Afrikana in Walsall

**** AVOID. Complete difference in taste compared to birmingham… asked for saucy was not and jollof was just rice with leaves on top AVOID AVOID AVOID

Amazing service from Kiran. Made our visit very pleasant and took pride in her job. Very professional and friendly. Would recommend the jerk flavoured grilled chicken!

Great food, shame they ran out of their signature drink, which we look forward to. Kira was very helpful, as my order is not available but she advise me of a nice alternative. Gave us afters as mint chocolate as well, and welcomed us with a nice smile

Huge shoutout to Nesa, who took care of us right from the moment we walked through the door, providing recommendations on food and ensuring everything was provided for us. Nesa made this a very pleasant experience, we will definitely be coming back.

Had dinner today at Lil Afrikana in Alridge. Very nice ambience n was happy with the service. Special mention to Shanessa who was very pleasant n helpful in suggesting what could be eaten. Enjoyed the Thats a wrap, we got your back, fried chicken in life n chicken wings. The bubble gum mojito mocktail was very refreshing. Would definitely go back for another meal soon n recommend the place to our friends..keep it up!

We had a lovely meal here tonight. There was a nice lively vibe in the restaurant and the service was excellent. Very friendly and helpful staff, I will definitely eat here again!

The service was a bit slow and there was too many delays to our orders. But the food was amazing .

The food was delicious. The ambience was very nice and warm. The staff were awesome especially Nessa who exemplified excellent customer service. Well done to the Lil Afrikana Team. Keep it up!

Incredible food and service. Our waitress Kiran was so lovely and recommended perfect dishes!

AVOID, AVOID, AVOID! Absolutely awful experience. Went midweek and restaurant was totally empty which isn't an issue for me however it went downhill pretty early on, I ordered the Island fish and chips, mutton curry, the thick chick and the kids chicken burger meal: 1) I was told they don't offer tap water therefore I had to pay for £1.95 for a tiny bottle of water. 2) The island fish and chips - the batter was soggy and the fish had a fishy taste to it, fried fish should have a crispy batter, it was clearly reheated from the day before. 3) The thick chick burger was the same size as the kids chicken burger but with the addition of some salad and mayo (paid an extra £4 just for that) plus the batter was soggy. 4) Kids burger, again the batter was soggy and it was nothing but a bun with a sad looking chicken fillet thrown on it - £6 for this was an insult. 5) I was charged an extra 30p for ice, this was never mentioned when I was placing my order. Which restaurant charges extra for ice!!!??!! Needless to say, I will never be returning to this Lil Afrikaana, the one on Ladypool road is much better but after this experience I refuse to dine in any of their restaurants.

Food was delicious and the waitress was friendly and delightful-kiran xxxx thank you for a lovely evening

Great food great service girl named Kiran made us feel so welcome! Defo be back again

Food was great, Kiran our waiter was so lovely. Will definitely be returning

Great customer service shown from waitress Kiran, very welcoming towards my family and I, also good luck to Subhaan on his first day!

First time visiting and will definitely be back. Great service from Kiran, friendly and attentive. Food was out of this world! Fresh and so tasty. Prices are really reasonable too. 10/10

Went today with a friend and was served by a very pleasant young lady (Kiran?).. she was very polite, attentive and professional.. excellent service. Had the platter with wings and jollof rice .. food was very good and very reasonably price.. highly recommend.

Great food. First time coming here and will be back again! Kiran was a great waiter!!! :)

Kiran was lovely at my birthday meal this evening. Thank you. Nice Jerk chicken.

Kiran was very kind waitress with big smile

My first dining experience at lil afrikana with my daughter. Upon arrival we were greeted and seated by Kiran. We ordered our drinks and food quite promptly. Kiran was great in suggesting a few items of the menu as I was unsure what to have. In the end I had the thic chic burger and my daughter and the kids meal chicken tenders. Both dishes were cooked fresh to order and was tasty. Kiran was really attentive and checked on us and the food. Overall a pleasant experience and would definitely visit again! Thanks to Kiran and LIL afrikana team!

Food was delicious ,Kiran customer service is excellent and please tell her to make your Moctail she does it so nice . Food standards need t be consistent because on the third time I thought something was definitely different and not up to standard. Beside nice atmosphere beautiful and great customer service from Kiran as always . Thank you we will be coming back !😍

The food was pretty decent. However the service from Kirran was exceptional. Greeted with a smile, knew the menu, polite, friendly & courteous.

