We had dinner at Boma on Tuesday and loved it! Of course, it's one of our favorite restaurants anywhere, but I definitely didn't think the quality had dropped from our last visit (18 months ago). They have the most amazing soups! On Tuesday, we tried the oxtail stew, which was thick, beefy, and delicious, and the curried seafood stew (yes, real scallops and shrimp, lightly curried so that both the seafood and the curry came through). The next day, we tasted the carrot/ginger soup, and it was so good that I'm having the recipe emailed to me so I can make it at home. One of my favorite sides at Boma is the pap with chakalaka. Pap is a thick grain porridge, similar to cream of wheat but thicker, and the chakalaka is a diced tomato topping with other veggies and spices. It's very tasty, almost refreshing in its simplicity. The beef was terrific- nicely spiced and carved medium rare, but they'll put some back on the grill if you want it more throughly cooked. OH, and the peanut rice! Delicious!! My DH had the salmon dish, which seemed to have some sort of fruit and some vegs with it. I don't enjoy salmon so didn't try it, but he went back for seconds, so it must have been good. I also always try the Bobotie, which the African CMs say is one of the more authentic dishes prepared at Boma. While I am not a huge fan of the zebra dome, they are tasty and I like that they are made with amaranth, a native African fruit. My current favorite dessert there is a sort-of mousse, coffee-flavored and served in an edible chocolate shell (I thought at first it was a brown cupcake paper, but nope- it's chocolate). I also like the guava mousse, and usually the bread pudding and/or tiramisu are really very good! Can you tell we really like Boma?
We've been to Kona several times and don't enjoy the recent changes to the lunch/dinner menu. As far as breakfast is concerned, we find their specialty dishes (Tonga Toast, macadamia nut pancakes) to be too sweet for us to enjoy for breakfast.