Imo Oluwa in Manchester

First time going. The food is a bit pricey but we enjoyed it.

Always on point with the flavour. You can tell that Imo Oluwa has a culture of excellence Another experience - 18th of October 2024 Staff at my school have ordered food from ImoOluwa to celebrate Black History Month two years in a row now. ImoOluwa being the consistent purveyor of excellent food and service have made more staff fall in love with jollof rice. Thank you ImoOluwa for supporting our school celebrations and helping us to make fond memories through beautifully prepared and yummy food

The food was delicious!!! The staff were kind and welcoming!!! 100% recommend.

Their online presence is nothing to write home about. You call the number they have on google and they never answer, got there at 9pm when it clearly says closing time is 10pm and the attendance said he couldn’t serve because they’re rounding up to close at 9pm.

Visited the restaurant to have their abula. The portion and protein size is huge and impressive but the taste of the food was quite disappointing. It wasn’t tasty or spicy, more like almost bland. The best world to use is, “the abula was manageable but not delicious as expected “ The food took almost an hour to prepare, ambience wasn’t too nice but the man who attended to us was very kind and lovely. Will I recommend their abula in terms of taste and deliciousness? Nope! Maybe try some else on the menu.

Trust me this is one of the best restaurant in Manchester 💯 their food taste really nice 👌 i would recommend.

Deceptive people. The food is overpriced and doesn't taste fresh or good. Don't waste your money.the environment too is very dirty

Had a stop over in Manchester and saw the place recommended from google. Please don’t be put off by the reviews, the meal we got was alright and we enjoyed it. The portions were large, beef was really soft and meals were fresh. The ayamase sauce was fiery so if you have low spice tolerance avoid that. Overall good experience

Oh my goodness, need I say more. Had the headless fish, and it was so tasty along with the sauce. I reside in Florida and off all the restaurants I have visited, Imo Oluwa is the best. May God continue to bless your wonderful restaurant Amen. Thank you!

Fantastic food. Fantastic service.

They need to work on the environment. It looks far worse than what you would find in Nigeria . The Abula was cold and hard .The male staff was quite empathetic and polite .The soup was good but overall the meal was too expensive .

I cannot wait to visit Manchester for special meal treaty with amazing chefs of Imo Oluwa restaurant. Thou the place might look small/not spacious but OMG!!! food like luxury. I’d love to wait for someone to prove my words right. The delicacy was just spot on. How I wish delivery could be possible to long distance. I look forward to come next time.

I believe as an Amala connoisseur this is arguably the best Amala spot in England. I have been to good restaurants with good atmosphere but poor food. They have an atmosphere that reminds me of a spot in Ibadan. The amala is soft, fluffy and usually buried at the base of the food bowl with generous toppings of soup, and very soft meats to my delight. The atmosphere for me was 3 star because the toilet was did not have a hand dryer for drying hands.

The external view of the restaurant can be improved. It was hard to know if it was open or closed. The interior has a lot more room for improvements. It's a bit tight even when it wasn't full. I used the toilets, and I believe it could use a bit of fancy to make it more welcoming. It was clean and didn't have any foul smells, but it could look nicer. The meal was nice, we had Abula (Amala, gbegiri and stew), egusi, efo, and ila with poundo. They were good and well prepared. The meat was soft and easy to consume. We didn't need toothpicks in the end, even though it was offered. We got puff puff as a starter. The puff puffs cost about 3 puffs a pound. Was just right, as we flushed it down with Malta Guinness and Fanta. It's quite nostalgic, though. We didn't order the rice or any non native meals. So I can't comment on the taste of those. However, compared to other places I have been, I can say the price of the meal was a bit more expensive. I paid £25 for Abula with Egufe (goat meat), and as I told them, I had told them, wasn't supposed to be that much.

Best African restaurant I've been to yet in Manchester for Abula. Nice food.

Amazing food and friendly staff. Really great place to try authentic Nigerian cuisine. 5 Stars!

Omo this brings back Amala skye memories

Expensive and awful, couldn’t eat it. £60 in the bin

Great meal, and very helpful staff eager to help.

This is the most outrageous reap of Nigerian keep away. You are over charged from what is on the menu. The meat tasted spoilt the amala was not well cooked.I had an upset stomach after eating. If you love yourself stay away there are other Nigerian restaurants that are better and serve better food at a cheaper prize. Complete waste of money. Thank God I am still alive just for one plate of amala they want to send me to hospital God forbid

Food is nice, service is disappointing. there is one gentlemen who speaks to customers sarcastically and he was also shouting. The lady there was lovely but because of this gentleman behaviour I wouldn’t even order in here.

Correct home-made food Tasted just like mama’s food

If you're in Manchester and You're looking for the Best Nigerian Restaurant around, don't look any further, Get on to this place! Food was great, so delicious and the reception was awesome. We will be coming back again.

Food was very tasty. Very reasonable portion. Expensive though. Apart from the friendly voice that took the order....I must say I was disappointed with the service. Nothing special about the atmosphere. To obtain a receipt was an uphill task. The Amala and Ogbono was an answer to prayer with the cold and being away from home. Would visit again.

