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Besides Golden Mile Heritage Trail , visit Safari in the vicinity. Guests mention that it's fine to go here for the African meal. This restaurant may please you with good steaks , mandi and broth . Degust delicious cordial .

Safari with takeout dishes is good for those clients who like to have supper in a hurry. The courteous staff meets you at this place all year round. Terrific service is something that people highlight in their reviews. Tasty meals at fair prices are offered here. When you enter this place, you feel the enjoyable atmosphere. This spot is rated on Google 4.4 by its visitors.

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  • Rice and Lamb Meal $18.50 Rice, served with freshly cooked Lamb
  • Rice and Suqaar Meal $18.50 Rice, served with stir-fryed Diced Beef and vegetables Popular
  • Malawah and Suqaar Meal $18.50 Somalian thin Crepe-style pancakes, served with stir-fryed Diced Beef and vegetables Popular
  • Pasta and Chicken Meal $19.50 Pasta, served with panfried marinated Chicken Breasts
  • Jabati and Suqaar Meal $18.50 2 freshly made Jabati, served with stir-fryed Diced Beef and vegetables, salad and Safari Chilli on the side Popular
  • Pasta and Lamb Meal $18.50 Pasta, served with freshly cooked Lamb
  • Federation and Lamb Meal $18.50 Portions of both Rice and Pasta, served with freshly cooked Lamb Popular
  • Small Pasta & Chicken $15.00 A small meal of Pasta, served with served with panfried marinated Chicken Breasts
  • Small Rice & Lamb $14.50 A small meal of Rice, served with freshly cooked Lamb
  • Small Rice & Suqaar $14.50 A small meal of Rice, served with stir-fryed Diced Beef and vegetables
  • Pasta and Suqaar Meal $18.50 Pasta, served with stir-fryed Diced Beef and vegetables
  • Small Rice & Chicken $15.00 A small meal of Rice, served with served with panfried marinated Chicken Breasts
  • Small Pasta & Lamb $14.50 A small meal of Pasta, served with freshly cooked Lamb
  • Rice and Chicken Meal $19.50 Rice, served with panfried marinated Chicken Breasts
  • Small Pasta & Suqaar $14.50 A small meal of Pasta, served with stir-fryed Diced Beef and vegetables
  • KeyKey $19.50 Jabari, sliced up and stir-fryed with our Suqaar (Diced Beef) and vegetables
  • Rice and Salmon $24.50 Rice, served with pan-fried Salmon
  • Federation and Salmon $24.50 Servings of both Rice and Pasta, served with pan-fried Salmon
  • Federation and Suqaar Meal $18.50 Portions of both Rice and Pasta, served with stir-fryed Diced Beef and vegetables
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159 Union Road Ascot Vale, VIC 3032

I’ve been lucky enough to nab myself a permanent job at a large public hospital with a small amount of permanent hours, but the option of tacking on more or less as many hours as I want. That essentially translates unlimited holiday time/money, depending on what I feel like. So what’s the catch? The catch is that I’ve also nabbed myself an 85km return trip for every day that I go into work.

But it’s not all bad. Although I’m in the car for 2 hours a day, that’s actually no more than how long I used to spend on public transport. Plus, this has opened up the vista of the entire western suburbs for my dining pleasure. All of a sudden, I can easily pop in for dinner at hundreds of restaurants for cuisines I have never tried, and dishes I’ve never even heard of. And because I don’t like doing things by half measures, I started out with a bang at Safari , a home-styled Somali restaurant.

Based on previous experiences, I expected Safari to be either rustically ethnic , or dingy and dim . So it was a big surprise when Safari turned out to be bright, clean, and cheerful. The restaurant is divided into comfortable, secluded booths. Or as I’d like to call them, modesty booths, for those of us who don’t look so pretty when we eat. The menu was barely legible, owing to the hilarious typos (lame with race), and the sheer exoticness of the dishes – who’s up for some key key, injeero and suqar, and maybe a federation for 3? We ended up palming the work off to our waiter, who suggested a couple of dishes for us, whilst we sat back and prepared to fill our stomachs.

I love meals when they start out with a freebie, even when it’s a thin, murky looking soup like this one. No wait don’t go! Despite the unappetising appearance, this is one of the most delicious soups I have ever had. Spicy and tangy, the balance between the gamy stewed lamb and the myriad of chilli and herbs made for a mouth-watering combination. The sheer amount of flavour in every sip simply blew me away.

Malah and Suqar ($18)

So the first dish our waiter recommended was the Malah and Suqar ($18) – a large plate of stir-fried beef and veggies served with a side of flatbread.

The flatbread was tender and almost crepe-like, its slight sweetness bringing out the smokiness of the meat and veggies. This tastes best when you use your hands.

Mandy Rice, Lamb and Salad ($18)

Following along the meat-and-carbs vein, the Mandy Rice, Lamb and Salad ($18) was a satisfyingly hearty plate of meat and three veg.

The pink and juicy cutlets of lamb, complete with charred edges, were marinated in a flavoursome blend of cumin and lemon. The individual grains of rice glistened with the spiced stock, and every now and then, there will be a surprising burst of sweetness from the handful of plump currants.

And free drinks too! We were served a whole carafe of Vimto , which according to Wikipedia is a combination of grape, raspberry, and blackcurrant juice, flavoured with herbs and spices. Except all I taste is the red food colouring that makes kids hyper. Is that a bad thing? Not even a little… unless you’re a parent with toddlers in tow.

Though not exactly fine dining, this was an uncomplicated and immensely satisfying meal. The honest home-cooked food oozed with love and authenticity, and although it won’t wow the critics, it’s sure to be a crowd-pleaser.

