Waly-Fay — Restaurant in Paris

Recommended to us and did not disappoint!

We went for lunch on a Friday around 12:45pm! the restaurant wasn’t tooo busy but got busier as we were dining.

There was only 1 member of staff serving, taking payments, doing food etc so I expected and understood the service would be slower which was fine as I don’t really care about these types of things as long as the food is good and server is polite/kind which he was!

We ordered codfish fritters & white sweet potato fries as starters. The fritters were amazingggg and the fries were good but required some salt. The sauce they served these with was so yummy I didn’t get the name of it!

I ordered a rum & ginger juice and it was one of the best juices I’ve ever had! My family ordered ginger juice + 1 hibiscus juice they both enjoyed this.

For mains I ordered the stew it was peanuty but didn’t taste too dissimilar to chicken satay unfortunately but I still enjoyed the meal. The rice was very nice and plantain was oily / overripe. I liked the plantain overripe as the edges seemed to be caramelised and crispy but my aunties did not like this but you can’t please everyone.

We had the ginger + raisin ice cream at the end which was pretty standard! It would be good to have more ginger pieces incorporated into the ice cream as there only seemed to be a few.

Overall I understand why this restaurant was recommended to us! I would love to come back and try more of the dishes in the future and definitely will be visiting again when I’m...

So before arriving we were running a few mins late so I tried to call the restaurant multiple times and when i was finally put through I was told some things in French which I didn’t understand as I don’t speak French and as soon as the person was done they hung up

We had a booking but when we arrived at the restaurant no one asked what time and we were sent to stand at the back of the restaurant to wait by the ladies toilet

There were many tables around and it was very awkward just hovering over them as they ate. We were finally given a table 25 mins later and by that time there were a few of us just collecting around at the back waiting to be seated

I would say that the food was great but it’s just unfortunate that the customer service was the complete opposite. Also we had one vegetarian in our group and there was only one main to choose from and it had peanuts which she personally was not a fan of but also it’s a very common allergy

As someone who works in hospitality it was a very uncomfortable and unfortunate experience and I’m genuinely unsure if I will ever visit again. If anyone is up for some good food and tough love then I guess it’s the perfect place

I can understand that my language barrier may have also been a factor but I travel often and very rarely experience service like I did at this restaurant and it was a shame because as a black woman I was really excited to come...

My husband and I have been going to Paris at least twice a year for the past few years. We thought it’s about time to try other cuisines that are not readily available in SF. I have to say it’s one of the best dining experiences of my life. There are a number of reviews saying service want good. Honestly, I think it’s because they are just so busy. We came in at 9PM without a reservation and they were able to squeeze us in even if they were jam packed. Food was amazing. Musa was an amazing server giving strong recommendations about food when I was so confused which one to order first. I hope the owner and manager reads this review. He’s a keeper! He was extremely busy but still managed to check up on us once in awhile. We will back and have not left the restaurant yet but have started reaching out to friends recommending the restaurant.

Thank you, thank you. I’ll sleep soundly tonight.

No photos, sorry. But we ordered the accras de morue, mafe poulet, thiep boudin rouge and aloco. The white wine was perfect for the food but we’ll probably try the hibiscus drink and the soursop sorbet next time for dessert.

Tip - ask for the tiny serving of hot sauce on the side. Not sure if it was habanero or scotch bonnet or both but it was perfect to add more kick to the any...