Chakalaka

Fixed price menu (All the ribs you can eat!) for £13.95

This offer is available from Wed Feb 13, subject to availability as displayed in the booking interface. Offer includes taxes and excludes service charge.
Offer valid until Jul 31

A haven for expatriate South Africans, Chakalaka makes a colourful spectacle with its zebra-striped frontage, red walls and tribal ethnic artefacts. It’s an informal venue, popular with young, well-off professionals. The menu gives a modern spin to dressed-up Afrikaner dishes, grills sauced with peri-peri marinades, and occasional African specialities. These guys are big on game; should ostrich, crocodile or antelope be your thing, this spot’s for you. We’ve had excellent meals here in the past, but more recently, cooking has fallen short of expectations. However, service remained as smiley and swift as ever. Highlights included fresh-from-the-sea oysters doused with red chilli and onion salsa: simple, unspoilt and delicious. Salmon and crab meat fish cakes scented with lemongrass were let down by their impenetrable breadcrumb crust. Main courses delivered better results, with a meaty hunk of succulent springbok loin served with crushed sweet potatoes and caramelised onion confit. Steak lovers have choice aplenty; there’s even a whopping 650g Namibian T-bone steak. Vegetarians aren’t top priority, their options limited to butternut soup and a couple of salads. Expect hearty rather than gourmet cooking – and lots of meat.

Time Out Eating & Drinking Guide 2008

Services:

Booking: Booking advisable
Child facilities: Babies and children welcome: children's portions; high chairs
Function room: Separate room for parties, seats 60

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Latest user reviews

I am a veteran Chakalaka patron as I live in Putney and am South African. The food has always been great and the portions generous. However, something has changed at the restaurant. We went there again tonight as we often do, but suddenly the prices have been increased and the portions halved... [More]
Anonymous  Dec 3 2007