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Jaba Grill and Bar
Jaba Grill and Bar Reviews

Jaba Grill and Bar

Steak, Western

Dishes priced around$33

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Reviews of Jaba Grill and Bar (238)

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5.3/6

238 reviews

5.3/6

238 reviews

Food:Outstanding
Atmosphere:Excellent
Service:Excellent
Value for money:Great value
Waiting time:Exceptionally Good
Noise levels:Pleasant
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New"Excellent"
6/6
Elizabeth C.11 hours ago · 1 review

Amazing meal at Jaba! Food delicious, lovely staff and atmosphere too!

New"Excellent"
6/6
Asha V.12 days ago · 1 review

Super service and food is amazing, nice ambiance too. Highly recommend this place

New"Good"
4/6
Grant H.12 days ago · 1 review

Good service, great food, maybe the restaurant could have been warmer

New"Excellent"
6/6
Raymond T.14 days ago · 1 review

Xcellente cuisson de la TOMAHAWK..,les chefs sont des..chefs..!!..Les serveuses sont très serviables et bienveillantes... On reviendra...merci beaucoup..

"Very good"
5/6
Wayne P.21 days ago · 1 review

The place had a great atmosphere, service was just about perfect and the food was awesome, highly recommend

"Excellent"
6/6
Claire B.21 days ago · 1 review

An intimate dining experience with delicious food (particularly the steak!), good wine, good music and lovely staff. It was a great choice for our night in Christchurch.

"Excellent"
6/6
Hanisi F.21 days ago · 2 reviews

Best steak house in Christchurch, consistently amazing! Great service and reasonably quick despite it being a busy night.

"Very good"
5/6
Dereck G.22 days ago · 1 review

Great great great great great great great great great great

"Excellent"
6/6
stacey b.a month ago · 1 review

Amazing good incredible service. Best steak resturant in Christchurch. Highly recommend

"Very good"
5/6
Mike G.a month ago · 1 review

Relaxed atmosphere, great food, menu not overloaded with options but good variety of choices, attentive servers

"Excellent"
6/6
Tim U.a month ago · 1 review

Attentive wait staff and delicious food. My family and I thoroughly enjoyed our meal. I would happily dine here again.

"Excellent"
6/6
Narissa B.a month ago · 1 review

Amazing food. Amazingly presented and delicious. Arrived quite early and they were very accommodating and took us in then. Highly recommend

"Excellent"
6/6
Simon D.a month ago · 1 review

A really Excellent meal. Great service. Enjoy the evening. Thank you.

"Excellent"
6/6
Maria C.a month ago · 1 review

Best steak in CHC! Argie’s seal of approval. Great service

"Average"
3/6
Michela G.2 months ago · 1 review

We arrived at 7.30pm for our booking, waiter did ok, unsure if she was new as had to keep checking what we were ordering. Entrees came out which was bread and dip which was nice, waited 40 minutes after that for our mains to come out (lamb and 300gram ribeye) ordered the rib tasters and chips which came out before the mains. when mains came out, the meat wasnt hot, was room temperature at most almost cold .. extremely over priced for basically cold food. we ate it anyways due to be hungry after the wait period.. wouldnt come back

"Excellent"
6/6
Patricia V.2 months ago · 1 review

The food was amazing and the staff very friendly and helpful. Will definitely recommend this place. The steak was sooo good!

"Excellent"
6/6
Ian L.2 months ago · 1 review

Good friendly prompt service. Happy staff. Great food. Good menu. Nice table layout. Enjoyable evening. Will come again

"Excellent"
6/6
Sarah W.2 months ago · 1 review

The team was incredibly welcoming and food absolutely fantastic x

"Excellent"
6/6
Jason V.2 months ago · 1 review

Great steak and oysters. Service was great too. Highly recommended

"Excellent"
6/6
Dee S.2 months ago · 1 review

Both our steaks were cooked to perfection & mouth wateringly delicious. Our waiter was an absolute star, he was warm & with great customer service skills. He made us feel very welcome. The Otago Red Pinot Noir matched perfectly. It was our first visit to Jaba & we’ll be back. We had a great night.

"Average"
3/6
JANA B.2 months ago · 1 review

Waiter tried clearing the table while we were still eating, kept getting asked if we wanted to order or how our food was by multiple different waiters like they werent communicating at all, felt like they were in a rush to get us out, got charged the wrong amount (thankfully fixed) but also charged us for water but did not inform us it would cost extra. Food was average and not worth the price for what it was. Discounting dinner after reading such good reviews

"Excellent"
6/6
Leigh A.2 months ago · 1 review

The food was sensational & the service was outstanding, the vegetables were outstanding

"Very good"
5/6
Anna G.2 months ago · 1 review

Das Fleisch war hervorragend gewürzt und kam in der richtigen Garstufe. Die Brownies waren traumhaft. Es wird kein Brot serviert zum Carpaccio und es war zuwenig Oel und Balsamico darauf. Die Halloumi Vorspeise war gut.

