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Captain Cook's

near Blue Oyster Hotel, Jambiani, Tanzania
Kingfish in tomato sauce
2 visitor photos
Ranked #10 of 15 restaurants in Jambiani
3.5 of 5 stars 4 Reviews
Cuisines: Seafood
Most recent review
“Delicious Local Cuisine”
- 28 Apr 2012
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Basel, Switzerland
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11 reviews 11 reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Delicious Local Cuisine”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2012

We were lucky enough to run into "Captain Cook" on our first morning in Jambiani. After telling us a little about local customs, he invited us to his restaurant for lunch. We decided to give it a try and we are glad we did -- we had lunch that day and both of the following days; he even made us... More

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Bucharest, Romania
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3 reviews 3 reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Nice people, but that's it!”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 October 2011

The place itself is not a restaurant, not even a small one. Basically it is the place Captain Cook and his family live in, a house and a small courtyard with one table covered with a filthy table linen. We took grilled octopus, prawns and fish. The octopus was boiled not grilled, impossible to be eaten, really discusting; fish was... More

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Capetown
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3 reviews 3 reviews
“Stay away!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 August 2011

Down with food poisoning for 4 days, on antibiotics for last 2 weeks. More

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Brasilia
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4 reviews 4 reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Very pleasant surprise”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 July 2011
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Good food in an infomal, cozy atmosphere. Good to make a reservation if you don't want wait to be served but, if there's space just go on in. According to the owner, they are open 24/7. More

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