ORA CAFE — Restaurant in Nairobi

Tried out Ora for lunch today but first, a scavenger hunt. It's hidden inside a gym with zero signage, so unless you're on a mission or accidentally wander in mid-workout, good luck finding it.

Once inside, it’s the full Nairobi girly café experience: pastel tones, leafy decor, and enough aesthetic vibes to make your Instagram feel underdressed.

The food? Pretty good! Not earth-shattering, but tasty enough that I’m curious to come back and give other dishes a spin. One small downside: a few too many flies buzzing around. Not quite a full-on insect invasion, but enough to make me and my fork slightly suspicious.

All in all, worth a visit — especially if you enjoy your meals with a side of mystery and a...

The menu is poorly conceived, with rather strange flavour combinations. However, the produce in the salad I ordered was fresh.

Service is frightfully slow. The server also brought out my food before the beverage, and despite an empty café, the wait for both items was extremely long.

Ora Café has possibly the worst matcha latte I’ve ever had. It was totally undrinkable and tasted like a bad milkshake, despite my request for less sweetener. The only part mildly recognisable as matcha was the colour—I couldn’t taste it at all. The latte also separated within seconds of being brought to the table. I couldn’t manage more than three sips, which was disappointing...

Best food in Nairobi. Ordered 4 days in a row and came in once. Surprisingly the Shakshuka is good too. They'll provide bread if you ask for it. Inside there is too much fragrance, but outside luckily no fragrance or bleach cleaning. I hope it stays that way.

Edit

Ate there couple times and ordered another 10 times.

The ribs eye is excellent! They even cut it for you 🙏🙏🙏 The waiters/waitresses part of the staff are great.

Overall just a great business

Tips for improvement? French fries can be much better. Maybe how things are packaged. Maybe the cashier staff but haven't been inside for awhile.

Overall a great spot. The shakshuka also tastes...