No. X Restaurant & Lounge — Restaurant in Accra

We booked a table for Sunday brunch via the website. This worked well, confirming our booking quite quickly. When we arrived we were greeted by the manager very warmly and shown to our table. The exterior of the restaurant is fabulous and just like No 10 Downing Street...very well done! The interior is also very well decorated with a large illuminated ‘X’ structure in the middle. The seating is comfortable and there is enough space between tables. The bar area at the back has the Wow factor! The waiters were very well trained, attentive, polite and knowledgeable. After going through the menu with the manager (we’re small eaters but wanted to try 3 courses if we could!) we ordered the Potato Rosti and Cinnamon french toast for starters and had Truffle steak tartare for mains. The food was delicious ( the hollandaise sauce was sublime!) and arrived promptly. Because the portions are not huge, as so often found here, we decided we could manage a dessert. It was a difficult choice as they all sounded delicious! We opted for the Mini chocolate fondant and the Smoked mango cheesecake. Unfortunately the fondant was a little over cooked but still very tasty. It was served with ice cream and wonderful chocolate truffles. The cheesecake had a lovely silky texture and the biscotti ice cream complemented the mango flavour beautifully. To complement our meal we had a cocktail from the very comprehensive and well explained bar menu. In all a very enjoyable experience which we will definitely...

While the service and atmosphere were good, the prices were a total ripoff! The Roasted Lamb was GHC400 and came with ONLY a few small pieces of lamb—no carbohydrates. We had to order a separate side, which was almost GHC100! Besides the fact that this ‘main dish’ lacks proper nutritional balance (being only fat and protein without carbohydrate unless you pay extra for sides), it was such a small portion that I was hungry within the hour again. On top of that, they make NO mention of a ‘service charge’ on their menu and only present that to you on the bill. I ate with three people and our food total jumped from GHC900 to GHC1200 with the inclusion of VAT and this ridiculous service charge. Workers SHOULD be paid fairly but if you don’t include the price of their labour into the cost of your food, that is a failing on the part of the restaurant.

For a restaurant that tries so hard to emulate authentic Britain, it fails to actually offer value for the price. If the meals were as good (or had larger portions) as the price made it seemed to be, this would be a four-star review. However, the food lacks flavour with its meats and variety. Additionally, as of posting this review, their current prices do not match the prices listed on their website, which deceives those who attempt to order online.

Please save your time and go to the restaurant next door. No....

This space is a personal favorite for their amazing cocktails! Always a win. Our appetizers were AMAZING especially the Mushroom Rosti, definitely out of this world, BUT, the main meal was such a let down we didn’t take a second bite. Ordered the cordon blue with truffle mash and creamed spinach and none was good. The chicken was dry, the breading too tough to cut through and lacked moisture, felt like it needed a sauce to pull it all together. The truffle mash didn’t have a hint of truffle and lacked a generous amount on seasoning. The creamed spinach was a total 0! Considering how good the appetizers were, this was unforgivable, we didn’t take a second bite at nothing. We told our waiter to inform whoever was in charge but they didn’t seem bothered that we didn’t like the food, I mean we had paid I guess, I thought since it was a calm day the chef would’ve wanted to make sure we had a full circle experience but they didn’t. Lastly, staff standing around and chatting audibly amongst themselves if not the ambiance I was expecting. Will definitely go back because they have other nice things...