About Saffa Soul South African Soul Food
Saffa Soul is Manchester's most authentic South African Soul Food restaurant. Our dishes are deeply rooted in family. With all of our recipes being passed down over THREE generations. Big flavours, big soul. From our handmade breads & rotis to our homemade boerewors sausage & sauces, theres something for everyone and its guaranteed to feed the soul!
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Braai Box
Get both of our signature braai meats, homemade boerewors and ama bokke chicken. A generous helping of slap chips, sambal, raita, chutney and your choice of hot sauce! * Please note we use a smoke grill, this can cause the meat to take on a pink hue. We guarantee all checks have been made to ensure thorough cooking*£17.50HalalSaffa Chicken Curry Meal
Our grandmothers recipe for a rich and spicy chicken curry. Unique to Johannesburg this curry is spicy, big on flavour with a one of a kind taste, guaranteed to get you coming back for seconds! Comes complete with cardamom rice, raita, roti and carrot sambal. Perfect for one!£15.00HalalAma Bokke Chicken and Chips
24hr marinated chicken thighs grilled in a fragrant ginger, coconut and coriander marinade. Served with Masala slap chips, carrot sambal and GreenFire hot sauce. * Please note we use a smoke grill, this can cause the meat to take on a pink hue. We guarantee all checks have been made to ensure thorough cooking*£16.50Halal• Boerewors, Chips & Chutney
Our homemade sausage that we make in house served with masala slap chips and a rich tomato chutney also known as CHAKALAKA sauce!£15.00HalalBoontjie (Butter Bean) Curry (VEGAN) Meal
A traditional mild and creamy vegan curry, stewed low and slow to intensify the flavours. Its addictive and a perfect to feed the soul. Comes with cardamom rice, carrot sambal and flaky roti£12.00Vegan
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Ama Bokke Chicken Gatsby
£17.00•Ama Bokke Chicken Wrap
£13.00• Boerewors Roll
£12.00Mum's Yellow Daal
£9.00Bunny Chow:
£16.00• Crispy Bushfire Chicken Wings
£10.00• Chilli Bite Wrap
£12.00Boontjie (Butter Bean) Curry (VEGAN)
£9.00Saffa Chicken Curry
£12.00Beef Polony Gatsby
£16.50
🔥Weekly Specials🔥
Every week we will launch a single special! From our street food pop ups we love doing specials, combining your loved dishes and creating new ones! With our weekly special once they're gone. THEY'RE GONE!
Mum's Chicken Samosa
Traditional South African hand wrapped samosa's. In South Africa our samosa are smaller, crisper but jam packed with filling! When we say chicken we mean it! We don't use fillers like potatoes or peas! We pack these little beauties with a secret masala blend, corriander, green chilli and chicken! Served with a lemon wedge and greenfire! We recommend squeezing the lemon juice inside the samosa, the Saffa way!£7.00Halal
🥪Gatsby’s🥪
All Gatsby’s come standard with ketchup, mustard and mayo
Ama Bokke Chicken Gatsby
South Africa’s biggest and most famous sandwich. Footlong crispy rolls stuffed to the brim with 24hr marinated ama bokke chicken thighs, cheese, braised onion, slap chips, salad and signature hot sauce. * Please note we use a smoke grill, this can cause the meat to take on a pink hue. We guarantee all checks have been made to ensure thorough cooking*£17.00HalalBeef Polony Gatsby
South Africa’s biggest and most famous sandwich. Footlong crispy rolls stuffed to the brim with crispy chicken polony, cheese, braised onion, slap chips, salad and signature hot sauce.£16.50HalalMasala Mushroom Gatsby
Currently sold out£16.00Vegan
🍞Bunny Chow 🍞
South Africa's most famous street food dish! We take one of our homemade sweet loafs and stuff it with your choice of filling! It's a firm favourite amongst the Saffa's
Bunny Chow:
A South African favourite found everywhere from Cape Town to Pretoria. A homemade freshly baked sweet loaf of bread is hollowed out and stuffed with your choice of curry. Its messy but 100% a must have! Comes with carrot sambal£16.00Vegan
🍖Braai (BBQ) Meat🍖
You can't have South African Food without a good braai! Braai is South Africa's version of a BBQ and promises some big flavour and mouth watering meats!
Braai Box
Get both of our signature braai meats, homemade boerewors and ama bokke chicken. A generous helping of slap chips, sambal, raita, chutney and your choice of hot sauce! * Please note we use a smoke grill, this can cause the meat to take on a pink hue. We guarantee all checks have been made to ensure thorough cooking*£17.50HalalAma Bokke Chicken and Chips
24hr marinated chicken thighs grilled in a fragrant ginger, coconut and coriander marinade. Served with Masala slap chips, carrot sambal and GreenFire hot sauce. * Please note we use a smoke grill, this can cause the meat to take on a pink hue. We guarantee all checks have been made to ensure thorough cooking*£16.50Halal• Boerewors Roll
South Africa’s most famous sausage. Loosely translated to Farmers sausage, we make ours in house, using secret fruits and spices. Served with rich tomato chutney also known as CHAKALAKA Sauce£12.00Halal• Boerewors, Chips & Chutney
Our homemade sausage that we make in house served with masala slap chips and a rich tomato chutney also known as CHAKALAKA sauce!£15.00Halal• Crispy Bushfire Chicken Wings
Our homemade bushfire sauce drenched over crispy salt brined chicken wings, served with toasted sesame and spring onions.£10.00Halal
🌯Hand Stretched Roti Wraps🌯
Hand made flaky roti stuffed with your choice of filling, carrot sambal, masala slap chips and raita.
