Amani Restaurant — Restaurant in Arusha

I went to the Amani Restaurant today for lunch. This was my first time at this restaurant even though I have been to Arusha 6 times. It was a a beautiful setting with the luscious green trees and coffee bean trees surrounding the grounds. It was very clean and the service was friendly and efficient. They have one menu to choose from for each day of the week, but within that day you choose between two drinks, two appies, two main courses, and two desserts. I had veggie somosas, curried chicken, and chocolate cake with vanilla Icecream. The dishes were beautifully presented (I even took photos of each) and there was ample amount of food. Some would feel that the flat 40000TZS is too much, but when you convert that to Canadian or US - it’s only about $20 and even better than some dishes at home for the same or more money. I would definitely recommend it if you want a relaxing, comfortable, tasty dinner. It is not walking distance from town so a bajaji, taxi, or private driver...

Excellent place. Serene environment. Great Food. Great Service. This place definitely deserves all five stars but i will give it four (reason to be expressed below). Firstly this is a great place outside to hang out especially if you want to take a fresh breath away from Arusha town. The only thing they need to improve on though is the speed at which the food is prepared. I had to wait for 1 hour 40 minutes just to get what I ordered. Secondly, their point of sale POS machines do not work... How do you expect foreign customers to move with sacks of local currency when they can simply swipe, tap...

Amani is a gorgeous place we happened to see on our way from Arusha Airport. It's located in a coffee plantation and has gorgeous gardens where one can laze around all day.

We had already had lunch and just sat there for drinks. The service was great and quick. They have an extensive food menu to choose from - I realised it had two menus in one, same things priced separately in T.Shillings and USD. Overall, it was a lovely time sitting and chilling at Amani. Next time, I'll come and try...