HEAT African Restaurant in Oxford

I went to the restaurant but they seem to have closed down for a while, this was a wasted time driving and sorting out parking and just to know that the restaurant is no longer active is so bad.

This place is disgusting All the bar staff are in the kitchen eating from the tubs Not washed there hand no gloves No hand sanitizer anywhere bar staff on the phone in the kitchen Playing with each other's hair Disgraceful The food is a joke The customer service is terrible Hygiene standards are non existence While I was here a online order was returned from a delivery driver and they put it back out for another customer to purchase stale food that had left the premises for over hour When I questioned this the disgusting woman told me nobody will know This place needs to closed down it's filth Looks nice on the inside but if watch the carrying on off the staff in and out off that kitchen you will want to vomit 🤢

Overall a good spot Food taste 2/10 Drinks 8/10 Food was terrible over salted and dry Complained to the manager she gave a fake smile with vague sorry Bartender lady was very pleasant cocktail was good

If you are looking to enjoy some afrobeat music then you got the right place. Enjoy your drink while vibing

Delivered through Uber eats. Child's size portion of soup and suya, where's the rest of it! Unseasoned suya had to re-season it and soup filled a 1/4 of my bowl. Was over 1 hour late. Never ordering from here again. This is not the place to get authentic West African food.

Review: My partner and I had high hopes when we walked into Heat African seafood & grill house, but unfortunately, the experience fell far short of expectations. From the moment we entered, the flashy disco lights and booming music were more suited to a nightclub than a dining establishment. The first warning sign was when we asked the server for a recommendation and were met with confusion. It seemed like she was either new or completely clueless. Despite this, we decided to give it a chance. However, the disappointment continued as we found out they were out of basic dishes like goat curry. Opting for the seafood boil, we endured a lengthy 1.5-hour wait. When the dish finally arrived, it was a letdown. At £50, it was overpriced, with more potatoes than shrimp, and the seasoning was bland. Adding insult to injury, we were provided with a knife and fork instead of gloves to tackle the messy seafood. Overall, the lackluster customer service, inexperienced staff, and underwhelming food left us regretting our decision to dine at [Restaurant Name]. Save yourself the trouble and look elsewhere for a satisfying meal.

Always a good time here with great food and service, interesting customers with friendly conversations

We had a great night out - the food was nicely prepared and very well presented. Service and atmosphere great. The waitress was really attentive and friendly.

I ordered from here yesterday just to receive extremely hard jollof rice, salty plantain and suya that was cold and burnt. I called it in and the lady on the phone gave such an apathetic ‘sorry’ and was trying to get me off the phone. I spent £27 for really bad food and service.

DO NOT EVER WASTE YOUR HARD EARNED CASH ON THIS RESTAURANT. Manager is unapologetic and defensive about errors which are clearly the restaurants own. Should be closed down .

Really great authentic food. Very welcoming. Thought I'd try the restaurant out as I was walking past and it was really really nice

This is the second time coming to heat restaurant. First time I was more angry than a mad man but this second time. Met load of renovations and upgrade. This is classical, best meal... platter at its best... chef has a 5star. I'm sure he got a ph.D in barbecue. Fantastically spontaneous meal... Great meal 😋

Just been refurbished - looks far brighter inside than the outside signage suggests. Had Puff Puff and beans, which was really good (basically sliced banana + Kidney beans). Also a Magnum drink - somewhere between an energy drink and vodka & coke. Barman and waiter were friendly and was a great atmosphere. Some photos attached... to share their Good vibes. 😉

Returned to a newly revamped Heat restaurant. It is more relaxed and serves up a nice selection on the food menu. I've tried the wings, rice, fries and puff puffs. All of the food was to a high standard and tasted great. Nice light afro tunes in the background. If you're looking for a chilled evening with a few drinks and some food, this is the spot to try.

