The best restaurants serving African food in England

I have heard a lot about Corarima and thought it was about time to try it for myself. Warm welcome from the owners and made to feel very comfortable from the start. The restaurant is cosy and spotlessly clean with a minimal feel despite plenty of traditional Ethiopian and Eritrean decorations around the room. It really is very nice. Having never tried food from this part of the world, we decided to put our trust in the chef and ordered a sharing dish for three with a starter of hummus (made in house), flatbread made from chickpea flour and potato wedges spiced with berbere. All incredibly delicious and the softness of the flatbread was a welcome change from pitta. The main arrived with some theatre, presented on a slate with a selection of main dishes spooned on top of a large piece of injera, a flatbread made from teff flour - a grain native to Ethiopia and Eritrea. Encouraged to eat using the injera to scoop up the vegetable based dishes in front of us. Everything was beautifully flavoured with numerous spices (in some dishes as many 18). The meal was completed with a pot of coffee, poured for us from a beautiful jebena into tiny decorated cups. The flavour of the coffee was intense with the beans roasted and ground in house before being flavoured with ginger, cardamom, anise and presumably various other spices. The saltiness of the popcorn, traditionally served with coffee in Ethiopia, really added something to the coffee. Wonderful restaurant, lovely warm and hospitable hosts and exceptionally flavoursome food. It was a pleasure to be served a meal which came with a little insight into the traditions and culture of what I am sure is a fascinating country. Looking forward to returning to try more dishes.

We travelled to Cambridge and my young son was extremely keen to try Africfood given the reviews. What a terrible experience. For £7.50 you get one piece of goat ' meat' ( bone surrounded by a minuscule amount of meat) with a lot of rice. He was extremely disappointed and I was kind of furious. This is really a bit of a scam. In a market with lots of amazing food stalls, why would anyone spend their money here for a ridiculous amount of goat curry.

I absolutely loved this place! It's so colourful and engaging and it has a very wide array of vegan food options. I loved the Africando. The prices are also a great rarity in London in still being actually affordable! I will try and make it back whenever I am next in Brixton.

Lula's restaurant has wonderful food, terrific service and is totally chilled out and relaxed. The food is truly excellent. Some dishes are spicy, others are not. All are super-flavoursome. The restaurant is just opposite the rail station and Said Business School, but it's worth the walk from the centre of Oxford. Also - during the day the Restaurant is open for coffee, cake and lots of scrummy things.

Qué ambiente etíope tan maravilloso, como estar en Piassa o Arat killo en Addis Abeba. Me sorprendió la calidad de la comida y el servicio muy acogedor. Sin duda volveremos aquí. Fisseha/ ፍስሐ

Excellent food, Hatem the chef is very friendly and goes out of his way to make us feel welcome. He is passionate about his place of origin and it shows in his culinary skills.

Really chill vibes, just off the high street of salcombe so you miss the manic foot traffic. Really tasty food and beer and both the owner and staff were incredibly friendly. Would recommend to anyone in Salcombe who wants to stray from the usual pasties or pub grub and eat some healthy and delicious South African food.

Such a good meal! Very well seasoned meat. The fries were so good too. The mac balls were insane! Basically all round super yummy food! We all enjoyed our meals (table of 9) The service was great! Staff attentive & smiley. Highly recommend :)

Amazing little takeaway! The food is full of flavour and is a great way to try something new! We will definitely be going back as soon as possible

A fabulous local restaurant/cafe - amazing food, super healthy lunch had by us both of their chickpea curry and my partner the veggie curry. The friendliest of people, fab colourful decorations, great service all round. We will certainly be back soon Thank you

Not a traditional offering. No vegetable apart from beetroot. My injera was moldy. Flavours were off from what I'm used to. Usually get a vegan mix from London with doro wot and its always delicious. Wouldn't send loved ones there. Sorry, wouldn't return either. Really wanted this to be good. London will have to wait.

Estaba deseando cenar en Akoko y experimentar la comida de África Occidental elevada a un buen nivel gastronómico. Al final me fui con la sensación de que algo faltaba. Hay pocos platos como el arroz Jollof y la carne de res, que eran realmente de primer nivel, pero en pocos platos faltaba algo, como un poco de textura o toque de condimento. Realmente no había un factor sorpresa, realmente no sentí que la vitalidad y la alegría de África Occidental se tradujeran en la comida. La carta de vinos está bien, pero 3. 6 veces el margen es uno de los más altos que he visto en el centro de Londres. El servicio estaba un poco apurado. La música de fondo era demasiado alta y nuestro camarero estaba hablando demasiado rápido y no podíamos entender la historia sobre los platos, necesitábamos pedir que se repitieran dos veces. ¿Está bien, sí? ¿Es nivel Estrella Michelin, no estoy seguro?

Delicious breakfast, great coffee and a very warm welcome, we'll definitely be back!!

We would TOTALLY agree with the One review. A gem of a find. It has been a very long time since we have enjoyed such finger-licking (yes, we had the tiger prawns; exceptional, as were the samosas!) unpretentious, tasty, expertly prepared, top quality food, for a very reasonable price. All freshly prepared, as we waited. Met with a warm welcome, with an abundance of enthusiasm to check we were enjoying our flavoursome Portuguese fayre. Our taste buds had a full workout! Our hosts are rightfully proud of their mama’s culinary skills and the evident love and care she lavishes on her creations. The menu is simple, but powerful. We will definitely be back for more. Thank you for making my husband’s birthday lunch an absolute delight. Obrigado! Tina & family

Es la primera vez que pruebo comida etíope y no decepcionó. Ambiente encantador, la comida era increíble y el servicio de los propietarios era brillante. Teníamos el plato de compartir para dos y la cantidad de comida era genial. Bien vale la pena el viaje desde Kent! Recomiendo encarecidamente a cualquiera que quiera probar la comida tradicional etíope.