Rating: 12.5/20 – tastebud safari. This rating reflects my personal experience at the time of visit.

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Yes I’ve tried Safari restaurent and they have very delicious meals especially the variety of the meats . I visit them on a weekly basis and I really enjoy the food. I rate it 17/20.

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Please educate me what is definition of fine dinning ? The place looks amazing,the food looks amazing,.. Interesting how bottle of wine is a factor of definition of fine dinning hahaha another misconceptions is when food is eaten by hand its considered casual no matter how amazing its deco &food is.. Interesting

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Western suburbs taste great, safari restaurant, 159 union rd, ascot vale. phone: 9372 7175.

Yes, another gem in Union Rd – this one just as tasty, affordable and, in its own mesmerising way, just as exotic as Yemini Restaurant up the road a piece.

Like that joint, Safari Restaurant’s stock in trade is a roll call of meat, veg and carbs.

As such it seems an ideal place for those who find the very idea of tibs, doro wat, injera and other items bought to Melbourne’s inner west by the African diaspora a step too far or just too weird to even contemplate eating.

Describing Safari’s food as “meat and three veg”, though, does it a grave disservice – for this Somalian fare is much, much more delicious than that humble label implies.

Bennie and I have been regular visitors this year, but for my most recent lunch I was joined by my fellow DeadHead Kurt.

There was a little confusion while ordering, so we ended up both getting the $17 meal of lamb (hilib, on the bone, three pieces), rice (barris) and accompaniments.

This was overload for lunch, so it’s helpful to know that there’s a $15 version available, with the rice and meat coming on the same plate, and the same side dishes and vegetables provided.

But even at $17, our lunches fully qualified for a hearty western suburbs cheap eats thumbs up.

You see, at Safari meals come with what, in New Orleans and South Louisiana, is referred to as “lagniappe” – that is, “a little something special”.

In this case, that involves, first up, a long, cool drink – either freshly squeezed orange juice clinking with ice cubes, or a much sweeter and richer milk-based concoction that I personally find too cloying.

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Second comes a bowl of soup.

Bowl of soup? That sounds miserable and woefully inaccurate to describe what is clearly the most delicious thing I’ve eaten this year thus far.

It’s a bowl of simple broth, yes – modestly seasoned with a little chili, coriander, lemon pepper and garlic. You may even find a few strands of meat, or the odd slice of carrot.

But at it’s heart this is simply, magnificently Essence Of Lamb As A Work Of Art.

Gosh, it’s good!

On to our main courses – and more magic.

The rice was plain, but brilliant –  seasoned, again with restraint, with garlic and coriander, and cooked in vegetable stock. Worthy of gleeful inhalation.

My three pieces of lamb, one of which was a cutlet, were tender, tasty and wonderfully free of fat and/or gristle  – not always the case with food such as this.

Completing the picture were some good salad greens and a goodly amount of a sensational pan-fried jumble of onion, carrot and capsicum, which was heaven with the rice and generous smears of the tangy chili sauce provided.

As a point of difference, Kurt split his carb order 50/50 between rice and spaghetti. The pasta was OK – but it was just pasta, and certainly not a patch on the divine rice.

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After our wonderful lunch, we spent some time chatting to owner Mohamed Shide about his food, the restaurant, its multinational clientele and the story that brought him to Australia and, finally, his own eating shop in Ascot Vale.

It’s a long story that involves war, many years, separation from family and other trials and tribulations – the sort of moving odyssey that is so intrinsic to Australia.

So happy were we with our repast and our conversation with Mohamed that I gaily strolled away without paying. Happily, I also left my wallet on the counter, necessitating my return anyhow.

As I reclaimed my wallet and attempted to pay, Mohamed attempted to wave my money away – unsuccessfully.

Mohamed, my friend, that’s simply not what I’m about.

If by writing this I can can send a few more people through your door, that’ll be all the payment I could wish.

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This place sounds delightful!!

It’s very cool, Lauren! The soup is To Die For! AND it’s the kinda place I could take my mum – and she won’t even eat Vietnamese.

This is a great place to take the whole family, as they have an upstairs area great for a big families and functions. I personaly love the fish yum yum!!

Thanks for visiting, Khadra. Cool tip! We haven’t got past the basic meat dishes yet, but I’ll try the fish next time

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Ibrahim Abdi

Very good 🎊🎆🎇🎉

Best food ever must try

It's was good food

dhoola yare

Excellent service

Ubaidullah Khan

Great taste, great staff and a great ambience!

Great Tasty African food

Amazing food & customer service. Would recommend

Christopher Lachine

Fantastic and affordable Somalian food. If you don't know what to order the staff are helpful and friendly. I enjoyed every bite!

AMIN HUSSEIN

Absolute delicious I had amazing lunch from Safari today. I would recommend everyone to try safar's meals.

Great place unbelievable service and excellent food don’t talk just go and enjoy real Somalian food

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Safari Restaurant, Melbourne, VIC

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  • Dining style Casual Dining
  • Price $40 and under
  • Cuisines African, International, Unspecified
  • Phone number (03) 9372 7175
  • Website http://www.safarirestaurant.com.au/
  • Dress Code Business Casual
  • Location 159 Union Road, Melbourne, VIC 3032
  • Area Ascot Vale
  • Parking Details None

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    Ascot Vale, VIC 3032. ... And because I don't like doing things by half measures, I started out with a bang at Safari, a home-styled Somali restaurant. Based on previous experiences, I expected Safari to be either rustically ethnic, or dingy and dim. So it was a big surprise when Safari turned out to be bright, clean, and cheerful.

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