Kulture Yard — Restaurant in Ikeja

This review is NOT about the food. The food is probably great, I can't speak on it as I didn't get to eat here when I visited.

This review is about my experience at Kulture Yard. I took my mom and two small kids out for a treat on the 2nd of January.. I had been talking about this Christian joint I found online owned by one of my favourite childhood gospel musicians. I found out about Kulture Yard on Instagram and decided to visit with family.

We got there without any hassles , it was easy to find. Parking space seemed alright as they have some space for cars inside and outside the compound.

The first thing that put me off was that there was no direction on where to go. We saw an outdoor sitting area but I had looked forward to the play area to keep the kids occupied while waiting for our order.. there was nobody to direct us so we made our way to the first place that looked like it could be the restaurant.. we felt lost because we just sat there looking around and muttering if there was anyone to take our order or something...

The next issue I had was that there was no light... I understand that we have very erratic power supply in Nigeria but haba! Even if it's an inverter to put on the fan and perhaps some music .. They probably figured that since it was outdoors, no need for light. Sadly, it was a hot afternoon! And there were flies!

The third thing that I found weird was the fact that there was just one person attending to everything .. she came to give us the menu , then asked to be excused so she could go sell snacks to a client who came to buy... She came back to take our order and a couple who had been around before we came, signaled to her asking "how far" with their order..

I had read about the long wait time for food and it just dawned on me that there were about 3 other sets of people apart from us and only one set was eating! The others were waiting... Which year we go come get our own food ??

At this point, I was already irritated... As if this wasn't frustrating enough, this smell of disinfectant started to come through...like they were cleaning the toilets or something... To now finally crown it all, I was told that what I wanted wasn't available and I should please pick another option..

At this point, I was done. I asked the lady to cancel the order . We made our way to another restaurant to eat.

It made no sense to me that I'd spend my money and still be uncomfortable....

To say that I was disappointed, is putting it mildly!

I had really high hopes! Sadly, the experience I had was not what I was anticipating based on reviews I had read !!

Perhaps I'd give it another try in the future... It's a nice concept but needs more life.

The place looked like a ghost town when I went there .

Hopefully, the second time around will be better than the...

I don’t know why I held of my review about this place, but trust me to give you a very detailed review. I’ve visited Kulture yard countless times and taken friends there too. I really love going there cos of the ambience and the fact that it’s a family and Christian friendly place.

If you’re Christian and you feel like you’re losing out on nightlife, then Kulture yard at Adeniyi Jones is the place for you. It offers you a variety of food options,good music and much more.

If you love grilled catfish, well seasoned and spicy then they got you covered. They have a grill stand where you can get catfish and croaker fish, grilled chicken and fries.

There’s a snack bar for your, noodle stirfry, shawarma, meat pies, scotch eggs and other pastries. My daughter particularly loved the meat pie and for the first time she finished her meat pie. It was really good.

They also have a bar, they’re not heavy on alcohol so if you’re a heavy drinker this might not be the place for you. You can get sodas, cocktails and mock tails too.

They have a restaurant that offers a la carte, so food is freshly made. I’ve tried their fried rice and it was really good, their Edikaikong and egusi soup is also very nice. That goes for the fish too. It’s prepared fresh when you arrive. Wait time is 40-60mins dependent on how large your order is.

I earlier mentioned it’s family friendly, yes no lies, it has a playground for kids, table tennis for adults and older kids and also a snooker board to keep you entertained. There’s also a live band that plays jazz and cool Christian music.

There’s also a barbing salon, a boutique on the premises and you can have a hair cut or purchase some clothes before leaving. Their staff are efficient but they could do better cos sometimes, they seem overwhelmed.

Overall, I love the African earthy feel of the place, as you can spot carved stools and tree trunk looking stools. You can find biblical inscriptions and inspirational quotes on the walls , rest room and around the premises. They would help lift your spirit as a Christian if you go when you’re probably not in a good frame of mind. It’s therapeutic reading those walls scattered around. It’s a good place to take photos best time would be if you arrive around 4pm before it gets dark. Least I forget, prices are very affordable and their fish is huge and worth more than the price if you compare to some other places in Lagos.

I really love this place and can go on and on about them. They need to work on wait time and also get more staff or train existing ones to cut down wait time...

On Friday 28 March, I ordered grilled catfish, afang soup with poundo and goat meat through their WhatsApp. The order placing alone was over 30 minutes and I asked how long the preparation would take, the person managing their WhatsApp replied one hour.

At exactly one hour, I sent a dispatch hoping my food will be ready as promised. Dispatch waited for almost one hour, I had to pay the dispatch twice and the food that took two hours to prepare was rubbish. Btw, I called more than ten times to know what was happening and they never answered.

The fish was dripping of liquid, didn't taste well and I couldn't eat it. Hoping the soup and swallow will be better, poundo looked like semo, even semo won't look this terrible, it was so soggy and tasted spoilt. The afang had some bitter taste and there was no single periwinkle.

You guys are terrible and I hope the money I paid to buy this nonsense you call food doesn't amount to...