Mama Calabar in City of London, Westminster

Myself and my two friends had such a wonderful time here. As usual we don't joke with my Nigerian food, and I must say we was very pleased . The experience, food and drinks were 10/10. Every one should try the lambchops and Asun !! The staffs are really helpful and friendly. Would highly recommend checking out this place.

Very disappointed. We went there for family dinner 2 days ago. I ate efo riro with egusi and assorted meat and my family had their dishes as well. Cow skin meat in my soup was that hard that was not possible to bite with risk of broken teeth. I called waiter and told him about the meat, his reaction was " ee? ok". I was in shock He didn't even say sorry. I payed full price ( over 100 pounds) even when I leave half of this uncooked meal bcos was not eatable. Customer service level 0. The food rate I can say very average in taste but customer service very dissatisfied. Not recommended.

Waoh! That's all I can say. Portions, prices, quality, customer service, all on point. You know nah.

Visited Mama Calabar in Hendon yesterday with my family. The food was great and the owner was a most humane and welcoming woman. She came to our table, greeted us and thanked us profusely for our patronage. That little gesture of customer service to us placed her above her competitors. Will be visiting soon without doubt

La comida y su variedad son excelentes, y es el tipo de lugar sin pretensiones al que un viejo amigo estaría encantado de llevarte. Hay un poco de "shock de pegatina" pero, de nuevo, pienso en dólares y no en libras esterlinas, por lo que podría tener algo que ver con eso. Ah, y el chef salió a ver nuestra comida y satisfacción. . . . . Eso no duele.

La comida era promedio algunos otros no tanto, ya que tenía el buffet. Pero fue una buena noche fuera que bailaron toda la noche.

He estado en este restaurante varias veces en todos los lugares, Henson, Wembley y ahora Edgeware, y la comida ha permanecido consistentemente uno de los 9 mejores articulaciones ja en Londres y el Reino Unido. Mientras que la sopa de pimienta, suya, y jollof edikaikon egusi, son tan buenas como siempre han sido, y muy recomendado, y el servicio es atento, el ambiente era escaso, no afrobeats (y una lucha para encontrar algunos para jugar). . . No obstante, sigue. Buena comida pero podrían hacer mucho más si hubieran intentado un poco más duro.

This restaurant is actually run as a restaurant, not just as a place where people who know how to cook can come and eat. The food was absolutely delicious and the servers were kind. The ambience is average and the plating is good. The spiciness is top-notch. However, the food is extremely pricey for reasons unknown to me. Also, I ordered the small size of a meal and was only informed after waiting for twenty minutes that the small was unavailable and I had to pay for the medium size. Things like this really cut into the service quality.

Getting local food when you are far from home ... nothing beats it. The food is always awesome and fresh. However, the new location appears far, seemingly farther than their former Wembley location. Bearing the cost of delivery may be steep for some folks.

amei a comida, amei o atendimento, amei o lugar...tudo vale a pena em Londres ainda mais em wembley...sensacional

If mama calabar wants to succeed in the restaurant business, a lot of improvement has to be made in the area of cooking. They have a good place, for me, the food was not just good enough.

I have been here 2 times as a friend knows the owner. The meal takes ages and then waiters encourage that we wait for "small chops". Basically food that is served after 11.30 ish that is over priced. £10 for a small container of gizzard and you don't even want to know the price of the fish. The waiters know the food but tell you there is a long wait but with such bored looks, I did not even care to bother them. Crammed 2 cubicle loo that is not cleaned and people standing over you, continuously asking when you are leaving....... begging to get out of the seat so they can sit down. I would rather go to Burnt Oak and visit Ariyo or Lekki and get a takeaway!!!

We were having guests from outside the UK and for entertainment they requested something African, Well, being a West Londoner we thought we will give 'Mama Calabar' a visit. First time on a Friday evening and then after much persuasion we tried a Saturday night as well. On both occasions I found the experience most disappointing. The waiters and waitresses were not friendly and visibly not interested in the job. Their product knowledge was also very poor (the waiters who attended to us had no idea what drinks they had on offer). Service was extremely slow or non-existent as we found out on the Saturday when our order for starters went missing. We had to cancel of course only to find out that the main dish was at least another hour's wait. This venue has a good decor and is blessed with space. The space however is very under-utilized as on the Saturday there were hardly any customers, pretty dead and no atmosphere. Such a contrast to the Friday where on the other hand we could not even hear ourselves 'think' due to the volume of the music being pumped by a DJ. Apparently Friday night is Clubnight - wish someone could have told us before we were seated. 'Clubnight'? I thought Mama Calabar was a restaurant. My biggest gripe?: THIS PLACE IS VERY OVER PRICED. The food was simply average, I've had great African food at less than half Mama Calabar's prices. It looks to me the management is trying to run this place on the cheap and could do better by investing in their staff and providing a good African experience for their clients. My guests would have certainly loved that but instead what they got was just another regular restaurant with the only distinguishing feature of serving African dishes. We will not be going back there anytime soon.

Rice, Plaintain, Spinach, Best of Tilapia & Snapper Fish etc. Good Food at a reasonable price. This is a very good African joint, attentive staffs and good service

If you fancy Nigerian cousin, this is the place to go, of the various Nigerian restaurants in London this must be the best. Here you n ot only get the special dishes also local beer like Gulder, Star and the Guinness with the yellow label. I had a suja of beef + plantain for starter then moved on to fried chicken with jalof rice. It holds the standard you expect good homemade stuff. Also the service is Nigerian so it took 40 mins to get the starter, however an excuse to have another beer, another waiting period for the mains and this was on Thursday with few people, so God knows hows like on Fri/Saturday..... Fri - Saturday they run a disco on one corner...... and dance floor always full after midnight, just like Lagos!!!