New and improved!! Came to heat for relaunch and was pleasantly surprised by the makeover, the owner has done a great job with the decor and overall feel. We had a few sample plates and they were all served promptly and delicious.

completely rude staff and way too loud

I'm delighted to share my positive experience at Heat. The ambiance provided an incredibly pleasant and comfortable atmosphere, creating a welcoming environment. The service was impeccable, demonstrating attentiveness and a genuine commitment to customer satisfaction. Overall, my time at Heat was truly enjoyable, and I highly recommend it for those seeking a delightful experience.

Food very bad lady doesnt know how to behave they served me cray fish bean porridge which was invegeterian option as i am pure veg i alredy said i am veg when we discussed she behaved rudely and very late service for that food

Very bad experience. The lady who served the food was arrogant with no hospitality and food we ordered for my partner in veg option they added cray fish and we said the food smells like a fish smell can you please check she confirmed with chef and simply said its cray fish and we didn’t even touched that bean porridge and the lady didn’t even bothered to apologize and simply took the payment .no hospitality at all never advise anyone to visit.

I just ordered food from this restaurant on deliveroo, I paid £35.59 for everything you’re seeing here. I’ve never been to a Nigerian restaurant, that you had to order rice and meat separate. The jollof rice alone , cost £7.80, that cost would’ve given me a huge hunk of meat or chicken from all the other restaurants I’ve been to, that includes restaurants in Bournemouth, Luton even London. To the point I thought it was standard practice….until today. You might be wondering “you saw jollof rice on the page, why would you assume it would come with meat?”, and for this I’ll say refer back to my previous statement. Now, take a moment the guess the price of the soup you’re seeing…..whatever you guessed you’re wrong. The soup alone cost—£21.10 the pounded yam—£5.20 And it wasn’t even freshly pounded yam, it’s the stuff you can buy from supermarkets. It was my Nigerian friend that ordered this for us to eat for lunch, in the hopes it would last a long time at her house(the soup I mean). Nope, this is what she got. It really makes you wonder, what exactly is giving this food such an exorbitant price?. i added the price here so you guys can be the judge of it, does this make sense to you?

Lovelyvwelcoming safe place . Great music and staff

Avoid ordering online from this restaurant. From the other reviews, their in store orders might be good but the online I did was a mess. Very burnt suya with 90% fats. I had to thrash it. Thankfully I wanted to try them first before telling my African friends about it. So yeah, I would only them not to visit. I wish I could score them a minus, it was that bad.

Lovely Saturday night at Heat African Restaurant on Cowley Road Oxford. The food was great. Delicious "ekwan " . Beautifully spicy jollof. Excellent service. Great atmosphere. Everyone enjoyed the music. We will definitely visit this Restaurant again.

Don't go to this restaurant...Service is just awful.... beyond terrible... The wait for the food was an excruciating 1 hour and 30 minutes, only to receive the wrong order, and only half of the order. The portion size was ridiculously small...I guess they forgot it supposed to be an African restaurant.... The staff was practically non-existent, offering no feedback or updates on the food delay....It's ridiculous that such a simple dish like jollof rice take forever to be served. To top it off, the waiter didn't even bother to welcome us or provide a menu until we had to chase him down and practically beg for it... Also the place is super dark and the music unbearably loud and the dj sucks... Sadly places like this reinforces the cliché that African people can't run a business....

I once gave this restaurant a 5 star last year but the quality has gone down tremendously. There is a big difference between the food you get in the restaurant and when you order online. I ordered fish stew , paid almost 20 pounds and I received chicken stew containing 1 drum stick. One. I called them to query, the person was very combative and rude. Blamed me for not answering my phone when they called me to tell me they did not have cat fish. I then asked them why they just didn’t cancel the order, they hung up on me. For 20 pounds I can buy a whole chicken and stew it myself. They at least could have put a sizeable amount of chicken. Gave this place one last chance and went there for lunch. The girl serving us was chewing puff puff whilst taking orders. Half of the staff on the menu was not available in the kitchen. Took almost 30 mins to manage to order something between her going back and forth in the kitchen to check what was available. Learn something from you neighbours “Red star” yes their service sucks but their food is great!

A very African experience, half the menu doesn't exist, and you pay as you order, but the place is friendly and the food was good - the curry goat was what you'd expect. It was early but I suspect it gets quite busy later on.