We tried this little place in aldridge and were very satisfied overall, Food was delicisious and flavoursome!! Martin served and looked after us well, Thank you we will be coming back!!!

Great food and great service, it was a lovely atmosphere with music too. Our waitress Kira was very accommodating and friendly, we will definitely return.

Great experience , the food was really nice and presented beautifully. The flavours are most definitely there! I recommend the curry goat and lamb chops. Kiran our waiter was amazing. Very attentive and made sure we had the best customer service. We will all be returning if this is what’s it’s often like. Thank you again

food was not hot on delivery and it was thrown around in the Box it came with from just eat, this is not the fault of Afrikana but its the fault of just eat as the food is beautiful but shouldn't be cold or thrown around in the food box

Exceptional service and food! The waitress was so so lovely….brilliant with our kids and so helpful. They got one order wrong…..human error…..yet were so efficient with sorting it and gave us complimentary fries for the inconvenience…..we didn’t feel inconvenienced at all purely down to how lovely all the staff are. We’ll 100% be back! Thank you Lil Afrikana ☺️

Hadn’t had one for a week as I had been poorly but was a beautiful as ever !

Ordered curry on me and sweet potatoes fries. Driver never deliver food but marked as enjoy your food.

Amazing food. Came here for a meal, and the food was incredible. Can’t fault it. Staff were amazing, so friendly, attentive and kind. The decor and ambience in the restaurant is lovely. I would not hesitate to recommend to anyone. Definitely will be back soon for their amazing food.

Amazing food. So flavorful. Lots of food. Beautiful decor great music lovely atmosphere. Kiran was anazing she is always happy to help and making sure i was comfortable. Would give 10 stars if i could. Little gem. Thank you Kiran & team

Excellent food and service. We were served by Kiran who was a great hostess. Will return soon.

This meal was quite fatty, had quite a few chewy peices

Waited a while but food was lovely

Went for dinner and enjoyed our food. Had a few mini dishes. Great service from Kiran. Nice little spot. Will definitely go again.

Sunday evening, so was quiet. Food was delicious, a better version of Nandos. We were well looked after by our helpful and attentive Waitress Kirum. Will be returning.

Kiran’s service was perfect! Food was great

Food was plentiful & delicious. Service on the other hand was very slow (20mins wait for 1st drinks) despite there being only 2 other diners in situ.

Thanks but could of been better tho 🤩

Meat was quite fatty tonight and no potatoes :((

Best tasting so far very flavoursome

Waited longer than normal, other half was dissapointed as he counted 32 beans in his rice. He likes beans but not that many.

Lovely good dissapointed there was no chilli on the top

Lovely food, polite delivery driver

Very juicy was beautiful and on time

Really nice plenty of potatoes very flavoursome still no chillies?

Ordered the smash burger phat box, delivery was over an hour late, they told me drivers car broke down but the driver turned up in a normal car. The guy at the restaurant did call me tho to apologise and gave 2 portions of free fries, not that we could eat them as there was too much food. The food was alright, strips and chips were the best thing tbh and the Africana sauce. Smash burger too salty for my liking. Don't think I'll be ordering from here again if im honest.

Me and my uncle went for a meal today to Lil' Afrikana. Were given food and drinks menus by a gentleman with the name of Saif. Saif was very respectful and also knowledgeable of the restaurants menu. The restaurant was very clean and had a relaxing environment. We both loved the food and will definitely be coming here again. Thank you for your outstanding service and delicious food. 😊

Tried this lil gem in the heart of Aldridge, the food was amazing with excellent portion sizes and great flavours. The mocktails were very generous and super tasty. Not only are the food and drinks great but the service was exceptional, Martin looked after us so well and was super attentive. It makes a difference when the service is on point, super job Afrikana team 👏

It's not like me to give a poor score, but here's the thing. We booked to eat at this place and we're greeted on arrival, it's a small place with I guess 15-20 seats but it actually looked more like a fast food restaurant with the menus on screen above the counter. We thought we were going to eat at a traditional African restaurant. All the staff were Asian not at all African. And the music was not at all resemblance to Africa. The food was tasty but if I'm honest it was in my opinion quite over priced for what it was, I had some chicken dish but whilst eating it it dawned on me that I'd only had 3 little pieces of chicken in the dish, the rest was potato and yam (banana). As I've said, the food was tasty and the service was good but way over priced, it is for that reason we wouldn't be going back again.

