Safari African Restaurant - West African restaurant in Mattapan - 1336 Blue Hill Ave, USA

The Safari Restaurant in Boston offers a delightful culinary experience with its authentic Senegalese cuisine. The flavors are rich and well-balanced, capturing the essence of traditional Senegalese dishes. The ambiance is welcoming and the service is excellent, making it a great spot for both casual and special occasions. The portions are generous, providing great value for the price. Overall, it's a fantastic choice for anyone looking to explore African cuisine in a comfortable and friendly setting. 👍🏿👍🏿

Food is amazing but the service..oh Lord!!!! On three different occasions, I ordered over the phone, they confirmed order received and drove 40mins to the restaurant only to be told what I ordered isn’t available. It just happened today as well resulting in this review. Please fix this cos we love yall

2022: today we got grilled chicken box w plantains and jollof rice. Satisfactory but kind of bland. Also okra sauce (beef & fish) with fufu ball of fermented kassava: fish flavor overpowering and fufu is like a big mashed potatoe ball. The sorrel juice is hitting the spot even thought it came mostly frozen. Deggeh dessert is good but has gluten and lactose. 2019: We got the "chicken stew" which was 2 drums with skin in thick onion red sauce with plain white rice, and "lamb with jollof rice" which was 6 slices about 2" diam 1/2" thick of meat with bone & skin in peppered broken rice. The beef samosas were ok, but felt more like Jamaican beef patties. $16 each meal to go, it was not a bargain and the quality & taste did not meet the price for that neighborhood. My friend is still saying "blah".

One of the best West African restaurants in Boston. Service is quick, and the food is very tasty. It has a small neighborhood food spot vibe to it, not necessarily a place to stay to eat, but not bad if you do.

Really nice and friendly people. They accepted to serve my husband and I even though we went there late. Considering that most of African restaurants in Boston are about East Africa, it was a great pleasure for me to finally find a restaurant which provides West African meals.

I'm Senegalese and I can say the food there is authentic and delicious. I had the thieboudienne with a side of plantains and everything was tasty with great portions! I'll be back to try the Mafé and Yassa.I Recommend the Bissap (sweet hisbuscus tea) and Mafé (peanut butter stew) for newcomers. They also gave Ghanaian and Nigerian dishes which are also really good.

Amazing little place! My boyfriend and I ordered fish and lamb with salad and plantain, both were very tasty with generous portion...... Friendly people working there, we waited a while for the food but we knew it’s worth it because you can just tell they treat the food with care. We brought the food to a park and enjoyed outside, couldn’t ask for more!!

Quite far away for me living in the Fenway area. The journey didn't worth the quality of food I ate but it's good to try African food sometimes. The staff were not very friendly, may be because it was my first time.