Nice good but rather dark and unwelcoming

Great Dj, expensive drinks with a limited variety. Clean toilets and a great atmosphere.

Ordered as a takeaway on Uber Eats. The food came and I was excited by the smell of the food ... but oh my the disappointment that followed was unbelievable!!! The plaintain was a soggy mess and was drenched in cooking fat. The egusi soup was bitter and felt like I was eating egusi mixed with sand ... that tells me the meat was not washed properly. For the side dish, I chose ugali and what arrived was an inedible yellow mush with a grainy texture. The egusi soup was over salted. The jollof rice was oily and was made with a short grain rice. Overall a terrible meal, a terrible experience and extremely over-priced! If you are looking for authentic African cuisine, look somewhere else as you will not find it here.

Really friendly and the music and atmosphere is a whole vibe. The food is absolutely delish. Would definitely recommend Heat

Worst place to eat. Almost 2 hours waiting to receive our order and the place was empty, I can't imagine what it would be like if they had to serve full house. Avoid this place, the staff has no idea how to provide good customer service.

"Mois mois" needs BETTER cleaning!!! Poof poof ok. The plantain was pretty good 😀 Husband liked the plantains and poof poof!!!

What a disappointment is an under statement. This is not authentic African food. After ordering our food it took over an hour to arrive. This was before it all took off in the kitchen! Half the starters arrived with half the mains which were all plated incorrectly. The rest of the starters and remaining mains eventually arrived. One of the starters didn't look anything like the menu described, was dry and not seasoned. The mixed grill was again not as described and only came with three lamb chops. When we ordered cocktails we were told by the barman that he didn't know how to make the drinks but he would try his best. He took 20min to make one cocktail which was made with the wrong alcohol. By this stage we canceled all the other orders and asked for the bill. This again was an experience in itself. He was adding up the bill on a piece of paper, the total was incorrect and we had to add it up ourselves before we could leave! This place was like a really really bad Fawlty towers. Don't go here to eat or drink but maybe visit for a bad experience. Avoid!

This spot is good for savoury African dishes with a relaxed vibe. Ideal for a relaxed evening evening meal.

Never again Keep me waiting for hours and end up cancelling my order Overprice food Waste of time experience

Keep me waiting for a long time and cancel my order at the end

The best thing that happened to me in Oxford was now this restaurant. I will be coming daily for three months. Nyama choma🥰, ugali..ooh my!! Sweetness out of this world

Good nyamachoma and ugali which hit the spot, only would want more spinach otherwise super happy with the place and the music

Please improve on your takeaway potions..jollof and beef stew for £30 i felt so scammed….

Went to this restaurant for the first time have to say the food was amazing staff were very attentive and as we had not eaten African food before the head chef came out and advised us what to eat, a very enjoyable experience will definitely be going again, highly recommend the goat curry

This place was absolutely fire. In town visiting from the states and this was the best beef I’d ever had. It was seasoned to perfection and was cooked just right. Not only that but the chief came out and was speaking to us and the service was great. If you are looking for some great tasting food this is absolutely the place to go to get it. I’m on tour with my rugby team and I will certainly be bring the lads here tonight for drinks.

Good customer service .. lovely tasty and fresh food Nice nyama choma and ugali .. would recommend to visit

Please don’t visit if you are looking to eat proper African food. The food was under seasoned and also portions are extremely bad. I never had such bad jollof like this, the rice was definitely not cooked by a professional, also the meat portion that I was provided was disgraceful for the amount of money paid! Just an advise if you continue to serve customers like this you will be closed soon!

