Swahili Village Beltsville

4.1

42 Reviews

$31 to $50

African

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2 people

28 Dec 2024

21:00

Booked 7 times today

Innovative
Healthy
Hot spot

The first and best African fine dining restaurant in the state of Maryland. With delicious menu items from different parts of Africa, you can enjoy hospitality and cuisine from the motherland, while treating your other senses to African music, entertainment and a memorable visual experience. Serving the College park, Baltimore, Annapolis, Greenbelt, Laurel, Bowie, upper Marlboro and Oxon Hill communities.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
African, Farm-to-table
Hours of Operation
Daily 11:30 am–2:00 am
Phone number
(240) 965-7651
Website
https://swahilivillages.com/beltsville/
Dress code
Business Casual

Location
10800 Rhode Island Ave, Beltsville, MD 20705-2569
Area
Beltsville
Parking details
None

What 42 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.1

4.1 based on recent ratings

5Food
3.9Service
4.5Ambience
4.3Value

Noise • Energetic

42 Reviews

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Robert
VIP
Washington DC
33 reviews
3.0
33 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
The service was the worst I've ever had at this restaurant and some of the worst ever. We were seated right away but then waited more than 10 minutes for our server to come to the table. After taking the drink order it took another 10 minutes to get water and 30 minutes to get our drinks, at which time I was told the beer I ordered wasn't available (40 minutes or more after being seated). My wife's flaming margarita wasn't flaming. The server tried to blame the bartender but the lime which was supposed to be on fire was very clearly already burned which likely meant it sat on the bar for a while. I asked to see the manager and was told he was coming but he never did. When we were finished eating our server was nowhere to be found and we had to get another server to bring us boxes. When paying, the server reached down to select the 👍 before I could choose 👎. Sad and unprofessional. Hopefully this was a one time deal with a server not cut out for that line of work. But if not, we're done with the place despite how good the food is.
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Hubainatu
Washington DC
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 19 December 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Food was great and that group player was the best!
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Shawn
Washington DC
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on 18 December 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food here is delicious 10 out of 10. We had the curry chicken and stew goat.
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Kadiatu
Washington DC
6 reviews
4.0
6 reviews
Dined on 27 October 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
It was nice but the one in DC is still my favorite.
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Yulonda
Washington DC
6 reviews
3.0
6 reviews
Dined on 18 October 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
The restaurant was empty when we got there and it took them an hour to get the food to the table. Our waiter came by twice in that hour. The food was good. This was the only good thing. It was extremely loud from music and then everyone yelling at each other to be heard.
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Adeola
Washington DC
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on 15 September 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 5
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 5
the waiting period for the food was too long almost an hour we spent like an hour eating and two hours waiting for our starter and then our food it was so annoying and i dont think i will be hosting friends there again for datenight
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Kamsi
Washington DC
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 9 September 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
We arrived at 9pm on a Sunday night and the place was very loud. I ordered the roasted tilapia with coconut sauce and my fiancé ordered the oxtails. The food took a while to come out but it was delicious. The mango lassi was thick and yummy and overall our service was ok. I would definitely return.
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KarenC
Baltimore
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 13 August 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
This is my 2nd visit to Swahili Village in Beltsville. The food was outstanding and even our guests, who were experiencing Swahili food for the first time loved it! It was a quiet night so the ambiance was perfect for our birthday party! The only bad part was our server. He was a lovely man but he was sooo slow bringing our meal. And he brought out the birthday cake before we finished dinner. I would definitely return again and again. The food is the best and we still had a great time!!
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Talia
Washington DC
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on 24 May 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
The swahili in DC is so much better!!! The service here was horrible, we went here for my graduation and I certainly regret is months later. The food was decent would never visit this one again
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OpenTable Diner
VIP
Philadelphia
19 reviews
1.0
19 reviews
Dined on 19 May 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
Server was terrible . It took about 20 minutes just for our drinks to arrive. My salad took even longer. Our server Didn’t check or ask how our meal was going either. The plantains were not cooked either
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Swahili Village Beltsville is rated 4.1 stars by 42 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

28 Dec 2024

21:00

Booked 7 times today

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10800 Rhode Island Ave, Beltsville, MD 20705-2569

Additional information

Area
Beltsville
Hours of Operation
Daily 11:30 am–2:00 am
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
African, Farm-to-table
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
None

Website
https://swahilivillages.com/beltsville/
Phone number
(240) 965-7651

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