Jaba Grill and Bar

Food was ok. Entree was served 15-20mins after taking the order. But our mains were served after an hour from the time we got our entree. The next table got their food first but we came in first.

Excellent food and service. Steaks cooked perfectly, sauces were delicious

Excellent fillet steak. Great atmosphere and good service. Ambience pleasant 👍

Very Delicious food and excellent service. We enjoyed the food a lot

I don't usually leave public reviews, but as this is private (I think), I don't mind sharing. We've been to Jaba many times due to the consistency - always perfectly cooked (medium rare) steaks. However, yesterday, my ribeye was pretty much well done instead of the medium rare I ordered. Still tasty, but a lot tougher and more cooked than usual. Perhaps the usual cook was away on holiday? Another diner had the same issue with an over-cooked steak, and another diner had a very senewy cut of ribeye, which she didn't finish. We didn't want to make a big fuss, so we paid and moved on elsewhere for dessert, but it was a shortfall from the usual foodie experience we have at Jaba. Staff and service were friendly as usual. Cheers

Nice relaxing evening with lovely staff that worked well. Nice steak meal but the extra bowl of chips was ruined with the bucket of slat added in the kitchen.

Jaba delivered a fantastic dinner and I’d happily return—especially for those fillets.

May not come back as we couldn't hear our selves with another noisy table.

Overall nice experience and service. Totally recommend bread and dip, squid, hereford sirloin and beef rib! However the rocket salad was a bit too sweet for our liking. And shame they dont do takeaway for h&s reason which is understandable but other f&b could do it so was a bit dissapointed to not able bring back our unfinished portion as the overall dishes were really good and filling portion esp the meat. Also love the lychee soda! Do check this place out!

Best meal we've had in NZ! Both Steaks cooked to perfection with stunning authentic flavour! Spoke with the friendly owner whilst dining in. Great would highly recommend!

Wait time was horrendous. Waiter forgot to put our order through and after an hour of NOTHING (no drinks, nothing) being served I approached the wait staff to ask where our drinks were. My cocktail was made wrong (yet I was still charged for it!). Staff were very apologetic and I understand they were short staffed. The chef was really lovely, provided free bread & dip and personally came over with our meals. The meals once received were fantastic! We were offered a single cocktail to share and when we asked could we have a glass of wine was offered to share a single glass of wine. I thought perhaps could have splashed out and offered us each a glass of wine given the events of the night. It was like something out of Faulty Towers. Sincere compliments to the Chef who saved the night from being a complete and utter disaster! Unfortunately I would not recommend.

Lieu sympa, serveuses agréables. Les plats étaient succulents! Toute la carte donne envie!!! Nous avons mangé le filet canterburry angus et l'agneau. Le chimichurri était excellent!!! Malgré le fait que la cuisson de nos viandes n'était pas vraiment celle que nous pensions (peut etre notre faute car nous ne parlons pas très bien anglais...), les viandes étaient succulentes. Les accompagnements mériteraient un peu plus de générosité. La carte des cocktails est assez restreinte, c'est dommage. On a fini sur une note sucrée. Affogato et cheescake excellents! En bref, on recommande sans hésiter!

Service excellent, meal quality outstanding and excellent value for $

Food was great. A little better /more extensive wine list would have been good, especially with some heavier reds to go with the amazing ribs.

When you go to a top rated steak restaurant, you expect to be served a perfectly prepared steak and that's what I got at Jaba. The sauces need a bit more attention and maybe the inclusion of duck fried chips served with a dusting of parmesan. Lovely location, lovely and quaint inside. The wait staff are all beautiful young ladies who provided excellent customer service. Well done Jaba.

Good food. But the rest was not what I was expecting. We booked a table for two to celebrate my 50th anniversary. Stated that in the booking. Not even a happy birthday. When we paid, the waitress turned away immediately and didn’t even said thank you.

Our server was excellent. Everyone worked together as a team. We shared the Tomahawk which was delicious and perfectly prepared.

