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Welcome To Tamarind Mombasa
In the early seventies there were no quality restaurants in Mombasa, and Kenyan born Chris Seex, who was managing a coastal resort hotel at the time, was determined to correct this. One of his ambitions was to create the finest seafood restaurant in Africa. With little financial and moral support he designed and built the Mombasa Tamarind, a dream, which he fulfilled with passion.
Built in Arab style with high arches and a crenellated roof , the elegant, gleaming white building has the perfect setting – a starlit terrace perched on a cliff overlooking the picturesque Old Harbour of Mombasa.
The menu is a blend of the best of French, Asian and African cuisines. The Tamarind’s specialty is seafood and only the freshest ingredients are used.The Prawns Piri Piri, Chilli Crab and Lobster have earned the Tamarind restaurant worldwide fame and rave reviews from publications such as Gourmet, the London Times and the Herald Tribune.
Personal service, original presentation and attention to detail has developed Tamarind’s reputation as one of the finest restaurants in Africa, and achieved the ambition of the founder.
The restaurant’s seating capacity is 160 people and currently has a staff of 120.
Open for lunch and dinner seven days a week
Capacity
Tamarind Mombasa, with a wide choice of the most mouth watering food,can cater for large groups, corporate dinners and cocktail parties. Whether its for a sit down dinner or a cocktail party we will tailor a menu to suit your tastes.
Attached to the Tamarind Restaurant is the Private Dining Room which seats up to 25 guests for meetings, dinners and company celebrations. The lawn outside overlooking the Old Town is an ideal venue for cocktail receptions.
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COCKTAILS
Dawa
Made famous at the Carnivore
Vodka, fresh lime juice sugar, honey and ice cubes
Mojito
Rum, sugar cane and lime juice with fresh mint, Ernest Hemmingways favourite!
Margarita
On the rocks…or frozen – Fruit flavour of the week
tequilla, triple sec and fresh lime juice
Rum Coladas
Pineapple, passion or banana and ice
Bloody Mary
Vodka, tomato juice, lime juice, spices, and ice
Crocodile in the sky
Vodka, orange liqueur, passion juice, lime juice, and ice
Strawberry daiquiri
navy rum, lime juice, sugar, syrup, fresh strawberries, and ice
Tequila sunrise
Tequila, orange juice and grenadine
Fred fudpucker
(cousin to Harvey wallbanger)
Tequila, galiano, and resh orange juice
Electric blue
Gin, vodka, Kenya cane, blue curacao, sprite and ice
Martinis!!!
Traditional with gin – Vodkatini…with vodka
Of course…shaken, not stirred
White Wine
1 /4 ltr carafe
1 /2 ltr carafe
Red Wine
1 /4 ltr carafe
1 /2 ltr carafe
Tamarind Mombasa Menu
Starters
Tuna sashimi
Traditionally cut and served in a rosette; or a more spicy version, complemented with mildly spiced Japanese eggplant
Mangrove oysters Platter or Platter
Kenyan oysters grow wild and are small but very tasty
Fresh on ice …………………………… fresh brown bread, limes, Tabasco and black pepper
Mambrui………………………………… grilled with soy sauce, garlic butter and coconut
Piri piri……………………………………. grilled with chillies, paprika, garlic butter, lime juice
Italienne…………………………………. grilled with garlic butter and breadcrumbs
The Sultan’s oyster platter……… a selection of five each of all our oysters
Tobiko crab
Gratinated crab meat in a light creamy sauce topped with crunchy tobiko (flying fish roe) and served on a
sheet of nori (seaweed)
Tandoori crab cakes
Indian spiced fresh crab cakes with a tamarind mayonnaise and raita salad
Crab and avocado fiesta
Chunky guacamole layered with fresh crab mayonnaise served with a gazpacho sauce
Siamese prawns
Grilled prawns, mushrooms and snow peas flavoured with lemon grass, chilli and lime
Spanish fried octopus
Tender crispy slices of octopus and garlic with sliced potato, paprika and fresh coriander
Hibiscus flamed seafood
Lightly flamed tuna, calamari, prawns and octopus served with rhubarb, sugar syrup, hibiscus dressing and pine nut kernels
Famous Tamarind crab claws
Bread-crumbed, deep-fried and served with tartare, sweet chilli and guacamole sauces
