Ground-floor Arrivals Restaurant sits in Terminal 1 before customs
Arrivals Restaurant sits on the public side of Terminal 1 at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, just past the sliding doors from the baggage carousels. That means friends and family waiting in the public zone can eat here too, unlike most MRU options which sit airside. It’s one of the few spots where you can grab a sit-down meal even if you’re not flying that day.
The menu runs through simple Mauritian and international dishes, with rice plates, curries, burgers, and sandwiches usually priced in the mid-range for the airport. Expect mains in the few-hundred-rupee bracket rather than resort-level pricing. Portions generally come big enough to share one dish and add a side if you’re not too hungry after a long-haul flight.
Service runs in sync with the main international bank of arrivals in Terminal 1, so early morning and late-night openings tend to track the long-haul flights from Europe and the Gulf. If you land with the 06:00–08:00 wave, it’s one of the only sit-down options open landside for a hot breakfast and tea or coffee before heading to the East or West Coast resorts.
Since Arrivals Restaurant sits landside in T1, it works well as a meeting point if your driver is coming in from Port Louis or Flic-en-Flac and hits the A10 traffic. You can sit with your luggage by your table, order a drink, and keep an eye on the main exit doors about 30–40 meters away. Staff are used to people hanging on with suitcases for an hour.
Practical tip: if you’re connecting same-day and need to re-check bags, clear immigration first, skip the duty-free queue, and head straight to Arrivals Restaurant for food; you can eat, sort your bags, and then move on to your hotel or back to check-in upstairs without doubling back across Terminal 1.