The best restaurants serving African food in East Midlands

Wonderful delicious food, friendly service. A particular highlight is the Ethiopian coffee ceremony which is not to be missed.

My friends were surprised to see the level and the quality of the service. Amazing foods and really recommend without hesitation this restaurant. It’s the finest African restaurant in Nottingham.

Best African Restaurant in Leicester, This restaurant met my highest expectations of what a African Restaurant should look like, 100% chance of coming again 😋

Found the Passion Blend & Hind Bar because it’s a Cask Marque pub. Just across the (very busy) road from the Railway Station. What a find. Fabulous real ale, a great atmosphere, welcoming staff. I didn’t get a chance to eat here, but the menu of Afro-Caribbean food looks fantastic. Next time I hope. Well worth a visit.

I had the suya and it was the best I’ve had, feels like Nigeria again after a long time, I would really recommend this restaurant as it is just worth trying

This was one of the best meals I've had this year! I had the gore gore beef, which is traditionally served undercooked. The flavours were delicious and the injera with the spicy sauce and powdered paired so well. The hostess was so lovely. She treated me to a shot of Ethiopian alcohol on the house, which she told me to pour into the sauce if it is too spicy! My friend had the Y'Beg Wot, which was the slow cooked beef in incredible berber stew. I will definitely be coming back here when I am around Nottingham and I strongly recommend a visit!

Really sweet people here. Great if you want a different cultural experience. Sells South African groceries as well.

What a amazing venue. Recently opened back up after a fantastic refurb.... Good was on point. Staff welcoming and all with smiles. Atmosphere was on point. I ate drank and had an amazing time. Dj played the best music and the place was so full of lively people all looking for one thing to enjoy good food, good music, good company and a good night of fun

Good smart place and good music 🎶 🎵 👌 ♥ . Would love to visit also some other time for breakfast and lunch. Thanks for the good service Rumanah.

I am writing this review to express my disappointment with the service I received today at your establishment. At approximately 13:45, I visited your cafe with the intention of purchasing a bag of coffee using a QR code from the app, which entitled me to a complimentary purchase. However, upon presenting the QR code to the employee, a woman with curly hair and glasses, I was met with a rude and dismissive attitude. She looked me up and down as if I had said something outrageous and pointed me towards the coffee bags without any assistance. Furthermore, when I inquired about the available blends of coffee, her response was curt and unhelpful, merely instructing me to "just look." Additionally, when I attempted to explain that the QR code had an expiry date of today, April 24th, 2024, she rudely dismissed my explanation and insisted that it was expired without further consideration. The dismissive attitude and lack of professionalism displayed by your employee left me feeling spoken down upon and insulted. As a customer, I expect to be treated with respect and courtesy, regardless of the circumstances. Unfortunately, this was not the case during my visit today. I understand that mistakes can happen, but I believe it is essential to address and rectify instances of poor customer service promptly. I sincerely hope that you will take this complaint seriously and address the behaviour of your employee to ensure that other customers do not have to endure similar experiences in the future.

A really good Nando’s in the heart of Nottingham. The food was amazing and service was very fast. The food arrived very hot and tasted very good. The staff were super friendly and very polite. A good place to eat.

My husband bought me the okra soup with 4 meats and pounded yam as takeaway. It's the worst okra soup I have eaten. It was green okra with some red tomato soup poured on tip. The tomato sauce was tastless, no seasoning. Tasted like warned up canned tomatoes just poured on the okra. The meat was tastless- absolutely no seasoning! This is a fraud for £13. Only the pounded yam was ok. Very disappointed 😞

I ordered peppersoup from this restaurant and it was the worst i have ever tasted. The price for a bowl of peppersoup is £18. The explanation i was given was that it was poured from a 500ml container to a 650ml container which i think is hella ridiculous. The quantity was a joke, the taste was horrible. Ended up throwing it all away. Absolutely disgusting service. Please save your money and go elsewhere.

Best chops around great sauce and reasonably priced. You get 4 pieces and all are of a decent size. Best to go for a meal. All tastes fresh. Highly recommend

On arrival, told to sit anywhere. 45 mins passed before even being asked about drinks. Had to ask for menus and seemed most things “weren’t available”. The food that “was ready” still took another 45 mins to arrive, with zero communication until then. Decent portion sizes, fairly well presented. However, the whole tray was just dropped on our table while the staff wandered off to laugh with their friends. A little while later the barmaid came to (literally) chuck some cutlery on the table, along with some dirty looks. Literally treated like we weren’t welcome. Staff mostly disappeared, and we had to follow them around to ask for the bill. The barmaid seemed to think the place/her job was beneath her. Scowling and sucking her teeth upon being asked if we could pay. Bill didn’t reflect the prices on the menu, she threw the card machine at us then wandered off again to take a phone call. Waited for a receipt to print but nothing happened (and she wasn’t around to ask for one) so checked on the card machine and there were various options for getting a receipt. Started typing my email address as it asked for, at which point she returned and got mad? For some reason? Asked what the hell I thought I was doing and when I said the machine asked me for my email for receipt she barked that I could have just asked her for one (how could I when she wasn’t there?!). I was taken aback and apologised, but she sucked her teeth again and rolled her eyes, really scowling! Like wth was her problem? Everything else could be overlooked, but that woman just ruins the place completely. Never going there again.