If you are looking for a great African "club" to sit and vibe to music then this is your place. But if you are looking for great customer service- amazing food, CLEAN DISHES avoid avoid. This is not a restaurant !! 3/4 Of the menu is not available on request. This includes drinks. We ordered a round of the house champagne £4.99 a glass we were charged incorrectly as Prosecco £7.99 . When I tried to contest this I was informed by the waiter that as he has an Engineering degree his maths calculations where accurate and mine where not. He also rounded up each item to the nearest pound so if you ordered an item for 3:50 he would round up to £4. 2 members of our group paid their bills at the bar before they left However we were still made to pay for 1 of those orders as the waiters had neglected to update their less than efficient system...(A small piece of paper with extremely small ineligible hand writing on it) The champagne glasses where dirty with lipstick stains. The glasses are black and white so you could clearly see pink and red lipstick on them. the waiter looked annoyed when I pointed this out and said that their dishwasher was not working proper...Infection control??? we were being served on dishes not washed or disinfected. My friend ordered the mixed grill we waited 2 hours only for her to be told her order had not been sent to the kitchen and that they didn't have all the items for it in the restaurant .Mind you we arrived at 7pm and were one of the first few customers there. I ordered Pounded yam - found HAIR in this and could not finish my food. One of the bouncers arrived early and was loudly watching the football match - screaming and shouting extremely loud over the music. After the match finished he then put on his jacket and started work .... After this as we were leaving the owner asked what had happened as we were clearly not happy. I then started explaining my grievances and righty fully so I was annoyed and frustrated - He repeatedly interrupted me attempted to Gaslight me stating other people had had nice experiences at his restaurant mine was a fluke.... He then proceeded to question me about the hair I found - what colour it was and also what length it was I took the time to explain to him how customer service works and how as a business he needs to listen to his customers and let them finish before interrupting them . This clearly annoyed him . At this point we entered into a shouting match outside of the establishment where he then said "if this was a white business she would not be doing this" I took the time to remind him that a White owned business they would take customer service seriously and would attempt to resolve any concerns its customers would have and that yes I would always emphatically defend my rights as a consumer. In conclusion AVOID.

If you are looking for a great African "club" to sit and vibe to music then this is your place. But if you are looking for great customer service- amazing food, CLEAN DISHES avoid avoid. This is not a restaurant !! 3/4 Of the menu is not available on request. This includes drinks. We ordered a round of the house champagne £4.99 a glass we were charged incorrectly as Prosecco £7.99 . When I tried to contest this I was informed by the waiter that as he has an Engineering degree his maths calculations where accurate  and mine where not. He also rounded up each item to the nearest pound so if you ordered an item for 3:50 he would round up to £4. 2 members of our group paid their bills at the bar before they left However we were still made to pay for 1 of those orders as the waiters had neglected to update their less than efficient system...(A small piece of paper with extremely small ineligible hand writing on it) The champagne glasses where dirty with lipstick stains. The glasses are black and white so you could clearly see pink and red lipstick on them. the waiter looked annoyed when I pointed this out and said that their dishwasher was  not working proper...Infection control??? we were being served on dishes not washed or disinfected. My friend ordered the mixed grill we waited 2 hours only for her to be told her order had not  been sent to the kitchen and that they didn't have all the items for it in the restaurant .Mind you we arrived at 7pm and were one of the first few customers there. I ordered Pounded yam - found HAIR in this and could not finish my food.   One of the bouncers arrived early and was loudly watching the football match - screaming and shouting extremely loud over the music. After the match finished he then put on his jacket and started work .... After this as we were leaving the owner asked what had happened as we were clearly not happy.  I then started explaining my grievances and righty fully so I was annoyed and frustrated - He repeatedly interrupted me attempted to Gaslight me stating other people had had nice experiences at his restaurant mine was a fluke.... I took the time to explain to him how customer service works and how as a business he needs to listen to his customers and let them finish before interrupting them . This clearly annoyed him . At this point we entered into a shouting match outside of the establishment where he then said "if this was a white business she would not be doing this" I took the time to remind him that a White owned business they would take customer service seriously and would attempt to resolve any concerns its customers would have and that yes I would always emphatically defend my rights as a consumer. In conclusion AVOID.