Nice ambience, high quality food. Top class staff

This place is so far from African food. Adding spicy flavour on frozen chicken and burgers is hardly African. Jerk is Caribbean. Owners need to go to Africa and understand African dishes. Overpriced, salty and not a pleasant experience really. Restaurant empty on a Friday night says it all. Should have gone to the bustling place over the road where it looks like the locals go.

Pretty awful, overpriced drinks very hot food hardly anything on menu due to not being cooked and slow service with nobody else in restaurant, how low can you go.

Food was tipped over half contents in bag ….. no juice whatsoever …… dissapointed

missed items of order , phoned restaurant and was told " can't do anything about it " would not order again

Quick delivery!! Food was so flavoursome tonight was Devine…… could have eaten more.

The service was amazing I came here with my family tonight and the food was amazing and so was the service. I usually order a takeaway and it’s always on point if I could give them more than 5 stars I would :) thank you to the lovely girl who was so kind and accommodating with my 1 year old and 3 year old

Love how the curry and rice was seperate.was alot better the rice didn’t soak up as much of the juice

Was nice but not as much flavour as normal

The food was good and so was the service but when we got home we noticed they’d charged the whole bill twice, we went back the next night and they refused to give us the money back even thought we showed on our bank account that they’d taken double the amount, they said we can’t give you the money back as we’re not allowed to take money out the till and the manager isn’t here, they then asked for our bank account and sort code number which by now we were feeling very uneasy, they tried to contact the manage another couple of times but said he was unavailable, they then said leave your telephone number and he will ring you tomorrow I’ve never had such a problem trying to get my own money back, this place is awful I advise anyone not to use it no wonder it was empty on both occasions 😡

Keep away when we got home we noticed they’d taken the payment twice so we went back the next day and they still wouldn’t give us our money back

This an amazing little place which really deserves to be visited. The food is top notch and is not expensive for the level of taste in the food. My wife had the mutton curry and i had the smash surprise box and could not fault anything on the plates. There are also bottles of specific sauces which work to your heat level and are tasty. Isobel was our server and she was very welcoming, cheerful and attentive to all of our needs and seemed to know when we wanted something and was there ready when we asked for anything. The meat is also halal for anyone that is wondering before checking it out. I hope they keep it up as don't think anything needs changing.

As I love flaming food, I head to Africana restaurant in Aldridge. The presentation was great and aromatic was unavoidable. But the taste was not to my expectations. I did not enjoy at all. The fact that it was flaming dish, I did not taste the hot pepper 🌶️ taste. The staff were very friendly, nice and professional. The atmosphere was welcoming. The only downside was the food. But aside from that all was good. Because of the I will give them 3 stars ⭐️ as I love my food. 🍱.

Ordered two meals and no roti breads were delivered with either meal. It was just the meat and rice. Regular customer use three times a week this was disappointing.

Beautiful and tasty, lots of juice. Perfect!

Lovely food waited extra 40 mins over estimated time

Really nice food and great service by Iman would definitely recommend visiting.

I love this place . Only thing that puts me off is the constant watching from waitress . There's never anyone inside .always feel like I'm hurry to get you out . Other then that food is amazing

Amazing food and service, Rita provided such amazing service to us and food prepared by Martina was amazing.

Great food, but even better service. Rita made sure we had everything we needed and hats of to the chef martina

The food was delicious, huge portions for amazing prices would definitely recommend!

Just had a meal here and it was lovely, a special mention to Riita who was brilliant and nice. Thanks.

Everything delicious but portions getting smaller and price going up…

Over priced for what you get. Ordered and received a small amount of food. Ridiculous

food was disgusting had to throw it away fries where to spicy, curry goat tasted off , mac and cheese was like rubber called up about the fries and they sent even spicier ones out and sum more rubbery mac and cheese won't order from there again. had to order from somewhere else , WASTE OF MONEY

Lovely food. Curry goat was really tasty and not too hot. Problem with delivery but the chief delivered my order could not apologise enough.

normally really nice but everything was really cold and the curry goat was very watery literally puddles of water in the tray only thing that was nice and hot was the wrap

Me and my husband have come here a few times and the service and food has always been brilliant, thank you to the staff especially Rita. Thank you

Way too late after order submitted online

Food arrived 30mins late. Received no apology when delivered. Tried calling the restaurant beforehand and the number doesn’t connect. Food was cold when delivered. Appalling service. Shame because I was a repeat customer.

