The Perch Kingfisher Nest: Westlands Breakfast, Pizza and Steak Menu
The Perch at Kingfisher Nest is a Westlands restaurant with a particularly varied menu: all-day breakfast, East African skewers, Indian-inspired comfort food, pizza, steak and desserts that combine familiar flavours in less familiar formats. It is worth researching by its full name because Nairobi has other venues using the word Perch. This guide concerns the restaurant at Kingfisher Nest on Mwanzi Road, rather than the Sarova Imperial rooftop in Kisumu.
The operator’s restaurant page and menu were checked on 26 October 2026. The PDF does not display a clear revision date, so the prices below are its published document references. It states that prices are in Kenya shillings and include government taxes. The photograph shows the actual Perch room, with yellow and turquoise chairs, set tables and overhead greenery.
Location, opening hours and the restaurant identity
Kingfisher Nest publishes the address as 06 Mwanzi Road, Westlands. The Perch page gives operating hours of 6.30am to 11pm and contact numbers 0754123123 and 0740123123. Its description identifies both themed buffets and à-la-carte dining. The individual menu amounts in this guide should therefore be read as dish prices, not as proof of a buffet package rate.
The hotel website distinguishes The Perch from its lobby café and other planned outlets. That matters when arranging a table: a booking at The Perch is not automatically a rooftop or pool-bar reservation. Its current page also displays entertainment and offer material, but a named recurring promotion does not establish the performer or programme for every future date.
Breakfast with Kenyan and international combinations
The Swahili breakfast combination is KSh850, described with a sukuma omelette, samosa, sweet plantain and kachumbari. Full English breakfast is KSh1,100, with eggs, sausage, bacon, beans, mushrooms and toast. The difference is therefore about the composition of the plate, not simply a larger version of the same breakfast.
Sourdough avocado toast with a poached egg is KSh650, while eggs Benedict on brioche is KSh850. Masala omelette with grilled tomato and toast is KSh650. French toast with banana caramel is KSh950 and a pancake stack KSh750. The menu’s all-day-breakfast heading gives these dishes a clear place within the restaurant’s overall offering.
For a smaller start, the Danish selection and assorted croissants are KSh450 each. Fruit bowl with honey and mint is KSh600, and yoghurt parfait with granola and berries KSh700. These separate choices make it possible to plan a shorter café-style visit without assuming that a full breakfast is the only morning order.
Shared bites and a local flavour thread
Tomato-basil bisque is KSh450 and lemongrass chicken soup KSh650. Chicken or beef mshikaki is KSh850, with kachumbari in the description. Sheesh kebabs in chicken or beef are KSh950. The two skewer lines are separately named and priced, so they should not be collapsed into a single generic kebab price.
Crispy aloo tikki chaat is KSh750, garlic-wasabi wedges KSh600 and dry or wet masala fries KSh500. Spiced chicken sliders are KSh850. Those dishes create a shared-table route that crosses several flavour traditions, with the listed sauces and accompaniments supplying more useful detail than a broad fusion label.
A grilled choice of broccoli, halloumi, cottage cheese or tofu is KSh950. Each uses the house spice-and-chimichurri description, but the protein or vegetable choice still matters. A diner looking for a dairy-free plate should not treat halloumi and tofu as equivalent simply because they share a line and a price.
Pizza bases and toppings are part of the comparison
The pizza section offers a classic thin crust and a sourdough option, with a gluten-free base carrying an additional KSh200. Butter-chicken pizza is KSh1,300, using a makhani base with tandoori chicken and coriander oil. Naan pizza is also KSh1,300 and described with paneer bhurji, tomato salsa and mint chutney.
Barbecue nyama choma pizza is KSh1,350, with slow-roasted beef, onions and crispy sukuma. Swahili seafood pizza is KSh1,800, combining prawns and tilapia over a coconut-tomato base with pili-pili drizzle. The ingredients explain the difference more clearly than assuming seafood simply means an unspecified mixed topping.
Farmhouse pizza is KSh1,200, Fusion Margarita KSh1,100 and pepperoni KSh1,500. A create-your-own option starts at KSh1,000 for a base and three toppings. Additional toppings have separate printed categories: vegetables KSh150, meat KSh200, cheese KSh250 and bacon KSh250. Keeping those extras separate makes a customised-order budget much easier to follow.
Pasta and steak with explicit additions
Pasta Your Way is KSh1,200, with penne, spaghetti, fettuccine and fusilli listed. Gluten-free pasta adds KSh100. Sauce choices include pomodoro, chicken Alfredo, pesto, arrabbiata and Bolognese. Further boosts are priced separately: chicken, meatballs or prawns at KSh400, and mushrooms or charred vegetables at KSh250.
The Meat Vault section lists a 600g beef tomahawk at KSh3,000, 350g T-bone at KSh2,200, 350g rib-eye at KSh2,700 and 350g sirloin at KSh2,600. A 350g beef fillet is KSh2,100 and 350g lamb rack KSh2,500. These are the menu’s printed weights; bone-in and boneless cuts are not identical amounts of edible meat.
The steak section invites a choice of two sides and a sauce. Options include mash, roasted potatoes, ratatouille, broccoli, spinach, vegetables or arugula salad, with peppercorn, mushroom, blue-cheese and red-wine sauces among the choices. Those inclusions are useful when comparing a steak with a separately assembled pasta order.
Comfort-food combinations and dessert
Fish with cassava chips is KSh950, pili-pili prawn linguine KSh1,200 and Mombasa coconut vegetable curry KSh850. Butter-chicken lasagna is KSh1,350, while paneer makhani pot pie is KSh750. These dishes are distinctive reasons to read the menu rather than choose solely from the restaurant’s broad international description.
An Afro-Arab Asiatic mezze platter is KSh1,600 for two or KSh3,000 for four. For dessert, masala-chai crème brûlée is KSh800, cheesecake KSh750 and affogato kulfi KSh800. The latter pairs traditional kulfi with a hot espresso shot, providing another example of the menu’s approach to combining familiar elements.
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Frequently asked questions
Which Perch does this guide cover? It covers The Perch at Kingfisher Nest, 06 Mwanzi Road, Westlands, Nairobi. It does not concern the Kisumu rooftop with a similar name.
What are the published hours? The official restaurant page lists 6.30am to 11pm and provides 0754123123 and 0740123123 for contact.
How much is the shared mezze? The published menu gives KSh1,600 for two people and KSh3,000 for four. The platter is a separate menu order, not a buffet ticket.
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Sources checked on 26 October 2026
- https://www.kingfishernest.com/the-perch.php
- https://www.kingfishernest.com/the-perch/menu/The_Perch_Menu.pdf
- https://www.kingfishernest.com/