All that for £15 - there’s hardly any soap to eat the pounded yam What you saw in that picture was meant to be egusi but there’s hardly any egusi Waste of money 😡😡😡

Friendly staff and love my Friday nights there, still need to try the food cause it looks amazing

It's a friendly place, you can listen to music and dance, I recommend it to everyone

Such unexpected delight to find this place in Oxford. Customer service is tops and the food is amazing. Nice décor and ambience. Enjoyed watching the Morocco v France game with enthusiastic crowd. Definitely a must when in town.

I got a takeaway, the food was cold, they forgot an item, overcharged me and wouldn’t do anything about it. Such a shame !

Great African restaurant, vibrant atmosphere and good music

Really upset about experience. Went in and had high hopes, when we were ordering many items weren't on the menu and when the waitress said she'd check if our dishes were available, it took twenty minutes to for her to come back. It wasn't busy. When she did come back we didn't get another look at the menu and the food that did turn up was bland. Some of us were charged for large meals even though we ordered and received small meals and when there wasn't enough cutlery it was suggested we share. When it came to paying they were very insistent that we didn't split the bill to make it easier for them and then £10 was added to the bill mistakenly, though this was refunded when we went back.

My roommate and I have been dealing with a maggot infestation for a week. Compared to our experience with this establishment, the infestation is a walk in the park. The service (insofar as it can he described as service) was unique in its capacity to demand that we cater to them. We had to have the meals they chose for us. We had to pay through the methods they chose for us. They gave us the portions they chose for us (contrary to out orders). In addition, they charged us an extra £10 and, upon being pressed on this, they claimed they accidentally added another meal. The meal in question was £11. We can thereby infer that their excuse was a thinly veiled scheme to deceive us. I can confidently claim that I have never been more let down by a restaurant in my life.

My go to place for afrojams and African foods in oxford

We had drinks at this restaurant/bar after watching a gig at the O2 Academy. Mohammed and his business partner Shakha were the most welcoming of hosts. The bar and restaurant has great music and a very friendly and welcoming vibe. Many of the regulars including Kay and Melo will make you welcome There is a shisha bar area at the rear that can be exclusively booked if you want at a very affordable price of £4 per person at the time of writing. The drinks are also very fairly priced. There is a great sound system and music mix in the bar/restaurant which seems to go down well.

We had drinks at this restaurant/bar after watching a gig at the O2 Academy. Mohammed and his business partner Shakha were the most welcoming of hosts. The bar and restaurant has great music and a very friendly and welcoming vibe. Many of the regulars including Kay and Melo will make you welcome There is a shisha bar area at the rear that can be exclusively booked if you want at a very affordable price of £4 per person at the time of writing. The drinks are also very fairly priced. There is a great sound system and music mix in the bar/restaurant which seems to go down well.

Excellent meal and excellent service. If you're up for something a bit different then this is the place for you. Staff were lovely and explained what all the dishes were, making excellent recommendations. We had spicy chicken gizzards and dried spicy beef to start (pictured) then I had a really nice spicy beef offal stew with smashed yams and my partner had curry goat with Jollof (spicy rice). Washed down with Staropramen. Lots of other drinks available.

Extremely friendly, very interesting menu of West African classics, fresh and tasty

Excellent meal and excellent service. If you're up for something a bit different then this is the place for you. Staff were lovely and explained what all the dishes were, making excellent recommendations. We had spicy chicken gizzards and dried spicy beef to start (pictured) then I had a really nice spicy beef offal stew with smashed yams and Gordon had curry goat with Jollof (spicy rice). Washed down with Staropramen. Lots of other drinks available.

Good music, lovely host but need better cooks

Delicious continental meals. Good customer care, clean place. Good for a family dinner out. Highly recommended.

Jus moved to Divinity rd and this place jus around the corner I’m a Afro beats fan so walked in to relax have a drink and listen to some tunes!!! I love the vibe of this place the high seats over looking Cowley rd as you eat it’s quite unique! The food was amazing and very traditional and authentic Considering this food is not cheap to buy and some of these dishes take time to make I found the prices very reasonable!! Staff are lovely it’s gotta really sense of family here which I loved about it! Friday and Saturday night Afro beats serious vibes !! Now I’m hooked !! I’m so glad found this place I’ve met people here and I see it’s how it serves the community!!! Definitely becoming my local joint !!!

