The best restaurants serving African food in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh and Lothian

Lovely, friendly cafe with the most amazing fresh, nutritious and tasty food. Definitely worth a visit. Having never tried East African food before, the staff were very patient in helping me choose and the food came out very quickly, piping hot and delicious.

the food was really great yet a bit overpriced ...

The restaurant's deceptive marketing tactics misled customers by falsely claiming to offer authentic African cuisine. While the food served was undoubtedly Arabic, with popular dishes like falafel, the restaurant's branding and imagery suggested it specialized in African fare. This discrepancy led to customer dissatisfaction and a sense of being deceived.

I went for dinner with a friend and was really looking forward to the meal (the reviews seemed great and so did the website and menu). We booked a slot for a la carte menu without realising that if we would like go for the “sharing experience” we should have booked a different time slot (perhaps if this could be better clarified in the website it would have been useful). We were immediately told that changing the slot was not possible as we didn’t have time. We felt rushed during our meal, and although we were finished our main courses within our 1h30 slot, we were not asked for desserts and we were just asked to finish our drinks in the hall because the table was booked for other people…so we felt rushed to pay…Unfortunately I didn’t enjoy the food as I hoped, as I was stressed with the time pressure…

We had looked for places with Spanish cuisine and the truth is that we had decided on this one because we had read that it had very good opinions and a good score, and the truth is that it has left us a little to be desired, it must be said that the service has been spectacular, great people and that the ham toast was delicious, but the potato omelette was nowhere to be found, dry, pre-heated... we are still repeating it... and the Cod with the batter... it didn't even taste like Cod. In terms of prices, it's not bad, but those of us who really appreciate a good Spanish omelette and a good Spanish Cod leave a bad taste in our mouths when we try our typical dishes in Edinburgh and have them be like this. By improving these two things, it eats quite well. We thank Begoña for making space for us.

Excellent service and atmosphere. First time in a Nigerian restaurant. We felt welcomed and we enjoyed the tasty food. Many vegan and vegetarian options.

Great food and service! I love the lemon herb sauce especially.