Easily the best African food I have ever tasted. Usually go to many Caribbean shops, but since I…read morewent asafo, those shops have not seen me return. Food is amazing, full of flavour, portions are very generous, great hospitality and great price. Would recommend to anyone, it's a great experience every time !!

From the owner: Welcome to Asafo Takeaway, which is part of the ASAFO BAR & Restaurant Group. Since our inception,…read morewe have upheld our commitment to being the purveyors of great tasting and authentic African food at affordable prices. We have created a culinary experience which combines great taste, consistent flavours and excellent service that promotes the true culture of Africa. We offer a takeaway service across Croydon.

New review from Nov 2019:…read more This is my second visit here and far more disappointing. The reason is the waiter/owner was grumpy and when I asked for a takeaway box for the moyin moyin he actually scowled! Wow. The moyin moyin is quite flavourful but the jollof rice is a real disappointment. I've had far better in Ghana. Two years ago: I popped into here for lunch around 1:30pm today and whilst the owner could have been friendlier in greeting me (a smile doesn't hurt ya know), I appreciated him coming outside the restaurant to hand me my takeaway food where I had waited in the lovely sun for my order. The interior is quite small with only a couple of tables with lovely African sculptures all around. There is chalkboard of specials along with the regular menu. Sadly the sweet potato balls were sold out so I got the moin moin and the spinach stew. All together less than a tenner. There are four pieces of moin moin, which are just deliciously savoury. I recommend eating them with the nonspicy spinach stew with melon seed, which, whilst not delicious, was tasty and filling. It would be perfect on a cold winter night. If I was in the area, I would return just for the moin moin!

Nice small restaurant with good food and a friendly owner. I…read morehad the chicken in coconut which was really good. Bring cash since cards are not accepted.

Good food as I am not impressed AT ALL by the fish and fish I've tried during this trip however,…read more Fingerlicking was a seasoned breathe of fresh air. The cashier made it a point to be sure as I nibbled on my meal while my friend's was still warming that I had only paid to "Take Away" and not dine in, but given the fact that my friend and I were the only two people in the venue, I didn't think my few bites would cause a stir... Well, leason learned... Of you order take away, take it out before eating any unless you want to hear about the space you're taking up should someone epse come in. The food was good for the price, although I personally prefer more gravy; but it has been my go to spot during my trip. I would give them a try if you're into Nigerian cuisine- cheers!

This restaurant is obviously one of the coolest restaurants in the neighborhood. Whenever I come…read morethere I am highly pleased. They always keep their high standard service and the highest level of cooking they serve. You will be always satisfied with this place. Warmly recommended.

OMG try this restaurant. If you live in Hastings or St Leonards or visiting the area ... highly…read morerecommend this incredibly tasty, hidden treasure of a local restaurant reasonably priced for an outstanding dinner, anytime of the week. Will be top of my list of local recommendations, take aways and home catering (have added their number to my mobile, was so fantastic). The depth of flavour of their lovingly-prepared jerk chicken, goat curry and fish curry (unlike you have ever tasted before - seriously moreish!) will seriously surprise newcomers. The sypmphony of flavours of the fish with chilli and scotch bonnet pepper sauce was SoooOOooo unique, asked to buy a batch of the sauce to take home!!! They really ought to bottle that sauce! 5 stars as a new local restaurant with the courage to try a new concept. Keep up the outstanding efforts!!! It was highly recommended to us through word of mouth. Absolutely worth a meal here!!!! It will be unlike anything you have experienced for quite some time. African passion on a plate.

Amazing little gem of a restaurant. The decor is really…read morewarm, friendly and has a 'homely' feel. The staff really went out of their way to please and the food!!! Wow! You must try their jollof rice and jerk chicken! What really surprised us was the value for money. Because they accept 'Taste Card' (50% off) the 'Bill Shock' you normally get when a restaurant slaps the bill on the table was more like, 'I can't in good conscience pay that little!' Highly recommend .. A must before you leave Hastings!

Great atmosphere. Great food. Great service. What more do you need to know??? Just go to London…read moreand have a great time.

Amazingly hot, spicy, and flavorful food. Authentic Nigerian cuisine, down to the spices, oils, and…read morecooking styles. Restaurant is clean and chic. A bit loud because of music videos playing in the background. Service was decent, didn't explain much about the dishes, just find all the info in the menu itself

I'm a vet when it comes to Nigerian food (from the village to the states to Canada to Europe, etc)…read moreand the food here is just OK. It isn't "amazing" nor outstanding, it's just typical nigerian food that you'd get at a nigerian party/event. I've definitely had much better. Not really worth the price. I ordered jollof rice with plaintain and chicken. The rice is decent. The stew is meh.. The chicken is the best part but the taste has Caribbean influence. It could pass for jamaican grilled chicken. Overall, if I'm in the area again and I have the £££ to blow/waste, i'll come back again.

Absolutely AMAZING!!! They stayed open late to serve my friends and I the most delicious Nigerian…read morefeast. I had never had Nigerian before, and it left me wanting more. I can't recommend it enough!!

The food is delicious, and the lady who runs it is wonderful! Try the chicken and spinach stew. A…read morelittle spicy, very tasty.

I got the first thing on the menu, chicken in a tomato sauce with rice. The tomato sauce was very…read morebasic, spicy (in a hot way) and too salty. Overall it was eatable because I was starving but I won't try it again.

A friend recommended this restaurant for my first time eating Ghanian food and it was such a yummy…read moreexperience. I went with a friend at around 6p on a Sunday and it was bustling. I ordered fufu with light soup and my friend ordered jollof rice with beef. The food took 15 mins to come out nice and hot. And that was the BEST jollof rice EVER!! Like I want to go back and buy some to take back to NYC with me. The light soup was delicious and the portion was huge. Its not a super fancy place for a date but there's ample space to sit down and the customer service is really good too I look forward to going back and trying some of their other items

We arrived at the restaurant about 8pm. The food was scased..hardly anything available..considering…read moreof the amount of people there was in the restaurant. We still had to pay the full amount!!! Music way too loud for a very small size restaurant. Unable to hear myself breathing!! Lol.. However we had a wonderful waitress, who could see was going out of her way to make sure we happy and comfortable. but her efforts was not supported by the test of staffs!!! Sad to say.. It was my first time there yesterday!!! But this is not a run down comments...its just to help the owner to improve for next time.. Thank you waitress for your amazing efforts. Xxx

This is a nigerian restaurant that I visited in 2011 I dined in and ate from the buffet and the…read morefood was great. Nigerian food puts me in the mind of caribbean food I will definitely be going back to lagos island if im ever in east london again.