•Ama Bokke Chicken Wrap
24hr marinated chicken thighs in a fragrant ginger, coconut and coriander marinade. Served with Masala slap chips, carrot sambal, raita and your choice of sauce * Please note we use a smoke grill, this can cause the meat to take on a pink hue. We guarantee all checks have been made to ensure thorough cooking*£13.00Halal• Saffa Chicken Curry Wrap
Our signature curry, a recipe handed down over three generations. Spicy with a unique flavour found only in Jo’burg. served with masala slap chips, carrot sambal and raita.£13.00Halal• Chilli Bite Wrap
Light crispy balls filled with our in house masala spice, onions and carrots. Kinda like a bhaji but better! Served with Masala slap chips, carrot sambal, Ma’s masala sauce. (Vegan)£12.00Vegan• Boontjie Wrap (Veg)
Rich and creamy butter beans, blended with out signature masala blend, coconut cream and tomato. Mild in heat big in flavour. Served with Masala slap chips, carrot sambal and raita. (Veg)£13.00Vegan
🥘Curries🥘
Our signature South African curry, recipes that have been passed down over THREE generations. Best enjoyed with our sides!
Mum's Yellow Daal
Fragrant and moreish our daal recipe is mum's pride and joy. Lentils stewed low and slow with whole spices, ghee and curry leaves. Its decadent but hands down you won't find a better dal out there!£9.00VegetarianBoontjie (Butter Bean) Curry (VEGAN)
Rich and creamy this traditional curry is stewed low and slow made with whole spices, tomato, butter beans and potatoes. It has a sweet and mild heat level with a creamy coconut finish£9.00VeganSaffa Chicken Curry
Our Grandmothers recipe for the ultimate South African chicken curry, its rich with bold spicy flavour unique to Jo'burg.£12.00Halal
🍟Sides🍟
• Chilli Bites (Vegan)
(Vegan) Our most popular snack, light crispy balls filled with veg, our in house spice blend and fried. Think bhaji but BETTER! Served with Ma's Masala sauce.£7.50VeganMasala Slap [Sla-up] Chips
Triple cooked, then steamed to create a juicy texture! Tossed in our signature sweet vinegar and masala spice mix. Lashing of homemade Ma's Masala Sauce and corriander.£6.50Vegan• Flaky Handmade Roti
Some call it bus-up shop or canai roti. We handstretch our roti, layer with clarified butter and fry until delicious. Flaky, buttery goodness! Highly addictive!£4.50VegetarianMasala Gravy
Giving the northerns a what they want! Combining big South African flavours with a thick homemade gravy, when we say thick we mean THICC!£3.00VeganDiet Coke 330ml
£2.50Fanta - Lemon 330ml
£2.50Coke 330ml
£2.50Vegan• Cardamom Rice (Vegan)
(Vegan)£3.00VeganFanta - Fruit Twist 330ml
£2.50Water 500ml
£2.00Raita
Rich, thick and creamy cucumber and mint yoghurt. Whipped with spices and lemon juice to help calm down any heat!£2.00Vegetarian• Carrot Sambal (Vegan)
(Vegan) Shredded carrots, red onion, green chilli and coriander. Pickled in house with a sweet vinegar£3.00Vegan• Dips (Vegan & Gluten Free)
• Bushfire(Vegetarian) - Sweet, Sour, spicy, a medium to hot heat level perfect withchicken• Smoky Jozi - Smokey, with a tangy medium hot spice level, perfect with fishor on the braai (bbq)• Greenfire - Extra Hot, Extra Flavour. Zesty and fresh will definitely have yourlips smacking• Ma’s Masala - the worlds greatest curry, in a bottle. Mild in spice andperfect with chips!(Vegan)£2.00Vegetarian
Hot Sauces
Love our hot sauce? Fill your fridge with our amazing range of homemade hot sauces. Always have a little bit of South Africa at your fingertips! They are all made with fresh natural ingredients and natural preservatives.
Smokey Jozi
A lekka Peri Peri, we use charred peppers and spices to create the best peri peri you'll ever have! Its smokey but packs a punch! Works lekka with any grilled dishe.Please store in the fridge.£9.00Greenfire
Our hottest sauce, filled with coriander, green chilli and mint, it packs a strong kick but will leave your lips smacking! Due to it being a sauce made with 95% fresh herbs it does have a short shelf life. However we know it won't last long once you've had a taste.Please store in the fridge.£9.00Bushfire
Our signature hot sauce, sweet, sour, spicy it has it all! Similar to a monkey gland sauce it works brilliantly with chicken! We have it on everything and its guaranteed to make any dish a 10/10Please store in the fridge.£9.00VegetarianMa's Masala
Our tribute to our grandmothers recipe for curry, its the best curry you'll ever eat in a bottle. Works well with carbs! Mild in heat but addictive.Please store in the fridge.£9.00
