The Place Restaurant, Ikeja GRA — Restaurant in Ikeja

The Place Restaurant is a very popular restaurant in Lagos. They have been providing excellent customer service to their customers for years. The Place Restaurant Ikeja GRA is located in popular Isaac John Street, Ikeja GRA, Lagos, Nigeria.

They have different kinds of dishes, most of their foods are predominantly nigerian or african dishes, but interestingly, they attract both nigerian and foreign or non-african customers.

They have fried rice, jollof rice, coconut rice, steamed rice, semo, fufu, pasta, salad, egusi soup, efo riro or vegetable soup, beef, chicken, snails, assorted meats, asun, ponmo, boiled egg, moin moin, braed etc. They have different kinds of drinks, both soft and alcoholic and other drinks like youghurt, fruit drinks as well as bottled water. A portion of food or a portion of soup is big enough to satisfy an adult.

It is a very neat and beautiful place, well organised and accommodating staff. You can eat your food right there or buy as take away. Some even buy in-bulk for parties. Everybody is welcome here. The parking space is not big, sometimes you have to park along the road. You can get here and meet people queuing to get their food, but, you will still be attended to on time.

UPDATED: February 2025

The property has been reconstructed and polished, with better, wider space both inside and outside. More chairs and tables. It can accommodate over 70...

The energetic and lively atmosphere would appear to pursue an elitist finish, however, the club environment itself is substandard for the brand. The “VIP” section could do with more space or less people, and more efficient seating.

The service is alright; the DJ is really good and knows how to keep the transition seamless and the flow smooth. The service staff are fairly responsive to customers; they could do better with their attentiveness and speed of service.

The club has “No Smoking” signs around the room, but the place is hardly void of layers of smoke. It’s a health hazard to those who have health vulnerabilities.

Oh, you have to buy a “voucher” – which seems to be Nigerian for “gate fee” – at the gate before...

One had to be delighted with the steady growth of The Place. Particularly impressive is the wide array of local dishes that are on offer. Given that the preponderance of these meals are local, expectation is that the firm will have a wider room to innovate and bring interesting menus and meals that will play to the palate of the locals thereby creating a distinct advantage. The firm is not bogged down by legacy issues like some other local firms which place it in good stead to continue its rapid expansion. Both interior and exterior need some quick revamping to project tasty meals and excellence service. Pricing is right and continuos improvement is critical particularly...