Calamari maridadi
Succulent grilled calamari with olive oil served with mixed green leaves and red sweet pepper salsa
Pâté Liègeois
A delicious creamy chicken liver pâté served with Cumberland sauce
Salad
Aromatic tomato
Slowly baked tomato in red wine and spices, set on a crunchy salad, with avocado and cocoa mousse, beetroot and
caramelised orange segments
Fresh garden salad
Using the freshest produce from the market
Green leaf salad
A bowl of seasonal green leaves and herbs with a ginger lime vinaigrette
Chicken cobb salad
Lettuce, oven-dried tomato, bacon, blue cheese, boiled egg and grilled chicken breast served with either cocktail sauce
or balsamic vinaigrette
Soups
Tamarind fish
An original house speciality. An Indian Ocean version of “Bouillabaisse” served with croutons and rouille
Cream of tomato
Made with fresh tomatoes, vegetable stock, herbs and fresh Jersey cream
Mushroom and asparagus
Light and creamy with fresh thyme and basil oil
A Selection of Fish
Fillet of Fish
Indian Ocean : Red snapper, rock cod or sea bream
Freshwater : Kenya tilapia
Imported : Norwegian salmon
Have them cooked in your favourite way, which could be:
grilled, meunière, masala, piri piri, chilli, swahili
Red snapper and prawns harissa
An exotic Moroccan speciality combining spices, salsa and a brandy green pepper corn cream
Fish fillet with mushrooms
Topped with mirin-flamed mushrooms and served with fried rice and creamy champagne sauce
Blackened salmon
Marinated in Cajun spices and herbs, lightly baked and served with a cauliflower basil purée and
fried new potatoes
Baked salmon in champagne sauce
Set on a bed of spinach and lightly covered with a champagne sauce, served with parsley potatoes and asparagus tips
Bombay fish and prawns
Crispy fried fish and prawns, set on a bed of fried rice and served with an explosive red chilli sauce
Seared sesame crusted tuna
Lightly pan-seared pink tuna, served with a smoked wasabi mash, pak choy greens and accompanied with a paprika
and cashewnut butter sauce
Seafood
Mixed seafood platter (usually for two or more ……. price per person)
A spectacular assortment of all the seafood we have available today, some hot and some cold. The platter is served with
a variety of dips and sauces. Perfect for those who want to try it all
Seafood risotto
Prawn, lobster, crab, octopus, fish and mushrooms in a moist saffron risotto
Zanzibari seafood casserole
All our fresh seafood lightly cooked in a Swahili coconut and tomato sauce, infused with saffron, garlic, tamarind
and a hint of chilli
Lobster Per 100 grams
Tropical lobsters are correctly known as
‘langouste’ or ‘spiny rock lobsters’
We recommend a minimum of 500 gms while 1kg is ideal for the healthy appetite
Grilled lobster
Charcoal grilled spiny rock lobster, flambéed with brandy and served with lemon butter sauce
Lobster Swahili
The meat is taken out of the shell, sautéed in garlic, turmeric, saffron, tomatoes and coconut cream. It’s then returned to
the shell and served with coconut rice
Lobster thermidore
The ever popular lobster medallions, sautéed in onions, mushrooms, garlic and mustard, flambéed with cognac and white wine,
simmered in double cream and gratinated with cheese
Crab
The Kenyan species of crabs are one of the best eating in the world. They are best served as they are, but if you would like us to
take the shell off, please let us know when we take your order. We will supply all the implements needed: cracker, bib, lobster
pick and a large finger bowl. Fingers are a must!
Whole or dressed steamed crab
Served hot with butter sauce or cold with mayonnaise
Chilli crab
Not as hot as the name implies! A spicy and slightly sweet Indonesian dish that is truly sensational!
Crab in ginger
A bowl of cracked crab cooked in soy, chicken stock, garlic and fresh ginger
Tandoori crab
A combination of chilli and tandoori spices marinated in yoghurt, grilled over charcoal, served with a spicy sauce
and garnished with dhania.
Prawns
All our prawns come from the Indian Ocean off the East African coast. If you insist on having the
shells removed, please ask, but we think they are best left in the shell to retain their succulence.
