The Collective Restaurant and Art Gallery
Ranked in Best Casual Dining in CBD
About
The art gallery upstairs is worth a browse before dinner — local artists, rotating exhibits, and pieces for sale. Downstairs, the restaurant serves solid continental food and creative cocktails. It's Karen, so it's pricey, but the vibe is relaxed and the space is beautiful.
Highlights
- Dine-in
- Takeout
- Delivery
- Serves beer
- Serves wine
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Brunch
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair accessible
- Takes reservations
HoursOpen now
Google reviews
- Ramadhan K.Google review · 30 Jul 2024
The Hotel is one of the hidden gems next to Alliance franchise and goethe institute. It is on View park towers, ground floor. Food is sumptuous and well done. Service is also 10/10 and the Art gallery infused into the restaurant makes this a rather unique place to have a dining experience. It is also not crowded and trust me, you will have a good time. I vouch for this place
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- Esther M.Google review · 12 Feb 2024
The food is delicious but some of the portions were small. Still great for the price. The service was very slow, took about 30 minutes to get our drinks and 45 minutes to get food. The servers were polite but slow. The cocktails were watery. The ambience and the delicious food carried the day.
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- Huzaifa H.Google review · 1 Jan 2022
It is a well designed beautifully lit place. The food is priced reasonably and has a great ambiance. Food was cooked fresh and was served with little waiting time. The place has ample seating, nice music and art over to give it a good feel all around. Would recommend anyone who wants to enjoy art music and good food all in one place.
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- Leila N.Google review · 1 Dec 2021
The Collective is definitely a place I plan on visiting again and again. The service was excellent! The food was very well made and the cocktails... Oh those cocktails😍 The garlic fries were a big hit in our group. Shout out to our waitress Lucy and Chef Enos. I hear that the music was different from what we experienced recently. I expected instrumental music, but that's not what we got. I suppose the pandemic changed things. However, the DJ definitely understood the assignment. My friends and I really enjoyed the music, and so did other guests that night. The ambience is great, but I thought I'd see more artwork than what was on display. It just seemed like the usual decor found in other restaurants instead of an "art gallery" as promised. Again, things have been different post-pandemic. All in all, I give this place 5 stars because the experience was completely worth it.
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- Wambui K.Google review · 7 Nov 2019
I visited this restaurant with a friend on a Saturday afternoon and I loved it! This place is filled with beautiful artwork that is on sale! Furthermore, the ambiance and decor is very very tasteful. I applaud whoever did the interior design work on this place, they nailed it! If you are an art lover then you will definitely love this place. The food was fantastic, the drinks were appropriately strong and the service was impeccable. I also loved how they used locally made items to spice up the place. The creativity is a definite plus especially in the drinks menu. I would definitely go back again. Would 10/10 recommend, especially for date night.
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Location
Utalii St, Nairobi, Kenya
CBD
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