"Fonda For many years, good Mexican food was sadly missing from Nairobi. A couple of restaurants served bits and bobs—guacamole, maybe a tortilla on the menu—but there wasn’t a great spot dedicated to the cuisine. Happily, all that changed when Fonda came along. Fonda, meaning a welcoming inn, is a fitting name for this laid-back bistro complete with bright yellow walls and rustic crockery. But don’t let the casual nature of the place fool you into thinking these guys don’t care about their food. They only use locally sourced, organic ingredients and the menu features inventive new taco fillings like sweet potato and pineapple marinated in an achiote paste, which can be paired with watermelon margaritas."
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"Four Mexican restaurants have opened in Nairobi over the past year. They’ve been a long time coming for those who crave tacos and tequila (who doesn’t?). Fonda NBO is the buzziest of the newcomers, thanks to its earnest devotion to authenticity. Hanging on the back wall are photos from the owners’ recent trip to Mexico City, which was the inspiration for the yellow, cobalt blue, and earthy red dining room. The menu features fresh Mexican ingredients, like avocados, corn flour, and black beans, which are organically available locally, while the drinks list rightly focuses on agave spirits, used in more than 50 different margaritas." - Soni Adriance
Since Mercado closed, this may be the only Mexican restaurant in the city if I'm not mistaken. Located on the roof of Sarit Mall along with a number of other restaurants, the location is pretty nice when the sun is shining. Plenty of craft breweries to have a drink at afterwards if you so desire it.
I went for the lamb taco and the chorizo and potato enchilada. Both pretty good. If I had known it was "buy 2 tacos, get one free" Monday I would have done that, but I didn't see the special in time. The food came out fairly fast considering I arrived at opening time. It came with four different sauces and I also ordered some refried beans to go with it.
I was hoping to get a stout craft beer I had seen people posting about here in the past but they no longer serve craft beers. I then tried to get a horchata but it wasn't ready yet as they had just opened. Instead I got a passion-orange drink which was perfectly fine. For dessert I ordered a choco flan (the only dessert available at the time) which was very nice and fortunately for me was sweet but definitely not overly sweet.
Overall, it's pretty good. I recommend coming here later in the afternoon or early evening when everything is prepared and there is probably more of an atmosphere. The restaurant itself is nicely decorated and they play appropriate music to make you feel like you're in Mexico.
I'll definitely come back some time to try more of their dishes. Well worth a try if you're here in Nairobi and either want to try something new or just get your Mexican food fix. Recommended.
QUINTER ACHIENG
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The food 10/10. Served by Jeff his service is 10/10 he’s cool from interaction to suggestion now I can say I had a full Mexican experience. And a great food experience considering I’m a pescatarian
Robert Moore
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I was pleasantly surprised by how good the food was here. We had enchiladas and tacos and they were both good. Their homemade tortilla chips were great. Their Margaritas were okay, and our waiter was very good and attentive.
Sharon Eryenyu
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Had some of the most amazing tacos here. The waiter was really awesome and responded to all the questions we had to ask about the sauces. The atmosphere was pretty cool too, loved all the colour and Mexican music being played. Loved it!
Cannot wait to return and explore the rest of the menu.
Ricardo Albuquerque
Google
Located at the rooftop area of the mall. Food was really good! Had a burrito and loved it.
LJ Cool J
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Margarita was good, a sizeable glass! Grabbed some nachos while waiting for some friends, fresh guacamole was a delight
Gill Balcaen
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Found the food OK. It's not expensive, but with 400 KES for a Taco, I had hoped on slightly more than just OK
We spent 5600 kes for 10 non-veg taco's, 2 mocktails and one beer
Drinks were special / unique
Service was extremely friendly and helpful!
Location is nice, the 'public space' at Sarit is very cosy
Melanie Brecht
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I had high hopes, but I was a bit disappointed. While the flavor of everything was excellent, the meats in all the tacos seemed a bit dry. We all noticed the same issue. The vibe and service were great, and the flavors were on point, but the food needs to be cooked better 😞