Jumbo/King/Queen
Prawns piri piri
One of our most famous dishes simply grilled with garlic butter, chilli paprika, lime juice, and coriander
Garlic prawns
Simple but excellent, sautéed with their shells in butter, garlic and lime juice
Mama Regina’s prawns masala
Classic prawn masala, served with chapati, rice and condiments
Grills and Entrées
Highland prime beef fillet
Grilled plain or rubbed with coarsely ground pepper or sautéed and served with a creamy Madagascar green pepper sauce
‘T’ bone steak
Chargrilled to your taste, served with béarnaise
Roast loin of lamb
Boneless succulent loin of Molo lamb roasted with lavender butter, and served with smoked mash potato and a
minted lamb jus
Basil chicken breast
Grilled breast of chicken, saffron risotto, grilled capsicum and a warm basil and cider oil
Farm reared succulent Kenyan quails
Grilled to perfection or sautéed Mt. Kenya style in whisky, cream, garlic, honey and lime
Grilled spring chicken ndogo ndogo
A whole spring chicken grilled with ginger, soy sauce, garlic and lime juice
Desserts
Tamarind dessert sampler
Journey through our irresistible menu by sampling five mini portions of the very best desserts
Chocolate explosion
Warm soft-centred baked fudge, enriched with white chocolate and ground almonds, served with vanilla ice cream
Trio of crème brûlée
Amarula, espresso and vanilla – perfectly cooked and beautifully presented
Tamarind date and brandy pudding
A warm and moist pudding with cashew nuts soaked in brandy syrup, topped with vanilla ice cream and served flaming
Tiramisu
Layers of espresso and rum laced sponge with Italian mascarpone cheese
Crêpes Mt. Kenya
Wafer thin pancakes cooked in butter, lime and orange juice, flambéed with cognac and Kenya Gold coffee liqueur.
A dollop of ice cream complements this dish
Beetroot brownie
Classic chocolate brownie, a hint of fresh beetroot, served with hibiscus ice cream
Assorted homemade ice creams
Vanilla, coconut or chocolate served with a hot chocolate sauce
Key lime pie
Baked pie with dates, orange mascarpone fritters and citrus sorbet
Fresh fruit sorbets
Homemade lime, passion, mango, strawberry, tree tomato and banana. Try a combination of three flavours
Deluxe fruit salad
Chunks of the various fruits and berries in season, served with ice cream or fresh cream or honey yoghurt
Boozy Coffees
All made with a double tot and topped with fresh Jersey cream
Gaelic coffee
With Scotch whisky
Parisienne coffee
With brandy
Irish coffee
With Irish whiskey
Mt. Kenya coffee
With Kenya Gold coffee liqueur
Don Pedro
Vanilla ice cream blended with whisky or Kenya Gold liqueur
Coffees
Fresh Kenya coffee
Renowned to be the best in the world
Cappuccino
Part coffee, part steamed milk, part creamy froth
Espresso
Single is half a cup, double a full cup
Teas
Fresh Kenya highland tea
A pot of brewed top quality leaf
Herb teas
A wide variety available
Fresh Kenya iced tea
Light and refreshing
Moroccan mint tea
Black tea, mint and lime
Specials
Fathers’ Day Specials
SMOKED DUCK SALAD
Smoked duck salad with pistachio quenelles, sage and pomegranate glaze
@ KSH 900/=
****
HAWAIIAN TUNA
The aloha island flavours of seared marinated tuna with citrus ,
soy and coriander, set on sautéed sesame spinach,
spicy wasabi butter sauce served with smoked root puree
@KSH 2,300/=
****
BERRY ,BRANDY AND BUTTERSCOTCH TRIFLE
Forest berries, banana with brandy and butterscotch
flavoured trifle
@KSH 850/=
Wine List
CHAMPAGNES
Moet et Chandon Dom Pérignon 1995
World famous, superb vintage champagne
Moet et Chandon Dry Imperial
The classic champagne
Piper Heidsieck Brut
Very refreshing and dry
SPARKLING WINES
Henkel Trocken
Reliable medium dry from Germany
Nederburg Premiêre Cuvèe Brut
A good dry Sauvignon Blanc from South Africa
Simonsig Kaapse Vonkel 2001
South African mèthode champenoise. Full dry flavour
Ast. Spumante Brut
A dry and lively wine with a smooth bouquet
Swartland Cuvee Brut
A natural extra dry white sparkling wine
WHITE WINES
FRANCE
Mouton Cadet Rothschild Bordeaux Sec 2000
An excellent dry wine from a famous wine producer
J. P. Chenet Blanc de Blancs 2003
Flowery bouquet, crisp with hints of spices
