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Italian, Pub, Pizza, Grill, International
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All reviews pizza steak lake naivasha beautiful place view of the lake professional staff food served excellent location enjoy your meal food is excellent warthogs ambience drive weekend animals grass cheers
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Reviewed 1 week ago

Great hospitality, scenery is breathtaking, relaxing atmosphere and absolutely great food. Its nice to see wildlife running around

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 9 September 2023

The view, the surroundings and the food was amazing. Good variety of choices and very friendly staff. Only remark i have is that the staff is chasing the monkeys that live there away with a catapult.

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 28 August 2023

This place is a must try in Naivasha. It’s a little drive away from town but worth the drive. Service was excellent. Food was amazing! The setting is beautiful outdoor dinning on a small hill overlooking the lake. Good selection on menu and very reasonably...priced.More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Suzanne Zwager, Marketing at Ranch House Bistro, responded to this reviewResponded 5 September 2023

Thank you so much for taking the time to review Ranch House Bistro. We are so glad you enjoyed your meal with us and the variety of dishes we have! All of our team aim to provide everyone with the best service and we are...More

Reviewed 29 May 2023

Is a very perfect place and especially for an informal business meet up. Is very warm and pleasant waiters. Enjoyed the food and ambience

Date of visit: April 2023
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Suzanne Zwager, Marketing at Ranch House Bistro, responded to this reviewResponded 13 June 2023

Dear Vishnus, Thank you for the lovely review. We are so glad you enjoyed your time with us and enjoyed our views over the lake. We hope to see you back again in the near future. Best wishes, Ranch House Bistro Team

Reviewed 30 April 2023

Excellent destination for both domestic and international guests. Top notch hospitality. Looking forward to another great experience.

Date of visit: April 2023
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Suzanne Zwager, Marketing at Ranch House Bistro, responded to this reviewResponded 1 May 2023

Dear Arnold, Thank you so much forsaking the time to review our restaurant. We are so glad you enjoyed your time with us. We will be sure to pass on this great review to the whole team. Best wishes, Ranch House Team

Reviewed 17 February 2023 via mobile

Such a lovely place, very good food and overall a wonderful experience. Highly recommended! The view and the passing warthog babies were a special treat.More

Date of visit: February 2023
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Chui & Ranch House Bistro, Marketing at Ranch House Bistro, responded to this reviewResponded 9 March 2023

Dear Dawn, Thank you for your lovely review on our restaurant, Ranch House Bistro. We are so pleased you enjoyed our lakeside restaurant and had a great time watching our resident warthogs and their babies. We look froward to your next visit! Best wishes, The...More

Reviewed 24 January 2023 via mobile

This place is amazing Staff, Menu and the view, perfect place for Family or friends . Food is excellent. I had grilled steak well done and mash potatoes, creamy spinach on side was perfectly served ! Lilian was amazing waiter. There was quite varieties of...fresh squized fruit juice. Drinks were super Cold ! The grass is green you can mistake it for carpet! The management is doing perfect job . I really recommend while in Naivasha visit this Restaurant . Thanks Benard, Don , Kibet, moses Lizz,Faith ,James ,Kagwe the cheff and the entire team ! Can't name all... For sure I will be revisit again.More

Date of visit: January 2023
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Chui & Ranch House Bistro, Marketing at Ranch House Bistro, responded to this reviewResponded 9 March 2023

Dear Lucas, Thank you for taking the time to write a review about our restaurant. We are so glad you enjoyed your meal and though it was "excellent"! Thank you for your kind feedback about our management and the team here, I will pass this...More

Reviewed 10 January 2023

If you are one person who is keen on having your meals in places with stunning views, then this is the place where you should be at. the views of lake Naivasha is stunning together with the plenty of bird species to just gaze at...and wildlife as you wait for your meals to arrive. they have a package where you can enjoy a game drive and have lunch at the restaurant which i wuld also like to recommend should you find yourself spending the night in any of the hotels in Naivasha and you need an extra activity to do.More

Date of visit: November 2022
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Chui & Ranch House Bistro, Marketing at Ranch House Bistro, responded to this reviewResponded 9 March 2023

Dear Harriet, Thank you for the lovely review. We are so glad you enjoyed your time with us and enjoyed our views over the lake. Our game drive lunch package truly is a fun and exciting experience and thank you for highlighting that for us....More

Reviewed 1 January 2023 via mobile

Third time at the place. The place is really neglected and inconsistent. Service was okay. But overall terrible experience.More

