Enish Nigerian Restaurant Croydon in Croydon

Great authentic Nigerian cuisine, served in pleasant clean environment with a great vibe.

First time going to Enish with my friend and never again! My friend was excited to eat Nigerian food for the first time, since we were in South Croydon, we decided to pop in. It was empty (5.30ish) so we were allowed to choose where to sit. Once seated, we viewed the menu, contemplating what to order. We realised we had been sitting for some when two ladies came in were seated and a waiter promptly appeared and proceeded to take their order. It was at this point we decided we no longer wanted to eat there and got up leave. Not once were we approached or asked why we're leaving. They obviously didn't want us there for some reason!

Absolutely disappointed by the service, the white guy working there is absolutely rude from the begging to the end. First when we entered the restaurant the girl wasn’t aware we had reservation, he had to come and ask the same stupid questions as her and clearly no one was aware about our booking. The girl who also was assisting us when she was asked for something just ignored us. At the restraint was very very hot and no AC at this weather ….. when we ask if they can turn on the AC of course was some look at us and then she said something no one knows what but still no AC. There was another young boy who served us he was amazing. Talking rude to customers who are regular and loyal to Enish and years after been visiting and ordering food from Enish that was my last time and obviously last time order food online or visit. When my food was taken away even I asked the waiter can you not take plates while people are outside I was disappointed to come back and my food was missing when I asked where is my plate that silly guy came to tell me yeah it’s been taken away because you didn’t have much. I said I made a request not to be taken and he was still explaining to me that there is not much food left. So he offered to bring a new meal and I agreed. When he came he slide the plate to me with the words - Here you go that’s the rest of your food. And yes when I look at the plate that’s was a joke I had less than I left at the first time. I have never seen that before when a waiter offer the replace your mail to bring 2 bites for compensation. Well done Enish I had the worst experience and after nearly 5 years of loyalty and my family been enjoying your food. It’s time to goodbye and try new Nigerian restaurants.

Absolutely disappointed by the service, the white guy working there is absolutely rude from the begging to the end. First when we entered the restaurant the girl wasn’t aware we had reservation, he had to come and ask the same stupid questions as her and clearly no one was aware about our booking. The girl who also was assisting us when she was asked for something just ignored us. At the restraint was very very hot and no AC at this weather ….. when we ask if they can turn on the AC of course was some look at us and then she said something no one knows what but still no AC. There was another young boy who served us he was amazing. Talking rude to customers who are regular and loyal to Enish and years after been visiting and ordering food from Enish that was my last time and obviously last time order food online or visit. When my food was taken away even I asked the waiter can you not take plates while people are outside I was disappointed to come back and my food was missing when I asked where is my plate that silly guy came to tell me yeah it’s been taken away because you didn’t have much. I said I made a request not to be taken and he was still explaining to me that there is not much food left. So he offered to bring a new meal and I agreed. When he came he slide the plate to me with the words - Here you go that’s the rest of your food. And yes when I look at the plate that’s was a joke I had less than I left at the first time. I have never seen that before when a waiter offer the replace your mail to bring 2 bites for compensation. Well done Enish I had the worst experience and after nearly 5 years of loyalty and my family been enjoying your food. It’s time to goodbye and try new Nigerian restaurants.

Food lacked flavour, not many options available on the menu, flies flying around the restaurant. Mouse droppings. Really poor. Would not recommend. Service wasn't bad though.

Do not use your credit/debit card here unless you want to risk having those details taken and used on a spending spree- someone behind the counter is taking card info and the restaurant do not care to investigate. My girlfriend paid for a meal here before heading abroad, it was her only time using that card that week and all of a sudden (the very next day) random charges started popping up around London, while she was literally on a flight.

Well done Enish. I'm proud to take anyone to your restaurants to show them good African restaurant standards competing with other resturants. You show pride in your restaurants, awareness of the customers and potential new ones from all backgrounds. Well done.

