה. מומלץ להזמין יין rose בקראף

Loved the food

(Translated by Google) Great place, we can roast fresh meat on stone! The service is nice, the prices are affordable (so many crabs for so many gifts)! The restaurant also has a small exhibition where you can buy more! (Original) Szuper hely, kövön süthetjük meg a friss húsokat! A kiszolgálás kedves, az árak kedvezőek (ekkora rákok ennyiért ajándékok)! Az étteremben egy kis kiállítás is működik, ahol több minden meg is vásárolható!

Very tasty. The guy who served was very polite unlike the seychelles people. Take care of your shirts when meat cooks on the stone.

(Translated by Google) What a great, secluded place! The trip there is always worthwhile. "Unfortunately" I only had a small snack ;-) (Original) Was für ein toller, abgelegener Ort! Die Fahrt dort hin lohnt sich alle Mal. Ich hatte „leider“ nur einen kleinen Snack ;-)

Nice enough restaurant up on the hill. You have the option of mixed meat and fish, fish and prawns or just fish. All are cooked on a hot rock on your table, with butter, curry sauce and salt. It’s a nice experience but with the heat of the day you will likely end up sweating a lot! The coconut milkshakes are delicious! The service was a little lethargic hence only the four stars.

(Translated by Google) Very good food Rock music none -) (Original) Sehr gutes Essen Rockmusik Fehlanzeige -)

(Translated by Google) Great, very good, top. (Original) Génial, very good, le top.

Ambiance is terrible, looks like a permanent Halloween display. Not appetizing at all. Specialty is their meat cooked on the stone. They set it up on your table and show you few tricks. Then it is up to you to cook your meal. Saffron and garlic butter is provided, which are delicious. All in all, interesting concept to try out. But nothing amazing.

A different kind of a dining experience awaits at Maria's Rock Cafeteria. It's quite a few years now since we visited but since I found a few pictures I thought why not to write a review. Bit of a Pirate cave dining experience but then that's well intended with the ART Sculptor Studio of Antonio. When you stay nearby in the Kempinski well worth a visit...

Amazing experience of preparing your own food as per your culinary skills at your table. Fantastic location in the lap of Mother Earth. Nice touch of having sculpture art at the back of the restaurant. Must visit to experience the whole thing.

(Translated by Google) A very cozy CAFÉ with a very good meal from the hot stone and great ice cream (Original) Ein sehr gemütliches CAFÉ mit einem sehr guten Essen vom heißen Stein und super Eis

Nice Location

(Translated by Google) The food is cooked on a hot stone at the table. Just awesome (Original) Das Essen wird auf einem heißen Stein am Tisch zubereitet. Einfach genial