The Marabi Club
The Marabi Club
What 19 people say about The Marabi Club
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The food really was super amazing and the flavours were exceptional!
A little sad that they don't offer take-away contained - as I couldn't finish my meal given that they had to remake my meal as the chicken was under cooked.
I know that it is a jazz club, but the music was way too loud that I couldn't have a conv...
The food really was super amazing and the flavours were exceptional!
A little sad that they don't offer take-away contained - as I couldn't finish my meal given that they had to remake my meal as the chicken was under cooked.
I know that it is a jazz club, but the music was way too loud that I couldn't have a conversation with anyone at my table (not even the person next too me) while they were playing. This really did dampen the whole experience.
But if you want good food and you're comfortable with loud music... then go for it (or maybe try it out on a night when the live band is not there).
The evening as a great experience. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
The vibe was great, staff were amazing. I would only suggest that the music be turned down a notch so that guests can hear each other during conversation.
Incredible food!
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About The Marabi Club
The Marabi Club is the home of superb food and drink accompanied by fine live jazz performances. Visible from the street only by the discreet black canopy above a small metal door in Doornfontein, downtown Johannesburg, the Marabi Club harks back to a vibrant history.
New York gave the world the Harlem Rennaisance, a flourishing black cultural and intellectual movement that saw an outpouring of artistic, literary and musical talent. Across the ocean Johannesburg’s Doornfontein’s slumyards, created in the wake of one of the world’s richest gold rushes, gave life to Marabi. It was a lifestyle prompted by the need to escape the hardships of the working week in the 1920s and 1930s, defined by illegal shebeens, where fierce talk of politics was accompanied by the equally disruptive soundtrack of jazz.
Today the Marabi Club, tucked into the basement of award-winning British-Ghanaian architect David Adjaye’s Hallmark House, also a boutique hotel, evokes this history through the many careful details of the club’s interior. Add excellent food, a long bar, jauntily dressed wait staff offering friendly and slick service, and live jazz and you’ll get why most people who visit this Maboneng landmark remark on the electric atmosphere.
We, however, recommend you don’t just believe them. Come and try if for yourself… the night awaits.