I’m absolutely shocked. I have been to every Enish in South London and haven’t been this disappointed. I order the same Egusi and was sad to taste Croydon did not serve the same quality as others. Service was ok. I live by Enish Africa on Old Kent Road so wasn’t expecting the same aesthetics but I hoped for the same good Enish Egusi soup. Very watered down. I’ll take it home for the first time and season it myself. Even the Jollof lacked flavour.

I ate the amala,ewudu and gbegiri o my God it was so sweet , their food here is delicious I can’t wait to come back to eat more . Lovely service , neat environment. 🥰🥰

Great Atmosphere, Great customer service

Excellent reception and service at Croydon by Francess.

This is one of the best Nigerian restaurants around Croydon.

There's a female attendant there that's always frowning like she brought her family or personal problems to work that needs to be cautioned. She'll make you lose appetite before your food arrives. The food is nice, if you're fortunate to be attended to by other staff, you're lucky, if she attends to you, kiss your happiness before arriving goodbye.

I ate the asun and after having a few picks complained that the meat had gone off but the staff disagreed even though there were 4 of us with same opinion. I developed severe cramps two days after which I put firmly to the asun. By coincidence some friends visited 2 days after and had similar experience

The eforiro/pounded yam that I ate was quite a palatable experience.

Just Travelled a hour for mediocre food best thing was the plantain and I could make it myself easy enough

Ordered rice and stew. The stew was BITTER. Not sure if they washed the pots in between meal preparation but this was highly disappointing order!

I flew from usa 🇺🇸 to see liverpool game. I thought a taste of Enish culture in croydon was ideal. My friend and I drove from my hotel. We were 5mins early before closure, the staff were horrible. I knew what that hospitality meant to me. We even suggested a take out... they insisted they were ready to close. No warm reception and attention. I reported the incident to my friend who is close to Shola. I hope they (the staff) get this feedback and message. ill try enish in London "ENISH 4LIFE"

Food very expensive. 1 shot of brandy and coke charged 11 pounds .the food was tasty and good size portions

Highly impressed with the service at my first visit to Enish Restaurant in South Croydon with family as part of Eid Mubarak celebrations. The food portions were substantial to the point we had to take rest of it home. I had suya, a Nigerian delicatessen, again was well portioned, very filling. The standard of service and food was high in my opinion. I would certainly recommend. Definitely will come back. Femi

Too little food for £26. Just a small plastic dish. Also found hair in the goats meat. Was very disappointed

My friends and I went to Enish in Croydon for a meal. Franciss, our server, took excellent care. Franciss's customer service was top-tier. Thank you, Enish Lady Watson

Tried plantain and beans with fried fish. Good portion, well cooked and good flavour. Service friendly and efficient. Good selection of drinks, with local links to food. No coffee available but not a big problem

Nice place to dine, and take away.

Enish never disappoints from East London, North, west and now I have tried South London Croydon site. Well done guys , keep up the good work in bring nigerian dishes to the masses

Had fab food, great service experience, very neat and condusive atmosphere. I'll visit again in a heart beat

The food was good and the service was nice 👌

Inconsistent Quality of Egusi Soup; Mixed Experiences I have frequented Enish Croydon delivery service three times now, primarily for their egusi soup. The first experience left me delighted with its delicious taste. However, my subsequent visits were disappointing, to say the least. On my second and third orders, the egusi soup was excessively oily and practically inedible. Regrettably, I had to discard it due to concerns about food quality and health implications. This inconsistency in food quality is concerning and discourages repeat patronage. Despite my disappointing experiences at Enish Croydon, I must acknowledge my positive encounters with Enish Old Kent Road and their Dubai branch. Dining in at these locations has consistently been a pleasant experience, with satisfactory food quality and service. In conclusion, while I've had mixed experiences with Enish establishments, I hope that Enish Croydon can address their issues with food consistency to maintain their reputation for serving delicious Nigerian cuisine. (Note: This review is based on my personal experiences and may not reflect the opinions of others.)