Fantastic real food, great staff, lovely vibes.

Living in Nigeria for years i really miss the food....i did try this place 2 yrs ago but found it quite basic....after seeing the changes they made on the outside and the local gossip about the food i thought id try it again and im so glad i did.... Yes its has improved to say the food is traditional and takes jus like id expect to get in Nigeria....I also love the new lights and the window display and jus how clean it is inside.... Afro beats and afro jazz makes a lovely ambience to sit relax and enjoy yourself. IM really proud of this place i met the owner and can say what a pleasure it was... Africian heritage is something very important to be and this place serves alot of people needs as a African its like home from home... Food is relaisticially priced as i know importanting foods from Nigeria is not cheap.. Yes the place has a lovely Africian vibe to it and i will definetely be coming back...

The Jollof rice was spoilt as in it had gone off! Had a terrible smell. Couldn’t eat it 🤮 The egusi was okay, not as nice as it usually is when dining in and the Kilishi was nice (extremely small portion but that’s just how Kilishi is served so that was to be expected I guess) It appears the food is better when you actually eat in the restaurant but in terms of actual delivery? Forget it. You’ll end up getting lower quality food. Unfortunately will be my last time ordering.

The food here is nice although the portions can be better for the price😊. Also, you need to calculate your bill yourself as we were over billed, the waitress couldn’t explain the extra money she billed us and we were not refunded as we had already paid with card before checking the bill. The ambience is lovely, with very well kept rest rooms.

Cool ambience, authentic African flavours and great drinks selection

What can I say,firstly the portions were very little for what seems to be very overpriced food and secondly the food tasted very bland regret why we didn't just prepare the food ourselves. Was very much bloated after having the Efo and won't be purchasing anything again. Thanks

Saw a few bad reviews on this restaurant, ordered food to deliver to my house and was amazed. so flavourful and filling

The prices are extremely ridiculous. I could not believe it. Suya very tasteless no spice at all maybe just a little salt. Egusi with assorted meat came with 3 very tiny pieces of meat for 12.99 not including the side. So for an extra 3.99 you get pounded yam or whatever side. The egusi was chunky, guess I was meant to pretend the huge chunks were pieces of meat. Jollof rice just okay but again extremely over priced. I think for the prices the sides should at least be included. Oh I forgot how I got gizzard that was fried extremely dry and just dropped in tomato sauce, not even tossed in properly, literally just dropped in. I nearly cried because that much money for what? Can’t even include a piece of chicken in the rice package? Have to buy every single thing to make up a meal. Very unfair and daylight robbery actually. The prices should be illegal.

Bravo! To the owners. I just discovered this restaurant when a friend mentioned it to me. So I decided to check it out. It was like 805/ Mama Calabar / local Buka food coming to Oxford on demand. However it was a lot better than those. The food was 110%. Jollof, mixed beef stew. Best pounded yam ever. Egusi/ plantain. Puff puff was on point. Needless to say my family was very happy to dig in when I got home. The vibe in there was very charming with tasteful African Artifacts. You sort of get drawn in an Dont feel like leaving. Best staff ever. Very chilled but polite and make you feel like nothing is too much to ask. Coming from a design Architectural Construction background I could tell that the owner had spared no expense on the decor. The quality was top notch. The timber on bar. Was just as good if not better than what you would find in Camden Arms I worked on many moons ago. And also behind the bar display. Someone said something about the lighting but personally I love the mood in there . I shall be telling all my friends and family about this special find and also sharing on Instagram . Thanks to the owner(s) Oxford really needed this.

It was my worst day at this restaurant: I was so hungry that evening. I ordered Jollof rice which tasted like it was cooked with just oil. The food was bland and tasteless. I would have rated ‘0’ it was expensive and no value for the money spent. The meat and the stew was bland, it was like they mixed the meat with chopped tomatoes. I will not go there again and wouldn’t recommend to no one.

