Timbuktu Books Athfin Center, 7 Church St, Athlone, Cape Town, 7760

Timbuktu Books





335 Reviews
  • Wednesday8 AM–4 PM
  • Thursday8 AM–4 PM
  • Friday8 AM–1 PM
  • Saturday8 AM–1 PM
  • SundayClosed
  • Monday8 AM–4 PM
  • Tuesday8 AM–4 PM




Timbuktu Books Athfin Center, 7 Church St, Athlone, Cape Town, 7760




About the Business

Timbuktu Books | Cape Town | Timbuktu Books, Cape Town, Western Cape. 4,477 likes · 6 talking about this · 424 were here. A choice selection of books and multimedia on Islam in a...

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+27216970517
Athfin Center, 7 Church St, Athlone, Cape Town, 7760

Hours

  • Wednesday8 AM–4 PM
  • Thursday8 AM–4 PM
  • Friday8 AM–1 PM
  • Saturday8 AM–1 PM
  • SundayClosed
  • Monday8 AM–4 PM
  • Tuesday8 AM–4 PM

Features

  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Wi-Fi
  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
  • In-store pick-up
  • In-store shopping




Recommended Reviews

Zubaida Khatieb
08.10.2023
Timbuktu Books
It's such an inspirational space.It gives you the feeling of tranquility.Their range of reading material is fairly extensive.The children's books are worth investing in.The ambiance of the coffee shop and it's offerings are well worth the visit.Keep up the standard of the total experience.
Wayne Jones
24.09.2023
Timbuktu Books
I've no interest in the Islamic books at the store (although practitioners of the faith will probably delight in the range and quality there, including nicely illustrated kids' books), however the coffee shop was FANTASTIC! Superb quality coffee/flat white/cortado/etc and baked cheesecake (although portions are a little modest). The atmosphere was genuinely relaxed and tasteful without being ostentatious. What made it even more impressive was that this shop's location is in a suburb quite isolated from the ubiquitous coffee culture of the main city and other trendy/hipster locales... a hidden gem!
Rozana Kamish
22.09.2023
Timbuktu Books
Islamic book shop and halaal coffee shop. Quaint little shop, sit amongst the bookshelves, lovely atmosphere, halaal all day breakfast/ brunch menu of giant muffins, tasty scones, all freshly made, sandwiches with sour dough bread or other, enough to choose from. Very friendly staff and owner, well done. Popped in yesterday for a book and happy it all srill loomed good and inviting. Will be back soon in sha Allah. Happy they survived over covid period. They have all Islamic must-haves for your reading pleasure and spiritual upliftment, books for young to old, beginners to advanced,. First time buying Islamic books, Want to learn about Islam, they have a book for you, English Quran also available, not everything is in Arabic, for those seeking English.
Raisah Akoob
08.09.2023
Timbuktu Books
Quaint coffee shop. Meals on the menu are quite basic. Attended the comedy show that occurs on a Friday night. Invite says 7pm dinner. Waitresses were disinterested in provided services other than collecting entry fee for comedy show. Waitress Shayma,we asked your name so that we could politely ask you for a menu but you gave your name and turned around. Service is too slow. Ordered a Cajun chicken wrap - kindly re evaluate what Cajun should taste like. Disappointed with the food. Also practically every table was reserved ( poster should have indicated this), the only place available for us to sit was at a pillar. Halfway through our meal, we were asked to give up our chairs for the stage. Probably won't be going here again.
Zahraa de Vos
01.09.2023
Timbuktu Books
A quaint little cafe, with a gentle vibe. Food and coffee is great. A lovely environment for socialising. However, the service can improve.Do try their sliders: mouth watering good!
Ridha Mallick
18.08.2023
Timbuktu Books
Great coffee, really fresh and tasty food. Portions are big so good value for money. Love the burgers and nutella pancakes.They regularly have Friday night entertainment (comedy mostly, with some big names), and a wide selection of Islamic literature for adults and kids. Lovely gem of a place, try them out for a weekend family breakfast or even a koesister and coffee.
Iftekhar Akoob
16.08.2023
Timbuktu Books
Unique set up, went for a comedy show and supper. The menu is pretty standard and priced like most other eateries of this nature. Had a Cajun wrap which was fairly decent. As someone else already stated service is slow and way below average. The waiters/waitresses aren't welcoming at all seemed very disinterested in taking our orders. We had requested a coffee 3 times from 3 different waiters before it was eventually served 40 minutes later. I wouldn't go here again or recommend this place.
Abdullah Nakhooda
24.07.2023
Timbuktu Books
Very well priced. However, 5 of the main items on the menu wasn't available, service wasn't friendly and the order came in parts of the meal. The atmosphere is really lovely but the service just put us off.
Genevieve Chetty
22.07.2023
Timbuktu Books
I ordered a milkshake and sweet potato fries which was quite unimpressive. The milkshake was served in plastic take away cups which I didn't find appealing at all seeing as we were sitting down. The milkshake itself was tasty. The fries were very average. The bookstore concept is quite nice.
Jasmine Khan
27.06.2023
Timbuktu Books
Visited today and held a workshop there with 6 ladies. Thanks to Mr. Suleman for accomodating us and it was very pleasant sitting comfortably amongst the bookshelves with the window on our left and an open door for adequate ventilation. At one point people at adjacent table were a bit noisy but not for long. We could conduct our workshop amongst the usual bustle of the coffee shop. We will return.

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Athfin Center, 7 Church St, Athlone, Cape Town, 7760
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