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Africa Kine Restaurant

256 W. 116th St., New York, NY, 10026
nr. Frederick Douglas Blvd.
212-666-9400

5.0 "Mixed Reviews"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10		 Write Your Own Review
66% Would you go back?
66% Would you take a date?
66% Would you take kids?
33% Would you go on business?
33% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 9.0
Service: 3.0
Décor: 5.7
Value: 7.7
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A suprisingly satisfying experiece

md2b from 08618 | Posted on 6/8/09

Overall Rating: 8 (Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? Yes
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 10
Service: 7
Décor: 8
Value: 10

While I cannot speak on the service standard of Africa Kine, ( I had take-out), I was thoroughly impressed with the the taste, presentation, and packaging of the food. I had fish (baked whole) and my boyfriend had something that resembled couscous and lamb. Both were delicious and I was impressed to find such flavourful, wholesome food so late at night. If you've a taste for the exotic DEFINATELY give it a try. I'll be back!

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4 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

Good Food, WATCH THE BILL

TantrisKB from 10025 | Posted on 3/26/09

Overall Rating: 5 (Mixed Reviews)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? Yes
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 9
Service: 1
Décor: 4
Value: 5

This is a great restaurant in the sense that the food is authentic, delicious, and very affordable. Llike most African restaurants the service is horrible. BUT, IF YOU COME HERE, BRING CASH!!! Our table of four was billed 57 USD, gratuity of 21% added, for 65.34 USD. Tax was not added. We tried to pay by CC. We were charged 84 USD. She explained to us that New York had a 22% sales tax. She added more than 40% to our bill! We canceled the charge and decided to pay cash. At this point, since the did not charge us tax, it was again a good deal, with (in our minds) 8.25% of the 21% mandatory gratuity going to tax and and the remaining 12.75% representing a poor tip for terrible service.

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3 out of 12 people found this review helpful.

Awful service

msadinah from 10469 | Posted on 2/9/09

Overall Rating: 2 (Not Recommended)
Would you go back? No
Would you take a date? No
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 8
Service: 1
Décor: 5
Value: 8

The food was good. The flavor was great. The treatment before the waitress even came over, AWFUL. You know how people look at you when they want to leave? Just like that. We expected slow service, but not to be served a half hour after the last people to arrive 20 minutes after us were well into their meals. Or to see them microwaving food as it comes out of the kitchen. Or to see our waitress sit down to enjoy a meal 40 minutes after we ordered in an empty restaurant. We only went because we heard the food was good and we wanted to support African business, but maybe we were the wrong kind of black. So if you want good food for good prices, do takeout.

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4 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

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