It's absolutely great with lots of african food and beats

Had Nigerian food there and I was a tad disappointed, it didn't taste original at all, the suya was basically just beef and a generic seasoning, the egusi tasted off, the people behind the bar were really friendly except for this one girl who makes cocktails, she was very rude and impatient.

The worst possible supposed African food at an inflated rate. Food was bland and portions were a joke. A pound for a puff is a total rip off. Suya was a disjustice to what they should taste like. Don’t recommend and will never stop by again. The Turkish restaurants further up the road are much tastier abs better value for money. AVOID HEAT!!

Previously had bad experience with their beans as I actually thought it will be Nigeria beans or ewagoyin ...but visited 2 days back to get suya, it was nice...the 2 ladies were awesome and helpful.they deserve to be the face of African heat.kidding lol 😆...Good experience in all.

Best in egusi, jollof and okro soup . I really enjoyed it this time with my friends. The food was amazing, will ordering more often ❤️❤️

The actual dish without the meat 🍖 was great. With the meat my teeth simply began aching as I walked out of the door ended up at the chemist buying chlorhexidine. My teeth for a number of days simply suffered. I have never had egusi soup like it. I have never gone there since. I noted a couple refused to order meat upon their second visit saying they had meat before.

Don't waste your money. Food is tasteless and overpriced. Ordered Eforiro which ended up being spoilt, Egusi and Okro soup was not fresh, jollof rice was tasteless, suya and kilishi overpriced. Peppersoup tasted more like beef broth. Don't waste your money.

Wonderful tasty food but the "mixed meat" (all beef) was a bit of a challenge as it was on the tough side.

Good music drinks are expensive can of fanta over a fiver I was like omg 😲 food tast good didnt have everything on menu

Service was friendly but slow, food was ok, conversation was difficult because the music was too loud, started turning into a nightclub before we'd finished our meal

Great place, would recommend it to other people

Amazing food, surprisingly cheap and the staff were super kind. The plantain is fantastic and I think puff puff is a new favourite!

The food wasn’t nice at all and it was under seasoned. The jellof wasn’t spicy at all and it was poor.

A weird but fun evening was enjoyed by myself and a couple of friends. Great atmosphere and the food was certainly different, interesting and spicy hot. The service, although very friendly, was slapdash with dishes arriving at random times and some not coming at all....

Tried to visit this place at 10pm tonight for a drink as celebration of my promotion but the security guy told me the owner said no more people are allowed to come in, and entry to me was denied. This is quiet weird as at...

A great African restaurant, owners could be a little more professional with the way they relate with their customers.

Absolutely loved my night here! Stayed for a long time! Great atmosphere, service was excellent and such friendly staff! Can't beat it!

Really great customer service. Cocktails were top notch and not expensive. Taste great! We stayed way longer than we thought we would just because of how much we were enjoying our time. Music on, great atmosphere 👌

Lovely place can't wait to visit again

What a lovely experience. The customer service is wonderful. Really had a great time with my friends. The food was sumptuous and the drink was nice. They also have stores you can get most African food. With great scenery to take nice shots

The atmosphere was very pleasant, very casual and easy going. The service was also very good, prompt and attentive. The drinks were good, reasonable price and good cocktails. The food however was not great. Jollof rice and plantain was very good, but my partner's mixed...

Don’t waste your time coming here when you are surrounded by so many different cuisines nearby. Service was fine, nice waitress but the food not so much! “Mixed meat” main turned out to be the “no meat” option. It was all just fat. When we...

Big up Mo my guy for always catering and looking after the mandem, and big up Paj the best behind the bar. Best Wings on Cowley! #TeamHeat

The restaurant is quite serene with good Afrobeats music. However, food is overly priced and doesn't fit description provided.

Great vibes , good food and their cocktails are the best !

Absolutely love the availability of different African cuisines. A truely authentic experience worth enjoying everytime you get a chance when in Oxford. The management and staff are friendly and courteous making the dining experience that much more enjoyable. Love love love 😍

Excellent food, excellent people, felt like back home and people were really nice, highly recommend.

Ordered food which tasted great, good portions. There was a wide selection on the menu, would eat here again!