Polepole Bar & Kitchen

A fun, city Bar showcasing African inspired grazing plates, cocktails and motifs. The only African dish that I am familiar with is the Injera - a sponge-like wrap. I had something similar at a Ethiopian restaurant. By itself, it is a bit tart. But if you roll pieces of the injera with the meat dishes, with some of the spiced oil, the whole combination sings. Several standout dish - the lamb ribs - char, melt-in-the-mouth, spiced chilli heat. The pumpkin pastillas with that bright green "pebre" (fresh, chilli heat) sauce is a winning combination.

Servers were friendly and pleasant, however they should have done more in explaining the size of the serving. Wasted at least half the ‘Feed me more’ menu we ordered. Portions were ridiculously large. We were served about 500g of meat with rice and veggies. Arrived about an hour early but still didn’t have time to finish all the food. Kitchen isn’t very good with their timing as they served an additional dish to the second course which didn’t fit and forced us to consumed it as they explained it would dry out. Nice tasting dishes, terribly planned meal. Would recommend that patrons get to choose what kind of new they are having so that they can be allocated the right amount of time for their reservation. Great cocktails and drinks though, so may just return for that.

Creative African fusion. Friendly staff and nice food. Me and my partner tried the African wheaty Phoenix beer and Dry Cider (but I found it actually quite fruity 😋), both are really good as the start of the night. We had the "FEED ME" as dinner, it comes 7 dishes of chef's choice. Our favorite is the Peri peri prawns, and the most unforgettable is the halloumi. Worth of trying if you have never experienced any African food. I reckon it's a nice place for friends or couples to grab beers or wine with some finger food. Very relaxing atmosphere.