Burgers with a Nairobi accent.
Matay is the homegrown fast-food joint Kenya deserves — juicy burgers, crispy chicken, Kachumbari Fries, Suya Tenders and proper chai, at honest prices in shillings. No imported gimmicks. Just flavour you recognise, done properly.
Beef patty, melted cheese, house sauce. Only 15% above the big chains, twice the care.
🔥 Lunch Rush
Weekdays 12–2pm
Any burger + fries + drinkFrom KES 650 — built for office & campus lunch breaks at Galleria.
Matay Club
Your phone number is your card
60 points = FREE burgerEarn on every shilling. No app download, no plastic card to lose.
☀️ Breakfast from 7:30am
Chai urn always on
From KES 80Kenyan chai, chapati wraps & egg muffins before the mall even opens.
How we stack up in Nairobi
We benchmarked the chains already in Nairobi malls and re-priced where we were too expensive. Premium where it’s earned — never by default.
| Item | Chicken Inn (benchmark) | Matay | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheeseburger | KES 390 | KES 450 | +15% — was +41% at 550, we cut it |
| Crispy Chicken Sandwich | KES 350 | KES 590 | Premium — bigger fillet, house coating* |
| Spicy Chicken Sandwich | — | KES 620 | Matay signature heat blend |
| Kachumbari Fries | — | KES 280 | Only at Matay |
*Chicken sandwich pricing was the last open call from the red-team review — re-cut to 590/620 from 650/680 so it follows the same logic as the cheeseburger.
Be first in line at Galleria.
Join the early list for the tasting pop-up invite, soft-open access, and 20 bonus Matay Club points on day one.
Target first stop: Galleria.
Galleria Phase 2 is adding 49 new outlets and a new dining piazza — and it’s actively filling. That’s our warmest lead and our planned flagship.
Galleria Mall — Langata Rd
Proposed food court kiosk, Phase 2 Dining Piazza — subject to proof of funds & signed lease
Target soft open: 7 June 2027 · Target grand open: 21 June 2027
Hours at launch: Mon–Sun 7:30am – 7:00pm (breakfast to mall close)
Seating: shared piazza + Matay counter stools
*No lease signed yet — enquiry goes in Feb 2027 with proof of funds, lease targeted ~5 April 2027.
See the launch timeline →Sarit Centre — Westlands
High footfall, strong lunch trade. Tenant enquiry prepared. Target: store #2 once Galleria proves the model for 6+ months.
Village Market — Gigiri
Premium catchment, family weekends. Tenant enquiry prepared. Target: store #3 / flagship sit-down format test.
Expansion rule from the playbook: no second store until store #1 hits its day-90 kill-or-pivot gates. Ghost-kitchen delivery is a later test, not day one.
Your number is your card.
No app. No card. Give your phone number at the till (or on WhatsApp) and you earn 1 point for every KES 100 you spend. At 60 points you get a free burger — that costs us about 2.6% instead of the 25% delivery apps take. Everybody wins except the middleman.
3 months to build. June to open.
The committed sequence — research and tasting first, lease only when the plan is proven, then fit-out. No shortcuts.
📍 Galleria enquiry — with proof of funds
Formal tenant enquiry to Galleria Phase 2, plus Sarit & Village Market conversations kept warm.
🔬 Research, tasting pop-up & fit-out
2–3 months of research: supplier lock-in, pre-lease tasting pop-up to validate prices, then lease signing (~5 April) and kiosk fit-out. Payments ready day one: M-PESA Buy Goods till + Tap to Pay on an NFC phone, Daraja & KRA eTIMS set up.
👀 Soft open
Friends, family, Matay Club early list. Limited menu, full feedback loop.
🎉 Grand open — Galleria
Full menu, breakfast from 7:30am, WhatsApp ordering live.