"Very good"
5/6
subh g.2 months ago · 1 review

Great food , steak and ribs . friendly staff. Modern decor

"Very good"
5/6
Thomas B.3 months ago · 1 review

Love the restaurant love the food. Service was exceptional. It was a little loud, but nothing to be concerned about.

"Very good"
5/6
Tina K.3 months ago · 1 review

Beautiful steak! Amazingly flavoursome would come back and recommend to friends.

"Very good"
5/6
Claire S.3 months ago · 1 review

Great meat , the flavour was amazing , well cooked

"Excellent"
6/6
Tim S.3 months ago · 1 review

We found the food to be fantastic. A better steak you would struggle to find. We matched a 450gr steak with a few sides and it was a perfect combo. Squeezed in a dessert just to keep the experience going and that was great too. Highly recommend this restaurant.

"Excellent"
6/6
Tom M.3 months ago · 1 review

Very impressive and surprising variations of dishes and food, withh excellent customer service. Can see why it's so popular!

"Excellent"
6/6
Rachel R.3 months ago · 1 review

Amazing food, great service and lovely atmosphere. Perfect place for an anniversary dinner 😀

"Good"
4/6
Andre O.3 months ago · 1 review

good service and food, easy access, down town, prices reasonable

"Very good"
5/6
Scott F.3 months ago · 1 review

Great steak and good service, would recommend for anyone after a good steak

"Average"
3/6
Arthur D.3 months ago · 1 review

I ordered two Tomahawk steaks—one medium-rare and one medium. Unfortunately, the steaks were swapped. We asked the server to double-check, as they didn’t look right, and we were reassured they were correct. After eating a portion of each, we checked again and were informed that the steaks were indeed the wrong way around, the kitchen had made a mistake. They offered us a free dessert, but that only scratched the surface of the issue. Additionally, the medium steak was nearly overcooked, but we decided not to comment further. After having organised previous visits, this experience has left me considering other options. It's a big shame, as this restaurant was one of my favorites in Christchurch.

"Excellent"
6/6
Gert P.3 months ago · 1 review

Top restaurant, goed eten, voldoende, vriendelijke bediening! Prijs kwaliteit zeer goed

"Average"
3/6
Scott T.3 months ago · 1 review

Didn’t appreciate getting my clothes stunk out by by smoke from the adjacent tables order, also didn’t appreciate a big chunk of bone/bone marrow on my plate, totally unnecessary.

"Excellent"
6/6
C.H. T.3 months ago · 1 review

Brownie is amazing! Also the steaks. Waitress’ service is nice and quick. Recommend to everyone first in Christchurch and need some good beef dinner.

"Excellent"
6/6
James S.3 months ago · 1 review

Great food, excellent service,and great company. Really enjoyed the atmosphere.

"Excellent"
6/6
Jean-Claude R.3 months ago · 1 review

Nourriture excellente, saveurs uniques. La viande est un délice. Service sympathique

"Excellent"
6/6
Kelsi W.3 months ago · 1 review

Food was amazing, small intimate dining, great cocktail choices (Strawberries by madeline, yum!) thoroughly enjoyed and will dine again, thanks!

"Excellent"
6/6
Rodney W.3 months ago · 1 review

Amazing food and service! A must do while in Christchurch.

"Very good"
5/6
John R.4 months ago · 1 review

Great night all round, was very happy with the food and service. Lovely place, I'd say best steak house in Christchurch. But the ribs and the beef carpaccio stole the show. A+ will save up for the next time I have a special occasion.

"Excellent"
6/6
Lauren H.4 months ago · 1 review

The food never fails to impress at Jaba. We enjoyed three amazing courses, great service and atmosphere.

"Excellent"
6/6
Robert S.4 months ago · 1 review

The best steak I have had in a long time.

"Excellent"
6/6
Sharon T.4 months ago · 1 review

It is always a great experience and the staff are wonderful

"Excellent"
6/6
Robbin M.4 months ago · 1 review

Our steak and ribeye were sooo delicious and the service was great

"Very good"
5/6
Hayden N.4 months ago · 1 review

The food and service was great. My only Issue was with the burning of the garments on top of some of their meals. It was very smoky and for someone like my wife who has bad Asthma it made the inside dining experience very unpleasant for her at times.

"Excellent"
6/6
Anne F.4 months ago · 2 reviews

We both decided to have steak. I had a ribeye & Ian had a marbled Angus ribeye. They were both really great. Fir me one of the best steaks I have ever had. We would definitely go back there again.

"Not good "
2/6
Danny M.4 months ago · 1 review

Quite expensive. Steaks cooked very well. Fish overcooked Vegetables bland and under seasoned Sides overpriced

"Excellent"
6/6
Alan M.4 months ago · 1 review

The food and service was excellent! The owner was present and came by to check on our satisfaction, which says a lot about a business. Would highly recommend!

"Average"
3/6
jeanie c.4 months ago · 1 review

Service of food was tooo slow, I was tempted to leave

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