Yesterday was my first time ordering food from Enish, the food taste was the worst food I have ever tasted in my life and London. The soup was tasteless and smelled like uncooked tomatoes, the smoked fish was hard and uncooked, the edikaikong tasted of plain palm oil, with no taste of the season or salt and the moimoi was salty. The only thing they got right was the ewedu. I regret spending £64 on food I couldn't eat. Whoever cooked on the 17th of February 2024 food needs to be arrested. 😡

POOR, DISAPPOINTING SERVICE. I don’t recommend! We arrived on Friday at 1pm. restaurant was completely empty, we asked if the 2 of us could sit at a table for 4 to get some additional space for the dishes. The woman abruptly told us No, she said as it’s the weekend, we will have to take the table for 2. Usually a restaurant host will check the bookings and see if they can accommodate the customer’s request. The woman didn’t do this, she seemed more interested in looking at her mobile as she remained sitting down, she didn’t bother to get up & greet us. She wasn’t friendly in any way. I took 2 photos and explained that I would be writing a review of my experience on GOOGLE, I added, that I thought it wasn’t kind of her to refuse our request when the restaurant was clearly empty of customers. it is only then that she said we could sit at the table for 4. We decided to have lunch elsewhere as we didn’t feel welcome and so had lunch at a lovely restaurant on the same street.

Excel Host , lovely atmosphere, service was brilliant and the food absolutely delicious. Lady that served Omowunmi was very helpful and friendly

I ordered for isiewu and was given a bowl of bone. Chef's defence was that I should have told her before eating. I packed the same bone back to the chef to think about it, no significant part was in the bowl of isiewu. We came out with a family of 9 for family time. I still had the worse food service. We should take care of our own.

The food is amazing ( I am Nigerian, I know😉) The atmosphere is not as good as other Enish locations I have visited but the service is better. The only draw back is the pricing of some items in the menu, it’s outrageous to charge almost 30 pounds for two pieces of snail.

Aysha was amazing. She provided us with the best service. She was attentiv, Charming, went above and beyond and exceeded our expectations. The food was amazing too but Aysha was really great. We will be back.

Aisha our waitress had a great vibe, and good choice in music.

Dear Aisha, you delivered any amazing customer service and experience. You went above and beyond and touched on those special unique touches points of Enish. You are a true assets to Enish. The food was amazing but your service is what made the experience special. Thank you! Keep growing and hope you become more than a waitress, you have so much talent. For anyone one visiting you won’t be disappointed

I got to know about Enish through a YouTube video interview of the owner. It piqued my interest so I decided to check them out and I am glad I did. The food was good plus a very professional staff. I must say they also make the food authentically Nigerian without sacrificing anything because it’s outside Nigeria. I would check out some of their other branches for sure.

Enish came to my attention after watching a YouTube video interview of the owner and boy was I inspired. I decided to try out the place and it is has been equally worth it. I will go on to try a few other branches. Kudos to the Enish for taking their work seriously.

Great service enjoyed my meal my English friend Also enjoyed the fried rice will certainly visit again

Very nice restaurant…lovely food and the customer service was top notch.will love to go there again

Amazing food, nice ambience. Never too crowded. Best Enish branch in London

Is the place to be ,it was my first time and I can tell ,everything was perfect ,the food was soooo Nice. I will be back .

Very clean and good environment, food was okay. Must say the quickest waiting time which is very unusual for a Nigerian resturant. Side street free parking after 5pm and free on Sunday. Staff could do with a little bit of being relaxed. Smiles don't kill and positively engaging customers is a "come back again" charm offensive. Enish is a top Nigerian franchise. This branch gets a 3 🌟 over all.