GERMANY
Black Tower Rivaner 2003
Semi-sweet, fragrant and refreshing
ITALY
Orvieto Doc Sensi
Dry yet mellow, has an attractive bitter almondy finish of exotic fruits
Villa Antinori Toscana 2001
A robust, full flavoured wine
Tommasi Santa Cecilia Chardonnay 2001
Slightly floral nose, with a gentle and clean finish
CHILE
Gato Bianco Chardonnay 2003
Pale gold – delicate overtones of tropical fruit flavours
35 South Sauvignon Blanc 2004
Full flavoured with a great after taste
SOUTH AFRICA
Bellingham Chenin Blanc “The Maverick” 2003
Lightly wooded, lavish and full-bodied wine
Tamarind House White (KWV Chenin)
An excellent off-dry wine
Carnivore House White
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Full bodied dry red, always consistent
Zonnebloem Cabernet Sauvignon 2000
Low acid with a fruit flavour
Nederburg Edelrood 2002
Uncomplicated light-bodied table wine
Nederburg Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Outstanding red with distinctive aroma
Simonsvlei Mount Marble Simonsrood
A light dry red, very good when slightly chilled
Simonsig Shiraz 2001
A full bodied wine with characteristic peppery spice and smoky oak flavours
ROSE WINES
Mateus Rosé
The biggest selling wine in the world, from Portugal
J. P. Chenet Cinsault Rosé 2002
Smooth and fruity
KWV Cape Blush 2003
A delightful rosé, light and cheerful
DESSERT WINE
Simonsig Vin de Liza 2002
A fabulous dessert wine from the Sauvignon Blanc grape
WINE BY THE GLASS AND CARAFE
WHITE WINES
Carnivore House White
A good value pleasantly dry blend
Tamarind House White (KWV Chenin)
An excellent off-dry wine
Gato Bianco Chardonnay 2000
Pale gold – delicate overtones of tropical fruit flavours
Simonsvlei Simons Blanc
A light dry white wine
Versus
Dry with a crisp, but delicate acidity
RED WINES
Carnivore House Red
A full bodied red, excellent value
Gato Negro Merlot 2003
Warm and fruity, excellent value
Simonsvlei Mount Marble Simonsrood
A light dry red, very good when slightly chilled
ROSE WINES
Castillo De Liria Rose
A fruity balanced Rosé made from fine bobal grapes
SPARKLING WINE
J. P. Chenet Brut
A delicious and slightly dry wine with Smooth oaky aroma
Ast. Spumante Brut
A dry and lively wine with a smooth bouquet
CONNOISSEURS CORNER
In addition to our very comprehensive wine list, we have the pleasure of being able to offer the following
WHITE WINES
Glen Carlou Chardonnay 2002
Fermented in French oak barrels, complex fruit, rich round wine.
Rupert and Rothschild Baroness Nadine Chardonnay 2003
Elegant, fresh with a creamy texture
Linton Park Chardonnay 2001
An elegant style with rich and concentrated fruit flavours
Montes Alpha Chardonnay 2002 – Special Cuve
Casablanca Valley
RED WINES
Glen Carlou Pinot Noir 2003
Matured for 12 months in French oak barrels. Black cherry fruit and ruby red color.
Rupert and Rothschild Baron Edmond Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot 2001
Great volume of fruit, particularly plum, fermented in French oak
Mischa Estate Shiraz 2002
Classic South African Shiraz, fermented in small oak barrels
Meerlust Rubicon 2000
Cape claret. Complex structure with a stylish finish
Montes Alpha Merlot 2002
Colchagua Valley
Montes Alpha Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Beautiful complex and friendly wine with soft tannins
Solaia Toscana 2000 (Italy)
Intense ruby red colour, strong aroma, full bodied, smooth and velvety flavour. Perfect compliment to red meats and game
Brunello di Montalcino – Castello Banfi 1998
Full bodied red – full of character
Plaisir de Merle Cabernet Sauvignon 1999 (South Africa)
Low acid and soft tannins with wonderful concentration of colour.
Linton Park Merlot 2001
An outstanding well balanced red wine
Simonsig Frans Malan Reserve 2000
Named after the patriarch of the Malan family. A Pinotage, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot blend. Grape combination gives fruity taste with tannin structure and a dry finish
Simonsig Tiara 1999
A dry blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
Beautiful colour and intense fruity taste
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