Amazing steaks the charcoal oven, shame the ribs were all sold out, but the salmon was great. Thoroughly enjoyable evening.

Unbeatable - Jaba consistently delivers the best steak in Christchurch!

We had a really great meal - thank you very much. The food was excellent and we appreciate the care and attention given to my dietary requirements

In the top 5 steaks I've ever had!!! Recommend highly!

The staff are amazing! Super friendly, warm and helpful. The pork ribs were really nice. High recommend!

The team at jaba are amazing. The food is exceptional

First experience and it was great. Delish meal. Yum! Will be back.

Great place,steak was amazing Great chef 👍👍👌👌 Will be back

Steaks were great. Service was so-so and I didn’t like the interior of the restaurant. Atmosphere wasn’t that of a steakhouse. Washrooms were unimpressive

Overall dining experience was outstanding 👌🏼 will definitely be returning.

Great service. We sat inside - nice atmosphere. Was glad we booked a table as it was busy! Enjoyed our mains - rib eye and lamb rump. Dessert was yum - pannacotta with just the right wobble and the chocolate brownie on the sizzle plate.

Great food and service! The service was particularly good and we were never waiting long.

A small,intimate restaurant located in the redeveloped area next to the ne stadium. Lovely atmosphere, great service from all tge young ladies. We had 2 steaks and a half rib rack - all were well presented and beautifully cooked. We shared 2 sides between 3 and had plenty. No doubt this place will really take off when the stadium opens if they maintain these high standards.

Will definitely be back. Great service and best stake in chch

We had a great evening and really enjoyed our meal!

The atmosphere was lovely and calming with some amazing food. The service was lovely and very friendly

On arrival at 6pm with a reservation we were seated at a table near the door which was cold. Asked to move and were told “it’s hard to get a good table on a Saturday” Moved one over but told needed at 7.30pm. We were still finishing our bottle of wine when staff came and reminded us table was needed at 7.30pm. At no time was the restaurant full and we were only two people. This attitude of rushing you on, spoilt the night and it’s quite hard to finish a bottle of wine between 2 in an hour and a half. Instead of constantly interrupting us to see if the meal was ok, staff could offer to pour wine and make sure the dining experience is pleasurable. We left feeling slightly annoyed with the whole experience.

Overall a great evening. First time. Felt cramped with our seating being against wall and close to the other two diners and close to hallway

My husband said his steak was the best he had in years. My meal was lovely but the salmon was a bit overcooked. Still we very much enjoyed our dinner.

Great food and service enjoyed the experience We will be back

Meal was beautiful and meat cooked to perfection! Will be back!

Fantastic meal and fantastic service 👍great atmosphere, good price great setting

We had the most amazing food, it was a lovely little restaurant. Unfortunately I had a bit of baking paper within my rib meal but I can understand how that would happen and it didn’t affect the meal.

Amazing food and service. Absolutely enjoyed our special evening with my family and friends. Thank you

Great place to enjoy a charcoal cooked steak, superb flavour.

Excellent service atmosphere and food. Would highly recommend a visit for dining out

We all really enjoyed the food and drinks. Really great service and a lovely atmosphere. We’ll be back.

Loved it!!! Service was fantastic, food was mouth watering 😋 we shall be back

Everything about this experience was wonderful. We went as a shared birthday experience pre Don McGlashen. The food was amazing and looked as great as it tasted. The flaming cocktail was a nice treat, too. The staff were absolutely faultless in every way, so warm and helpful. We met up for coffee today and talked about how it was one of our very best experiences in ChCh dining. Thank you!

Friendly staff, prompt service, beautiful meals- a real find, thoroughly recommend thanks

great food, v. good service A very pleasant dining experience

A great place to eat charcoal steak. Service is superb.

When it comes to steak, Jaba Grill and Bar is the place you must try! The steaks are always perfectly cooked, juicy, and full of flavour. The staff (Coco) are incredibly professional and make you feel right at home with their excellent service. If you’re craving a great steak and outstanding hospitality, this is the place to be!