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Friday 14 December – part four: what an amazing scene by our table!
We headed back to the car, and drove back to Jambo, so that we could dump some of our stuff.
It was also pretty chilly out, so we changed into more appropriate clothing for our lunch at Sanaa, and set off over there.
We found Sharon, Elaine and Keith already waiting for us, and booked ourselves in. We were given the most amazing table, right by the window. In fairness, we’ve had this table before, but for dinner, when you couldn’t see much. Lunch was a very different story. This was the scene that greeted us…
Apparently he and his mate have figured out how to get through the electric fence, and frequently come up to the window. Josh, our server, who was wonderful by the way, told us that they think the birds can see their reflection in the window, so they get fascinated by that, and spend all their time by the window looking at it.
It wasn’t the only action we saw out on the savannah…
I was particularly pleased when the Ankole cattle arrived on the savannah, and I swear one of them has a hidden Mickey on him!
I love this shot Mark got – it looks like there’s a bird on his head!
Ok, I guess I should talk about the food now. We went for the Indian style bread service, choosing the traditional naan, the poppadum and the onion kulcha, and of the three, the onion kulcha was definitely the best of the three. Our accompaniments were the mango chutney, the coconut chutney, and the garlic pickle. I didn’t try any of the pickle, but the mango chutney was good, but the coconut chutney was a disappointment to me. I really wanted to like it so much, but it was only so-so.
Next out was the appetiser sampler for two, which consisted of the pea and potato samosa, which was better than I thought it would be, the roasted cauliflower with tomato sauce, which was far too spicy for me and the lamb kefta kobabs, which obviously only Mark had. I thought this was Ok, but it wasn’t as good as I’d hoped for.
So on to the entrees. I went for the sustainable fish, which I believe was grouper, although it is a couple of days later that I’m writing this, and I may be completely wrong on that one, with seasoned vegetables in a light curry broth. It was very pleasant, although I couldn’t finish it all.
Mark had the butter chicken, and the shrimp in green curry sauce, and he really enjoyed it. I had a bite of the shrimp dish, and it was very nice, although something he ate repeated on him all day.
For dessert, I went for the dessert trio, which was made up of the chocolate cake (very nice), the tropical fruit kulfi (beautiful), and the chai cream (which I absolutely hated). Oh well, you can’t win them all. Sigh.
All in all, I have to say that the food was probably the most disappointing out of our visits to Sanaa, which was a real shame.
Sanaa:
Appetiser 7½ 7½ Entrée 9 8 Dessert 8 N/A Service 9 9 Atmosphere 9 8½ Value for money 8 7½
Wow you really took advantage of the Savannahs during your stay the pictures are fab. Love to see Kidani it is so beautiful. Sorry you didn't love Sanaa i guess the menus stay static for so long that you can only have so many visits before it becomes a bit meh!
Wow you really took advantage of the Savannahs during your stay the pictures are fab. Love to see Kidani it is so beautiful. Sorry you didn't love Sanaa i guess the menus stay static for so long that you can only have so many visits before it becomes a bit meh!
You hit the nail on the head. With me not eating meat, there's only a limited selection for me on any menu as well....
Yes I would imagine as a vegetarian it gets hard to eat at the same places, boring maybe?
But glad to see the cranes still are quite entertaining for dining guests! My daughter found them fascinating!
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Your pics of out on the savanah are exactly what I am hoping for when we are there Lucille will be in her glory. I would tell everybody that the bird is actually the cows hood ornamenet
Beautiful pictures of the savanna! Can't believe all the action out there! The crane right by the window was amazing, although I'm not sure I could eat with him staring at me!
Such a shame your lunch at Sanaa was a disappointment! I always love my meals there and this is one of the few places I usually have dessert, as I LOVE the chai cream! Oh, well.... The activity out on the savanna, though, is fantastic! I love the crane, but prefer to think he's having an up-close and personal moment with Mark and not just looking at his reflection!
I understand the menu dilemmas. I'm no vegetarian, but my tummy can't handle too much red meat. And I don't eat anything out of the water. So while I'm not as limited as a vegetarian, there are still limits. Sometimes it gets boring to just eat chicken and pasta all the time.
You had an awesome table at Sanaa! At least that was a great part of lunch!
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Yes I would imagine as a vegetarian it gets hard to eat at the same places, boring maybe?
But glad to see the cranes still are quite entertaining for dining guests! My daughter found them fascinating!
I wouldn't say it's boring as a veggie. There are usually a wide variety of dishes, but unless a place changes up its menu on a regular basis, if you keep going back, you'll get the same stuff time and time again. That doesn't bother me in some places - on the Fantasy at Palo I just ate the menu I love there and I wouldn't dress of trying anything else, as I've found a wonderful appetizer and entrée for us.
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and the lamb kefta kobabs, which obviously only Mark had. I thought this was Ok, but it wasn’t as good as I’d hoped for. 
Sorry the food was a disappointment! 
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