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.

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.

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!!

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.

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.

I found Dden though Time Outs eating & drinking guide 2010. When you get to the restaurant you see…read morethe sticker sign proudly displayed that they are in the guide, so I decided to come on Saturday afternoon. Restaurant The restaurant is dimly lit with peach coloured walls which has African art on the walls which I thought was a nice touch. The tiles on the floor are slightly cracked. some of the leather seats were a bit peeled. Their was a slight odd smell so I was desperate to sit under a air conditioner, which was a relief to my nostrils. They have a flat screen TV plus a couple fliers at the back. To be honest the interior could do with a serious makeover. Customer service Had to call out for service because they were in the kitchen and even then it was not great it was not "how may i help you" with a smile, i had to do the greeting then order. I do not like the fact they don't take card, they need to move with the times. I had to go to the cash machine which charged me an extra £1:94. During the time the waitress gave me my meal she was pleasant. She offered me a glass of water and a bowl of water to wash my hands in it after (its tradition) When i left to say thanks for the delicious meal, the other lady gave me fake smile. Food I had the Egusi which is a stew with ground melon seeds with a blend of African herbs and spinach. This was very delicious and very close to the one I had in Nigeria. I also had the Pounded yam which was is smooth in texture and tasted just right. You need to tear a piece off the pounded yam and dip it into the stew, always eat this meal with your hands. I thoroughly enjoyed my meal and it was very filling also. Price My Egusi was £5 and the Pounded Yam £3 cheap and cheerfully on the other hand some of the prices on the starters our extortionist the highest being £25 and the cheapest being £6. I mean its only Cricklewood not Knightbrige. The main meals prices are from £7 to £15. For me personally If I'am in the area I would not eat in here, I would just get there food to takeaway.

Does your choice of a Friday night out comprise of adventure? And I don't mean a congregational…read moredrinks session at the pub situated a few streets from the workplace - or a traditional meal at your local Indian, Chinese or Mexican restaurant. If your answer is yes, then the answer lies north of the river. If you're serious about allowing your taste buds to undergo an ultra experience of hot, spicy and exotic looking food then D' Den is the place to visit. This is one London venue that'll give you an experience you won't forget in a hurry. Situated along Cricklewood Broadway the restaurant's proper sense of value is found in its freshly prepared Nigerian cuisines. With an impressive menu to make any established restaurateur proud; there's an array of food, wine, spirit, champagne, beer (strengthened imported beers like Star and Gulder) and juice to choose from. To kick off this unprecedented sojourn there's the option of fried snails or fish garnished with thick sliced red and yellow peppers in a tomato base sauce. Or alternatively, you could skip starters and go straight in for the jugular. The main course is pleasingly large in size, with the option of white boiled or Jellof rice served with large chunky fried plantains with small black eye beans. Alternatively, you could choose a full sized freshwater fish (tilapia) garnished with a mixture of diced purple looking onions and hot peppers in olive oil. And if after all that your digestive system is capable of mixing food faster than a modern day kitchen blender, then deserts include chocolate and vanilla sponge cakes, combo ice creams or banana piled with fresh cream. The décor is pretty sensible throughout; in a dim light setting, with a cool breeze oozing its way around from a split air condition machine. The playing of afro-hip-hop slash afro-jazz ambience music and a large plasma screen also sets the mood. The spot quietly witnessed lots of people chirping away all having a relaxing and good time. The locals tell me since D' Den's inception it's maintained a loyal following, which include sport and music personalities that partly descend on the venue during the early hours of 5 and 6am for gusto. Overall, this small and friendly spot has a profile second to none. The atmosphere is friendly and the service is polite. My Friday night experience was a blast - something I look forward to doing again sometime in the future.

Great ambiance. The business owner is a great food critic and exercises those high standards. Tasty…read moresoups, not greasy or excessively salted/seasoned. The food was really good that I ate there more than once.

Great Nigerian food. tasted like i was in Lagos. the suya…read morewas disappointing though. it was cut more like chunks of meat instead of super thin slices. The ewa aganyin was great.

African restaurant in London. That about says it all. The food is quite good - this place has…read morebeen around for a long time and has maintained the standards for the quality of its Nigerian cuisine. The decor is ... neat for an African restaurant. As in all African restaurants though, it is let down by service and some of its organisation. Can't we have an African restaurant in London that actually sends its waiting staff to a proper training school and dresses them up in neat, starched uniforms?

I love Ethiopian food, have eaten a ton in New York. This is some of the best I've ever had. Would…read moredefinitely recommend.

A highly recommended very nice tasty food with warm welcoming and with big traditional plate…read moreeveryone share from the same plate I love it I strongly recommended to test Abyssinia combo meat and vegetable you can order separately or all-in-one meat only or vegetable only or mixture of it all of them. It is very nice and delicious very decorated variety of food with special bread injera gluten-free