What to Expect
Diners praise the service at Xai Xai's branches, and reviews repeatedly thank staff by name. Precious comes up most often: Tumisang (July 2026) wrote “Highly appreciate Precious. The best waitress for us”, and Tanaka (July 2026) said Precious's “service and hospitality is the reason why I come there”. Other reviewers single out Vanessa, Princess, Nicole and Mitchell for similarly attentive service.
Food praise centres on the chicken and seafood. Obinna (April 2026) ordered the chicken and calamari combo and found “Very flavorful flame grilled chicken with an amazing sauce”, and other reviewers highlight the prawns, garlic snails and generous chips.
Not every visit lands the same. Tatenda (February 2026) ordered the seafood paella and wrote that “The meal was bland and the rice was stale”, and another reviewer that year found the chips portion looked like a quarter of a potato. The restaurant now has branches at Ascot, Southern Cross Estate and Southern Comfort on Jaywick Road.
Quotes are from Google reviews, credited by first name and month.
What Diners Say
from 39 Google reviews
★★★★★
Highly appreciate Precious. The best waitress for us. Princess also a helpful person. The food is great and well cooked. Our personal favourite is garlic snails.
★★★★★
Got the chicken and calamari combo. Very flavorful flame grilled chicken with an amazing sauce. Calamari is unique from what im used to (small rings, looked like a pasta)but very good.
★★★★★
My friend and I loved the food, we got a very generous serving of creamed spinach, the prawns were succulent and love the unique cutting of the chips.
★☆☆☆☆
Ordered their seafood paella. The meal was bland and the rice was stale. Very unfortunate for a place with so much potential
★★★★☆
Ascot Shopping Mall has never been a great place for diners. A total of 3 restaurants came and left over the past 5 years. Xai Xai Authentic Mozambique dishes has pivoted differently and looks set to redefine the narrative.
