I've just received my first delivery from Savannah. Order No. 13636198334845. I'm delighted that my 10 bottles of Mrs Balls were so well packed that there's no breakages. My creamed sweetcorn tins... See more
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The Savanna, Award-Winning South African Food in the UK. Discover authentic, award-winning biltong and droewors, freshly made at our Wimbledon butchery using traditional South African recipes. Explore our wide selection of South African groceries, craft beers, and fine wines, all imported directly from South Africa. With stores across London and a nationwide online shop, The Savanna brings the taste of home to South Africans in the UK, and introduces new fans to the best of South African flavour. Shop online or find your nearest store at www.thesavanna.co.uk
55-59 Weir Road, SW19 8UG, Wimbledon , United Kingdom
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I emailed them with a specific request after placing my order for a friend’s birthday. They were so attentive and did everything they could to help me! Wonderful customer service and great products! Highly recommend!
Wonderful fresh goods, biltong is out of this world and the staff are very friendly and polite. As a South African away from home- they certainly make it feel more homey up here in the UK.
Delivered so so quickly and the biltong bites were as delicious as ever. Will be ordering again very soon.
Thank you. Very pleased with the site and delivery. Everything was communicated clearly. We are making a peppermint crisp tart for a friend South Africa so hopefully this will go down well.
Products are good and the shipments are on time
What a shame, when I lived in Wimbledon I would go here a lot, today I went, biltong has no flavour, lacking the chilli that I asked for, the droewors not great, no garlic and not great, can’t fault the staff, so helpful, need to speak to who ever is doing the biltong. Really disappointing. Good luck.
Great selection of products. Shame I was only told about lack of availability of one product, the day my delivery arrived!
I visited Savanna expecting a warm, welcoming experience, especially given the strong South African theme. Unfortunately, the service was really disappointing. No one was friendly or approachable, and I didn’t feel welcomed at all while browsing the shop.
I specifically went to the fridge section where there were several South African drinks. I picked up a Fanta Orange, assuming it was the South African version, which was the whole reason I wanted it. Only after purchasing it, opening it, and tasting it did I realise it was the UK version instead.
This was frustrating, as the drink was displayed among South African products and there was no clear indication that it wasn’t imported. At that point, it was obviously too late to do anything about it.
Overall, between the poor service and the misleading product placement, the experience was disappointing and not something I’d be eager to repeat.

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I'm very happy with my order. The shop kept me updated about my order and it arrived well packaged and intact.
I'm happy with the quality of the products and the meat was fresh!
I will definitely be making more orders to get more tastes from home as im not able to go home much.
Another disappointing service from the Savanna. This is a follow up to my complaint on 5 December 2025 to which Savannah acknowledged the mistake on their part and distributor in an email on 8 December to me. According to the email, The Savannah undertook to resend the defective and non delivered products to me. To date I have not received any of the things promised nor a refund for my purchases. I wrote a follow up email on 16 December but no response was received from The Savannah. To say I am disappointed with how this was handled is an understatement. This is no way to deal with a client who has paid for goods which they never received from this establishment and those delivered were somewhat not safe to use as packages were either open or way passed their BB date. The Savannah is aware of this and promised to resend the goods yet I am having to chase them for it. Today it’s the 19 December and nothing has happened from The Savannah side not even a response to my follow up emails. This was their chance to redeem themselves but I guess they just don’t care.
Fast delivery. Excellent customer services. A little bit of home for Christmas.
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