First visit with the family today and enjoyed every minute. The food was excellent and the service fast, efficient and all staff super friendly. We were a large group and although they were busy, they still allowed us sufficient time to sit in s relaxed atmosphere and eat in comfort unlike many of the restaurants today who try to rush their customers through their meal. The menu may have changed as some of the food we had are not detailed here in the recommend selection for review however the foods we did have were fantastic. I would recommend Lil' Africana without hesitation. Well done guys!

food was piping hot when it arrived. packaging was intact but unfortunately the food itself was tasteless. did not enjoy it at all. i had to throw it away and eat my home cooked food

Really nice experience at Lil' Afrikana. Food was really nice and came out hot and fresh. Would come again

Great food, chicken burger, tenders, and the veggie meal box, loved the veggie burger, and variety in the box. Only negative was it was Luke warm due to driver not finding our house, I did send a pin with exact location as I know it can be tricky. Would order again but probably collect. Sauces were delicious !

The food was was really nice , but I just wish they’re was more for such a big box to only have a handful of chips was quite disappointing it looked like a kids meal

I'll start off by saying that from my visit there was no black african staff in front of house or the kitchen. I feel if you're going to use the african culture for food and decor, give back to the same community. Integrity aside, the food was fresh and full of flavour. Seating is extremely limited inside so bear this in mind if you want to eat in. The meals are reasonably priced and are quite big portions. I am excited to come back and try more off the menu.

Good place to eat as they have a variety of different mains to choose from, normally food is always perfect, this time round I had a small complaint in regards to my chicken but it was dealt with by a waiter called Saif who went out his way to make sure everything was rectified I was pleased with his honesty and politeness. I would recommend for everyone to give the place a try.

Have regularly ordered from here but on two occasions we received uncooked chicken in our “Three Little Birds” burger, Uber eats refunded the items but it’s shocking that it happens more than once. Decrease the heat on the oil and cook the chicken for longer, it’s not rocket science. People’s health is at risk here. UPDATE; They asked to email but never seen a response. Poor customer service, trash food. Glad everybody’s moved on from the initial buzz of this place.

Food was delicious and Rita provided an excellent service when serving us throughout our visit

What a lovely find! Gorgeous food delivered with a smile by the friendly and helpful waiter Safe. I am so glad I listened to his recommendations for the meal. I will definitely visit again! 👍

Wow! Wonderful food and a very friendly and helpful waiter Safe. Thank you for your good advice on what to order, I will definitely visit again!

Not as well presented as we have had before a little disappointed this time.

Really great food and friendly staff. We will definitely be returning.

What an experience the atmosphere in the restaurant is just brilliant the music the vibe everything in the restaurant flows. The food was amazing I went for the Bun True Love. Tasted amazing 10/10. Service is 10/10 very friendly staff made me feel like I was at home. Definitely a would recommend. 100% coming back!!!!

A gem of a place in Aldridge. Went with family and had the best experience ever. From entering to leaving the restaurant the service was spectacular. The whole environment, ambience, food and atmosphere was 10/10. A special thanks to the staff who ensured the service was above par. The food was amazing and the flavours were balanced to give a true Afrikana experience complimented by the refreshing mocktails. The best meal i have had and cannot wait to return

The food was amazing and the customer service was outstanding! Will definitely be coming back for sure. We had Martin serve us who was very kind and took care of us. Thank you again! :)

The refurbishment looks amazing. It has earthy tones and is very clean. The service was great. Disappointed with the menu choice for vegan / plant based diet.though.

First time ordering and tbh probably the last. The food was lovely tasted amazing but for how much a phatt box costs i expected alot more food to what i got. 1 tablespoon of mac n cheese 3 tablespoons of jollof 2 prawns 2 wings and 4 of the thinest chicken strips ive ever had. And honestly thats no exaggeration with the portion sizes. Again it all did taste amazing and it did get delivered early but for the price there was no where near enough food. I went straight to the co op after i was sti

The food is lovely, but since they have re-opened the prices have gone up a bit.

Food is always amazing and super quick, however they occasionally forget things such as sauce’s sometimes. In this order they forgot the gravy but it was okay as we enjoyed the food.