The Raffia Palm — Restaurant in Garki I

It’s difficult to locate as there’s no signpost or banner! Look for the cream door once google maps leads you to a place that looks like residential parking space... sadly, I forgot to get a picture of the door. It’s quite cosy and fun, quite airy, spacious and not too crowded! The food was tasty. I had the bole and fish... no complains. Palm wine was also top notch, tasted fresh and I rapidly emptied one litre!

The music was some sort of live music which was a welcome change but the singing and the instruments sounded more like noise than music, though it would have been better if the karaoke was more entertaining... even better if I had gotten drunk already!!!

The owner/manager kept trying to talk to everybody and get them to sing. He’ll literally shove a mic into your face! I felt that was a bit too much as I only wanted a quiet evening with some background African music in a serene and cosy environment.

I’ll surely visit again and update my review but until then, be sure to check it out and form your...

Loved every bit of it, (except that the day I visited it was someone's phone they connected to provide the music) the bamboo walls, the lanterns, the palm wine, the calabashes, the local games like ludo, whot, etc the entire village moonlight settings. For me this is innovation at its peak. So I went there with 2 friends, they took Asun and I took goat meat pepper soup(#1,200 a plate). The goat meat pepper soup was okay, and the Asun was really nice, it had this taste like it was roasted (maybe it was😁). The palm wine (#1,000 a litre...I'm not sure🤷) was chilled and fresh (not my village standard though), I enjoyed my time there and plan on...

This place gives a Boogie and local feel. It was too dark to take pictures, but this place is like a mini local beautifully designed pub.

There is bamboo and wood everywhere. Palmwine is served in calabash (loved them so much) and drank from wooden cups, Food served in wood shaped like leaves, really beautiful.

The table was filled with plates with Abacha, Bole (Roasted plantain, ) and fish, Banga Rice and it was a pleasant meal.

The ambiance is lovely and believe me, it is a place to bring your friends to. There have games also, XOXO, Draft, Chess, Ayo and Ludo.

A pleasant place indeed. I look forward to...