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Safari Grill
Category: Restaurants Canadian (Traditional) Canadian (Traditional) [Edit]
225 28 St SECalgary, AB T2A 5K4
(403) 235-6655
- Hours:
Tue-Thu 11:30 am - 10 pm
Fri 11:30 am - 11 pm
Sat 1 pm - 11 pm
Sun 2 pm - 10 pm
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
5 reviews for Safari Grill
5 reviews in English
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Review from neil m.
Calgary, AB
10/28/2008
What can I say? Terrific butter chicken, wonderful naan bread, and a really cool dessert ! The name of which escapes my wee brain right now....
The atmosphere is pretty nice, lots of windows, but a little crowded. The servers were very attentive even though it was a busy time, we were checked on regularly.
Its a very nice change of taste as it is a fusion of north african and indian cusine.
I will certainly be back to try more of the menu. -
Review from Brad L.
Calgary, AB
10/12/2011
Pros- Big portions, excellent food, service,
Cons- Variety, Décor
The restaurant is a little gem. Highly Recommended!
My family members each have different conception of value and differing tastes. Some like upscale restaurants, others a chain restaurant, while others want to try something new. Somehow we landed on Safari Grill and everybody was very pleased, enough so to repeat it multiple times.
Basically, Safari Grill is African/Indian Cuisine. Dishes consist of 1) meat/vegetables, 2) sauce (generally a curry type) and 3) carbohydrate (naan, rice, cassava). In my party of 9 we tried many things and everything was excellent.
The portions were quite large, enough so, that we were able to make 2.5 lunches from the leftovers. Service was excellent. There were only 7 or so other occupied tables during our visits. Prices range from $13 to $25 with mains averaging around $17
The restaurant itself is on the smaller side and is decorated with a tacky zebra/safari theme. Much like the sun, don't stare directly at the zebra print, or you will suffer eye damage. Otherwise it is inviting and can multitask as a casual/ sophisticated/ romantic/ business dinner type of place.
If you are not a big fan of curry type of food, there are only a few things on the menu for you to eat. One family member had the chicken melt which was said to be good, but not great. All types of vegetable, goat, lamb curries were excellent along with the chicken skewers and cassava fries.
Be cognizant of the spiciness of dishes, 1 (out of 3) peppers was good enough for me.
There are other cheaper places for curries in the city, but I am happy with this place and will return. -
Review from Stephanie C.
Calgary, AB
When you walk in to Safari Grill there is no doubt where you are, zebra print on the walls and on the tables with splashed of red to confuse the senses. The night I went the place was packed!
Ordered the BBQ platter, halibut korma and okra curry. All seasoned medium/one chili.
Foodwise the curries were on point. Korma was delicious, creamy and you could taste the pistachios and cashews. I love okra but have a great fear of cooking/cleaning it. So when i saw it on the menu, I ordered it and it was fantastic, spicy..
Although, I question the one chili/medium system they have in place, the okra was really spicy but the BBQ was not.
Sadly the BBQ was not so good, dry and a bit cold I was thoroughly disappointed. The kebabs were like chewing on jerky, chicken was dry and if you don't eat the piri piri fries when they arrive, well, they're just soggy fries.
I'll come back for the curries and I'd try the beef ribs but there's no "winner winner chicken dinner" here... -
Review from Rahim M.
Toronto, ON
11/24/2010
Please open a location in Toronto!
This place rocks. If you've been to East Africa, you'll know that this community takes pride in their perfectly marinated meat accentuated by the flavour from cooking on a flaming barbeque.
You will not find an authentic taste of Kenya / Tanzania anywhere quite like this in Canada.
The mogo (fried cassava with a side of tamarind sauce) is a great appetizer with beef ribs or mishkaki. Mishkaki is a few marinated beef skewers barbequed and flavoured to perfection.
The Nairobi Badjias are great too. Potatoes are sliced thin, then deep fried, and served with a tangy and spicy chutney on top.
Safari Grill also serves a unique local East African dish called Ugali. Wow. I haven't seen this dish on a menu except in Nairobi.
Also, if you ask for spicy, you will get spicy, so be aware. This is the real deal - Coke served in bottles too! If you want a cold one, ask for a "Coke Baridi" in Swahili :)
In my search for authentic East African cuisine, this is the place. Oh, and don't mind the decor - just eat! -
Review from Merry K.
8/28/2009
Safari Grille has a wonderful lunch special called the Karibu Lunch Special it's less than $10 and you get a vegetable curry, a meat curry, a piece of Tandori chicken, rice & naan. There are usually 3 or 4 curries to choose from in each category. Nice attentive staff and quick at lunch.