Wonderful experience. Having experienced several Nigerian restaurants I have to say this is one is quite good.The fried rice/jellof rice is sublime, and if you want a good rum punch try the Shakabula (chapman) - thank me later. Thanks for the great service Edi :)

Great place and environment, we made booking for 18 people and small place for such big bookings, in regards to food it was disappointing, chicken was too hard and same with goat, after waiting for 20mins the grilled fish came out cold, we were not offered alternative and my God drinks are such a rip off, £4 for small bottle of Schweppes lemonade, and can't even talk about wine, too expensive for that kind of establishment. The beef, rice and sauce was great, recommend, after many complaints neither the chef nor the manager came to talk to us, poor waitress has to deal with all the complaints, overall I would say disappointing service from the manager and chef.

Now far too expensive for what you get. In some cases, compared to other Nigeria restaurants, you sometimes pay double the price for the same food offering. For what??? It is a Nigerian restaurant for goodness sake! Thankfully there are much cheaper ones on the same road (in Croydon) offering better quality at much cheaper prices. I no longer patronise Enish, period. Who pays £32 for tilapia pepper soup???? Be advised, check the prices online before you visit.

Enish resturant from a visiting African perspective is an Oasis of familiar food cooked to a satisfactory level away from origin. The preparation time was elongated, this could be attributed to order frequency evident by the unending delivery pickups. Seating area is compact and might be tight in a full seating scenario. Ultimately the food was good and overall if the budget isn't a priority, a good experience.

For what we r paying, the food was VERY disappointing. The meat was over cooked and very chewy. The plantain was hard and dry!!! And the drinks were quite bland. The service was fine and they were polite but I wouldn’t go back to any branch of this restaurant. Very overpriced. Would not recommend!!

Lovely Nigerian dishes,had pounded yam with Okra soup(Aesop) and tastes delicious.

Enish is just a right place to be,their food is well presented and taste so good,customer service is top notch,the environment is cozy and beautiful...If you are in East Croydon and it's environs pls check out Enish.Thank me later.

Love this restaurant food came quick but was so fresh tasty polite service.

The egusi with fresh fish is beautifully made. So much fish. Egusi and pounded yam was £20

Ordered a takeaway from here. Had quite high hopes as I’ve heard good things and always enjoy the Nigerian food I’ve had at various Central London food stalls and at Nigerian weddings. First thing that I was a bit put off by were the prices. £21 upwards for a soup/stew meal and £24 upwards for a rice meal. I assumed that, given the prices, these were perhaps going to arrive packed in large trays, with one meal being enough for two/three people. Oh how wrong I was! The egusi soup (beef) with pounded yam came in a bog standard sized takeaway container! Wasn’t even that tasty, and at £21 I was expecting way more, both in terms of flavour and quantity! Jollof rice with plantain and assorted goat didn’t fair much better. Again, whopping priced at £24 but rice and small portion of plantain came in a bog standard container size, with a separate, half filled container of chewy goat meat. Overall I was very underwhelmed and cannot for the life of me fathom why the owners/management of this establishment think they’ve got their pricing strategy correct. Certainly won’t be visiting again and had it not been for the Uber Eats discount running at the time I’d have probably called the restaurant to complain!! Unless you like to pay significantly over the odds for, at best, mediocre food then don’t bother with Enish. Certainly not takeaway…

portions ridiculous small for £16?? food does taste very nice tho not sure if the portion was this small because it was a delivery?

Lovely experience! First time trying Enish I definitely enjoyed! Our waiter Zainab was verily lovely

Great service nice and speedy and the food was excellent. I come here all the time as it is my local and the staff are always perfect

I was a bit disappointed. We wanted to try some new cuisine so Nigerian restaurant seemed interesting. Prices are quite expensive, especially when we received the dish. Portions were very small - we have ordered diced beef, which was tasty but size was sadly small. Meat had also a lot of bones so you had to be very careful when choosing the dice you want to bite - no idea why. In total for a 100g of meat, fried plantain and bottle of non-alcoholic drink we have paid £29. Not sure if it's worth it

Lovely experience at Enish this evening. Tasty food, great portion sizes and brilliant atmosphere

I've wanted to try Enish for a long time & ended up trying their Croydon location. It really didn't disappoint, with it being my first time Peter the waiter couldn't have been more helpful, the music was 10/10 and so was the food. I would highly recommend and will be going again!!

