Kibanda Beach Club — Restaurant in Unguja

Disappointing Experience After a Week of Visits We spent a week on Zanzibar, visiting Kibanda Beach Club daily. We rented sunbeds for $20 per day for two people and spent at least $50 every day on food and drinks from their bar. Initially, the service seemed fine, and the place felt cozy.

However, just before New Year’s Eve, our experience was completely ruined by an extremely unpleasant situation. An Italian woman, presumably the manager, rudely refused us further access to the club, claiming that she now had many hotel guests who took priority. This was delivered without any apologies or expressions of regret. To make matters worse, at the time of this conversation, at least 70% of the sunbeds were still vacant, making her explanation seem not only rude but completely unnecessary.

We were shocked by this attitude. It’s clear that customer service is not a priority here, and loyal clients who have supported the business for days are not valued.

We have decided never to return and strongly discourage anyone from visiting this place if you value respectful treatment and good customer care. A major...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️As an Australian who’s travelled to over 130 countries and has pretty high standards, I can honestly say this place is fantastic.. especially for the budget.

If you come to this part of the world and don’t stop by Kibanda Beach Club for a drink, a meal, or a sunset, you’re doing yourself an injustice!

The service is outstanding .. Henry, the bartender, makes cocktails with a welcoming smile, and Helen and the rest of the team couldn’t have been more attentive. The people here truly make the experience.

There’s plenty of comfortable seating, sunbeds, and photo-worthy backdrops, and the sunset views are absolutely breathtaking one of the best I’ve seen anywhere in the world.

Kibanda Beach Club delivers the perfect mix of great atmosphere, warm service, and amazing value. A must-visit...

The restaurant is nicely set out and is on the sea front. The prices are fine for the location. Spinach in the Poke Bowl was inedible and just did not seem to break down. The crispy garlic was large chewy pieces. After spending over $40 and wishing to continue to purchase more drinks and relax on one of the many empty loungers, we were told we had to pay to sit on them on top of the existing bill. I would understand if there was perhaps an event, but this was nothing more than a beach bar with a playlist on. From what I could see, the waiters were not going to the loungers to offer service. It's a shame, and I would very much recommend a minimum spend per lounger instead of taking people's money for nothing. That case,...