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News Cafe Emperors Palace
Emperors Palace, 64 Jones Rd, O.R. Tambo, Kempton Park, 1459, South Africa
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te
Review β„–1

It was fun, amazing and enjoyable the food was great πŸ‘Œ

sh
Review β„–2

Amazing, Fun and Enjoyable...and the food is great

Pe
Review β„–3

Delicious food, nice music, friendly staff

Ng
Review β„–4

Waited 15 minutes to be seated and its not even packed, when I was finally seated I was basically left to fend for myself needless to say I left.

Le
Review β„–5

Lalela yall are the best for birthday, never disappointed ❀

Ma
Review β„–6

Unless youre drunk or looking to get drunk avoid this News Cafe. Food is blend, your rice cakes are far more seasoned - I can assure you. The waiters are practically part of the furniture, they completely ignore customers and blame it on shift change, maybe improve the shift handover system? Also the music is unbearably loud and they refuse to lower the volume even with all customers expressing disapproval - who are they satisfying?Avoid!

Sa
Review β„–7

Went during happy hour. They make delicious cocktails, great place if you want to dance. adequate service

Si
Review β„–8

Thank you to our waitress stella we had so so much fun the service was superb food was amazing l enjoyed every second....and also thanks to the manager lan who made our day awesome

Mv
Review β„–9

The food is nice, priced reasonably too but its their drinks that stand out for me. From the bar to the table service, drinking here is an experience. The staff put in an effort in making sure you feel special. Id recommend their flaming Lamborghini for those wild at heart. The music is great and I like how its arranged in such a way that you choose how much of the loudness youd like to sit near(if that makes any senseπŸ˜‚) Id recommend you go here when youre looking for a drinking/dancing experience with friends at night...

Al
Review β„–10

Ordered a take away cappuccino at their kiosk on 01/29/2028 on our way out. Got a nice spider web all over my cups lid. Guess that shows how often they clean ?

Ne
Review β„–11

Amazing service. Great food and drinks

Ne
Review β„–12

With Covid 19 around why not spread the people around that you invite to stay at the Met, because now you have so many people yet you have to keep your distance, which means that there is a que waiting to eat yet you cant supple a coffee or something like that. When you get to get in the food is cold. So not to worry I cancelled my stay there tomorrow and will not be coming back. Thank you.

ch
Review β„–13

A bit of a disappointment compared to other news cafes. One good think. My meal, grilled chicken was awesome but my husband had the new ribeye steak and it was not worth the price asked. It was about 1cm thin and a quater of it was sinue, bone and fat. We mentioned this to the waitress, she just shugged. The place also needs to be renovated. The seats are worn and the menus are grubby., cutlery is bent. Sadly, They wont see us again

Be
Review β„–14

Visited again this weekend 1 Dec, and what a shocking downfall. Menu has been downsized to a few dishes of mostly bar food. Service is amateur hour. Cocktails are gone and instead you receive very uninspired, small and overpriced cocktails now with an overly complicated drinks menu. They were out of chicken livers, had to change order. They were out of noodles, had to change order. Strawberry daiquiri arrived with no alcohol and had to be taken back to be fixed at the bar. My partners food was given to another table first, because someone wanted to see what it looked like according to the waitress. Atrocious experience. Avoid.

Mf
Review β„–15

Super place to have fun with your friends or a partner

Ad
Review β„–16

To busy .waiting long time to be served

Vi
Review β„–17

What a dump this news Cafe, couches are disintegrating, leather worn out. Food is terrible and the music is so loud you cannot hear each other. In general a filthy place. Dont know how Emperors management allows this..

Za
Review β„–18

I had a good time here, thoroughly enjoyed myself. Plus the food was divine, got the before 6 and they sold cocktails at a cheaper price before 6.

Mo
Review β„–19

It was fine on that day

mo
Review β„–20

Good Vibes around at News Cafe being at Caesars Palace

Sh
Review β„–21

A very nice place to be at!!

Ca
Review β„–22

Divine cocktails. Great vibe. Atmosphere very lit πŸ˜‹. Music so crazy

Nt
Review β„–23

I was there on the 5th of January 2021..the waitress was nice but the food was horrible. The prawns was dry and washed out... The steak was also washed.. Tasted like everything was defrost in water.. Their green salad was the worst. Everything was just bad.. Waste of money..i guess its a place for groove and not food..

El
Review β„–24

Good food, good service. Kitchen is just a bit slow when we were there and the restaurant was 1/4 full.

Pa
Review β„–25

Shocking breakfast with lacklustre service. Definitely will be avoiding News Cafe in future.

Mp
Review β„–26

Awesome place.. Nice music...Great Service.. Everything Perfect

So
Review β„–27

About everything excellent

Gr
Review β„–28

Its a chilled cool place

De
Review β„–29

Not bad venue. Been to better, nice atmosphere but service is a bit slow

Gl
Review β„–30

LOVE THIS PLACE ....I must be Honest ...I Miss the Curry and Rice that you get from the little Take Away in the middle of the Floor ...