Date of visit: January 2023
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Chui & Ranch House Bistro, Marketing at Ranch House Bistro, responded to this reviewResponded 9 March 2023

Dear Immanuel, Thank you for taking the time to review our restaurant, Ranch House Bistro. We are really sorry to hear your experience at our restaurant. We take all feedback very seriously and we do hope you have a better experience on your fourth visit!...More

Reviewed 28 December 2022 via mobile

Very good ambiance when in Naivasha ,although they were busy , the did accommodate us wholeheartedly, got us a nice table with a view and later moved us to a better view . The price range was very reasonable and you can see some animals...as you enjoy your meal *wine 😎 Remember to reserve if you plan to go . Only negative was table clearance it took way too long …More

Date of visit: December 2022
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Chui & Ranch House Bistro, Marketing at Ranch House Bistro, responded to this reviewResponded 9 March 2023

Dear Xiumei, Thank you so much for taking the time to review Ranch House Bistro. All of our team aim to provide everyone with the best service and we are so glad you were looked after by the team. We have taken note about clearance...More

Reviewed 26 December 2022 via mobile

Owner has neglected this place. Poor service with waiters not placing orders only to come back 2 hours later after complaints. Do betterMore

Date of visit: December 2022
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Chui & Ranch House Bistro, Marketing at Ranch House Bistro, responded to this reviewResponded 9 March 2023

Dear Sam, We were very sorry to hear about your problem with the service. As it was the festive season we are very busy over those days, but we will make sure in future to make service more efficient. We take all feedback and reviews...More

Reviewed 23 December 2022 via mobile

The breathtaking beauty of the scenery and lake view with well landscaped restaurant grounds for outdoor seating makes this a wonderful place to visit. The food served is very delicious and the staff welcoming and friendly. It would be good for a family day out...or for small groups as well.More

Date of visit: December 2022
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Chui & Ranch House Bistro, Marketing at Ranch House Bistro, responded to this reviewResponded 7 January 2023

Dear Joyett, Thank you for your review on our restaurant. We are so pleased you enjoyed our lakeside restaurant, and that you truly appreciated the ambiance of Ranch House. We look froward to your next visit! Best wishes, The Ranch House Team

Reviewed 15 December 2022

The place is a wonderful, friendly, and professional staff, and has delicious food, the environment is to die for perfect. The sunset with a view of the lake and the drive there is scenic with the lake view and if you're lucky you get to...see wildlife like giraffes and warthogs among others. Please add it to your WishlistMore

Date of visit: December 2022
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Chui & Ranch House Bistro, Marketing at Ranch House Bistro, responded to this reviewResponded 7 January 2023

Dear Sharon, Thank you so much for taking the time to review our restaurant, Ranch House Bistro. We are so glad you enjoyed the views of the lake and the wildlife that surrounds us. All of our team aim to provide everyone with the best...More

Reviewed 7 November 2022 via mobile

We discovered this place while we were staying nearby. It is a good serene location, and the experience was enhanced by the good food and attentive service . A wonderful experience, thank you to all the staff.More

Date of visit: November 2022
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Chui & Ranch House Bistro, Marketing at Ranch House Bistro, responded to this reviewResponded 29 November 2022

Dear Gorame, Thank you so much for taking the time to review our restaurant, Ranch House Bistro. We are so glad you enjoyed our location and that you were looked after well by our team! We hope to see you back here in the future....More

Reviewed 31 August 2022 via mobile

Main course was awful , my pals and I had to take it back twice after making us wait for a while. Feedback was given to the establishment as wellMore

Date of visit: August 2022
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oserengoni, Marketing Manager at Ranch House Bistro, responded to this reviewResponded 8 September 2022

Dear Patrick, We were very sorry to hear about your problem with your grilled chicken main course, the team was notified on Sunday after your visit. As it was a weekend it was very busy day for us, so we are so sorry for the...More

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Response from Drumming | Reviewed this property |
i think it was around $50 US for burgers and fries and 2 or 3 drinks. i ghink the menu is on their website. food is good and the view of the lake is nice. they have good wines.
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Dear Sharon We do not have a pool but great views over the lake. I would recommend making a reservation over the weekends. Our menu is a la carte but starters and desserts are KES850 and main courses KES1250. All the... More
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Dear Violet, We do an a la carte menu, but during busy weekends we will do a buffet. Also during weekdays we are able to do buffets for large groups with prior booking. With our new menu we now have a salad bar using fresh... More
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Ranch House Bistro is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 4
  • Value: 4.5