Bao down has knocked our socks off AGAINI enjoyed an absolutely incredible meal there last night with my partner for our two year anniversary. It was the perfect setting. I really cannot recommend a night out at Bao down enough. Service, food and setting are all 10 out of 10. Congratulations to the team at Bao down. Your restaurant is phenomenal.

We’ve heard a lot about this restaurant and wanted to give it a try. Great restaurant, staff and decor. The Bao buns were a bit underwhelming and over priced for what you get unfortunately. The chicken wings were also not very tasty. We love Bao buns and we’ve tried a few places in and around CT.YU restaurant in the CBD is still the best when it comes to asian fusion and bao buns in Cape Town. Don’t think we’ll be back here - prefer YU (for the same price you get a better food experience).

Very busy. Great atmosphere. Slow service. Seems like there isn’t enough staff as we had empty plates and glasses standing on our table for long periods at a time throughout the evening. The portions are small so works out quite expensive to get full. However everything was very tasty. The fried chicken bao were delicious, as was the prawn toast and beef tataki. The mussels sauce was cold. Overall a nice experience.

A very special little hole in the wall. Nestled beneath the mountain is a small and sensational space, open and welcoming.The menu is simple so you arent overwhelmed by choice, although all the options look utterly delectable.The lobster was everything and more! I didnt want it to end. Coupled with the freshest green bean salad, it was a match made in heaven.Thank you for sharing your gifts with me 💕I bow down to you xx

Superb Asian fusion. Each bite is an imaginitive flavour journey. Great energy inside the restaurant.

Had dinner there last night with a friend. We loved every bit of the food. Strong delicious flavors, great wine selection and just lovely sized space. Definitely going back soon. :)

Absolutely fantastic meal. Each dish was good but the vege and fish dishes were definitely the strongest. Would not hesitate to go back to recommend

Wow, what a special evening. Only good things to say.The food was brilliantly put together, well plated and bursting with flavors.It has a great atmosphere and ambiance. The owners and staff were very friendly.Highly recommended!

Ive been to Bao down a few times now, and every time the food is always on point. Great hosts, the place is relaxed yet a little vibey, and just always have a great time there. Looking forward to the new place in green point!

Amazing place, great service and the food was bizarly good! Would recommend to anyone.

Really good Asian food - all delicious sharing plates - excellent service

DELICIOUS !!!! The Miso Lime Tart thing is just the perfect balance of sweet, sour and creamy flavours.

Oh my word - my friend ordered a 5 course take out menu from Bao Down for a birthday dinner at her house for us all and it blew me away! Absolutely delicious food - We loved each and every course! Will definitely be ordering again and visiting for eat in once the alcohol ban/curfew is over! The beef tataki and cauliflower cake were my personal favourites! Highly recommended!

Great food. Great service. Great vibe.

There is God, and he/she is the head chef at Bao Down. The best meal I have had in my life.

Excellent food and service, 10/10 experience. Can’t wait for the next visit.

Most incredible meal in Cape Town! Order everything on the menu... at least once! The only place where we’ve ever gone and ordered more mains in the same meal!

Wow! The superb, very attentive and speedy customer service that I experienced yesterday evening at Bao Down is even better than what I experienced at some of the worlds top best 5 and 6 star hotels in Dubai etc. Go to Boa Down regardless of the excellent food just to enjoy the superb and excellent attentive customer service like you have never experienced the likes of before. The owners clearly try really hard to achieve superb excellent attentive service for their customers and clearly have their act together and hence they have a recipe for success in the restaurant industry and indeed not only just good food recipes. One final important recommendation is that many other people have cottoned to the above mentioned and hence the high popularity now of this great restaurant which is usually always fully booked each night, so book if you want a seat to enjoy a delightful fabulous dining experience.

This is great spot its unique petit and cosy. The menu is small as heck. The atmosphere wasnt the greatest. Its awesome to see the owners working in the store and adding that personal touch. Its not worth going twice but once is enough to tick it off the list.

The best restaurant on my favorite list, the food is excellent with fresh ingredients and flavors that literally explode in your mouth, the food is on another level! The friendly staff are efficient and super friendly! What an amazing experience and concept! Bravo Bao Down

Best prawn toast ever. Mannn, all the food was DELICIOUS.

The new venue fabulous and the food as always fabulous

Quite possibly my fave Asian restaurant in the city. The food is ridiculously yummy and the aesthetic is flawless.

I cannot even begin to explain how incredibly delectable the food here is. It blew me away. Each dish has a completely balanced palate. The texture and feel the food has is scrumptious. In comparison with most restaurants in the area this competes on another level.The decor is very trendy and the service was devine!Congratulations to the bao down team! Your eatery has won me over.PS. A meal for two did not leave a whole in my pocket.

Fantastic food and incredible service. Always 10/10.

Food is absolutely amazing, atmosphere is wonderful.

One of the best dining out experiences Ive had. Intimate setting, great wine list and the food is the standalone winner. Youll definitely be seeing us again soon!

Seriously, really....this is the most flavourful food Ive eaten in a long time.The Chicken Bao and Beef Tataki FTW!

Love this little spot. Punches above it weight. Interesting menu, tasty , good service. Great feel - really nice night out.

Incredible from start to finish!!

Delicious food, friendly service.

The type of place where you think it would be pointless to write a review because it will just get lost in all the other 5 star reviews...One of the best restaurants in Cape Town for sure!