Ca
Review β„–31

I became a kid again :-)

Mb
Review β„–32

Good music. Good vibes. Food has been massively improved. Overall great experience.

Ma
Review β„–33

The food its very good you can try this

su
Review β„–34

Nice place to chill

Al
Review β„–35

Good food, and nice atmosphere.Love the cubicles where you can sit privately

Ye
Review β„–36

Staff demands tips from you

Th
Review β„–37

Friendly staff and nice place for night outing

Ni
Review β„–38

Vibe πŸ‘Chows πŸ‘ŒService πŸ‘Drinks πŸ‘

Pu
Review β„–39

The best

No
Review β„–40

The vibe in this place is amazing... The food is excellent.... Tanx Mr ian

Ka
Review β„–41

Gr8 vibe with DJ, extensive list of unusual cocktails. Good service. Can highly recommend the nachos with chicken and platters.

fo
Review β„–42

Watched the boxing upstairs in the function room. Drinks and vibe was good. πŸ’―

Ta
Review β„–43

This is definitely a place to get your hair down. The family friendly area is very quiet, if you want to have a night out on the town, the smoking area is the place to be. They serve a wide variety of cocktails. The waitress are not the most attentive though. The smoking section has poor air circulation and they dont give mints with their bills

Su
Review β„–44

Food took to long arrive. Same as last time

Te
Review β„–45

Happy hour is the best time😎

He
Review β„–46

Took my 20yr twin daughters there...they loved it

ma
Review β„–47

Super friendly stuff and great food

mi
Review β„–48

Nice dj with good music

Te
Review β„–49

The music and the food is nice

Sa
Review β„–50

Very beautiful place with professional staff wide range of different alcohol, very delicious meals live music and such wonderful environment it is recommended for night gears.

Mu
Review β„–51

It was my first time i really enjoyed

An
Review β„–52

Good service. Drinks were also good. Nice environment.

La
Review β„–53

Its expensive with great cocktails and varied food. Today was not a good day at the News Cafe. They only had one water carafe, says the waiter, and had to keep taking it from the table to refill it and then it had to be shared and refilled before the other person could enjoy their drink. Silly but annoying.

Th
Review β„–54

If u like loud music, u in the right place.

Mo
Review β„–55

Horrible experience. They wouldnt let our friends in because they had parcels with them. Apparently people come there with their own food so we were not welcome. I even spoke to Mike the manager. Shameful treatment of customers. Embarrassing.

Eu
Review β„–56

This was my first visit to Newscafe in years and although the service was friendly and efficient I consider the prices of the food and drinks to be exorbitant. Perhaps the food tasted worth the price you pay, but my wife and I didnt stick around to find out.For this reason we only each had one cocktail and left to enjoy the evening further at a different venue.

C
Review β„–57

Very cozy place fir higher people that likes spending money.

Jo
Review β„–58

Great experience. Great ambience...

sh
Review β„–59

The service was great and at the time we went (before 9pm), it was chilled and nice

Da
Review β„–60

No such thing as smoking and non smoking areas. Food and waitress good but no control of unruly patrons. Entire restaurant stinks of smoke and they ignore the request to close smoking area doors. Will never return or recommend Emperors Palace News cafe.

yo
Review β„–61

Beautiful staff and nice service, also a beautiful private place to seat away from crowd

Gi
Review β„–62

Nice service and good food and fast network

An
Review β„–63

Great Service & Excellent Breakfast Menu

Pe
Review β„–64

News cafΓ© Emperors is always great. Vibe and quality of drinks is outstanding. Proper music,you just dont want to leave.

Di
Review β„–65

Great food and very friendly staff. Will definitely be going back.

Ta
Review β„–66

Great vibes, great music, great food... All in all a great place to hang around

Te
Review β„–67

The service was great, food was delicious and drinks were amazing!!I order the Spicy Chicken Quesadilla and my boyfriend had the All American Burger.Both meals were very flavoursome and I personally loved the fact that none of the flavours overpowered the others, complimenting the dishes perfectly.The waiter who seated is was very welcoming and even got us a more private spot so we can enjoy a quiet and relaxing dinner.Just over R300 for mains and drinks for 2, not bad at all!Will definitely go back in the near future! πŸ‘Œ

Ma
Review β„–68

Service is quite good. Food is not at all great, prices for what you get are rather high.Noise levels are ridiculously high, its almost like being in a club. You cannot have a conversation with the person sharing a table with you. Best way to place your order is to point at what you want on the dog eared menu.Definately would not recommend it for a peaceful relaxing dinner. Overall pretty disappointed

Az
Review β„–69

A pleasant restaurant with friendly staff. The music is excellent especially in the early morning

Br
Review β„–70

The cocktails was nice but the later you go you can see the effort starts to drop... i ordered a cocktail with a sweet strip and all i got was a small piece floating in the glass??? No thanks

Su
Review β„–71

Nice cafe with music and lovely staff at emperors palace

Be
Review β„–72

Service was nice and quick...at 9am though

Ch
Review β„–73

Great vibe, great decor, great drinks and food menus......not so great service. If you have patience and dont mind waiting longer than usual for your order then this place is for you. Seriously though, if the table service is reigned in and improved, this place is great.