A restaurant with potentials but lacks service badly. Waiters rather be involved with everything else about themselves instead of wait their tables! You constantly needs to look for their attention and repeat yourself many times and still with chance your order will be incomplete. The service just upset the stomach.

Fantastic food and chilled atmosphere. If you haven't experienced Nigerian food before then come to South Croydons Enish!

Beautiful food. Delicious. Relaxing chilled vibe. Superb service. Recommend 100%

Enish croydon, please you need to do something drastic about the quality of food and customer satisfaction in relation to your takeaway meals. On numerous occasions upon several reviews, it is evident that your takeaway meals are not fresh, poorly presented and reduced size portion. It is now becoming a scam!!! For example the grilled fish is small but packaged as large and taste stale sometimes, fried plaintain is always suggy as takeaways and also tasteless, Fried yam is always looking brown and sometimes stale. The chef certainly needs to be questioned and severel For the price paid for your takeway and the packs, its absolutely a ripoff. Mgmt, please take note.

Took my Bulgarian friend here to demonstrate my countries wonderful cuisine. Enish didn't disappoint. A shout out to the staff and special mention to my sister from Oyo state Omowunmi who definitely is a credit to the business. See you guys soon

Ordered grilled tilapia from the Croydon restaurant, I received boiled tilapia. Not good enough guys.. you keep trading quality for speed.

The fact that musiala knows about this place must mean the food is on point.

Have never seen suya with bones, fried meet no suya sauce, this is what we get when they employ non Nigerian to cook Nigeria food and I had to wait for almost 60 min before my order arrive

Lovely environment and friendly customer services. Excellent food. It’s my second time here. Will come back in the near future.

First time visiting Enish and it was tasty. Good home cooked food. The red bream was favourite. Will come again as it’s good local food.

The customer service was nice and I enjoyed the food.....I would love to go there again,I loved the customer service

Went here for dinner this evening for my husband’s 65th, food was average, lamb & Beef had a lot of fat which really should have been either removed or rendered down during cooking, beef could not be chewed as just full gristle & very off putting, tomato not Ripe , didn’t sell coffee or sparkling water. Disappointed ☹️

We went to the Croydon restaurant. Great experience we came for my birthday with family. Very welcoming and most importantly the food was well presented and delicious! Eve was very helpful and showed great service especially serving my Grandad, thank you! We will come again.

First time visiting and really enjoyed the experience. Having visited other African restaurants in the passed I was impressed with the service and the speed at which meals arrived. Eddy our host was great, made recommendations and was welcoming. Really enjoyed the meal. Will be back!

My first time dining in a Nigerian restaurant. Food was amazing, the customer service was good could be better.

Beautiful atmosphere. The service was great. Edi was an amazing hostess.

Authentic Naija food. Great ambience

Really enjoy the food here. Decor is simple but welcoming.

I visited Enish with my family on mother's day. We found the call system for service to be efficient. We enjoyed our meals, the egusi was very good. Stay away from the snails they are expensive and the portions are small for snails. Everything else is worth a try. Our favourites are the fried yam with spicy stew.

This has to be the lowest star I've ever given at a restaurant, I was extremely disappointed in the food, ambience and service😞 the only thing that was nice was the one and only mocktail on offer and the moimoi. I ordered a beef suya following recommendations from African friends, I don't know if it is tradition to use low quality old meat when cooking Nigerian dishes as this is not the first time I've experienced this but the beef was so chewy to the point I had give up chewing and swallow the whole piece of meat and wash it down with water. The portion size were tiny, Suya is £13 and served in a side plate which is just as well as I could not finish it anyway. The jollof rice was standard I think it lacked something but I cannot put my hands on it. Service was slow as they recieve many takeaway orders and seem to prioritise thise also don't expect any smiles. Decor was basic and entertainment non existent with a buffering youtube playlist on a large screen tv. A DJ playing afrobeats would have been more fitting on a Friday evening.