Delicious plate of amala with egusi and vegetable soup. What would make a man travel over 200 miles Swansea to Manchester? You guess it - good food! In my honest opinion, the local Nigerian food of yoruba extract here is special. I wished they paid me for the special advert. But when you eat special food, na so so talk talk, you go dey recount.

God awful! How could anyone sit in such a place to eat? Food wasn't all that either and why is it so damned expensive. If you're going to charge those kind of prices you need to come better than that and up your game. I told him, if I like what I bought, I'll be back, haven't been back since!

Amazing food, tastes great, and good customer service, at least most of the workers. Good location and atmosphere too.

Jollof rice, Poundo with Egusi soup was lovely. Would definitely be visiting next time

I had good experience even though their food is somehow expensive, I can only encourage them to add more pepper in their soup and also work on the meat

The abula and goat meat was on point if a bit pricey

The best place to eat African food in town. It is an environment that is welcoming, and workers are dedicated to service.

Authentic delicious Nigerian food. It has a decent space for dine-in and provides takeout too.

Loved the Food. Top Notch Abula & Pepper Soup. Also easy to locate, and staff were nice and courteous while serving.

The FOOD was AMAZING! Such authentic and tasty stew and egusi! The draw soup was my favorite! The suya was sooo spicy but so tasty I couldn’t stop eating it :) My brother had jollof and he really liked it as well. The host was very kind and gracious! Will come back when I visit the

I went with the reviews hoping this restaurant would be better than the one nearby in Little hulton, Frankly I don't know which is worse after this experience. Tiny egusi soup portion, very dry and hard meat to chew nevermind swallow then the pounded yam was dried out. The picture of the turkey wings was completely different to what was delivered, unbelievable. £43 gone down the drain. Nigerian restaurants come on! YOU CAN DO BETTER!!!

The Jollof rice was like concoction for healing the sick. I drove 25min to buy rubbish. Can’t eat the rice I have to dispose the larger part. I hope they improve. It’s better to be expensive and quality than cheap and less quality. I wish I didn’t post this but can’t just help it cuz I was disappointed.

I had ordered it because it had a lot of recommendations. In retrospect; it seems it has a lot of recommendations because of the Abula, however, that was not what I ordered. I ordered the vegetable egusi and the jollof rice. I also wanted the Moimoi but was informed it was out of stock. Positives; huge food portions and the puff puff was good. Negatives; did not enjoy the food. It tasted really really off. I cannot place exactly why it tasted that way. The Jollof rice felt like rice and stew. I was terribly disappointed.

Lovely place with top-notch service and delicious food.

Unprofessional bunch of uneducated people. Rude is an understatement. Messed up my whole order and night

The food was really good, I am a picky eater so this is a win for me and the staff was really friendly. I am definitely visiting again and this time I am having varieties.

Nice Environment, beautiful food. A good place to eat

DISGUSTING!! Rude staff! Thiefs clearly. Paying £51 for wet soggy rice that’s too salty. No taste. Honestly more than disappointed.

I have eaten abula in several restaurants in Colchester, London and other places. The abula I ate here in this restaurant was excellent in taste and quality. So I am giving them a high 5.

I was very happy to find an african restaurant with good food. The portions was good enough. Environment definitely needs some TLC.

This is the best Africa restaurant in Manchester. My experience there was so great. good food, great staffs.

I was very expectant! My expectations were met and exceeded! The food was sweet! Gave me the real feel of a properly made Nigerian meal! Please don’t reduce your quality! Stay Fabulous!

This shop should be avoided by all means. Intending customers be warned. and government shut them down. They're ripping people off. With their unworthy expensive food. The food is so cold and tasteless. The woman so rude and greedy.

Fantastic Nigerian cuisine, great service

Before and after photos added. Really good Nigerian dishes!!!!!

The environment is cool; their staff are very courteous and the food is lovely.

The pounded yam and egusi were really delicious. We ordered takeaway.

Nice food, however , poor customer service. Late delivery. No human face to service.

Food is good but terrible customers service. He cooked for an event, delayed food collection, no human face to service. While his food is good, I will not recommend him to anyone due to terrible customers service.

The best jollof rice and chicken, nicely spiced and super savoury (and smokey). Friendly service, good price and will be visiting again!

A complete rip off for such bang average bland food. The toilets are like something out of 'trainspotting'......avoid.

A good place for delicious African cuisine. I enjoyed the Amala and Abula with assorted meat. The moimoi was top notch too, wish I took more moimoi away. You can dine 🍽 in if you want or order via uber eat. Excellent experience overall 👌.

Rarely do I go out of my way to leave a review but I just have to rave about Imooluwa Restaurant. I recently graduated from the university of Manchester and had family coming in to celebrate with me. I reached out to the restaurant to cater for my graduation because I had ordered from them on Uber eats before and liked their jollof rice. The food was amazing and everyone raved about the catering. The pricing was very reasonable and the customer service was great! I am so happy with the restaurant and glad there were left over because it was just that good. The jollof rice was the star of the show. I wasn’t a big fan of the fried rice but I am a picky eater so that might just be me. The assorted meat and stew was amazing; shaki, beef, chicken, everything was cooked soft and juicy. I defiantly would recommend this restaurant not just for dinner but also for their catering services. Thank you Immoluwa restaurant. My guests and I were very impressed.