Ob
Review β„–74

A good place to chill and relax with a drink

pe
Review β„–75

Waiters are always smiling and drinks are cold

Pa
Review β„–76

Try their fully loaded chips. And then dip those into a cheese sauce. You will have a heart attack, but it is one hell of a way to go.

Wa
Review β„–77

I love this place. The beer is cold. The ladies are beautiful. My only problem is that when ever I come here, the next morning its difficult to go to work.

Ri
Review β„–78

Great food for price range.

Ts
Review β„–79

Had a great time first time there

Br
Review β„–80

Not bad, good for a night out when you in mood for dancing and drinking not for a meeting

Li
Review β„–81

Coffee is great !

KK
Review β„–82

Ordered a hot drink with almond milk. Without telling us they ran out of almond milk, they put low fat milk in the drink anyway and didnt tell us. When it was served we first checked with the waiter that almond milk was in it and he confirmed. When it tasted different we asked again only to find out they put low fat milk in because they had run out. My friend is lactose intolerant.The manager couldnt understand why it was a problem that low fat milk instead of almond milk was an issue. Also when the bill came they still charged us extra for the almond milk. The service as bad.

Na
Review β„–83

My favourite!! Best place to have fun and drink

Ni
Review β„–84

Good food, prices reasonable, very friendly & professional service

Pa
Review β„–85

Watched the rugby and ate ......and now we are the world champions....the perfect place to watch

pa
Review β„–86

News Cafe - Mall@ Carnival... Great environment but the Food is Horrible, on top of that, one has to wait forever to get their orders... I have never tasted such horrible food, thinking about it actually upsets my tummy... If they could get a better chef and improve on their service, they honestly a great hang out place

Ot
Review β„–87

Nice chilled vibe, great tasting food. Waiter couldve been more clued up with the menu and what it entails.

Ja
Review β„–88

Tonight we were disappointed:* The cocktail menu changed. No blue Curacao cocktail on the menu anymore. Replaced with overpriced items instead;* Dacquiri (not virgin) ordered had no alcohol (rectified by bar manager when returned);* Ordered livers and told theyre out of stock,* Ordered a chicken bowl and told theyre out of stock of noodles;* My food was taken to another patrons table as I was told she asked to see it (yes really!); and* Service was slow in general, with no thank you after paying since I refused to tip mediocre service.Wont be returning.

Ts
Review β„–89

The vibe and music in this specific News Cafe never disappoints...

An
Review β„–90

First time and last time... Interesting vibe. People check you out weird here

Ce
Review β„–91

Always a great night out

An
Review β„–92

Didnt visit as yet

No
Review β„–93

Good service and loving people. Clean of course. ΒΏ~ΒΏ

Zu
Review β„–94

Good music good people. Nice place to hang out

Pa
Review β„–95

News Cafe is the best ever

Ma
Review β„–96

Great cocktails 🍹

Jo
Review β„–97

On Tuesday the 4th December 2018, the service was efficient and friendly. The breakfast was OK, not a great tasting breakfast but did the job.No problem recommending Newscafe for a good experience.

Br
Review β„–98

Poor service, poor waiter, tough steak advertised as sirloin more like rubber. Not recommended

No
Review β„–99

Not impressed with food but Davids service was exceptional

Ge
Review β„–100

No special breakfast anymore

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  • Address:Emperors Palace, 64 Jones Rd, O.R. Tambo, Kempton Park, 1459, South Africa
  • Site:http://www.newscafe.co.za/news-cafe-stores/south-african-stores/emperors-palace-news-cafe/
  • Phone:+27 11 397 8662
Categories
  • Cocktail bar
  • Restaurant
Working hours
  • Monday:7:30AM–10PM
  • Tuesday:7:30AM–10PM
  • Wednesday:7:30AM–10PM
  • Thursday:7:30AM–10PM
  • Friday:7:30AM–10PM
  • Saturday:7:30AM–10PM
  • Sunday:7:30AM–10PM
Service options
  • Takeaway:Yes
  • Dine-in:Yes
Health and safety
  • Mask required:Yes
  • Staff wear masks:Yes
  • Staff get temperature checks:Yes
Highlights
  • Great cocktails:Yes
  • Sport:Yes
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible seating:Yes
  • Wheelchair-accessible toilet:Yes
Offerings
  • Alcohol:Yes
  • Late-night food:Yes
  • Quick bite:Yes
Atmosphere
  • Casual:Yes
  • Cosy:Yes
Crowd
  • Groups:Yes
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