Exciting new Asian Fusion cuisine in a trendy setting. Tappas style menu options and friendly helpful service. Eating at the bar counter gives a good overview of the kitchen and how things are put together. Good atmosphere but noisy so probably dont take Grandma. Street parking with the usual challenges.

So excited to have this cool new spot in our hood. Casual fine dining. We nearly made our way through the entire menu and everything was simply delicious. The owner and staff were lovely and the vibe in there very welcoming. Well done guys. We will certainly be back for more.

Cute eatery in Vredehoek. Hipster clientele. Tasty tapas, Asian inspired, small portions but full of flavour. Fantastic waitress.

Overpriced small portions that wernt even nice ....and the owner, whoever he is, has got a attitude.....seems like you have to be part of “his” group ......will never be going back

Enchanting and exquisite are the two words that immediately came to mind when looking back on my night at Bao Down.The food I received was cooked perfectly, and richly flavored with deep profiles. If you find yourself fond of Asian cuisine you would be doing yourself an injustice by not booking a table immediately.

Great food to be shared with great company. You have to order at least one each of the dishes to really enjoy the full experience. Vegetarian options really blew us away. And dont leave without sharing the miso lemon pie.

Fantastic Staff and some of the best food I have had in a long time. The flavours of each dish were unreal.

Excellent service. The location is very central, you can see Table Mountain putting on its table cloth while inside. I recommend the prawn toast and the pork bao buns, theyre hearty and filling. The dessert was fantastic.

Intimate, specialized, excellent quality of food, ambiance and service. The flavours were impecable. Well done team!

Fantastically tasty food, intimate space, good service, reasonable prices.

Was surprised to have such an amazing dinner here! Don’t judge a restaurant by its front entrance was the lesson! The food was original authentic and I’ll be back.

Simply spectacular! Everytime! Good vibes. Great food!

Most satisfying meal I had in a long time. The beef tataki was out of this world. Thank you.

What a find! It’s our new favorite place to go! Excellent serviceX intimate venue and the feat food I’ve had in ages! Thank you

I’m so glad to have Bao Down in the neighbourhood now because we go each time we’re home for a bit and when I’m away my airbnb guests are also really enjoying it. A solid choice and good service, food is excellent and the vegetarian options are what keeps me coming back :)

Incredible food and Impeccable service, what more could you ask for 🙌

Awesome! So happy to have this in the Hood! Stay young and fresh. Get there pronto!

Best restaurant in Cape Town

Great taste. I dont like the new cope town trend to serve even smaller tapas just under 100 so people need to starve or come close to a 500 bill for the night unless you only want to snack along. Dont come hungry. PS: I am a skinny 67kg.

Interesting decor. Inspired and unusual cuisine.

Surprisingly, pleasantly different. Bao dumplings & duck bread parcels highly recommended, same applies to tangy zucchini!!

Amazing! So many flavors. Great service.

We just keep coming back, excellent in every way. The FOOD, just wow. Good for vegans 👍

Great Asian fusion food, very reasonably priced. Highly recommended

Super delicious bao and a great atmosphere, really good service as well

Tasty Tapas style Korean cuisine - our first visit, definitely not our last. Egg fried rice is the best.

Nice food in a small little tiny restaurant. Quirky location, would love to try out when new food features on the menu

So good. I enjoyed everything they had to offer. I cant wait to visit again.

Fantastic quality meals and very attentive service

Not the cheapest if you are hungry. But the food is amazing! Well recommend it. The tempora prawn bao is the best.

Tucked away in Gardens, this great Asian-style kitchen crafts small, but delicious and very reasonably-priced dishes...perfect for locals. Yum yum!

Really disappointed. The prawn toast was interesting, but doughy and undercooked. The kimchi was ace, but they forgot to bring out the pork bao I ordered, then charged me for it- all without apology. Service and total experience was meh- they could do so much better

Delicious food and excellent service.

Really good, small plates, Asian food. Delicious

Amazing serviceGreat food experiencesNot just a meal but a memory

Great food, but no corkage and very limited wine list that is overpriced.

Good food.

Very well thought out with lovely food and atmosphere.

Amazing food, great vibe, beautifully decorated, good value for money

Food is really really good. One of the best in Cpt in my opinion

Still the best place for a bao in Cape Town!

Feeling like Bao Wow having had a wow bao!!! Amazing 😍🦐 thank you for accommodating us as well, keep it up!

Delicious food, and dont forget to leave space for the miso dessert!

Every dish we tried was exceptional

Awesome food and service. Must go at least twice

Hands down, one of the best restaurants Ive been introduce to.

Incredible food and vibe! The pork belly Bao Bun is a must try.

Cannot recommend this wonderful place too highly.

Amazing Food. Wow!

Different, special, filling, quaint, lovely to look at, but you can eat it as well. ;-)

A place where you want to come again. Try the fried rice or any other dish, you will be suprised 👍👌

Delicious food though a tad noisy

Great chicken bao

The crack pie. OMG

Unbelievable dining experience

Amazing tasty food!

Fabulous in every way

Different but delicious

Beautiful, cosy, delicious

Fantastic food 🙂

Absolutely delicious!

Brilliant

Top!!

Deliciousness!!!

Really good food, very friendly service. Great newcomer in Cape Town

Cozy place, small menu, excellent food and service. would definitely return.

Delicious bao!