The old man there is so discriminative and serve people bills differently as they look. and the food doesn’t worth the price the place is so tight noisy so uncomfortable!!!! I gave one star because there is no half star

The food is good but the people are rude on the phone when you call and order

The best place to have Nigerian food in Manchester. The chef is top notch...Trust me!

Our family favour go to place for a wonderful home cooked dinner or meal .

Best Abula in England from my point of view! The welcome you get, the food, felt almost like home.

Very delicious African food we gotten

The efo riro is to die for. The accompanying stew (omi obe) has that fresh pepper feel you can only get in a yoruba pot in Naija. Great customer service from the manager as well.

The restaurant looked dingy with worn out and broken furniture all around. Decided to stay and see if the food will make up for it but that sure didn't happen. Waited quite a while so they could the exact order yet, was given something beef instead of goat meat. Tasted the food (abula) and it was just bland. Everything about the soup and protein was stale. Even the pepper soup was just pepperish but didn't have the proper seasonings and spices. Worst restaurant experience ever. Would certainly not recommend.

Very lovely meal, perhaps one of the best Naija taste so far. The ambience needs updating however the service is one of the best; from the chef to the front of the house service, no fault.

Food was exceptionally tasty and well- portioned. The service quality was very pleasing. However, they can do with a face-lift to make the atmosphere more relaxing.

Excellent food. Nice staff, Neat environment. The only clauses is no home delivery.

Excellent service and quality food taste

Beautiful Nigerian meals are served here. Reminds me of home. The quality and taste is excellent. I always visit whenever I'm in Manchester.

I visited Manchester, This is no doubt the best place to enjoy food.

The Nigerian food was top-notch and relatively cheap

A good African and Nigerian experience. Serving good food and friendly service. The staff was very attentive details. The food itself was so tasty. Pounded yam and Efo Riro and Nigerian Jollof rice to crave.

Great food, I tried the fried yam and grilled fish and also jollof rice and assorted meat. Great meal, great service. I believe they focus on take out rather than dining in.

To be honest, in my history of eating at Nigerian restaurants abroad, this was the best. Very great folks. I came with my girlfriend on a visit to Manchester . You definitely get your money’s worth as the food is quite a lot and the gentleman who attended to us was so great. For the first time in a very long time, I felt bad leaving without dropping a tip because I didn’t have actual cash on me. A very lovely Nigerian restaurant in Manchester.

Been in Manchester for the first time. This place makes me feel am at home. Their food is great and delicious. I think their food is a little bit expensive. Thank you, guys. When next l visit you sure will be my stop for food.

Lovely place. Lovely Nigerian dishes.

Food was a bag, very delicious! Customer service was great, we had to wait for our meals to be cooked but the wait is worth it. Restaurant was cold though, no central heating considering it was in winter, portable heaters provided weren't doing the job. Overall i'll give them a 3-4 star. There is room for improvement!

Its a no frills restaurant offering authentic Nigerian cuisine. I had abula, which was an excellent eating experience!!

The place is good, delicious meal, but really very pricey, like really expensive. Just a plate of egusi soup, Assorted meat and Eba 18 pounds already gone 🤭😯. So if u have the money, then yeah, why not, go and get delicious Nigerian meals there. For me it is a 4 star.

Awesome. Ahhhhh Amala was so good

Lovely African food and beer, good attentive staff.

Great place. Had amala and abula with assorted, and it was on point!

Great place for good Nigerian meals. The Amala is highly recommended.... Nostalgia

I have been longing for ewa agonyin and we got it here. Foods are well priced and customer service was good. We also tried jollof rice and poundo. All were good.

The price is ridiculous for food you can find anywhere for half the price. Greed is killing my people.

Amala was splendid but didn't like the ofada

Another joke with the poorest customer service! I called to clarify order before ordering. I ordered and waited over 1 hour only to then be alerted of cancellation via app just 15min before restaurant closed.

Horrendous experience!! Won’t be returning.

Absolutely horrendous portion sizes for the price being charged. Staff are rude, and argumentative. Never returning!!!

Lovely food with plenty of options. Comes in under 20mins and the service is exceptional. Food is fresh and not sat in oil so a bonus! Will be back again!!

Lovely meal. Nigerian canteen aesthetic. You'd think you're in Nigeria until you step out😅

Very Clean Restaurant And Sells Delicious Meals. They Got A Superb Customer Service.

Foods really nice but a bit pricey. Decor and ambience need upgrade

I traced this placed based on the reviews I read and I was not disappointed, the settings, the food and the price are reasonable. I totally recommend

The food was AMAZING!!!!!! They have a loyal customer now

Well prepared good food...5star.

It's an African restaurant and I bought jollof rice, chicken and fish, oh my the food was so tasty.

The food tasted good and was reasonably priced. Good service overall but no ambience. Probably best to order through some ordering service.

This Is The REAL Deal! A trial will keep you coming back for more Freshly Prepared African Food! No Time Wasting. Excellent Service.