Suya platter was really good but they seemed understaffed

Full range of Nigerian meals. Food very nice. Well located on the restaurant strip. Service is polite but has a definite Nigerian feel to it. Bit pricey.

Wonderful customer service 🙂 Food was amazing!won't forget to get pictures next time

Cozy atmosphere, nice music 🎶 and best dining experience 👌. Will definitely be back for more😋

This was the worst experience I’ve had with any Enish restaurant. My food came and I barely had an stew in the small container it came in. Legit not even enough to cover a small portion of rice. As if that wasn’t enough, my food had a piece of hair. I’m disappointed and mad.

I saw Enish being on my list of places to other from. Now and then I'd look and see the prices and think it's so expensive! Well I decided to try it out and I can say for the first time that I would order again from a restaurant that's more expensive compared to other restaurants. I ordered jollof rice with goats meat and it was lovely. I paid £18 for it which is much higher compared to what I usually pay, but the portion size was really good plus the food quality was great. They package the food really well, the goats meat, rice and plantain was brilliant. I did order a cows foot spicy soup type meal, the soup was great but the cows foot is not for me. I will definitely order here again, lovely food.

Had a fantastic afternoon with a group of friends. The food and service was absolutely A+++. Would highly recommend. The food was so good I ordered more to taken home. Very good value for money. Yum 😋

I visited the Croydon Branch for the first time with a group of friends. I had the lamb Suya with plaintain. We all ordered different mains, an assortment of starters and mocktails. I've had Suya in Nigeria so I was very sceptical of the quality I was going to receive. However I was more than pleasantly surprised. Everyone in my group of friends were also very happy with their meals. I look forward to dining at the Ilford branch. The customer service from Edi and her colleague was excellent! I even met one of the chefs who was so pleasant and polite. Excellent dining experience.

Delicious food well presented and great service

Thanks for all Edi , verry GOOOD !!!!! The food was great, warm welcoming,… I’ll go again

Food was good and the waiting time wasn't bad

Lovely place, the food is awesome, staff are nice and available, willing to meet customer requirements.

Jollof rice was basic to be completely honest, I was extremely disappointed. One small container was £9 and not worth the money in the slightest, would not recommend

Ordered rice meal with assorted meat, meat was so tough my jaw and teeth hurt. Tasted like your eating a shoe. Jollof rice taste burnt. Very expensive thought it’s extortion. Beer cost from£8.99!

The food and especially the drinks (£8-9 for a beer) were overpriced. The meat was very tough to chew and of poor quality. Even the jollof rice tasted burnt. On the plus side, the spices and sauce were pretty good for the dishes we ordered and the service was efficient.

Lovely meal and excellent customer service. Sometimes you might have to wait a little for the meal to arrive (depends on how busy they are), but when it does it will worth the wait. Fantastic Nigerian cuisines.

I would definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone who loves good food :) Great for family and friends. The jollof rice was amazing as was the beef suya & the chicken wings. The sauce with the wings was amazing as well! I especially loved the plantain (not pictured). The spice level and portion sizes were great value for money. The service was 10/10. Thank you so much to Edi, you were so kind and attentive. We felt very welcome.

I enjoyed the nkwobi and the grilled fish. Was so tasteful and absolutely relishing... And kudos to Edi, perfect service 👍👍👍

Unfortunately after enjoying food from them for a while now I've had to make the decision to stop due to the significant price increase. Sorry guys but wish you all the best. Goodbye

The girl who answers the phone has no manners at all. Big New Years Eve and your miserable. Food is still 10/10 though 😋

Came with my friends on Tuesday evening, had a lovely time. With an amazing host, Tosin. Will be coming back!