Carnivore (restaurant)
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| established = 1980
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| current-owner = Tamarind Group
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| street-address = Langata Rd, Langata
| city = Nairobi
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| seating-capacity = 350
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| website = [http://www.tamarind.co.ke/carnivore/ tamarind.co.ke/carnivore]
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Carnivore is an open-air restaurant in the Langata suburb of Nairobi, Kenya. Carnivore's specialty is meat, and features an all-you-can-eat meat buffet. They serve a wide variety of meat and were famous for their game meat until Kenya imposed a ban on the sale of game meat in 2004.{{cite news|url=http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Hoteliers-push-for-lifting-of-game-meat-sale-and-import-ban/-/539550/1045586/-/khbifwz/-/index.html|title='Hoteliers push for lifting of game meat sale and import ban'|last=Mbogo|first=Steve|date=3 November 2010|work=Business Daily|accessdate=28 January 2017}} It remains a popular tourist destination.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ap8NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P00DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6791,2417687|title=It's a 'beast of a feast' at this Africa restaurant|last=Nessman|first=Ravi|date=23 May 1999|work=Associated Press|accessdate=2 August 2010}}
History
In 1999, the restaurant seated 350 people and the restaurant's 330 employees served over 1000 people per day. The game, including giraffe, wildebeest, ostrich and crocodile, was raised on Hopcraft Ranch, {{convert|25|mi|km|order=flip}} outside Nairobi. Since the sale of wild game meat was banned in Kenya in 2004, the restaurant serves meat of domestic animals such as beef, pork, lamb, and chicken, as well as farmed ostrich and crocodile meat. The meat is skewered on Maasai swords, cooked on coals, and served on cast-iron plates. It does have a vegetarian option. It ranked 47th on Restaurant magazine's "World's Best 50 Restaurants" list in 2003.[http://www.winestate.com.au/news/news.asp?newsno=96 The World's best 50 restaurants], Winestate Magazine ([https://web.archive.org/web/20080723134521/http://winestate.com.au/news/news.asp?newsno=96 archived copy]){{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2987849.stm|title=High steaks for African restaurant|date=30 April 2003|work=BBC News|accessdate=2 August 2010}}
Simba Saloon
There is also a "Simba Saloon" night club on the premises with a capacity of 2,500, as well as an internet cafe, playground, and six bars. The restaurant holds concerts featuring local artists. International artists such as Shaggy, Tevin Campbell, T.O.K., and Sean Paul have also performed there.{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}} Three people died in a stampede at the saloon in 2004.{{cite news|url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/soccer/africa/charges-against-restaurant-owners-dropped-236078 |title=Charges against restaurant owners dropped |date=11 March 2005 |work=Independent Online |accessdate=12 December 2020}} The restaurant is famous for themed nights that incorporate old skul, rock and soul nights to the merriment of many Kenyans.
Tamarind Group
Carnivore is owned by Martin Dunford of the Tamarind Group. It was opened in 1980 by Dunford, his wife, and a group of partners. Dunford opened Carnivore, inspired by the Rodízio concept of Brazilian churrascaria steak houses. The Tamarind Group operates Tamarind seafood restaurants in Mombasa and Nairobi. There are also similar restaurants named [http://www.carnivore.co.za/ Carnivore], owned by the same people, on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa, and in Cairo, Egypt.{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://www.maraexpeditions.co.ke/|website=Mara Expeditions|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-27}}
Gallery
File:Carnivore restaurant.jpg|Inside the Carnivore
File:Meat roasting at Carnivore restaurant in Nairobi.jpg|Meat roasting at Carnivore
File:Carnivore Restaurant charcoal pit.jpg|Carnivore charcoal pit
See also
{{Portal bar|Kenya|South Africa|Egypt|Food}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.tamarind.co.ke/carnivore/}}
- [https://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A517132 h2g2 article]
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Category:Restaurants in Nairobi