Madiba

Great cultural atmosphere, food and service. Comfortable seating indoor and out.

This was my first South African meal. A friend ordered a variety of dish as tasters. It was a good meal. Thoroughly enjoyed it, flavorful and wholesome. There was a crowd after we arrived. You'll have to be there early to get a table. Service was prompt and the waitress was always checking on us if we needed anything. After a while we ended up chatting with the couple next to our table discussing the meal and the restaurant. They were regulars and love the place. And I like it too!

Had a.big gathering there. A sister friend was moving out of NY. Made the reservation for 12 When we arrived our table was waiting. We were greeted with by a warm friendly gentleman. The night was magical! The food was great, the garlic bread outstanding! We felt free. We laughed, toasted our sister and broke out in songs a couple of times. Then the desert came. OMG !!!! The best!. I am a difficult person to please in this setting. However, I had no complaints, nor did any of our 13÷party. This place get every star available. Continue to be charming and hospitable!

I really enjoy this place. I went here once about 2 years ago with my Fiance and we loved everything about it, the food, the ambiance, and the staff were great! I recently placed a catering order with Madiba and had the same great experience! Mark was great and quick with getting me a menu of what was best for me. Upon picking it up on a Saturday evening the staff was very welcoming, they offered me a glass of wine as I waited for the food to be finished. The only reason I can't give 5 stars is we had ordered a cake with the meal but instead received cantaloupe and I did not realize until my return home. Other than that everything was great, food tasty and experience with catering was great! Thank you to the Madiba staff!

I came to this restaurant hungry and was anxious to try something new. We were a large party, so I was able to try a variety of different dishes. It was a letdown. The curries were bland and tasteless, which is pretty hard to do. The ribs were OK, but similarly neutral. I am a huge condiment fan and they had a special tray of condiments to go with our dishes and even those were not good. I tried Denis' Tin Cup drink and that was weak also. The ambiance was nice in hipster Brooklyn, but other than that, the food here is really a letdown. Mostly just tasteless, cooked mush.

The service is a 5 but the food that I had is a 3. My friend Kim Allen loves it and I had the pleasure of eating with her here. I had the Salmon and I must say the presentation is wonderful. What is unique about it is that it is in a quiet area which is beautiful to sit outside the restaurant in and eat.

This restaurant is the type of place where if you removed the chairs and tables and put in couches, you would feel like you were at a South African friend's place hanging out in downtown Brooklyn. The brothers that own Madiba are the most friendly, down to earth, loving and energetic South African guys and restaurant owners you will ever meet. When you meet them you immediately feel like you've known them for years. They made my South African girl feel like she was back home in Durban. The food was amazing and my South African date could attest to that. It was authentic, very very tasty and cooked with love. The atmosphere was down to earth with no pretension, no fuss, no frills and time just flew by enjoying the great food, the amazing company and the positive energy. I highly recommend going to this place if you love being yourself and having a good time with great food and good friends. I am coming back here every time I come back home to Brooklyn guaranteed. Get the Malva pudding! Thanks my Brews!

I am always so eager to try some foreign dishes over the weekend and this place surprised me. South African food!! I was not sure how it tastes like. But I loved it after my first sip of the seafood soup. It was a traditional soup from ?Mary Cape? (don't really remember that city name) but I will never forget the special taste of it. It is a little bit sour and sweet, which made it the perfect thing to start with. It was also full of seafood - fish, shrimp. The size was just big enough to share with three to four friends. Another course I tried was called ?bobofie?. It was some minced beef with almond flakes on top of it, paired with 5 different sources. They have a secret source called 'Monkey source'. It is free, but you gotta ask them separately, because it is NOT on the menu.